Page 1 of Penny Halgren's writing

1. Quilt Patterns for Dog Lovers If you want to make a quilt for a dog-lover, you will certainly have fun with the project! There are almost as many dog quilt patterns as there are breeds of dogs If the recipient of your quilt loves Scottie dogs, you will find various Scottie dog... (posted by Penny 4 years 21 days ago.)

2. Using Christmas Art to Make Quilt Patterns When you find the right Christmas art, quilt patterns to showcase it usually fall right into place. But if this is your first attempt to use art to appliqué a Christmas art quilt pattern, beginning the task might seem a little overwhelming.... (posted by Penny 4 years 67 days ago.)

3. Using Free Fonts to Personalize Your Quilts with Letter Applique Letter applique quilt patterns are great for any skill level -- from the least experienced novice to the skilled quilting pro. There are thousands of fonts available free of charge on the Internet. Starting your letter appliqué quilt... (posted by Penny 4 years 68 days ago.)

4. Sue Garman Quilting Patterns With applique and piece quilting, Sue Garman quilt patterns really do offer something for everyone. Sue Garman quilt patterns often make use of appliqué. Applique is a sewing technique in which a design is stitched on top of another piece of... (posted by Penny 4 years 82 days ago.)

5. Machine Embroidery Quilting Quilters who are not already machine embroidery enthusiasts may suddenly find themselves hooked once they realize they can use the embroidery machine to quilt. Embroidery has been a traditional way to add special decorative touches to quilts.... (posted by Penny 4 years 94 days ago.)

6. Simple Lines Help When Creating Custom Applique Quilts Custom applique quilts are easy to design. If the traditional appliques just don't excite you, make your own custom applique design. It's as easy as flipping through a child's coloring book or searching through clip art. Custom appliqué... (posted by Penny 4 years 97 days ago.)

7. Quilt Blocks on Iowa Barns In Iowa, quilt blocks on barns are a symbol of both the community's past and its eye on the future as the project attracts tourism revenue. These aren't your common quilt blocks. The Iowa quilt blocks on barns are created with paint instead of... (posted by Penny 4 years 107 days ago.)

8. Origin of Quilt Block Names From "Jacob's Ladder" to "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," did you ever wonder what the inspiration for quilt block names was? As you look through a book with hundreds of quilt blocks, several interesting things pop up. You will probably discover quilt... (posted by Penny 4 years 113 days ago.)

9. Consider This About Your Quilting Design You can transform your quilt from a Plain-Jane to an Exciting Quilt with simple design elements in your quilting design. Although books are getting better about this, often a book demonstrating a beautiful quilt top design falls short when it... (posted by Penny 4 years 123 days ago.)

10. Finish Your Quilt with Tying Sometimes quilters are desperate to finish a quilt, but reluctant to simply tie it because it seems like shortchanging the quilt. While hand quilters love the look of a skillfully hand quilted quilt, and machine quilters appreciate the beauty and... (posted by Penny 4 years 149 days ago.)

11. Create a Complex Quilt Design Using only Simple Shapes Quilts and quilt designs are created by combining blocks. A block is the basic unit of a quilt top. Typically blocks are square. They can be made any size, and frequently a quilt is made using many blocks with the same design. They can be pieced... (posted by Penny 4 years 157 days ago.)