Mary Wiessner donated this mini art quilt she calls Wag Your Tail to the Quilts For Sale project to benefit Alzheimer’s research. I love the quote and metal dog tag.
Another favorite donation quilt of mine is Linda Rogers’ Limey… Read More ...
Applying the rule of thirds
Gail from That Artist Woman explains the rule of thirds in her series Art Elements. She says learning to recognize the sweet spots in a composition will help you create more appealing work. Visit her Post: Art Elements: Rule of … Read More ...
Newsy: Textile Art Festival coming in June
If you live or travel close enough, don’t miss the Textile Art Festival coming up soon in Queensland, Australia. A browse through the Festival Preview Magazine revealed several events that will appeal to art quilters.
… Read More ...State of the Art 2011
Tutorial: Diamonds Mini Quilt
Lindsay from Craft Buds shares how she made this beautiful, bright quilt. She describes the project,
… Read More ...For this quilt, you can go bright with rainbow solids like I did, or focus on prints. Choose masculine colors, girly colors or whatever
Online class: Fiber art and watercolor with Sue
Fans of art quilter Sue Bleiweiss, listen up. She’s teaching an online class in June –
Watercolor Explorations for the Fiber Artist. Click the class title to find out more about it and to register.
[Image via Sue
… Read More ... DIY: Upcycled Art Quilt
Marianne known as Trucdart at Instructables wants you to “start thinking outside of the sewing box!” She says making an art quilt is easy with paper, fabric, and items you already have around the house. Get the tute.
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FACFE: Eco Quilts show and contest
Fiber Art Calls for Entry (FACFE) announce a new juried show and contest, Eco Quilts: Art quilts featuring Recycled Material. They describe the event:
… Read More ...The TACtile Textile Arts Center invites contemporary quilt artists from [sic] to submit art quilts
TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper is winner
Lesley Riley’s Transfer Artist Paper
is a winner of the 2011 Craft & Hobby Association – Winter Innovations Showcase. Has anyone tried this yet? If so do share your experience with it. I found this browsing over at C&T. Here … Read More ...
Kweli’s African American fabrics
Kweli from African American Fabrics designs fabulous fabric with African American sensibilities. My favorite from her collection on Spoonflower is Bottle Tree, circled in the photo. She explains the folklore behind the bottle tree on her Post: Bottle Tree Fabric … Read More ...
Alliances contest winners
This is Soul Sisters by Jamie Fingal; she’s the grand prize winner of the AAQ quilt contest “Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion”. Read more about this fabulous art quilt here.
This is We Are the Quilters by Cynthia St. Charles; … Read More ...
Quilt, art, or both
Christina from A Few Scraps started a discussion on the words “quilter” and “artist”. Visit her blog to read all the comments. I once asked our talented Craft Gossip Needlework Editor – Denise Felton – her thoughts on the difference … Read More ...
From UFOs to alternate creations
Lynn from ctpubblog.com takes some of her UFOs and turns them into better quilted creations. Go see more HERE.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hardback sketchbook
Amy from Angry Chicken shows how she makes sketchbooks for her kids. But all crafters – young and old – need some of these for doodling and designing. Go to her blog to get the know-how.… Read More ...
Leah ponders her place as an artist
One look at this quilt My Cup Runneth Over by Leah Day and there’s no discussion – she’s an artist. I love it and anyone who gets to see this in person is lucky. Visit her blog to read more.… Read More ...
Blog tour for Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts
Carolyn from ctpubblog.com wants us to join the blog tour for Laura Wasilowski’s new book Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts
. Each host will be giving away a copy of the book. Go HERE to read more. Next one is April … Read More ...