Quilting Arts TV Series 400

Quilting Arts TV Episode 413

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:36:00 GMT

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Catherine Nicholls is our first guest artist with a perfect free motion paper quilt collage inspired by photos she took of graffiti during some of her travels. Pokey shows how to make a colorful, whole cloth doggie jacket that will give the other dogs fashion envy. Last up, it’s our last project from Andrea Bishop. Complex geometric patterns don’t have to be hard. See how easy it is to work with foundation pieced kaleidoscopes on your computer to create jaw dropping designs.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 412

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:32:00 GMT

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Today’s show is all about tips for great quilting. Our artists have agreed to share a few of their favorite tricks with us. Our first guest is artist, Lyric Kinard. Learn a few carving tips and tricks to create a stamp from an eraser and then try out an “instant gratification” technique for transferring photocopies to fabric. Next, Melanie Testa is back with tips for free motion quilting with assists like masking tape and tracing paper. These are little tricks that will make your free motion quilting so much easier. Last up, Jeanne Sumrall- Ajero is back with tips for using photos to create a kaleidoscope effect on a wall hanging. She also has tips for selecting color from the photos for sashing.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 411

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:31:00 GMT

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Today’s show focuses on perfecting your sewing skills. First up, Jeanne Delpit will demonstrate stitching techniques for mixed media quilting especially with metal. We’ll discuss needle tension and thread strength. Then, meet designer Joyce Drexler. She has taken her designs and created machine embroidery patterns. Today they’re featured on fabric wrapped corded items for your home including trivets and a bread basket. Pokey finishes up with a quick tip.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 410

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:30:00 GMT

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Today’s show features apparel. You can apply your quilting skills to wearables with great results. It’s a beautiful way to show off your art. We begin with Artist Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. She is using her quilt scraps to create amazing scarves. Then, it’s a decorative apron with Jamie Fingal featuring zippers and trims. Last up, Shelly stokes has a lesson in color – red and blue do not always make purple! Shelly teaches mixing color 101 including achieving values using blending techniques.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 409

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:29:00 GMT

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Get ready to be inspired by innovative designers with the latest in contemporary quilting. We begin our show today with designer Terry White. She’s going to demonstrate thread painting techniques with her stitch samplers. Next, it’s mixed media home decor. Kelli Perkins creates pillows from fabric paper. Last, Pokey makes quick collaged backgrounds perfect for small stitched projects.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 408

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:28:00 GMT

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Today’s show focuses on real world solutions to quilting issues. The show opens with Jay McCarroll; he’s back to demonstrate fusing techniques. First, is a cute grommeted tote bag, then a revival of a knit shirt with fusing and last, fused samples he made for his debut fabric line. Next, Jeanne Delpit has new information for your machine and how to take a decorative stitch into an embroidery function. Last up, Andrea Bishop is back to show you how to make your own quilting stencils. See how computer terms like flip and rotate work when you’re drawing your own threadwork.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 407

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:27:00 GMT

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Today’s guests share some of the new ways they’re interpreting traditional concepts into their quilt designs. Using basic quilting techniques, Frieda Anderson starts off with a new twist to free form quilting and framing your quilted pieces. Then, Luana Rubin is back with one of the key elements to design. She shares her expertise on color and how it influences every aspect of her style. Last, Andrea Bishop is back with new technology. You can put away your graph paper and colored pens and learn how to use software to draw New York beauties and compasses with click and snap grids.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 406

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:26:00 GMT

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Let your inner artist shine with Quilting Arts. Pokey starts at her sewing machine to give tips and trips for practicing free motion sketching. Then, meet artist Maria Elkins for an easy fabric portrait – you don’t even need to know how to draw – your computer does all of the work. And last up, international fabric expert Luana Rubin helps us understand trends and how to incorporate them into your designing. She’ll also have some tips on combining patterns.

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Quilting Arts Episode 405

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:24:00 GMT

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Fabric is our focus on today’s Quilting Arts. We have ideas on both creating and using fabric in a unique way. Malka Dubrowsky is first with techniques for over dyeing commercial fabric. She also shares information on discharging. Then, meet artist and designer, Loralie Harris with a whimsical wall hanging utilizing a brand new technique- fashion some felines and bring these characters into your quilting. Last up, Andrea Bishop shows us how to make contemporary patterns from traditional blocks using software that merges the designs.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 404

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:18:00 GMT

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Quilting arts is all about trends. First up, is Melanie Testa. Her trend is artists’ trading cards and she uses them to demonstrate alternate finishing and binding techniques for quilts. Then, meet designer Sue Kelly with the latest in surface embellishment on your quilts using paint in crayon form. Last up, is Terry White with new machine techniques for using two threads through your needle for decorative stitching and thread painting.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 403

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:17:00 GMT

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Today’s show is about technique. To get started on a new project sometimes we begin with a design, or maybe a pattern or even a new medium - but how about using a technique as your starting point? Carol Ingram is our first designer with techniques for fabric manipulation: folding, pleating, gathering and scrunching. The key is stabilizing the fabric first. Then, its time to sit down at your sewing machine with Catherine Nicholls as she teaches us the technique for free motion text on your quilts. Last up, Pokey demonstrates a no fuss finishing technique for a small art quilt.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 402

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:16:00 GMT

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First, is Jay McCarroll of project runway fame. He’s going to share with us a little bit about his inspiration, how he entered the quilt world, and some of the challenges of designing his first line of fabrics. Then, meet designer Alisa Burke and make a fabulous clutch from recycled materials. Turn your art quilting into an item you can show off as a wearable. Last up, Jeannie Sumrall-Ajero makes fabric candle holders with her computer.

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Quilting Arts TV Episode 401

Quilting Arts TV — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:14:00 GMT

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First up, today is Laura Wasilowski. She demonstrates how to transform the surface of a small art quilt with threads and hand sewing plus an interesting fusing technique. Then, meet artist Yvonne Porcella as she creates an embellished frame around a mini self portrait quilt. This is also a recycling project as Yvonne helps us use up our stash of buttons, stickers beads and more. Last up, we’re making a canvas wall hanging with artist Julie Fe Fan Balzer. Journaling is what makes it unique.

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