Quilting Arts

Drying and setting Once the cheesecloth is painted, use the plastic- covered board to transport it to the drying area. Untie th ...

Ph ot os^ by H orn ick Riv lin .co m^ un les s^ o th erw ise no ted MATERIALS ½ –1 yard prepared for dyeing (PFD) fabric or a n ...

Note on Paints Most of my printed fabric is used to make mixed-media art pieces, so I can use any paint I want for this process. ...

Cover your work surface with plastic sheeting. Place the gelatin plate on top of a piece of folded muslin. The muslin prevents ...

fi gure 3 fi gure 4 fi gure 5 Carefully place the fabric on top. Burnish the back of the fabric with your hand or the clean bra ...

Ta k e i t f u r t h e r To make a ring, (fi gure 6) combine a stencil with one of the cut-out shapes, using it as a mask. Repe ...

“Sunfl owers” • 17" x 27" One layer of commercially printed polyester sheer; painting and thread sketching. “Sunfl flowers” • 17 ...

“Painted Lilies” • 8" x 10" MATERIALS Silk organza or sheer fabric Heavyweight water-soluble stabilizer (I use Sulky® Ultra Sol ...

fi gure 1 fi gure 2 fi gure 4 fi gure 3 Color the drawing with the artist crayons of your choice. Start at the top and work dow ...

Finishing tips When the painted and stitched organza foreground is complete, brush stabilizer solution over the entire sheer fa ...

OURStory by Susanne Miller Jones “Colorblind” • Mary Jane Sneyd Dunedin, New Zealand Th e stories behind the exhibit w hen emoti ...

“My art doesn’t just represent who I am. It is who I am. I feel stronger knowing that a piece of me is out in the world, making ...

“The Chief” • Jeanne Knudsen • Cody, Wyoming “The Courage to Defy” Phyllis Cullen • Ninole, Hawaii stories in a way that catapul ...

“Humans can be so unkind to one another and I needed a way to remember that there are plenty of people out there working for goo ...

Rules Create an art quilt based on the theme, “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs.” Th e quilt must be 5" × 11". Embellishments must no ...

Transitioning out of homelessness and into a permanent residence is life changing. To celebrate this event, quilt artist Jamie F ...

Carol Haantz PLEASANT HILL, MISSOURI Diane Kolesar ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN Ellen Julius PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Cathy Daffi nee Hee ...

Janice Stitt JACKSON, MICHIGAN Cheryl Guacci LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Barbara Jones WEST DES MOINES, IOWA Barbara Lynne NEW FLOREN ...

Roberta Garris GREENPORT, NEW YORK Wendi Flaherty SURPRISE, ARIZONA Cathy McCord Larsen CAMBRIA, CALIFORNIA Daisy Woodhams DANVI ...

Lynn Twisselman SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA Mary Humme PHOENIX, ARIZONA Jan Roberston JACKSON, MICHIGAN Michelle Jackson ALBUQUERQUE, ...