Welcome to our new website for JTQUILT.

Let me tell you a bit about why we are here and what you can expect to find at JTQ.

We have been quilting and sewing for many years, and many generations. Our experiences and interests and talents run the full gamete from the simple and practical to the elaborate and artist. As the resources available expand, so do our ideas and that very, very, very long list of ‘must make’ projects.

Last summer I was asked to print the patterns of several of my pieces for the AQS show in Des Moines, IA. Black and White Optical, Curls and Swirls and Little Baltimore Beauties sold with great success. With this, JTQ was launched as a publishing business. All our patterns are proof read by a novice as well as experienced quilters andmade multiple times from the printed directions before being published. Each pattern includes drawings of all layouts suggestions, step by step directions of the 3-D flowers, curved border stencils and quilting designs. Anything that I would want to follow as a picture, I have tried to include. I never read sewing pattern instructions. I always followed the pictures. I am trying to incorporate that thought process into the patterns, as much as space allows.

Several of the patterns include 2^nd color combinations. Other examples are available on the individual patterpages. Each time I remake the piece in different fabrics, I wish I could change the cover of the pattern, but, of course I can not. I ask anyone who has made up one of these pieces to send us a picture that we can add to the gallery. We know that the color and fabric combinations are endless and produce such different images. We want to see them all!

Patterns gives more details of each quilt. You can click on each picture and enlarge the quilts to see more details. We plan to add more step-by-step pictures of each pattern.

And, more pictures of each quilt made up in different fabrics and color combinations.

Tips and Topics of Interest will offer ideas and discussions on what ever quilt or sewing topic that we find of interest. Ideas and comments and tips are welcome. We ask that we be able to print your comments, but not your full name or any addresses. Some ideas of discussions are “What do I do with the scraps”; Comparing different appliqué techniques; quick gift ideas; tried and true tools and gadgets and anything else that you want to comment on.

Gallery of Quilts will show pictures of these patterns and what ever else we find of interest. My friends of the Evening Star Quilters, AAQG, Ankeny, IA will be featured (in case I haven’t told them) along with pictures sent by you.

Friends and Favorite Sites will list other web sites that we have found and recommend as a vendor. After you select our pattern, we hope you will visit one of their sites for any materials needed.

The ideas are endless. Other patterns are in the planning stages and partials completed.

We hope that this site will be much like an evening with a group of your quilting friends.

And, that you will like our patterns, and recommend us to your friends.