Quilting Arts - February-March 2016_

c yanotype is one of my favorite processes for putting imagery on fabric. I’ve been working with it for years so I was excited t ...

I was very pleased with the results. The prints made from the fabric I treated with the Jacquard products were some of the most ...

Make cyanotype prints If using the Jacquard set, mix the solution according to the package instructions. Paint it onto fabric a ...

face it let’s Results from the ‘Face Time’ Reader Challenge ...

s ketches, formal portraits, snapshots, selfi es, caricatures, doodles, silhouettes. No matter how they’re rendered, we love loo ...

“Dmitri” (Above) LAURIE RUSSMAN • BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT “Th is challenge immediately reminded me of my favorite uncle, Dmitri, ...

“Pretty Slurpy” (Above) DEBORAH RUNNELS • KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON “Here are the kids slurping up a milkshake in the Mt. Rushmore g ...

“Rusty, But the Ticker is Fine” (Above) DENISE EPP • ROSTHERN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA “Waking with stiff joints like rusty hinges, ...

“Superstition” (Left) MARGARET BERGE HARTGE • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE “Th e piece is called ‘Superstition’ and is inspired by a sto ...

“She Who Rules” (Above) SANDRA HANKINS • LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA “Th is quilt is my inked and thread-painted portrait interpre ...

“Portrait in Blue” (Left) TERRY WHYTE • KENOGAMI, ONTARIO, CANADA “A study in values and complementary color schemes.” “Yay Snow ...

get more online View Reader Challenge quilts from previous challenges at quiltingdaily.com. Read about this issue’s new challeng ...

mark your calendar MARCH 13: Emailed submissions are due with low-resolution jpeg photos. MARCH 16: Names of fi nalists will be ...

by Lisa Chin Advanced Sun Printing s urface-designed fabric is so beautiful when there are multiple layers. I love the depth cre ...

Recently I showed a friend a piece of printed fabric and told her my plans for adding more layers. She gasped, “You’re going to ...

Directions To understand how the process works, you need to know that sun printing is about heat and evaporation. The sun provid ...

Starting with the fi rst color, mix a generous tablespoon of paint with 2 tablespoons of water in a small container. Place the ...

Once the fabric is dry, remove the masks and repeat steps 2–5, paying attention to the following notes: Paint over THE ENTIRE ...

Want to write for us? ... Submit your art to Quilting Arts! What are we looking for? Sketchbook-inspired quilts for our Off Th ...

by Lynn Krawczyk let’s learn SCREEN PRINTING for surface designers Skill Building d on’t tell this to the other surface design m ...