Giveaway Fabric Supply is Dwindling

Kristine Lundblad — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:13:00 GMT

In the June/July issue of Quilting Arts Magazine we offered to share our stash of hand-dyed fabric strips with you, our readers, as part of our reader challenge: creating a "Staycation" postcard. We have been delighted by the postcards we have received so far and hope to get many, many more. (You have until October 1,


The supply of 2" fabric strips is getting small!

2012 to get your postcard to us so there's still time!) We are always impressed and amazed by the creativity of our readers!

One reader and two of her children each made a postcard of their own design. Many expressed looking forward to spending time with family or taking a trip. Still others are the happy results of staycation time creating art in the studio, with many incorporating techniques inspired by the pages of Quilting Arts. We are always delighted to hear of how our articles have inspired your work.

But back to the fabric giveaway.

Sadly, the pile of strips is dwindling fast, as you can see by the photo. If you've been meaning to send in your stamped, self-addressed envelope but haven't gotten around to it, the time is now! Here's a link to the challenge and information about getting a hand-dyed strip of your own: http://www.quiltingdaily.com/content/Reader_Challenges.aspx.

I hope you have a happy staycation and keep creating!

Kristine

Sharing Your Work With Others

Kristine Lundblad — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:59:00 GMT

One of our core values here at Interweave, the parent company of Quilting Arts Magazine, is “make it fun.” (I know what you’re thinking: How cool, right? Yes it is!)

Parfait ice dyeing. Just layer
PFD fabric, ice, and dye.

Quilting Arts Magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine, Stitch Magazine and our special publications are all housed in the Sudbury, Mass., offices—the editorial, design, sales, and support teams. As you might imagine, there are a lot of talented folks here; not just in what they do for a living but because they are also interested and involved in the art and crafts that we include in every issue.

Recently, we started a weekly show and tell—every Monday morning we bring in something we made to show our colleagues. It might be something stitched, sketched, painted, or surface-designed. Maybe it’s a favorite old pillow that is coming out of the attic for the new season or a quilt or garment that was just finished the day before. Sometimes it’s a photo—because that baby shower someone was making something for just couldn’t wait for Show and Tell Monday!

We break for 10 or 15 minutes and gather together in our common area, sharing our projects and crafts, big and small. We laugh, we ooh and ahh, and we take time to appreciate the talents of each other.

The results of our fabric-dyeing party!

Today, Quilting Arts Magazine Editor Vivika Hansen DeNegre brought in the washed and pressed final results of our recent dyeing party—these luscious fabrics! We will be organizing a new challenge plus a giveaway of some of these fabric so keep your eyes out for that.

Not everyone brings something every week. Some people even claim to be craft-challenged, but everyone brings their joy and goodwill to the gathering, and I’m pretty sure everyone heads back to their desks with smiles on their faces—and maybe a little bit of inspiration to start a new project or tackle the day’s tasks with renewed enthusiasm.

Do you do something similar with work mates or friends? Tell us about it.

Kristine

Quilting Arts: Behind the Scenes : Dyeing Fabric

Giveaway Fabric Supply is Dwindling

Sharing Your Work With Others