Monthly Archives: August 2012

Embroidered Bible quilts (or crayon-colored quilts)

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I have found two examples of embroidered Bible quilts, one still a work in progress, that were made using “Aunt Martha’s New Testament Designs” and/or “Aunt Martha’s Old Testament Designs.” Look for these on Etsy or eBay. The directions are in the package. These pictures could also be used to create crayon-colored quilts.

I’ve been unable to get in touch with the person who created the quilt in the following link, but as far as I know it is legitimate to share a link. Take a peek here. The other quilt pictures I found are to an unfinished quilt. I hope to be able to post the completed quilt sometime in the future.

Rosemary Youngs’ Bible quilts

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New Testament Bible Quilt by Rosemary Youngs

Rosemary Youngs has championed the Bible quilts in my search to this point. She has designed two awesome Bible quilts, one for the Old Testament and one for the New Testament. She created these quilt block patterns about 10 years ago.

Each block is appliqued using fabric pieces to create the unique Bible story pictures.

She taught quilting classes in the town where she lives using her hand applique patterns. Sunday school teachers were eager to take her classes to make the Bible quilts to teach children.


Rosemary says, “It was really fun to design the blocks and to use special charms or buttons to make them three dimensional.”

Rosemary’s quilt patterns are available on her website, Rosemary Youngs’ Quilt Books, CDs and Patterns. UPDATE: This website is no longer available; however, her books are available through several other options such as Etsy, eBay, and more.

 

Debra Gabel’s In The Beginning Quilt

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In The Beginning by Debra Gabel

Debra Gabel designed and created this appliqued Old Testament Bible quilt, In The Beginning, in 2005. Debra has an online pattern website called ZebraPatterns.com. This quilt pattern is available as individual “block-of-the-month” pieces or as a whole quilt. She plans to offer a New Testament quilt in the near future. Click on the quilt picture to go to order this quilt pattern on her website.

The names of the blocks in this quilt are:

  1. Creation
  2. Temptation
  3. Noah’s Ark
  4. Tower of Babel
  5. Abraham’s Sacrifice
  6. Moses in the Nile
  7. Passover
  8. Joseph’s Coat
  9. Burning Bush
  10. Ten Commandments
  11. Solomon’s Temple
  12. Jonah and the Whale

Miriam Higginson’s In the Beginning Bible Quilt

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Bible Quilt by Miriam Higginson

I did a search on Google to see what Bible quilts I might find. This beautiful quilt was stitched by Miriam Higginson about ten years ago as a wedding gift to her daugher. It was made from a borrowed pattern so we regret that we are unable to locate or pass along purchasing information for this pattern.

Click on the picture to find Miriam Higginson’s blog and the article she posted about her In The Beginning Bible quilt.