The Quilted Forest

Fun portable projects and original quilt "recipes" capture curiosities at The Quilted Forest in Forest City, Iowa.
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Travel Size

Tucked away in the community of Forest City, Iowa, where Winnebago RVs are built, The Quilted Forest quilt shop maintains a good inventory of projects that easily can be done while traveling.

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Choices Galore

A wide selection of goods at The Quilted Forest keeps customers coming back.

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Meet the Staff

Front row, from left: Jeff Robson, Dan Robson (co-owner), Shelley Robson (co-owner), and Jana Robson; back row: Stephanie Formanek, Penny Barnes, Sue Anne Hadacek, Brandi Evers, Lesley Turner, Colette Sowder, Betty Buss, Kay Murphy, and Jordan Kenison; not pictured: Alex Robson and Ann Aalgaard.

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Color Explosion

Owner Shelley Robson says the quilt shop's customers enjoy coming to a store that's bright and cheerful, so she showcases samples that explode with color.

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Projects for Everyone

The Quilted Forest prides itself on finding projects for sewers of all skill levels.

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Spectrum of Samples

The color wall has 40 feet of ideas on display from floor to ceiling, accompanied by a parade of quilted samples.

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Fat Quarter Fun

Dan and Shelley Robson create unique displays, such as a popcorn machine featuring fat quarters.

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Wave Review

Shelley Robson, co-owner of The Quilted Forest, designed Wave Review for Quilt Sampler® Fall/Winter 2012 magazine.

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Machine-Quilting Details

Penny Barnes, an employee at The Quilted Forest, machine-quilted a pattern of scrolls and scallops across the Wave Review quilt top.

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Get the Magazine!

Contact The Quilted Forest to purchase a copy of the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine, pick up the magazine at your local quilt shop or newsstand, or get the digital issue online.

Peek inside Olive Juice Quilts, another quilt shop featured in Quilt Sampler Fall/Winter 2012.

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