American Patchwork & Quilting

American Patchwork and Quilting delivers inspiration, education, and motivation to passionate quilting enthusiasts of all skill levels. In each issue, you'll get the highest quality patterns and how-to instructions, along with compelling feature stories about designers and destinations.Every digital issue includes the pattern pieces found in the corresponding print version. To access pattern pieces, simply click on the underlined text in Cut Fabrics sections.

American Patchwork & Quilting

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WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

GIFT GUIDE • We’ve compiled great gifts to add to your wish list, shop for friends, or treat yourself to something special!

STOCKING STUFFERS • Fill a sock on Christmas morning or gift to your quilting friends.

BEYOND THE BLOCK: Flight of Fancy

GEMtones 2024/2025 Block of the Month • Join American Patchwork & Quilting magazine and play with the tonal effects of fabric placement as you create a twin-size quilt designed by Lori J. Miller. From August 2024–August 2025, find rotary-cutting instructions in each issue or download AccuQuilt cutting instructions. Join our Facebook group, where you can share photos of your progress, find helpful tips for making the quilt, and meet quilters from around the world.

Designer Challenge: OHIO STAR

A Conversation on MODERN & Traditional Quilting • Defining what makes a quilt modern or traditional isn’t always clear-cut. To explore this topic in greater depth, in each 2024 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, Joanna Figueroa, a traditional quilter, is holding a dialogue with a guest designer who favors a modern style. Additionally, the designers are creating original quilts based on the same classic block.

EVENING GLOW • Star and 16-Patch blocks made with sunset-inspired fabrics combine in a welcoming bed quilt.

Christmas PAST • Clusters of on-point red-and-white Pinwheels adorn an antique-quilt-inspired holiday throw.

History Revisited • Tiny 1-inch-wide logs stack up to make Log Cabin blocks featuring just three fabrics in this re-creation of an antique quilt in the International Quilt Study Center collection.

BITS OF Joy • Leftover prints inspire a fresh holiday classic.

Poinsettias ON POINT • Celebrate the season by piecing stitch-and-flip flower blocks.

BACK ISSUE BLOWOUT!

COLOR OPTIONS • Electric Quilt 8 software, which contains more than 6,000 fabric swatches, was used to create these optional Poinsettias on Point colorways. When designing a project with EQ8, you can import your own swatches, change a color in all units with a single click, or update individual patches. You also can download additional fabrics to your library from EQ Stash Online.

CASCADES • GENTLE CURVED PIECING AND COLOR PLACEMENT ADD MOVEMENT TO THIS WATERFALL-INSPIRED QUILT.

Wintergreen & Peppermint • Stitch a sweet, seasonal table topper using strip sets and easy-to-piece templates.

Spirit of the SOUTHWEST • ACHIEVE A BOLD IMPACT JOINING THREE DIFFERENT BLOCKS AND PIECED SASHING UNITS.

Tasty Temptations • Creamy felt frosting and bead sprinkles decorate these delicate cookie ornaments.

One Last Stitch: Gift Bags

Back to Basics • Refer to these tips and techniques when you need information to make a project.

One Last Stitch • Gift small items or treats in these cross-stitched linen bags.