Fall 2026

More Than A Magazine Dear Quilting Friends, When we dreamed up Press Quilt, we hoped quilters would enjoy it. What we never imagined was the overwhelming response we’ve received over these first two issues. Your emails, letters, social media comments, and conversations at quilt shops have been incredibly encouraging. Time after time, we hear, “I…

The Heart Behind Primitive Gatherings Meet Lisa Bongean Sometimes life’s biggest passions begin in the most unexpected places. For Lisa Bongean, owner and founder of Primitive Gatherings, it all started one Saturday morning while waiting at swimming lessons. Sitting nearby was a woman quietly hand quilting a patchwork baby quilt. Curious about how simple pieces…

How One Minnesota Quilter Is Bringing RV Quilters Together I’ll admit it, I have a dedicated sewing room, and I still worry about keeping my fabric clean. So when I first heard there was an entire Facebook community dedicated to RV quilting, I had questions. Lots of them. How do you keep your fabric clean?…

One Purse. One Girl. One Powerful Difference!   For many quilters, sewing is about more than fabric and thread. It is a way to create something beautiful, share a gift, and use a creative passion to bless others. For thousands of quilters around the world, this opportunity comes through a simple crossbody purse. But in…

Mile Long Pie Some family recipes become traditions without anyone really knowing how they got their name, and this is one of them. This is Grandma Marilyn’s famous Mile Long Pie. To this day, I have no idea why it’s called Mile Long Pie; it isn’t a mile long, and it definitely isn’t a pie!…