Collecting Quilting Calendars

My daughter seeks out quilting calendars and particularly likes the one produced by Quilting Arts magazine.  She also entered their contest this year for calendar selection.  Her fabric art entry was one of the 30 selected in the first selection.  We all were thrilled even though she didn’t make the final 13 used for the 2007 calendar.

However, others companies produce calendars that appeal to quilters.  Some are derived from paintings of quilting scenes.  Others have quilting designs.  Some even may contain patterns for the quilt designs.

You also can make your own quilting calendars with photos of your fabric art and quilts.  With the printing programs now available for computers, producing calendars to give as gifts and even to sell is becoming common.

These calendars that quilters and fabric artists collect aren’t ones they throw away at the end of the year.  They become collectible items that are saved like their books and patterns.

Below is a calendar as well as a book for making various pieces of patchwork throughout the year that might capture your interest or give you ideas.