SHARE YOUR PASSION FOR Quilting!
As you know, quilting is far more than a hobby. It's a way of life! Life is busy and free time can be hard to come by, but we hope to offer a creative way to get you quilting alongside friends!
With the National Quilters Circle Windmills and Pinwheels Quilt Block Challenge, our goal is to help you engage your passion, while connecting you with quilting friends! Over the course of eight weeks, we will be creating the beautiful Windmills and Pinwheels quilt, designed by the talented Toby Lischko and Ashley Hough.
Quilting is better when you're sharing the experience with friends! Be sure to share this challenge with your fellow quilters by clicking the share buttons below!
HOW IT WORKS
Join The Conversation
Join the National Quilters Circle Quilt Block Challenge Facebook group to share photos of your work each week and to see what the other challengers have created. It’s the perfect way to connect with new quilting friends and get inspired!
I come from a long line of sewers. No one in my family has ever quilted, but my mother was a home economics teacher and seamstress, and her father was a tailor. In 1985 I thought it would be fun for my mom and I to do something together, so we signed up for our first quilting class. I was working full time as a Special Education teacher and this class was my summer activity.
In the six week class, I finished 5 or 6 quilt tops (some of which never got quilted). I was so proud of myself that I was able to put 3 colors together (light, medium, and dark)! That summer I got hooked on quilting, and in the 20+ years I have been quilting, I have never gotten bored with it. It just keeps getting better! Check out Toby's website: www.gatewayquiltsnstuff.com
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Enter your email address to join the National Quilters Circle Windmills and Pinwheels Quilt Block Challenge, plus get new quilting tips and videos in your inbox with the National Quilters Circle newsletter. You will receive the pattern instructions upon sign up.
Ashley has sewn for years. Her mother taught her at a very young age. When first starting out, she stuck to mastering commercial patterns before venturing into creating her own. Her patterns have been featured in Sew News, Sew It All, and she has even been on Sew It All TV.
Quilting is somewhat new to Ashley, but she dove in head first – coming up with an original design for her first quilt that included curved seams and hand appliqué! She was even lucky enough to have it featured in one of Quilty’s “This is My Quilt” episodes.
Ashley loves all things crafty, from sewing to knitting, crochet to quilting, and everything in between. When she isn’t working on a new project or learning a different technique she loves teaching her passion to others.
MEET ASHLEY - Managing Editor of National Quilters Circle
To join the challenge, enter your email address in the box above. You will receive the Windmills and Pinwheels Quilt Block Challenge pattern upon sign up.
Make sure to join the National Quilters Circle Quilt Block Challenge Facebook group to share photos of your progress each week and catch up with fellow quilters. We can’t wait to see your creations!
MEET ASHLEY - Managing Editor of National Quilters Circle
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