Barbara Brackman

Category: Barbara Brackman

Nov
13

Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia

Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns is back - and it's better than ever!
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Trending, Books and Patterns, Designers
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Barbara Brackman, Block Book, quilt blocks
Oct
22

Barbara Brackman & Ladies Legacy

The quilt behind Barbara Brackman’s Ladies’ Legacy.
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Trending, Designers
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Barbara Brackman, Reproduction fabrics
Sep
29

Meet Barbara Brackman: Moda's New-ish Designer

Barbara Brackman is back! Her new collection is Ladies Legacy.
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Trending, Fabrics
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Barbara Brackman, Moda Designers, Reproduction fabrics, Repros
Sep
29

Featured Shop: Ma's Got'A Notion

One evening, Sue Shaeffer shared with her husband Don an ad for a longarm quilting machine she’d been drooling over. It wasn’t the first time she’d thought about getting one, but after two years of looking, it was time to get serious. Don sensed that and using Sue’s nickname—Ma—declared “Ma’s got a...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Featured Quilt Shop
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Barbara Brackman, BasicGrey, flannels, Jo Morton, Moda Grunge, Primitive Gatherings, wool
Jan
14

Kickstarting your Sewing: Ideas from Moda Designers' Blogs

There are rumors in the virtual world that blogging is dead—that Instagram and Facebook are taking over and readers just don’t read blogs like they used to. Sure, blogs are tough to keep up, but many people still enjoy connecting with online friends through their written words and photos. In...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Tip Jar
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1Canoe2, Amy Ellis, April Rosenthal, Barbara Brackman, Blackbird Designs, Lisa Bongean, Pat Sloan, Sherri McConnell, vanessa christenson
Jan
14

Kickstarting your Sewing: Ideas from Moda Designers' Blogs

There are rumors in the virtual world that blogging is dead—that Instagram and Facebook are taking over and readers just don’t read blogs like they used to. Sure, blogs are tough to keep up, but many people still enjoy connecting with online friends through their written words and photos. In...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Tip Jar
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1Canoe2, Amy Ellis, April Rosenthal, Barbara Brackman, Blackbird Designs, Lisa Bongean, Pat Sloan, Sherri McConnell, Vanessa Christensen
Dec
17

Digging Deep into the Past and Present of Quilting

There are lots of reasons we love quilting—the fabrics, the patterns, the time spent sewing by machine and hand. For most of us, making quilts is enough. But some folks want to dig deep into quilting, to learn more about where quilts come from and where the art of quilting is going. Log cabin...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Barbara Brackman, books, Moda Designers, quilt appraiser
Aug
27

Just a Small Slice, Please Quilt

Hello! I am Denniele Bohannon of Louanna Mary Quilt Design. As a first time chef, I am very excited to be bringing you Just a Small Slice, Please made from Barbara Brackman's latest William Morris line, The Morris Jewels. The rich and vibrant prints just begged for clean lines and large pieces to...
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Author: 
dbohannon
Posted in: 
Moda Bake Shop, Fat Eighth Bundle, Moderate, Quilt
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Barbara Brackman, Fat Eighth Bundles, Louanna Mary Quilt Design, Moda Bake Shop, Moderate, The Morris Jewels
Aug
27

Just a Small Slice, Please Quilt

Hello! I am Denniele Bohannon of Louanna Mary Quilt Design. As a first time chef, I am very excited to be bringing you Just a Small Slice, Please made from Barbara Brackman's latest William Morris line, The Morris Jewels. The rich and vibrant prints just begged for clean lines and large pieces to...
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Author: 
dbohannon
Posted in: 
Fat Eighth Bundle, Moderate, Quilt
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Barbara Brackman, Louanna Mary Quilt Design, The Morris Jewels
Aug
13

How do Moda Designers' Gardens Grow?

When I talk with quilters, I find that in addition to fabric, they frequently love gardening. There's something very similar about putting together a quilt—taking into account color, scale, texture, and pattern—and combining plants in a flowerbed. I've asked some Moda designers to share their...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Trending
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Barbara Brackman, Janet Clare, Kate Spain, Lynne Hagmeier, Moda Designers, Pat Sloan