Online Extras : April/May 2010

“Harvest Moon” by Connie Rose

Larissa Davis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:28:07 GMT

“Harvest Moon” • 10" x 10"

Connie Rose describes how she uses her surface designed fabrics to make improvisational collages in “Let the Fabric Speak for Itself,” on page 54 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts.

“Coin of the Realm” by Connie Rose

Larissa Davis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:05:37 GMT

“Coin of the Realm” • 10" x 10"

Connie Rose describes how she uses her surface designed fabrics to make improvisational collages in “Let the Fabric Speak for Itself,” on page 54 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts.

“Mindscape” by Connie Rose

Larissa Davis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:21 GMT

“Mindscape” • 10" x 10"

Connie Rose describes how she uses her surface designed fabrics to make improvisational collages in “Let the Fabric Speak for Itself,” on page 54 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts.

“Million to One” by Susan Carlson

Larissa Davis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:41:05 GMT

“Million to One” • 52" x 30"

Photo by Dennis Griggs

Susan Carlson outlined two different approaches to quilt construction in “Freeform Fabric Collage,” on page 32 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts.

“Not-So Goldfish” by Susan Carlson

Larissa Davis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:38:07 GMT

“Not-So Goldfish” • 22½" x 36"

Photo by Dennis Griggs

Susan Carlson outlined two different approaches to quilt construction in “Freeform Fabric Collage,” on page 32 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts.

“Contemplating Madness” by Cindi Huss

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:11 GMT

“Contemplating Madness” • 47" x 26"
“The central limb was needle felted with wool roving. The border branches were created with extreme quilting.”

Photos by Cindi Huss

Stitching into felt and needle felting with wool roving can create very interesting visual and tactile effects, which Cindi Huss explores in “Paint with Wool, Sculpt with Stitch,” on page 48 of the April/May 2010 Issue of Quilting Arts.

“The Beach at Castle St. Gregory” by Cindi Huss

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:22 GMT

“The Beach at Castle St. Gregory” • 16½" x 9"
“The sky and sea in this piece were needle felted with wool roving. Extreme quilting sculpts the dunes and sea from wool felt.” (detail below)

Photos by Cindi Huss

“Life's Ebb” by Diane Marie Chaudiere

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:04:50 GMT

“Life’s Ebb” • 16" x 22" x 1½"
“The birth of a continent: violent rips in the land, exposing crevasses of a volcanic past.” (detail below)

In the Artist Profile on page 40 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Diane Marie Chaudiere discusses her fondness for nature-inspired quilts, as well as abstract compositions.

“Waiting for the Tide” by Diane Marie Chaudiere

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:02:08 GMT

“Waiting for the Tide” • 19" x 24" x 1"
“The intertidal zone is a sliver of the world that gives us a brief glimpse of what is hidden below our oceans’ surfaces. Beachcombers anxiously wait for the tide to go out. Once out, life within the intertidal zone, like my starfish, anxiously waits for its return.” (detail below)

In the Artist Profile on page 40 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Diane Marie Chaudiere discusses her fondness for nature-inspired quilts, as well as abstract compositions.

“Rippling Water” by Diane Marie Chaudiere

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:54:46 GMT

“Rippling Water” • 12" x 9" (detail below)

In the Artist Profile on page 40 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Diane Marie Chaudiere discusses her fondness for nature-inspired quilts, as well as abstract compositions.

Silk Broadcloth, by Leslie Tucker Jenison

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:31:38 GMT

Unfinished silk broadcloth, screen printed with facial cloth resists. • 6" x 20"

In “Silk Screen Printing with Everyday Objects,” on page 20 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Leslie Tucker Jenison teaches you how to incorporate used facial cloths into art quilts. Here is another example of her work.

Peacock Feather Thread Sketch Design

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:50 GMT

In the second installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 2: Focus on Line,” on page 14 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan discusses the different effects that can be achieved by varying stitch lines. To try out some of her techniques, download her peacock feather design.