<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[WarmQuilts.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[quiltblog]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:38:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.warmquilts.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Inspiration on Route 66]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve been on the road - the Mother Road, as John Steinbeck called Route 66. Our 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air was readied for the long drive with an air conditioner and electrical system upgrade. We took practice runs to high elevation and after a few adjustments we were ready to ship our hot rod to Chicago to begin the tour celebrating the 100th year anniversary of Route 66.   In September, we joined a small group of 10 for the memorable, 2,448-mile ride from Chicago, Illinois to California's...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/finding-inspiration-on-route-66</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfdaf7a6828b6df28762e5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_07af8051ab9a40b7bb8d2396f8aca5ca~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quilts Are For Comfort]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ticket agent asked for my email address to send a link to finalize our flight itinerary. He caught me off guard when he asked if 'quilts' was like something made from fabric? "Well, yes, I am a quilter and that is the correct word. Yes, that is part of my email address." 	 Joe said that his mother was a quilter and he loved everything that she made. She was no longer alive but there were still so many good memories. As we wrapped up my travel transaction, Joe took his time to tell me...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/quilts-are-for-comfort</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a952ca921ca4b8be96a41ff</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:09:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_6b318bae9419456d909f3a697ea10484~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autographs &#38; Finding a Signature Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found the autograph book when I was sorting through a collection of old photographs. There is an invitation on the title page:       “To keep my friends             Is my delight       So in this book             I pray you’ll write.”   And write, they did! Class of 1937 read the inscription, with notations from those living in the coastal, dairy town all dated 1936. Some even added a class photo. The faded blue, pink, yellow and cream pages are adorned with cursive notes from family,...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/autographs-finding-a-signature-style</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7fbe2d0184b89c47f72914</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_27240e09337e415ba0f1c0e17f172f62~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Shared Love of Quilts]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than once a girlfriend has offered to show me her quilt collection, with the suggestion that any of the unlabeled quilts could be used in my short story collection. So, I took a break recently from my fabric design project to take her up on this most generous invitation. And am I ever glad that I did! The overnight visit gave us a chance to catch up and spend some quality time together. It was also an opportunity to hear her stories about growing up in Pennsylvania as we bonded over our...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/a-shared-love-of-quilts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4f4777fdbfff17dca8f715</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:06:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_550778d41341423893210726dc030603~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Sewing Machine Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend insisted that I take the Singer sewing machine in the 6-drawer cabinet, hoping that it would work when plugged in and could replace mine that was lost in a fire. The throat plate is inscribed with the following: PATENTED U.S.A. DEC. 11 - 1900 Mar 5 - 1901 July 23 - 1901 Dec 31 - 1901 July 21 - 1903 June 14 - 1910 Part of the cabinet is weathered and, although there is no water damage, the sewing machine is quite rusty in spots. The lamp cord is coiled and stiff making it unreliable...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/national-sewing-machine-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2df61844c7bef1d0315e32</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:23:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_2f7f84435c2a4b71ae555ff6398d1403~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metamorphosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A panel from a current quilt project For the past eight weeks, I've been enrolled in a course to learn how to design professional, licensing-ready surface patterns that will help turn my creative perspective into story-rich patterns. In other words, I've been turning my inspirations into doodles; creating designs from the sketches, transforming the vision into patterns that will soon become fabric collections for quilters. Our class mascot was the Monarch butterfly. We began our journey...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/metamorphosis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a77f9df43effc8ce36f2c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:29:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_a3c9da0168f545fe8cf90b45d8555b38~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Every Quilt Have a Story?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had an engaging conversation the other day - it was not with a quilter, but someone interested in the short stories that I am writing. The purpose of writing the short stories is to give each unlabeled quilt that I have found, in antique shops and in private collections, an imagined history. When asked about the quilts, I said that every quilt has a story. There was a long pause, and she seemingly laughed in disbelief. No, she didn't have any quilts. So, I asked if she had anything in her...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/does-every-quilt-have-a-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d085242a4608ae0020ad5e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_87fcc0f696694b35bf359de727f4ab93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Quilting Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you’re like me and are trying to clear your schedule for some time to bond with your sewing machine and quilts. National Quilting Month is celebrated in March - yes, the entire month. Now, that’s something to get excited about. To celebrate, I am repurposing two beautifully pieced vests and will transform them into a wall hanging or a lap quilt (depending on the size). In doing so, the gradient of the colorful blocks can be more fully enjoyed on a daily basis.  Each vest was assembled...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/national-quilting-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab9eba3fdd64550e68bed9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_a3896c8a8a6f4764a07f133a9482fb78~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Recent Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a sewing, quilting, or crafting class with a friend gets my vote. We were looking for a quilt class but opted for something different; a fun project that we hadn't tackled before. The Jelly Roll Rug class was one of the first offered in the new year. I signed up with the idea that if I used holiday fabric I would have the entire year to complete the project. I briefly read through the syllabus. Some items we needed to complete before class day; OK, I thought, how long could that take?...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/a-recent-class</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6982d9b7aa13a366d93eacb4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_4ea4dd1861064b6db417e3dc7974030f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Handwriting Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who needs an excuse to practice cursive? I normally don't but I've been waiting until today to create a label for an unlabeled quilt that I recently purchased. This colorful Dresden Plate patterned quilt feels like a splash of sunshine on this foggy day. The label, created in my handwriting, will be sewn onto the back side of the quilt. This exercise helps me give another unlabeled quilt its finishing touch. If you have an unlabeled quilt, why not join me in creating a personalized label,...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/national-handwriting-day-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697166d36582220b65f3b96b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_879c62c7ca754967ae25d7a6215c657b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Generation Quilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[They lived down a country lane that looped around a large grove of trees that served as a wind break for folks living on the east side. Early mornings, when Grandpa went out to feed the hogs and cows, Grandma had already been up preparing the day's meal and baking pies. Her signature Coronet Braid  was visible at the crown of her head, with curls tucked neatly into the braid. She wore an apron each day that she certainly had sewn. My husband remembers that his grandmother was "a great cook,...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/three-generation-quilt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690e2741c806bfc21773a0cb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:02:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_8ff6d23abac847a2a948174bc14d6ca6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindness, Loss and a Great Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realizing it isn't always a happy time for everyone during the holidays - this will be a bit melancholy, but I promise to find a positive for us. Curling up by the fire and snuggling with a quilt is what this sequence of early morning events called for. I sat down to write a newsy note to a passionate car enthusiast - a car guy that my husband and I see once a year at a car show. It occurred to me that we hadn't seen him this past summer. When I went online to check if he had moved out of...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/kindness-loss-and-a-great-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693fbd2fd8215235655d5a43</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:09:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_0edfb5e141e24845b192bd553e61993d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attic Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stack of quilt tops presented to me was neatly folded, all with the wrong sides folded out. I pulled this quilt top from the stack and opened it first because it was the only one with the wrong sides folded in. Admiring the work, I could see that no two windows were the same. All of the windowpanes in the quilt were a deep, dark blue. Some of the fabric appeared in multiple blocks. I didn't catch it at first, but I did notice the lace and couldn't imagine why it might be pinned in...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/attic-windows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69068b3f5e03ecd0f4bc2dfa</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 19:47:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_fa815cc4038e49c6866440e5819903f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loving Hearts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thinking this quilt was from the 1970s, I turned it over hoping to find a label. No label was found so you know what that means - I took a photo and saved it in my unlabeled quilts photo album. It took me a while to formulate the short story about Natalie driving her classic car named "Matilda" (for its strong spirit) from the mid-west to Florida. With a stop at a Vintage Shoppe in Memphis, I love how this quilt tugged at Natalie's heart. She purchased a Sun Bonnet Sue quilt that reminded her...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/loving-hearts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691637765e2a13855060144b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_40b8f44f16454d4c92869c4dd7c15f09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quilts &#38; Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see the Sneak Peak by the United States Postal Service (USPS )  of their 2026 Stamps? Quilting is represented in the coming year! HARRIET POWERS From USPS: Quiltmaker Harriet Powers  (1837-1910), learned to sew while enslaved on a plantation near Athens, GA, stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps and pane using details from Powers's 1898 "Pictorial Quilt," with its biblical...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/quilts-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690d095bfb0d9fd84cf3967e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_d00a413cb79b4037852fd6b64c5815ba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_231,h_227,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Writing Exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sat under the tree on a flat boulder, waiting for the tow truck. Thankfully, the heat that was predicted hadn't arrived, so it was pleasant in the shade. The dispatcher said the driver was on his way and it would take about 30-40 minutes before he arrived. I pulled out a small notepad from my purse. Just as I began to doodle, I heard a strange noise coming up the road and watched a street sweeper maneuver around my car. A few minutes later, a fire engine passed by. In a moment of...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/a-writing-exercise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cddbb94658226ab7346610</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_fba2b8013db5426a9d79fa7ebe28e9cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_638,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith-Hope-Strength-Courage-Support]]></title><description><![CDATA[October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the recent  Riley Blake Newslette r , Cindy Cloward, Creative Director/Owner of Riley Blake...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/faith-hope-strength-courage-support</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e2a9e38ae7b3cf15bf1840</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_6db14c4dca5e4e3284720896753f21e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Guest Room Quilt]]></title><description><![CDATA["Please do something with this - it's yours now." The quilt was wrapped in a plastic bag and all that I could see was the binding and the backing. I felt discouraged when I checked and there was no label. The only thing we know about the quilt is the quiltmaker and her love of her flower garden. Each quilt block has a fussy-cut flower in the center. "Gims" had the most beautiful Camellia bush at the front corner of their house; it was likely 50+ years old. And, I always admired her most...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/a-guest-room-quilt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d80f1e8e7f7d47665513b9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:23:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_11fb900b119d4704a03cdb1880d4c2bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ties to the Past]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I checked into the hotel. After we freshened up, we walked to a nearby restaurant for an early. dinner. During our evening...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/ties-to-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c5d0d81b086e7d4adc46ff</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:30:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_41c7197aae4d4565899dd803c237ec91~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candy Stripes]]></title><description><![CDATA[This lovely, predominantly pastel pink and magenta, sampler quilt was presented to me as a thank you gift. I know that it was pieced,...]]></description><link>https://www.warmquilts.com/post/candy-stripes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b2919978cc0bc459d3776a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:59:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7513f7_78282e19e2534c24b9f2fb9ff8cb63ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WarmQuilts</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>