Internet 
Resources
For Quilters

Free Stuff for Quilters on the Internet

There are many resources for quilters on the internet. Here are some of them arranged by the following categories:

  • Big Quilting Web Sites
  • Web Sites of Favorite Quilting and Sewing TV Shows
  • Cyberspace Quilting Bees
  • Community Services Featuring Quilting Mailing Lists
  • Free Quilting Mailing List-Based Discussions
  • Free Quilting Chat Groups
  • Usenet Newsgroup Discussions
  • Free Big Pattern Sites
  • Block-of-the-Month Clubs and Block Swaps
  • Mystery Quilt Projects
  • Free General Quilting How-Tos
  • Quilt Fabric and Batting Advice
  • QuiltingThread, Notions, and Tools Advice
  • Quilt Embellishment How-Tos
  • Quilting Magazines (Newsstand or E-Zines)
  • Advice on Quilt Cleaning, Storage, and Appraisal
  • Fabric Dyeing and Painting How-Tos
  • Quilt and Textile Art Galleries to Visit on the Web
  • Information on Local Quilt Guilds, National Organizations, Contest, and Shows
  • Directories, Patterns, and Help for Giving Others a Helping Hand
  • Color Help and Inspiration
  • Help Designing Quilts on a Computer
  • Free Sewing Machine Help
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    Big Quilting Web Sites
     


    Web Sites of Favorite Quilting and Sewing TV Shows
     

    Cyberspace Quilting Bees
     


    Community Services Featuring Quilting Mailing Lists
     


    Free Quilting Mailing List-Based Discussions
     


    Rules for Mailing Lists

    When you join a mailing list, the computer that runs the list will automatically mail you directions for participating. Print them, keep them near at hand.
    You probably have only a limited amount of disk space on your ISP to store incoming mail.
    Don't use free e-mail services like Juno or Hotmail to join mailing lists.
    If the mailing list has rules about how mail to the list should be addressed, follow them.
    Never include your address, phone number or other personal information in a mailing list post.
    When replying to a message, before you hit the Send button take a look at the message's address to check where it is going.
    Mailing List Terms
    Moderated List--messages are sent to a moderator for screening before being sent to the list members.
    Unmoderated List--Messages are not screened
    Digest--Messages are collected into one long email message and sent at the end of the day to members
    Archive--Messages are stored in libraries on a Web site and can be accessed later
    FAQ--Frequently Asked Questions
    Free Quilting Chat Groups
      Usenet Newsgroup Discussions
    rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
    rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
    rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
    rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
    rec.crafts.textiles.misc
    rec.crafts.marketplace
    uk.rec.crafts
    Free Big Pattern Sites
     


    Block-of-the-Month Clubs and Block Swaps

    Mystery Quilt Projects Free General Quilting How-Tos
     


    Quilt Fabric and Batting Advice
     

    QuiltingThread, Notions, and Tools Advice
     


    Quilt Embellishment How-Tos
     

    Quilting Magazines (Newsstand or E-Zines)
      Advice on Quilt Cleaning, Storage, and Appraisal
     


    Fabric Dyeing and Painting How-Tos
     


    Quilt and Textile Art Galleries to Visit on the Web
     


    Local Quilt Guilds, National Organizations, Contests, and Shows
     


    Directories, Patterns, and Help for Giving Others a Helping Hand

    Color Help and Inspiration


    Help Designing Quilts on a Computer


    Free Sewing Machine Help