The Material Girls
North of Denali National Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, a quilt shop makes its mark with quilts as dramatic as the natural landscape in which it resides.
The Material Girls [1]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
The Material Girls [5]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
The Material Girls [7]

Front row, from left: Susan W. Anderson (holding Einstein), Sharon A. Blackwell (owner), and Jonnie L. Holbrook; back row: Marissa Davis-Orban, Babs Doogan, Nicole Balazs, Kim Wicklund, and Susan Gross.
For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
Read more in the Spring/Summer 2014 digital issue here. [3]
The Material Girls [9]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
The Material Girls [11]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
The Material Girls [13]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
The Material Girls [15]

For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]
Northern Sights [17]

Quilt Designer: Sue Gross of Sewing Sensations
A constellation print and glowing batiks make the perfect backdrop for Arctic animal appliqués.
Get the pattern in the Spring/Summer 2014 digital issue here. [3]
Northern Sights Machine-Quilting Details [19]

Machine Quilter: Sue Gross
Using variegated thread, designer Sue Gross machine-quilted a continuous feather design across the quilt top, working around the appliqués.
Get the pattern in the Spring/Summer 2014 digital issue here. [3]
The Material Girls [21]

Missed it? Order a digital issue here. [3]
For more information about this shop, contact:
The Material Girls
3065 College Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907/474-8118
alaskamaterialgirls.com [2]