Quilting Arts Magazine : Sewing Techniques

Quilting Arts Magazine, June/July 2013

Kristine Lundblad — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:38:00 GMT

"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 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 Magazine February/March 2009

QAFebMar09 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:51:00 GMT

IN EACH ISSUE

Editor's Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

In the Spotlight: "Grape Harvest"

Marketplace

Classifieds and Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
by Robbi Joy Eklow

FEATURE ARTICLES

Art History for Quilters, Part II: “Hey, Venus!”
Amy Ropple

It’s Good to Get Distressed
Jane Dávila
Designing with ink pads

“Vertigo”
Kathy York
Conquering fears of mixed techniques

Runway Fashion Designer Turns Fabric Designer
Pokey Bolton
Our editor chats with Jay McCarroll

Scan, Print, Stamp, & Stitch
Pamela Price Klebaum
One person’s debris is another’s art

On Display: The Work of Swedish Quilter
Ulva Ugerup
Charlotte Yde

Thread Painting 101
Terry White
Using two threads at once for “new” colors

Power to the Hand Stitcher:
Laura Wasilowski
Transform a quilt with hand stitching

Color Therapy
Cynthia St. Charles
Glue gel resist

Illuminated Art Quilts
by Deborah Boschert
Getting inspiration from the past

Paintstik Passion
Melody Crust
Create art quilts using Shiva® Paintstiks®

Monoprinting with Paint
Liz Berg
Using a printing plate to create textured fabric

Minding Your Business
Jane Dávila
Art resolutions and setting goals

ONLINE EXTRAS

Quilt by Cynthia St. Charles

Editor Pokey Bolton interviews 'Project Runway' winner turned fabric designer, Jay McCarroll Page 28.

Amy Ropple brings art history into your ...
Page 14

Swedish art quilter Ulva Ugerup...
Page 36

Quilting Arts Fall 2006

QAFall06 — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:57:00 GMT

IN EACH ISSUE

Editor’s Note

Letters from Readers

Call for Entries

About Our Contributors

Book Reviews

In the Spotlight:
Linda Sorkin Eisenberg

Marketplace

Submissions

Classifieds

Ad Index

Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow

FEATURE ARTICLES

Art Design Primer
Lesson 1: Unity and Focal Point
Lyric Kinard

Embellishing with Attitude
Pamela Allen

Major Minors II: South African Fibreworks Exhibition

Announcing Our 2008 Calendar Contest

Artist Profile: Karen Stiehl Osborn
Cate Coulacos Prato

Embellished Stitches &
Exotic Threads
Margaret Ball

An Interview with South African
Artist Rosalie Dace
Patricia Bolton

Art Quilts at the Sedgwick:
On the Square

Fabrication Collaboration
Cate Coulacos Prato

The Art of Journal Quilting:
Experimenting and Growing
Maria Elkins

2007 Calendar Contest:
Judges’ Choice

Ladder Stitch Sampler
Beryl Taylor

Transformation: From Crafty
Silk Flower to Sheer Sensation
Peggy Holt

Fabric Bowls by Desiree Vaughn

"Fish and Chips" by Pamela Allen, Embellishing with Attitude

"Serendipity" by Peggy Holt, Transformation: From Crafty Silk Flower to Sheer Sensation