Quilting Arts Magazine : Machine Quilting

Quilting Arts Magazine, October/November 2012

Kristine Lundblad — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:11:00 GMT

"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 June/July 2012

Kristine Lundblad — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:00 GMT

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 October/November 2011

QA53 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:19:00 GMT

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

QA52 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:23:00 GMT

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

QA51 — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:28:00 GMT

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

qa50 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:13:00 GMT

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

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts February/March 2011

QA49 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:10:00 GMT

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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Quilting Arts December 2010/January 2011

QA48 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:19:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Celebrate Quilting Arts’ 10-year anniversary with stories from readers and staff.

Download a design from Susan Brubaker Knapp.

Check out more art quilts
with metal by Mary Hettmansperger.

View additional stitched and painted pieces by Ana Buzzalino.

See more colorful quilts by Sue Benner.

See additional art by Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum.

Check out additional pieces by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn.

View additional artwork and learn more about the processes in our “10 Innovative Techniques” section.

Learn Jill Kennedy's method for creating emroidered floral motif tags.

Learn to make your own book block as mentioned in Jill Kennedy's article

Participate in the "Save My U.F.O." Reader Challenge!

Connie Rose

DESIGN & STITCH

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson 6: Focus on movement

Quilted & Painted Canvases
Ana Buzzalino
Create unique backgrounds for your art quilts

Metal as a Surface Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 3: Metal cloth

Creating Your Own Cloth from Stitch
Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn
Two approaches to needle felting

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile: Sue Benner
Pippa Eccles

"A Sense of Direction: Sightlines"
Select pieces from a unique exhibition

In the Spotlight:
Mary Pal

Cheryl Sleboda

Experiments with Thermofax® Printing
Lynn Krawczyk
Easy methods for unconventional surface design

Printing with a Brayer
Lisa Kerpoe
Quick & easy ways to jazz up fabrics

Plein Air Printing
Wen Redmond
Go green & print with natural items

Serendipitous Screen Printing
Dine Rusin Doran
Achieve painterly results with leftover materials

Super Simple Silk Screening
Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum
Surface design with everyday supplies

Light Up Your Art Quilts
Cheryl Sleboda
Embellishing with LED electronics

A Simple Approach to Digital Imagery on Fabric
Liz Kettle
Transfers with water-soluble paper

Textile Technique Book
Jill Amanda Kennedy
Showcase your creative experiments

Putting It In Reverse
Beryl Taylor
Machine reverse appliqué sampler

Take It Away!
Pokey Bolton
Playing with discharge medium

Happy Birthday to Quilting Arts from Cheryl Sleboda

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers
Birthday postcards to Quilting Arts

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Establishing a career in the arts

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts October/November 2010

QAOCTNOV — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:40:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Download a design from Susan Brubaker Knapp.

View more artwork by Shelley Brenner Baird, Kathy Barinholtz, Mary Buchanan, and Connie Rose.

See an additional piece by Kathy Kerstetter and learn more about how she creates her mini hand-stitched artworks.

Check out tools used by Mary Hettmansperger.

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

Find the guildelines for the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar Contest.

Susan Brubaker Knapp

DESIGN & STITCH

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson 5: Focus on pattern

The Transfer Dyeing
Kathy Barinholtz
Create uniquely patterned fabrics from repurposed men's attire

Transforming Discards into Art Leslie Tucker Jenison
Surface design and mixed media with shredded paper

Resists from the Kitchen
Lisa Kerpoe
Ingredient 1: Oatmeal

Abstract Ditial Imagery
Connie Rose
An easy approach to creating one-of-a-kind fabrics

Making "Boro Bobbles"
Victoria Gertenbach
A fun, fanciful use ofr your scraps

Everything Old is New Again
Mary Vaneecke
Inspirations for contemporary quilt design in antique imagery

Needle-Felted Fabrics from Scratch
Kathy Kerstetter
How to create a felted stash

Metal as a Surface Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 2: Wire

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile: Shelley Brenner Baird
Pippa Eccles

2011 Calendar Contest Judges' Choice

Beneath the Surface
A gallery of inspiring art quilts

In the Spotlight:
Mary T. Buchanan

Connie Rose

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Selling your art at fairs and festivals.

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Kathy Kerstetter

Victoria Gertenbach

Quilting Arts August/September 2010

QAAS10 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:18:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Download a design from Susan Brubaker Knapp.

See additional quilts by profiled artist B.J. Adams

View more work by Kirsten Chursinoff

Check out a couple more pieces by Jane Dávila

See another piece by Mary Hettmansperger

View additional art from Jude Hill

Check out more of the finalists’ quilts from our “How Entertaining!” Reader Challenge

Discuss the business of art quilting and get more tips on starting an art group in our Minding Your Business forum

Art by Susan Brubaker Knapp

DESIGN & STITCH

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson 4: focus on dimension

Creative Play with Discharge Paste
Ana Buzzalino
Adding and removing color

Weaving a Cloth Base
Jude Hill
The quilt as a canvas

Finding Your Unique Design
Terry White
Variations on a single motif

Framing Moments
Esteria Austin
From photo to fiber

Metal as a Surface Embellishment
Mary Hettmansperger
Part 1: Copper foil

Paintings of Fabric
Peggy Brown
Let the medium be your guide

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A:
Cultured Cloth
Pippa Eccles
A conversation with art quilter Jeanette Gilks

Artist Profile:
B.J. Adams
Pippa Eccles

“How Entertaining!” Reader Challenge Results

In the Spotlight:
Kirsten Chursinoff

Art by Jude Hill

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Announcing the Quilting Arts 2012 Calendar Contest

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Starting a Small Art Group

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Above art by Kirsten Chursinoff

Above art by Esterita Austin

Quilting Arts June/July 2010

junejuly2010 — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:40:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Download a design from Susan Brubaker Knapp.

Browse the "Let Out Your Inner Animal Challenge" photo gallery.

See more photos of Melanie Testa's process and fabrics.

View additional work by Laura Wasilowski

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

DESIGN & STITCH

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson3: focus on texture

Needle-Felted & Hand-stitched Fiber Art
Jane LaFazio
Working in a series

Small Felted Wool Quilts
Morna Crites-Moore
Recycling sweaters into hand-stitched artwork

Stitching from the Soul
Victoria Gertenbach
Layering the past & present

All About Dimension
Diane Núñez
Making 3-D floral embellishments & brooches

Batik with Soy Wax
Melanie Testa
Easy & effective techniques for original fabric design

Arranging Design Elements
Jane Dunnewold
From Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabrics

Small Circular Quilts
Laura Wasilowski
Colorful fused desings with quick wrapped edges

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Q & A:
The Faces of the Feminine
Pippa Eccles
A conversation with art quilter Geneviève Attinger

Artist Profile:
Sylvie Ladame
Susie Monday

“Let Out Your Inner Animal!” Reader Challenge Results

In the Spotlight:
Elizabeth Barton

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

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

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts April/May 2010

QAAM2010 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Download a design from
Susan Brubaker Knapp.

See additionial work by:
• Susan Carlson
• Diane Marie Chaudiere
• Cindi Huss
• Leslie Tucker Jenison
• Connie Rose

Share your own unfinished quilt art in our “Save my UFO!” Gallery—your UFO might even be selected to appear on “Quilting Arts TV”

Learn how to transfer images and create your own stencils.

Browse the “Let Out Your Inner Animal!” Reader Challenge Photo Gallery.

DESIGN & STITCH

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson 2: Focus on line

Silk Screen Printing with
Everyday Objects
Leslie Tucker Jenison
From functional to fine art

Blast from the Past
Terry Grant
Reworking an older piece

Freeform Fabric Collage
Susan Carlson
Two approaches to quilt design

Paint with Wool, Sculpt with Stitch
Cindi Huss
Art quilting with felt

Let the Fabric Speak for Itself
Connie Rose
Creating collages with surface designed fabrics

Pet-ty Journal Portraits
Pokey Bolton
Capturing our animal children in fabric and stitch

IN PROFILE & GALLERY

Artist Profile:
Diane Marie Chaudiere
Pippa Eccles

ArtQuilt Elements
A gallery from an inspirational exhibition

“Let Out Your Inner Animal!” Reader Challenge Results

ArtQuilt Elements, page 60

"La Libellule” by Jane Dávila

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Branding for artists

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

Quilting Arts February/March 2010

QAfebmar2010 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:57:00 GMT

by Astrid Hilger Bennett

ONLINE EXTRAS

See additional process shots from Leni Levenson Wiener

Download Susan Brubaker Knapp's free thread sketching design

View Another Piece from Leilani Pierson's 5-day quilt challenge

Explore Pokey
Bolton's tutorial on Thermofax® Printing

Check out another quilt by Vita Marie Lovett

Share your quilt show submission strategies
Take our dyed fabric quiz

IN EACH ISSUE

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

In the Spotlight: Vita Marie Lovett

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

FEATURE ARTICLES

Creating Figures in Fabric
Leni Levenson Wiener
Turn your photos into quilts

Artist Profile:
Astrid Hilger Bennett
Pippa Eccles

Leftover Dye Pillows
Astrid Hilger Bennett
A fun and easy project for your unused dyes

From Disappointment to Diva
Lyric Kinard
Turn fabric dyeing mistakes into masterpieces

Preserving the White
Jeannie Palmer Moore
Experimentation in resist dying

Versatile Satin Stitch
Kathy York
Embellish your quilts with simple machine stitching

Thread Sketching 101
Susan Brubaker Knapp
Lesson 1: Focus on color

Artist Q & A:
The Power of Repetition
Pippa Eccles
A conversation with art quilter Barbara Walter

Masters: Art Quilts:
Major Works by Leading Artists

5-Day Quilt Challenge
Leilani Pierson
Creating art on a whim

Beading Wool Gems
Rose Hughes
Exploring felted embellishments

Organized Entries
Robbi Joy Eklow
Use calendars to keep track of your quilt show submissions

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Working with a gallery

Introducing Our "How Entertaining!" Reader Challenge

A vessel by Wanda Stivison from Leilani Pierson's "A 5-Day Quilt Challenge"

Crayons by Susan Brubaker Knapp

"Mica" by Astrid Hilger Bennett

In her article “Organized Entries,” on page 74 of the February/March 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Robbi Joy Eklow shared her strategies for keeping track of her quilt show submissions. Share your own tips and techniques, and get advice from your fellow art quilters, at quiltingdaily.com. Just click on Magazine Discussion under the Forums menu, or click the link above.

Quilting Arts August September 2009

QAAugSept09 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:55:00 GMT

ONLINE EXTRAS

Learn more about Carol Shinn’s book, Freestyle Machine Embroidery: Techniques and Inspiration for Fiber Art
See the three groups of quilts from the Whisper Challenge, an art quilt version of the "telephone game."

2011 Quilting Arts Calendar Contest Guidelines

IN EACH ISSUE

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

In the Spotlight: Textural Rhythms, Constructing the Jazz Tradition: An exhibition of contemporary African-American quilts,
by Sandra Sider

In the Spotlight: Linda Turner

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

FEATURE ARTICLES

“Flight of Fantasy”
Frances Holliday Alford
A gelatin monoprint process

Ethically Ethnic Cuffs
Jill Amanda Kennedy
Asian-inspired, richly embroidered accessories that won’t cost the earth

Stitchable Surfaces
Carol Shinn
From FREESTYLE MACHINE EMBROIDERY

Artist Profile: Ludmila Aristova
Susie Monday

Creating with Silk
Betty Busby
Painted & beaded trees

Deconstructed Engravings
Linda Colsh
Printing with incised rubbing plates
& non-toxic materials

The Whisper Quilt Challenge
Kris Sazaki and Deb Cashatt
A new take on an old game

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
The effective artist statement

2010 Calendar Contest: Judges' Choice

Sharing Studio Space: The Lowell Fiber Studio
with Sharon Sawyer

2010 Calendar Contest: Judges' Choice

Ethically Ethnic Cuffs
by Jill Amanda Kennedy

In the Spotlight: Textural Rhythms, Constructing the Jazz Tradition by Sandra Sider

Sharing Studio Space: The Lowell Fiber Studio, with Sharon Sawyer

Creating with Silk
by Betty Busby

Quilting Arts Magazine April/May 2009

QAAprMay09 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:49:00 GMT

IN EACH ISSUE

Editor’s Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

In the Spotlight:
Deborah Kruger

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

FEATURE ARTICLES

Printing Blocks
Cynthia St. Charles
Stamp with hardware store supplies

Thread Painting
Carol Watkins
From photo to stitched artwork

Turn Down the Volume
Malka Dubrawsky
Design quilts with quiet fabrics

Painting with Fabric
Ruth Powers

Perspectives on Art & Quilting
with Inge Mardal & Steen Hougs
Fiber & Stitch Collage
Merill Comeau
A study of nature

Art History for Quilters, Part III:
Imaginative Arrangements
Amy Ropple

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Time management for artists

Strings of Love
Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga
Inspiration from Kenyan Tradition

Tapping into Image Transfers
Lesley Riley
Beyond basic fabric transfers

Results from Our “Rock On!”
Reader Challenge

ONLINE EXTRAS

Pillow by Malka Dubrawsky

Quilt by Lesley Riley

Strings of Love by Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga

Perspectives on Art & Quilting