Pokey and guest Helen Gregory open episode 609 with a lesson on creating easy fabric-collaged animal portraits. Carol Ingram appears next, demonstrating how to make a quick and versatile mini-satchel. Last, Terry Grant is back with nifty finishing techniques...

The topic of episode 611 is the world around us. Liz Berg is the first guest. She shares techniques for making abstract quilts inspired by photographs. Then, Terry White demonstrates beautiful thread painting. Finally, Andrea Bishop shows how to make...

Pokey and guest Helen Gregory appear in the last installment of Save My UFO. Then, with special guest Sophie Rubin, Pokey explores quilting from the eyes of a 7-year-old girl. The show closes with a return visit from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, who creates...

We couldn't think of a better word than nifty to describe this segment's projects-they're surprising, innovative, and different! Ellen Anne Eddy is up first with corded buttonhole binding-it's a unique and nifty design element. Then, meet...

There are many different materials and techniques for giving your quilts added texture. Ellen Anne Eddy is back with a continuation of a previous lesson. She has unique ideas on couching including a discussion of the feet to use. Then, Jane LaFazio returns...

We finish up this season with a quilter's mishmash, our "technical term" for some very unusual and different techniques to round out this season. Favorite stitcher Libby Lehman is back with expert tips to change your satin stitching from...

A warm welcome to Quilting Arts April/May 2011 cover artist Paula Chung! Paula’s raw-edge silk appliqué quilts predominately feature floral imagery and I was curious to learn more about the inspiration behind her work and how her home state...

I don’t know about you, but when I sit down at my sewing machine, my mind is completely focused on the project at hand—the colors, the textures, fitting everything together just right. I hardly give a thought to how I’m sitting in my...