Quiltmania

Quiltmania is a publishing house which is specialized in patchwork, quilting, and scrapbooking. We have a digital and a paper version that is available in booths or by subscription, and we also have an app: Quiltmania +. You will find on our website some free animated and illustrated tutorials.

Quiltmania magazine
Simply Moderne
Simply Vintage
Books

NEW

EBOOKS AVAILABLE!

The Ebook is now available from Quiltmania.

Some of our books that are out of stock in paper are now available in a digital, downloadable version.

Here are the first three:

Focus on Appliqué by Irene Blanck,

Feathering the Nest 1 by Brigitte Giblin

and Mother’s Dream by Reiko Kato.

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2 NEW BOOKS

Discover our 2 latest books!

Piece by Piece
Our lives with Quilts
by Joe & Mary KOVAL

Mary and Joe Koval, antique dealers and collectors of vintage quilts, offer us in this moving book their story of love for quilts that has endured nearly 40 years.

A book in two voices, lavishly illustrated with a hundred photos, it is a treasury of inspiration, full of warmth and

stories lived!

Book COLLECTION - 38€

Take a sneak peek HERE

Wartime Quilts
by Annette GERO

This important book gathers an extraordinary collection of quilts created during wartime.

Photos, historical research, illustrations; it is all superb!

Beyond the historical aspect,

it is also an inspirational bible of traditional quilts.

80€

Take a sneak peek HERE

And do not forget our LATEST MILLEFIORI BOOK

Millefiori Quilts 3
by Willyne Hammerstein

After the international success of her first two books, Willyne is back in this third volume with a wealth of 18 new quilts.

In this work she continues to explore the richness of the Passacaglia design in brilliant compositions that are skillfully coloured; her imagination has no bounds!

French version and English version are available.

30€

Take a sneak peek HERE

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Abby Hicks – Tutorials

Watch Abby Hicks' videos and learn how to create « Love bird » and « Floral Embroidery Sampler » projects from Simply Vintage #22!

Discover the Simply Vintage #22: click here.

Running Stitch

https://youtu.be/wv2Jmt2rnAE

Back Stitch

https://youtu.be/nuXnin3pIgg

Laisy Daisy Stitch

https://youtu.be/jxAd5MKQuhA

French Knot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfQ6Ht2nnT8

Split Stitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6RYflsYETA&t=13s

Stem Stitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC0aNF7c9mM

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GUNTA GUNTA PATTERNS

A project from Simply Moderne #9

ERRATUM

Some patterns were missing in our latest issue of the Simply Moderne magazine (#9).

Here are the missing patterns from the "Gunta Gunta" project, made by Pamela Goecke Dinndorf for aardvark Quilts.

Click here to download the patterns

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PHOTO CONTEST

Quiltmania 20th anniversary!

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The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Militar

War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics

September 6, 2017–January 7, 2018

War and Pieced is the first exhibition in the United States to showcase the spectacularly complex geometric quilts made exclusively by men using richly dyed wools derived from British military and dress uniforms.

Soldier's Patchwork with Incredible Border, artist unidentified, India, 1855 (pre-1881), felted wools from military uniforms, with beads; hand-applied beadwork, layered and hand-appliquéd border, 82 x 88 in., The Annette Gero Collection. Photo by Tim Connolly, Shoot Studios.

Organized by the American Folk Art Museum, New York, in collaboration with the International Quilt & Study Center and Museum, University of Lincoln–Nebraska. Cocurated by Dr. Annette Gero, international quilt historian, author, and collector, and Stacy C. Hollander, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Chief Curator, and Director of Exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum.

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The Tuesday Hearts

The adventure continues in 2017 with The Tuesday Hearts!

A huge thank you to all of our partners Bohin, Clover, Aurifil and PSR Quilt.

This year, the whole Quiltmania Editions team (including the boys) will create 20 “Heart” blocks, in collaboration with quilters from the “Tuesday Quilters Group”.

These blocks will be revealed the last Tuesday of each month, from January to October 2017!

Each block measures 20 x 25 cm (8’’ x 10’’), sewing margins not included.

Regarding background fabrics, make sure you have one or several fabrics
( in total: 70 x 110 cm 25 ½’’ x 44’’)

For the rest, it will be an opportunity to use your scraps, to ensure harmony and to play with colors!

See you soon!
The Quiltmania Editions Team

Download the Tuesday Flowers' introduction

For each new blocks, we organise a contest on our Facebook page! Join us HERE and try your chance!

01/31/2017 - Block 1

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01/31/2017 - Block 2

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02/28/2017 - Block 3

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02/28/2017 - Block 4

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03/28/2017 - Block 5

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03/28/2017 - Block 6

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04/25/2017 - Block 7

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04/25/2017 - Block 8

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05/30/2017 - Block 9

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05/30/2017 - Block 10

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06/27/2017 - Block 11

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06/27/2017 - Block 12

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07/25/2017 - Block 13

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07/25/2017 - Block 14

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07/25/2017 - Block 15

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07/25/2017 - Block 16

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2018 Contest

for the 2018 "Pour l'Amour du Fil" show!

The 10th edition of the « Pour l’Amour du Fil » show will take place à the Parc des Exposition de la Beaujoire, in Nantes, France, from April 25th to the 28th, 2018.

From Provence to more distant horizons, the South will be honored with everything it represents: heat, colors, sea, landscapes, traditions…

"Spirit of the South” will be the theme of the contest for this upcoming show!

Take up your needle and thread and let us dream and travel with your colorful creations!

English - Download the rules and your registration form by clicking here.

Dutch - Download the rules and your registration form by clicking here.

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