of Greater St. Louis
Quilting Links
| Local Quilt Guilds | Local Quilt Shops |
| National Organizations | More Internet Resources |
| Designers | Fabric and Batting Manufacturers |
| On-line Stores | Coming Soon |
Local Quilt Guilds
Missouri State Quilt Guild On this web site are other guilds in Missouri and quilt shops across the state.Loose Threads
Local Quilt Shops
Patches is actually three shops on historical Main Street in St. Charles, MO. Owner Ann Watkins Hazelwood is a member of Thimble and Thread.In Stitches is in Ballwin, MO.
The Quilted Fox is in Frontenac, MO.
Quilt 'n' Stitch is two blocks east of Crestwood Plaza. Owner Connie Ewbank is a member of Thimble and Thread.
Winston's Fabrics
Patchwork Mountain
National Organizations
The American Quilter's Society (AQS) is headquarted in Paducah, KY. AQS sponsors an annual quilt show in Paducah in April.The National Quilting Association is a non-profit organization run by quilters for quilters. Thimble and Thread Quilt Guild is a member of this association. Our chapter number is MO072. NQA has a national show annual which travels every year. NQA also sponsors' National Quilting Day in March.
The National Online Quilters is a virtual guild available to quilters on the Internet.
The Alliance for American Quilts and the International Quilt Association are two non-profit organizations affiliated with Quilts, Inc. Quilts, Inc is the parent company of four annual consumer quilt shows and two annual trade shows. One of these consumer shows is the International Quilt Festival held in the fall of the year in Houston, TX. It is commonly known amongst quilters by just it's location, Houston. Two more organizations are associated with these groups, Center for the Quilt On-line and The Quilt Index.
More Internet Resources
The grandmother of all the quilting sites on the web is the World Wide Quilting Page. This site is so huge that it even has its own search tool! It's all here: patterns, guild listings, shop directories, and instructor information. A word of warning, this site may take a long time to load due to its size.Quilting at About.com is a site maintained by Susan Druding. Check out the free articles, clip art, patterns, etc. Lists of Lists of Quilting Resources
Planet Patchwork got its start as an e-mail newsletter managed by Robert Holland. It now bills itself as "the ultimate address in quilting. Planet Patchwork offers cutting-edge information and outrageous opinion about art and craft, quilting and quilters, tools and tricks, authors, teachers, outlaws, and the very maddest of surface embellishers. Whether you are a traditionalist or are exploring the outer boundaries of the art of quilting, you will find plenty here to tweak your imagination, pique your curiosity, upset your equilibrium, and otherwise stimulate you to see and feel quilting in new ways."
Computer Quilting Software is a web site full of information on all the computer programs related to quilting. QuiltNet is your gateway to a delightful array of craft-related web pages, covering the worlds of quilting, weaving, sewing.
Quiltart a mailing list for contemporary art quilters.
UFO-rphanage has a page of "quilty sayings" to be used on quilt labels, etc.
Designers
Jinny BeyerPatrick Lose
Debbie Mumm
Debra Lunn & Michael Mrowka
Thimbleberries by Lynette Jensen
Fabric and Batting Manufacturers
RJR fabricsHoffman Fabrics sponsors the annual Hoffman Challenge.
Fabric Net
Quilters Only is a division of Springs as is Daisy Kingdom.
Kona Bay Fabrics
Benartex Quilt Fabrics
The Warm Company
Mountain Mist. Check out their "links" page!
Cranston Fabrics/VIP Fabrics
P&B Fabrics has free patterns on their web site.
On-line Stores
The Best Kept Secret Quilt ShopBig Horn Quilts
Cotton Club
eQuilter.com
Keepsake Quilting
Pieces of the Past: Specialized Quilting Products