Quilting Arts

Start with a Great Photo Choosing the right photo makes all the diff erence. Here are some tips I used for fi nding the best sho ...

“Zeke” • 24" x 25" Finishing Trim away the extra interfacing and preview the portrait on various background fabrics. Using glue ...

“Marley” • 25" x 25" Want to learn more? Catch Jane demonstrating her raw-edge pet portrait techniques on “Quilting Arts TV” Ser ...

A llow me to present Jeanne Hewell-Chambers. Jeanne is, in a word, extraordinary. She does ordinary things, in ordinary ways, wi ...

I met Jeanne online about three years ago. At that time, I became fascinated with the project she’d been working on and writing ...

“I shoved all the dishes aside, put my journal down on the table in front of Nancy, handed her my pen, and did what I always do ...

To learn more about Jeanne, visit thebarefootheart.com. there was space on the bottom of the circle which Jeanne concluded looke ...

studio style Add these items to your quilter’s tool kit, stash, or library QUEEN OF THE MAY SCARF JANE SASSAMAN Jane Sassaman’s ...

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HOPE by Pam Rocco Threads of Front cover Vision Quilt panels from top left to right were created by: Tess Connerty, Regina Gilli ...

Ph oto s^ c ou rte sy^ of^ Vis ion Q uil t Through imagery and words people explore ideas, leading to greater understanding of t ...

Instead of bullets, Pennsylvania artist Mimi Shapiro sewed a fl ower sprouting from the end of a handgun to exemplify Vision Qui ...

their families and others who have lost loved ones to gun violence. A major children’s hospital in Chicago displayed panels duri ...

USING COLOR WITH CONFIDENCE c olors vary in their strength, or power. Like children interacting on a playground, some are more d ...

Yellow is the brightest with a 9, and violet is the darkest with a 3. These numbers can also indicate the relative strength of a ...

Find the balance What better way to explore the balance of colors than to apply it to one of your own pieces of artwork. You can ...

fi gure 5 - before fi gure 5 - after “Puppy Love” • 36" x 28" Working with this color scheme, I put down 8 violet squares, 4 gre ...

i ’ve become addicted to cheesecloth! I was introduced to its textural magic a few years ago by one of my students. But, it wasn ...

Directions Prepare to paint I use a knotted resist technique to get subtle linear designs. In addition, the cheesecloth is much ...

Paint the cheesecloth Place the knotted cheesecloth on the plastic-covered foam core board. Dip a foam brush into the paint con ...