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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
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...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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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
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...
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...
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...
Lynn from ctpubblog.com takes some of her UFOs and turns them into better quilted creations. Go see more HERE.
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.
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.
Have you ever wondered how Linda from Buzzing and Bumbling creates such realistic faces in her applique quilt projects? I have. Now you can find out how she does it on her Post: Making Faces Tutorial. Shown is her
Dale Riehl from The City Quilter is getting the word out about The ArtQuilt Gallery that opened this month in New York. See the press release below.
NEW YORK–The ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC will open April 5, becoming the only commercial gallery… Read More... Don’t miss a chance to win this fabulous mini art quilt made by Valerie Goodwin – an architect – over at I’m Feeling Crafty!. Get contest details HERE.
Carol at MamaCJT asserts single is best when it comes to binding small quilts. Here’s an example she gives of an art quilt where the binding is in scale. Go to her POST: Single Fold Bindings to read more.
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I Am, I Said took her inspiration from a photo to make this art quilt she calls Carousel. I love it! Visit her POST to see a close-up.
Angela of Angela’s Textile Art entered this art quilt in Quilting Gallery’s Weekly Themed Quilt Contest and is asking for your vote HERE. I love how Angela allowed the hoodie ties to hang down into the quilt’s border. Clever. … Read More...
Diane from Twelve by Twelve announces a contest and talks about her entry in the book, Dandelion. Get a chance to win a copy of Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge. Go HERE for entry details.
Chris from Trading Fabric Postcards has collected 1000 of these tiny works of art. Many she has received in swaps from participants from all over the world. She says this about the monthly swaps, We are a very good group … Read More...
This quilt called Work Clothes by Gee’s Bend member Loretta Pettway Bennett is so lovely, I’m swooning. You can make your own with a Work Clothes quilt kit, available to buy at We Love Quilting!. Never heard of Gee’s … Read More...
