Crazy quilting: it's freedom!
Crazy doesn't mean mad. It means no fixed pattern.
Crazy quilters love the freedom that doing their own thing with even the tiniest scrap of ribbon or some satin from a much-loved dress... One of my students, Margaret, is currently learning how to do crazy patchwork. She's making a quilt for a young girl with crazy patch corner blocks. (One of the blocks is shown in the photo.) The quilts is to go to the Quilts for Keeps project when we've finished it.

Mystery quilts? What fun!
Come on a magical mystery quilt tour with me
Have you heard of mystery quilts? They are popular in Australia and online. The idea is that patchworkers get to make units for a quilt, over a period — usually at weekly intervals, not knowing what the outcome is to be. Some mystery quilt sites have actual mystery clues to search for. Cool!

Jan T's Patchwork School
Jan T's Patchwork School for learning quiltmaking skills
To enable a wider range of student skill levels to participate in quilt courses, I have changed the name of the Artful Quilt Design School to Jan T's Patchwork School. I have moved all the content from Free Lessons in Patchwork and Quilting to the school site, so all my lessons and courses are all available in one place. Free courses, tips and tutorials on a wide range of quiltmaking topics such as EQ, beginner guides, patchwork tutorials, and also courses to buy in several topics.

Beginner's Guide to Patchwork Quilting: a Lensography
A list of all my beginning quilter lenses, sprinkled liberally with student quilt photos.
Start making patchwork quilts using some of my easy techniques by visiting the lenses below. I love teaching people how to quilt! Begin your first patchwork adventure by visiting some of my patchwork and quilting How-to lenses listed below. Tell your friends. Have a 'block' party!