Celebrate spring with our nature issue! Get creative with Zen doodle quilts by Laura Wasilowski. Make a sweet little series of
free-motion stitched wildflower quilts by Jeanelle McCall. Join Margaret Applin as she uses digital imagery in quilted collages. Check out our new materials column, Out of the Toolbox, with an article on painting textiles by Judy Coates Perez. Jane LaFazio explores combining stitched sketches and ephemera in her art quilts. Christi Beckmann shares her techniques for creating a wholecloth quilted garden while Vivika Hansen DeNegre creates nests from scavenged studio scraps. Lisa Kerpoe returns with her third installment of Resists From the Kitchen with tips on using rice baby cereal and Mary Hettmansperger continues her exploration of using Metal as a Surface Embellishment with a look at found metals. Read a Q & A with textile artist Paula Chung who creates floral images with raw-edge silk appliqué. Enjoy a sampling of festive quilts from the exhibit America Celebrates! Learn new free-motion stitching motifs with Heather Thomas and enjoy the latest adventures of Goddess Robbi Joy Eklow. Cover art by Paula Chung