Quilting Arts - USA (2021 - Spring)

“Riparian Autumn” 38" x 25" • SUSAN L. SELBY • SPRINGFIELD, MANITOBA, CANADA “Autumn is composting season as the trees and plant ...

“The Beautiful Appearance” 39" x 27" • HEIDI DRAHOTA • NÜRNBERG, GERMANY “Consumer behavior has a decisive influence on textile ...

“The Seven Sisters and Their Ghosts” 48" x 42" • LORIE MCCOWN • FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA “A story about seven sisters, bound tog ...

by Cate Coulacos Prato Carolyn Skei MCKINNEY, TEXAS “Elba Isle Hancock” (2018) • 70" x 12" This portrait of Carolyn’s maternal g ...

Carolyn began making things as a child, learning to sew when she was young. She continued her interest in art, art history, and ...

“Texas Boy with Fish” (2018) • 32" x 24" One of Carolyn’s iPad-designed quilts, it’s made with fused appliqué and won the Inspir ...

“Tulips in Moonlight” (2019) • 30" x 33" Carolyn created this quilt entirely from reused denim for the SAQA Upcycle! exhibition. ...

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in the SPOTLIGHT Ana Sumner EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS “ My life has been fi lled with moments when I’ve felt guided down a path tow ...

time I learned something new, I couldn’t wait to get back to my studio. One of things I love about my studio is the stations I s ...

As I learned more ways to use fabrics and thread to create three- dimensional art, texture became the motivating force for my ar ...

FEEDING FRENZY! Create fabulous undersea embellishments by Ana Sumner w hether you are inspired by a treasured photo (or memory) ...

MATERIALS Cardboard, approximately 18" x 24" Plastic trash bag (large enough to cover the board) Masking tape White cheesecloth ...

DIRECTIONS Paint the fi bers Create a painting board by covering the cardboard with plastic. Tape the plastic fi rmly to the ba ...

Create the reef To make a background for your composition, fuse a 10" x 12" piece of ‘water’ fabric to a piece of felt. Now you’ ...

SENDING ADMIRATION p ostal history around the world is fascinating and postage stamps often feature the work of well- known arti ...

“Polka Dot Vision” MARLISE HORST HUDSON, QUEBEC, CANADA “I am inspired by painter and sculptor Yayoi Kusama. Her work compels us ...

“Dramatic Diagonals” TERRY ASKE NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA “I often walk to a nearby waterfront park, the site of ...

“Cubist Janus” JANICE WALKER CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA “On a background reminiscent of cubism and quilting, I pay homage to the ...