Making stamps; painted backgrounds for art quilts; inspiration from Matisse; batik art quilts; profile of a hand embroiderer; thickened silk dyes; quilting with a longarm; finishing techniques for small quilt edges; free-motion machine quilting; working with transfer paints; stitched paper quilt design; studio makeover; SAQA exhibit; Goddess on turning 50. On the Cover: Mixed-media Paper Quilt by Judy Coates Perez, "Tea & Entomology."

The Kemshalls on inspiration and the creative journey; painted batting and interfacing as quilt surfaces; fabric collage techniques; discarded quilts re-worked with paint and stitch; profile of Pam RuBert; embellish with bead soup; needle-felted wonders; results from two challenges; Goddess on turning children's rooms into studio space. On the Cover: "Sedna" by Catherine Nicholls

Machine needle felting with yarns, specialty fabrics, and digital image inspiration; the Kemshalls on quilting; binding techniques; autumn-themed art quilts; digital prints in fabric collage; discharging fabrics; India ink resist with Jane Dunnewold; 2008 Calendar; Inchies; from theme to series; Goddess on making large quilts. On the Cover: Detail of art quilt by Jane Johnston

Finding Inspiration; Scale, proportion, and balance; Finding Your Voice with Fabric Collage; silk painting with resist; understanding tone, value, and light and dark to create mood and feeling; Artist Profile: Frances Holliday Alford; five artists, one quilt; holographic effects; contour drawing with your sewing machine; Small Wonders VIII sample gallery; Goddess on repurposing and recycling. On the cover: Detail from Kathy York's "Fauna" quilt

Art Design Primer: Color and Value; Xpandaprint; Artist Profile: Deidre Adams;create transparent quilt art; Frayed Edges group; water-soluble stabilizers; creating translucency; The making of an art quilt; creative coffee cuffs; magical card case; results from our Abstract Art Quilt Reader Challenge; Goddess on "Project Runway."

Twisted Insertion Stitches; sun prints; The Art of Abstraction: Part II; Artist Profile: Linda and Laura Kemshall; Quilting with Hand-dyed and Discharged Cloth; Deconstructed Screenprinting; Journal quilter Jeanne Williamson; More Results from our "Creative Self-portrait Challenge"; working with vanishing muslin; Men of Biblical Portion; Goddess on left-handedness and quilting.