Category Archives: GOOD LINKS

How To Write a Great Web Link

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Gina

A link is a signpost, a promise. If a customer clicks on your link they are spending their time. Don’t make them waste it. By Gerry McGovern, November 09, 2009 – permission to reprint obtained. another Internet Skills, Website Tips … Continue reading →

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Stereograms to Inspire Your Quilt Art

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Gina

Gary W. Priester’s 3D Stereogram Gallery In this post you will see 4 stereograms created by Gary W. Priester, c0-author of several Magic Eye books of stereograms. Gary also has a lot of information on stereogram creation on his Eyetricks.com … Continue reading →

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The Quilt Index-mother of all quilting resources

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Gina

a website review of The Quilt Index – quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a growing research and reference tool designed to provide unprecedented access to information and images about quilts held in private and public hands. It is a joint … Continue reading →

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Quilt This, a synopsis of an almost “quilt law suit”

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Gina

Quilts and Copyright law: what happened and what could have happened This article is posted for your information with permission from the author, Paul Rapp of PaulRapp.com Paul specializes in intellectual property law including copyright, trademark, Internet, and art and … Continue reading →

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How About a Quilting Retreat

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Gina

Quilting Retreats come in endless shapes and sizes. An Internet Search for Quilters Retreats brings up the sites listed below. There are many others not listed.These lists were compiled in Oct, 2009. The information is provided for your convenience. Please … Continue reading →

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Holiday Kaleidoscopic Quilt Inspiration

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Gina

Color Palette + Design = Impact These Creative Commons.org photos by Crystal Writer demonstrate that traditional quilt styles combined with stellar palette choices and ingenious layouts can result in stunning artistic art quilts. Enjoy Crystal’s computer created kaleidoscopes. More photos … Continue reading →

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Color Palette Generator

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Gina

Getting the Look You Want Figurative and landscape quilts can be challenging to create from the standpoint of selecting the color palette from our fabric stash. Buying fresh fabric isn’t necessarily the answer. Do we select a palette based on … Continue reading →

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Quilting Inspiration Websites to check out

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Gina

a favorites lists of mostly quilt related websites and blogs ranging from free patterns from Ginny Beyer to award winning artists to what to do immediately if your identity is stolen complete list of basic elements of graphic design with … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Schiller, kaleidoscopic quilt fabricator

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Gina

Transforming photographs into you name it – website review of  virtuoso magus Nicholas Schiller’s  blog/website Nicholas Schiller’s website will appeal to anyone remotely interested in graphics arts, maps, stimulating photography, photo journalism, philosophy and not least, quilters. Using a variety … Continue reading →

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Art Inspiring Google Earth Photos

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gina

Teddy Tracks Santa’s voyage using Google Earth Technology Do you have some exquisite hand dyed cotton in your stash that seem just too beautiful to slash into? A friend of mine, Terrilyn Green is an amazing person to stand beside … Continue reading →

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