Amish Quilts

19th-century American Amish women made their quilts simple and “plain,” typically from the same wool and cotton fabrics they used to make shirts, dresses, pants, and coats for their own families. The bold colors and abstract,

21 Amish Quilt Patterns Get in touch with nature and classic elegance that is Amish quilt patterns. This page has Amish quilt blocks, applique, and more Amish quilt designs to adore. Some of these Ami

I know we have a lot of readers interested in Amish quilts and many with experience buying them. We'll be hearing more soon on the subject from Janneken Smucker, author of the upcoming Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon, including a chance to ask Amish quilt questions. In the meantime, reader GamGam recently left an

Main - Name of this pattern? - Does anyone know the name of the circular pattern? The red, blue, green and white? I love it. Thanks.

Buy local Amish-made Handmade Quilts & Crafts For Sale in Lancaster County, PA. Enjoy a homemade and handmade heirloom and pass it on to your grandchildren.

People from all over the world come to Lancaster Pennsylvania to purchase quilts made by Amish and Mennonite women. These Amish quilts with roots in many

So it turns out the "technical difficulty" with my new camera was me. Go figure! Thanks to hubby for pointing out my error. He's better about the technical stuff than I am--it's that engineer brain of his. Anyway, I think I am back in business. Once again I sent one of my quilts on a journey to get quilted by Lynn. I took this completed top to our niece's wedding in Nebraska in May. Our parents took it with them to Utah right after that and left it with Emily. She took it to Lynn where she…

There's something about the classic and natural style of Amish quilts. In this collection of Amish Quilt Patterns, we are featuring some of the most beautiful Amish-style quilt blocks, applique patterns, and full quilts, along with mug rugs and a few other designs. The in-touch-with-nature appearance of these quilt patterns is something to be admired. Sometimes the patterns are strict to the Amish style and other times there's a fun combination of the classic methods plus some modern flair…

It is hard to imagine that patchwork quilts could be so wondrously varied in design and coloring as they are here in Lancaster. While some traditional Amish designs are made to be reproductions of…

We sent our new Curatorial Assistant, Jenna Gilley, into the #fwmoa vault to find some treasures! Her first find: three favorite quilts from the David Pottinger Indiana Amish Quilt Collection.