http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2012/07/19/how-to-add-dimension-to-your-quilt-art.aspxStitch Technical Editor Mary Walter has a long history with quilt art including running a quilt shop, teaching classes, and judging contests. Here, she shares one of her own projects that includes art quilting techniques that create dimension.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2012/07/19/how-to-add-dimension-to-your-quilt-art.aspx#36996Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:17:50 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:36996AmyCavanessDesigns<p>I&#39;m working on a landscape/portrait quilt right now that I&#39;m trying to add a lot of texture to. I&#39;m adding leaves to the trees with little drops of glue, pinching and squishing the leaves as I apply them. Then I&#39;ll be adding thread-painted branches and twigs, and perhaps some more leaves. On the leaf-covered ground, I&#39;ve layered 2 fabrics and went at it with my seam ripper to reveal the bottom fabric, frayed it with a brush, and will be free-motion quilting/thread painting to finish it. </p> <p>Here&#39;s a photo album of some of my progress so far:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/amycavaness/QuiltAERiding?authuser=0&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKT9iNa86sD5VA&amp;feat=directlink">picasaweb.google.com/.../QuiltAERiding</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=36996" width="1" height="1">