by Jennifer Beckstrand | Mar 22, 2021 | Quilting Bee, Romance, Writing
I love quilts. It’s one of the reasons I made my heroine in my latest series an Amish quiltmaker. I had so much fun writing about Esther Zook’s quilts. Esther always has a quilt on her frames in her front room so that she can take a few stitches whenever...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Mar 16, 2020 | Amish, Author's Corner, Quilting Bee
Last week I wrote about four of the quilt blocks in a quilt Miriam makes for her friend Seth in Miriam’s Quilt. Miriam’s Quilt is one of the first Amish romances I wrote, and I have reissued it in ebook form on Amazon. It’s a heartfelt, poignant...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Mar 9, 2020 | Quilting Bee
In Miriam’s Quilt, Miriam makes a quilt for Seth to help remind him of his mother, who has passed away. She makes a sampler quilt, which is a quilt made with many different quilt squares. Here is Miriam’s quilt with an explanation of four of the quilt...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Dec 9, 2019 | Christmas, Family, Quilting Bee
My friend’s son, now 23, has played lacrosse since he was 8 years old. This means A LOT of jerseys and tournament t-shirts filled his dresser drawers. My friend was inspired by seeing some t-shirts made into quilts. She used iron-on letters that added a unique...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Jul 15, 2019 | Quilting Bee
| by Allison Sharp,Jennifer’s sister | Have you ever wanted a picnic quilt that looked bright and inviting on one side, but had durable, water-resistant fabric on the other? I have, so I decided to make one with a pieced top, polyester batting to resist water,...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Apr 22, 2019 | Quilting Bee
| by Allison Sharp, Jennifer’s sister | Whenever I finish a quilt, I usually have one of three reactions: I like it (I hope they like), I love it (I hope they give it back), or it’s stunning! (I had no idea this quilt would be so impressive! Why do I keep...
