A result of the Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey by Barbara Schaffer, Natalie Hart, Rita Erickson, and Rachel Cochran, with a Foreword by Virginia Avery and Contributions by Cuesta Benberry, Bets Ramsey, and Merikay Waldvogel.

“Every woman’s quilt is like her child – beautiful.” Florence Peto

The quilts Florence Peto collected and those she made were of such high quality that they became significant parts of museum collections. Florence’s enthusiasm for life, thirst for knowledge, and love of quilts led her on a path she might not have expected as a young woman at the end of the nineteenth century. Through books, magazines, lectures, and exhibits, she shared the stories she found in quilts and created a legacy that endures into the twenty-first century.

Windham fabrics has reprinted the fabric panels with Marie Webster’s designs! This floral quilt panel features prints of the Marie Webster designs Iris, Morning Glory, French Baskets, Cluster of Roses, Dutch Baskets, Poppy, Pink Dogwood, Windblown Tulips, Wreath of Roses, American Beauty Rose, Gay Garden, and Magpie Rose. Georgia Bonesteel designed the panel when the fabric series was first produced in 2009 by Windham Fabrics. The panel is 36″ x 43″.

This quilt pattern was  designed to feature the Marie Webster Big Floral Quilt Panel printed by Windham Fabrics for The Quilters Hall of Fame. Quilt design by Jocelyn Smith is expandable from a throw size (56 1/4″ x 78″) to a bed size ((71″ x 94 1/2″).

Required Materials

Throw size quilt

• 1 Marie Webster’s Big Floral Quilt Panel by Windham Fabrics
• 1/4 yard medium green fabric
• 1/4 yard dark green fabric
• 6 fat eighths or (6) 2 1/2″ x WOF jelly roll strips of accent print fabrics in a variety of colors to coordinate
• 2 1/4 yards background & outer border fabric
• 7/8 yard sashing & inner border fabric
• 3/4 yard cornerstone and binding fabric
• 5 yards backing fabric

Bed size quilt

• 2 Marie Webster’s Big Floral Quilt Panel by Windham Fabrics
• 3/8 yard medium green fabric
• 3/8 yard dark green fabric
• 10 fat eighths or (10) WOF jelly roll strips of accent print fabrics in a variety of colors to coordinate
• 3 yards background and outer border fabric
• 1 1/4 yards sashing and inner border fabric
• 3/4 yards cornerstones and binding fabric
• 5 3/4 yards backing fabric

A How-To Memoir with 25 Quilts to Make

“Why do I make quilts? Every step of the way is an enjoyment. The process is rewarding and as a teacher there is a need to pas it on and share.”

Bet inspired with the Grande Dame of American quilting and use your scrap fabric to make your best quilts ever! Blending art and ease, Georgia Bonesteel, the creator and host of PBS’s Lap Quilting, shares updated methods for making 25 classic quilt patterns using only your fabrics on hand. Along the way, enjoy homespun wisdom, funny stories, surprising moments, and personal lessons Georgia has learned through her decades of trailblazing in the quilt world, and get an entertaining glimpse into her home and studio.

For all levels of quilters; pattern templates are included.

The Quilters Hall of Fame is a well-known organization dedicated to celebrating those who have made outstanding contributions to the world of quilting- quilters, authors, historians, and others. This book features 42 quilting legends who have shaped the art- from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Accompanying these profiles, you’ll find a showcase of great quilts with more than 100 glorious color photographs of the artists’ work as well as historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets.