Quilting Arts Magazine

Quilting Arts Magazine, June/July 2013

2013-04-29T18:38:00Z

"Doorkeepers" journal by Rita Summers

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more artwork by Jane LaFazio, Esterita Austin, the Stunt Quilters, and Rita Summers.

See more quilts from our 'Map It Out' reader challenge.

See a quilt by Margot Lovinger from 'Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits.'

See a close-up of the detailed label from 'The Jennings Homestead' quilt.

Check out the latest Call for Entries listing from around the world.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum and read Jane Dávila's 'Street Smart' Internet Safety Tips.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts.

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge.

Journal art by Jane LaFazio

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Submissions

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping for Textile Artists
Jamie Fingal

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Stunt Quilters

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Effective Social Skills

Reader Challenge Announcement:
Hands

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

In The Spotlight
Rita Summers

Artist Q & A: Eileen Williams
Kristine Lundblad

Results from the 'Map It Out' Reader Challenge

In The Spotlight: 'The Jennings Homestead' Quilt
Suzanne Mouton Riggio

Creating Realistic Portraits
Inspiring works from 'Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits'
Martha Sielman

DESIGN & STITCH

From Stencils to Stitch
Jane LaFazio

Sand Painting
Mickey Lawler

Confetti Dyeing
Carol R. Eaton

Fresh Plus
Kathy York
Making hand-dyed motifs

Intuitive Hand Stitching
Rita Summers

Sheer Organza Monoprints
Esterita Austin

"Moon Rising" by Mickey Lawler

Quilting Arts Magazine, April/May 2013

2013-03-15T18:39:00Z

"Resolve" by Jane Dávila

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more artwork by Holly McLean, Sue Bleiweiss, and Kate Themel.

See more quilts from our "Coffee or Tea?" reader challenge.

Check out the latest Call for Entries listing from around the world.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts.

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge.

"Masked Self Portrait" by Kate Themel

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Submissions

About Our Contributors

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Q.Art Belgium

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Get Social

Reader Challenge Announcement:
Passage

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile: Melody Randol
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Artist Q & A: Kate Themel
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Results from the 'Coffee or Tea?' Reader Challenge

In The Spotlight
Elena Stokes

'Seasonal Palette' Gallery
Inspiring works from Studio Art Quilt Associates

DESIGN & STITCH

Using Tsukineko Inks with Colored Newspaper Transfer
Jeannie Palmer Moore

Paint a Shibori Forest
Holly McLean

Mixed & Stitched
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Enhance a collage with stitched organza

Paint with Torn Paper & Stitch
Connie Marie Fahrion

Quilting Faux Suede
Teri Lucas

"Latte" by Jeannie Palmer Moore

Quilting Arts Magazine, February/March 2013

2013-01-08T16:40:00Z

"Nefertiti's Brain" (detail) by Barbara Schulman

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Fabric Formations, Susan Purney Mark, and Barbara Schulman.

See Barbara Schulman's "Taliswoman" from all sides in a 360 degree video.

See photos of the group quilt in progress from Frances Holliday Alford's Vermont studio.

See more ATCs from our "What's In Your Heart?" reader challenge.

Check out the latest Call for Entries listing from around the world.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts.

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge.

"Exquisite Journey" a group quilt by Hoodie Crescent, Michele Muska, Frances Holliday Alford, Kathy York, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and Leslie Tucker Jenison

"Celebration" by Kathyanne White

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Submissions

About Our Contributors

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Fabric Formations

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Artist for Hire: Public art commissions

Artistic Challenges
Jill Rumoshosky Werner
Working outside the box

Reader Challenge Announcement:
Text Me!

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile: Barbara Schulman
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

An Exquisite Journey
A conversation with artists Frances Holliday Alford, Hoodie Crescent, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Michele Muska, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and Kathy York
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Artist Q & A: Jill Rumoshosky Werner
Jane Dávila

Results from the 'What's In Your Heart?' Reader Challenge

In The Spotlight
Diane Nunez

'Off the Hanger' Gallery
A gallery of 3-D and mixed-media works from 8 That Create

DESIGN & STITCH

Patterned, Stitched, & Dyed
Susan Purney Mark
An innovative soy wax resist technique

Foolproof Collagraphy
Margarita Korioth
Printing without a press

Make a 3-D Quilt
Diane Nunez
Add depth and dimension to your quilts

Some Like it Hot
Stella Belikiewicz
Cut synthetic fabric with a woodburning tool

"Riverbend Valley, Winter" by Linda Beach

Quilting Arts Magazine, December 2012/January 2013

2012-11-16T20:54:00Z

Artwork by Margaret Applin

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Margaret Applin, The Quilt Divas, Pixeladies, Jeanne Aird, Linda McLaughlin, Ann Brauer, and Barbara Schneider

Find a link to a video of Ann Brauer's studio floating down the Deerfield River in the wake of Hurricane Irene

See more entries from our "Staycation" Postcard reader challenge

Check out the latest Call for Entries listing from around the world

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

Art Cloth by Linda McLaughlin

Itajime Dyed Fabric by Jeanne Aird

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Submissions

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping for Textile Artists
Margaret Applin
Experiments with collaged imagery

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
The Quilt Divas

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Bringing a new product to the marketplace

Call for Submissions

Reader Challenge Announcement:
Map It Out

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Kris Sazaki and Deb Cashatt of Pixeladies
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Results from the 'Staycation' Postcard Reader Challenge

In The Spotlight
Dijanne Cevaal

A Visit with Ann Brauer
Kristine Lundblad

'A Sense of Scale' Gallery
Inspiring work from Studio Art Quilt Associates

DESIGN & STITCH

Pattern Play with Itajime Dyeing
Jeanne Aird

Creating Thin Strips
Ann Brauer

Deconstructed Screen Printing Revisited
Linda McLaughlin
Using masks to create custom screens

Art Cloth
Barbara Schneider
From photograph to fabric

Stitch-Art Brooches
Serena Wilson Stubson
A sweet mixed-media project to stitch

Table Runner by Ann Brauer

Quilting Arts Magazine, October/November 2012

2012-09-17T18:11:00Z

"Backyard Birds" by Lisa Thorpe

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Carolyn T. Abbott, Lisa Thorpe, Nancy Green, and Julie Richardson

Find a link to a video of Lisa Thorpe sketching on her iPad

See more art from our "What's Your Signature Color?" reader challenge

Check out the latest Call for Entries listing from around the world

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

"Flame" by Julie Richardson

Fabric by Marcia Derse

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Submissions

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping for Textile Artists
Lisa Thorpe

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Start your own art group

Out of the Toolbox
Jamie Fingal
Scissors: Getting the right cut

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Working with an artist coach

Call for Submissions

Reader Challenge Announcement:
Coffee or Tea?

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Marcia Derse
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Results from the "What's Your Signature Color?" Reader Challenge

Q & A with Curators Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Rituals Gallery
Inspiring art quilts from the Dinner At Eight Artists

DESIGN & STITCH

The Vessel as Art
Julie Richardson
Turn scraps into unique sculptural bowls

Dye Your Own Cloth
Marcia Derse
Over-dyeing creates infinite color combinations

Stitch on Air
Nancy Green
A contemporary approach to machine embroidery

Photo Finish
Maria Elkins
Improve your quilt photography with a few easy steps

Combining Linear & Organic Designs
Deborah Boschert

Paper Lamination Stencils
Carolyn T. Abbott
A versatile surface design technique

"Fruit Mantra" by Deborah Boschert

Quilting Arts August/September 2012

2012-07-31T15:07:00Z

Our "Embellishment" issue will excite your creativity with over 30 inspiring quilts. Explore over-the-top embellishments, masterful beadwork, painting on fabric, felting, and much more!

         "Sewing Strata"
   by Diane Savona

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Therese May, Diane Savona, and Barbara Shapel

Download Margaret Applin's instructions for making custom brushes in Adobe Photoshop Elements

Learn another method for finishing a two-sided quilt with Barbara Shapel

See more art from our "What If?" reader challenge

View more photos from Kristine Lundblad's dye party

Learn more about printing on prepared inkjet fabric sheets with Jennifer Rapacki

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

"Smoky Mountain Surprise"
by Doreen Prakshot

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: The sketchbook is the
foundation
Lynn Krawczyk

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
The Thursday Art Group

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
Derwent Inktense Blocks

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Submitting proposals for magazine
articles and books

Call for Submissions

Reader Challenge Announcement:
What's in your heart?

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A
Therese May
with Kristine Lundblad

Results from the "What If?"
Reader Challenge

In the Spotlight
Lisa Binkley

Gallery: Inspiring quilts from
Art Quilt Portfolio:
The Natural World
Martha Sielman

In Profile: Diane Savona
Vivika Hansen DeNegre

DESIGN & STITCH

Creating a Series of
Mini-Canvas Screen Prints
for Surface Design
Margaret Applin

Experiment with Needle
Felting by Machine
Liz Kettle
Make a felted cuff for
embellishment

Under the Surface
Embellishment
Diane Savona
Embedded objects in your
quilts

Ready, Click, Print!
Jennifer Rapacki
A comparison of prepared
inkjet fabric sheets

Two-sided Quilts
Barbara Shapel
Show-stopping technique for
binding and hanging a
two-sided quilt

A Party to Dye For
Kristine Lundblad
Host your own dye party

"Leaving" by Lisa Binkley

Quilting Arts June/July 2012

2012-05-23T20:38:00Z

Our “Staycation” issue is full of fresh and innovative techniques, including creating hand-dyed fabric, surface design, and machine quilting. Enjoy inspiring work from our talented readers, an exhibit from the QUILTART group, and much more!

Lyric Kinard

ONLINE EXTRAS

See more work by Martha Wolfe, Lynda Heines, Regina Dunn, Lyric Kinard, and Carol Ludington

See photos of Robin Ferrier's outdoor studio and find a link to a video of Robin creating a quilt with her hand-dyed fabric

View additional results from our "From Sketch to Art Quilt" reader challenge

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A
Marieke Steenhorst-Baas
With Kristine Lundblad

Results from the "From Sketch to Art Quilt" Reader Challenge

In the Spotlight
Martha Wolfe

Carol Ludington

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping
for Textile Artists
Diane Wright
Plus, make your own journal bowls

Replenishing Your Creative Well:
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Part 3: Windkracht 10

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
Batik resist mediums

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Breaking through a creative block

Call for Submissions

Reader Challenge Announcement Staycation Postcard
Plus: bonus fabric give-away

Media We Like

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Lynda Heines

DESIGN & STITCH

Finding Your Artist In Residence
Lyric Kinard
Finding your voice as an artist

Spin-Art Surface Design
Lynda Heines
Experiment with a carnival of color

Outdoor Flat Dyeing with Fabulous Results
Robin Ferrier
Hand-dye solid fabrics

Dye Your Own Ice Parfait
Carol Ludington
Ice cubes + dye = delicious fabrics

Two-sided Quilts
Barbara Shapel
Three techniques for making the back as interesting as the front

Fabulous Fabric Doodles
Regina Dunn
Zendoodle quilts, two ways

Regina Dunn

Quilting Arts April/May 2012

2012-03-17T19:45:00Z

Karen Loprete

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Rayna Gillman, Alicia Merrett and April Sproule

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entry

About Our Contributors

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Improve your sales through advertising

Replenishing Your Creative Well
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Part 2: Art Cloth Network

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
Lapel Stick: a glue stick for fabric

Reader Challenge Announcement

Media We Like

Call for Submissions

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Marie Castle Wing

DESIGN & STITCH

Amazing Arashi Shibori
April Sproule
Shibori with Procion MX dyes

Extreme Embellishment Karen Loprete
A free-form pieced canvas to stitch and adorn

Permission to Play Paula Prass
Spontaneous surface design for art quilters

Stitch Therapy
Rayna Gillman
Jump-start your creative muse

Color Your Cloth with Crayons
Rose Hughes
A simple appropach for custom fabrics

Quilting in Circles Carol Taylor Stitch perfect spiraling circles

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping
for Textile Artists
Annie Helmericks-Louder

Alicia Merrett

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile Alicia Merrett
by Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Artist Q & A
Marie Castle Wing With Ellen Seeburger

Time Flies Gallery
Results from the "Time Flies" ReaderChallenge

In the Spotlight
Cindy Friedman

Annie Helmericks-Louder

Quilting Arts February/March 2012

2011-12-16T16:53:00Z

Holly McLean

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by the Coastal Quilt Artists and Holly McLean

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Learn about the newest Quilting Arts reader challenge

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entry

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping
for Textile Artists
Jane LaFazio

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Licensing for artists

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
Fabric markers five ways

Reader Challenge Announcement

Media We Like

Call for Submissions

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Susan Brubaker Knapp

DESIGN & STITCH

Birds of a Feather
Gloria Muddle
Fused monoprint art quilts

Textured Fiber Photographs
Holly McLean
Combining gelatin monoprinting with stitch

It Takes a Village
Kathy York
Make a unique fabric house

Surfaces for Stitch
Pauline Verrinder
Art cloth from gesso, cheesecloth, & newspaper

Take That Color Out
Judy Coates Perez
DeColourant a no-bleach alternative to removing color from fabric

Replenishing Your Creative Well
Fiber Art Groups
Lynn Krawczyk
Part 1: Escape Artists Retreat

Take That Color Out
Judy Coates Perez
Rit® Color Remover: a no-bleach alternative

Gloria Muddle

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Quilt Group Q & A
Twelve by Twelve
Ellen Seeburger

Artist Q & A
David & Patricia Charity
Ellen Seeburger

"The Space Between"
A gallery of inspiring art quilts

A Gallery of Surface Design
Results from the Quilting Arts Fabric Swap

In the Spotlight
Coastal Quilt Artists

Jane LaFazio

Quilting Arts December 2011/January 2012

2011-11-09T12:49:00Z

Lynn Krawczyk

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Ana Buzzalino, Faith Cleary, Sheila Frampton-Cooper, and Elin Waterston.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Jim Goldsworthy

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entry

About Our Contributors

Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping
for Textile Artists
Ana Buzzalino

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
deColourant® and deColourant® Plus

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Create value-added content for your
blog or website

Media We Like

Reader Challenge Announcement

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Deb Sorem

DESIGN & STITCH

Intense Art Cloth
Lynn Krawczyk
Create with layers of surface design and stitch

From Snapshot to Art Quilt
Natalya Aikens
Design with digital imagery

Reptile Raw-Edge Appliqué
Jane H. Haworth
Capture detail and depth with fabric collage

Stitched Pet Portraits
Faith Cleary
Bring your art quilts to life

Free-Style Free-Motion Stitching
Elin Waterston
Tips to liberate your stitching

Simple Shibori
Jeannie Palmer Moore
The art of resist painting

Take That Color Out
Judy Coates Perez
Rit® Color Remover: a no-bleach alternative

Natalya Aikens

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile:
Sheila Frampton-Cooper
Ellen Seeburger

Results from the "Greatest Pet Peeve" Reader Challenge

Judges' Choice
Quilts from the QUILTING ARTS 2012 calendar contest

In the Spotlight
Jim Goldsworthy

Jane H. Haworth

Quilting Arts October/November 2011

2011-09-13T12:19:00Z

ONLINE EXTRAS

View more work by Margaret Applin, Izabella Baykova, Paula Chung, Jamie Fingal, Susan Lenz, Judy Coates Perez, Bonnie Wedge, and Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum.

Upload photos of your "Stitch This!" machine-quilting practice to our Stitch This! Gallery

Check out the latest digital media products from Quilting Arts

Jamie Fingal

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entry

About Our Contributors

Out of the Toolbox
Maria Elkins
Pentel® Gel Roller for fabric

Media We Like

Reader Challenge Announcement

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Margaret Applin

DESIGN & STITCH

Stitch This! Free-Motion Quilting Motifs
to Try
Heather Thomas
Part 5

Put a Little Zip in Your Art Quilts
Jamie Fingal
Designing and embellishing with zippers

An Embroidered Garden
Ellen Anne Eddy
Wild zigzag free-motion stitching

Machine Quilting
Judy Coates Perez
A guide to success

From Flat to Fabulous
Margaret Applin
Creating with digital monoprints

Recycled Art Quilting
Bonnie Wedge
Embellish with metal from soda cans

Really Reusable Organza Silk Screens
Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum

A Starter's Guide to Block Printing
Jamie Malden
Using wooden blocks to print on fabric

Resists from the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 6: Combining resists

Susan Lenz

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile: Susan Lenz
Ellen Seeburger

Artist Q & A: Izabella Baykova
Martha Sielman

Results from the 'Tag, You're It!'
Reader Challenge

In the Spotlight
Paula Chung

Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum

Quilting Arts August/September 2011

2011-07-13T19:23:00Z

ONLINE EXTRAS

See more art by Benedicte Caneill, Maria Elkins, Jo Fitsell, Linda Sharp, Jennifer Solon, Cynthia St. Charles, and Marie-Therese Wisniowski.

Upload photos of your “Stitch This!” machine-quilting practice to our Stitch This! Gallery.

View all the before and afters from the "Save My U.F.O." Reader Challenge in our Extreme Quilt Makeover Gallery.

Check out the latest surface design products and watch a video of Pokey demonstrating moldable-foam stamps.

Extreme Quilt Makeover

Maria Elkins

CREATE YOUR OWN FABRICS

New Landscapes
Marie-Therese Wisniowski
Using overprinted disperse dyes to create artful cloth

Child's Play
Cynthia St. Charles
Monoprinting techniques for finger-painted fabric

Layered Marbling
Jo Fitsell
A multicolored exploration in surface design

Ice Dyeing
Lynda Heines
A fresh approach to vibrant hand-dyed fabrics

Moldable Foam Stamps & Stencils
Traci Bunkers
Make your own surface design tools for printing fabrics

Foam-Printed Fabric
Rose Legge
Quick and easy surface design for art quilts

Enliven Your Art Quilts
Stephanie Forsyth
Adding foil to copper sheeting

Resists From the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 5: Tapioca

Subvert Your Ubercute Fabrics
Linda Sharp
Customize your stash with painted-art additions.

Cynthia St. Charles

Lynda Heines

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Benedicte Caneill
Pokey Bolton

Extreme Quilt Makeover
Results of the "Save my U.F.O." Reader Challenge

Jo Fitsell
DESIGN & STITCH

Color Confidence
Maria Elkins
Master color theory with an easy fabric wall hanging

Working in a Series
Patricia Gaignat
Create mixed-media art quilts

Mixed-Media Fabric Collage
Jennifer Solon
Transform studio scraps into an abstract composition

Stitch This! Free-Motion Quilting Motifs to Try
Heather Thomas
Part 4

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entry

About Our Contributors

Out of the Toolbox
Pokey Bolton
Gel printing plates

Media We Like

Reader Challenge Announcement

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts June/July 2011

2011-05-11T17:28:00Z

ONLINE EXTRAS

See more art by Laurie Ceesay, Lisa Kerpoe, Lea McComas, and Tracy Stilwell.

Upload photos of your “Stitch This!” machine-quilting practice to our Stitch This! Gallery.

Learn about teaching opportunities within the Quilting Arts family.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Check out the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar.

Enter our latest Reader Challenge.

Tracy Stilwell

Jennifer Day

DESIGN & STITCH

Stitch This! Free-Motion Quilting Motifs
to Try
Heather Thomas
Part 3

Photo-Inspired Art Quilts
Joan Sowada
Translate your photos into works of art

Portrait Quilts
Lea McComas
From photo to fabric with a study of value

"Thread Stories"
Jennifer Day
Creating detailed portraits in thread

Make a Fashion Statement
Laurie Ceesay
Hairstyle-inspired portrait quilts

Gelatin-Printed Art Dolls
Tracy Stilwell

Simple Portrait Quilts
Jen Eskridge
Use digital imagery to create an art quilt
top in 10 easy steps

Figure It Out
Kathy Reid
From stamp to stitch: simplifying the
human form with carved-eraser stamps

Resists From the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 4: Corn syrup

Metal as a Surface Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 6: Designing with metal

Laurie Ceesay

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Colette Berends
Ellen Seeburger

In the Spotlight: Linda Robertus

Colette Berends

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Out of the Toolbox
Cathy Tyler
Create a vibrant still life with wash-away fusible sheets

Media We Like

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Those Who Can, Teach!

Reader Challenge Announcement

Call for Submissions

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts April/May 2011

2011-03-17T16:13:00Z

ONLINE EXTRAS

See more art by Margaret Applin, Paula Chung, Vivika Hansen DeNegre, Mary Hettmansperger, and Jane LaFazio.

Upload photos of your “Stitch This!” machine-quilting practice to our Stitch This! Gallery.

Chat about the business of art quilting in our Minding Your Business forum.

Vivika Hansen DeNegre

Judy Coates Perez

DESIGN & STITCH

Zen Doodle Quilts
Laura Wasilowski

Spring in Full Bloom
Jeanelle McCall
Create a series of free-motion stitched wildflower art quilts

Using Digital Imagery in Quilted Collages
Margaret Applin

'Nostalgia Series'
Jane LaFazio
Stitched sketches and ephemera in art quilts

A Wholecloth Quilted Garden
Christi Beckmann
Adding layers of interest with stencils, stamps, and stitch

Feathering the Nest
Vivika Hansen DeNegre
Build a three-dimensional collage with scavenged studio scraps

Resists From the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 3: Rice Baby Cereal

Metal as a Surface Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 5:Found Metals

Stitch This! Free-Motion Quilting Motifs to Try
Heather Thomas
Part 3

Jeanelle McCall

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Paula Chung
Pokey Bolton

America Celebrates! Quilts of Joy and Remembrance

In the Spotlight: Barb Forrister

Jane LaFazio

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Digital Media and the Art Quilter

Marketplace

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Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts February/March 2011

2011-01-17T13:10:00Z

ONLINE EXTRAS

See more art by Mary Hettmansperger, Cas Holmes, and Lyric Kinard.

Learn ideas for ergonomic machine quilting from Heather Thomas.

Upload photos of your “Stitch This!” machine-quilting practice to our Stitch This! Gallery.

Tell us about your group’s exhibit in the Minding Your Business forum.

Learn about and enter our latest Reader Challenge.

Connie Rose

DESIGN & STITCH

Stitch This! Free-motion Motifs to Try
Heather Thomas
Part 1

Collaged Art Maps
Valerie S. Goodwin
From fabric, paint, and thread

Resists from the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 2: Mashed potato flakes

Create a Canvas for Color
Jeannie Palmer Moore
Adding texture with spray gesso

Architectural Inspiration for Quilts
Jane LaFazio
Portraying your travels in fabric, paint, and thread

More Experiments with Thermofax® Printing
Lynn Krawczyk
Take your surface design to the next level

Effective Practice for Free-motion Quilting
Teri Lucas
Doodling to develop a rhythm

Art To Go
Lyric Kinard
Finding time to create

Metal as a Surface for Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 4: Sheet metals

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IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A: Cas Holmes
Pippa Eccles

Artist Profile: Joan Schulze
Pippa Eccles

In the Spotlight: K. Velis Turan

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DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Mounting a group exhibition

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

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