Quilting Arts - USA (2021 - Spring)

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Dear QA,

Th e last issue (December 2020/January 2021) gets a prized place in
the top drawer of my craft table! I would call it ‘Back to the Basics’ ...
Painting Tyvek (Crites), photo transfers (Koolish), hand stitching
(Booth), creating your own fabric (Turner), and paint (Lohbeck).
Th en, an added bonus on silk thread (Schillig) encouraged me to open
that spool I bought some time ago.

As always, I love Quilting Arts and am expectantly waiting for the
next issue as soon as I fi nish reading the current one.
Stacey Cummings
Inman, South Carolina

Dear Editors,

I would love to see an Artist Profi le done on Shin-hee Chin. Th is
woman does amazing and stunning work. I have taken a class from her
and came away in awe. She is very modest and humble. You may have
to do some persuading as she tends to shy away from praise.

I noticed her work in the December 2020/January 2021 issue as a
fi nalist in the Pieces of the Past competition. In typical humility, her artist
statements always speak volumes to the depth of her inspiration.

Looking forward to seeing her in a future publication. I love your
magazine!

Sincerely,
Velda Becker
Abilene, Kansas

Th ank you for your letter and suggestion, Velda. Yes, Shin-hee Chin is a

treasure and we have a profi le planned for a future issue.

We love to hear suggestions from our readers! If you have a favorite artist

you’d love to see profi led or a technique you'd like to learn more about, send

a quick email to [email protected] and we’ll consider it.

—Vivika Hansen DeNegre, Editor

Dear Quilting Arts,

I love the quilted piece you selected for this award, Pieces of the

Past! It makes a statement; so diff erent from many quilts. Rare and

beautiful, the colors are exquisite and typical for the subject.

I would say this artist nailed it! Glad this won!

Sharon Hill

Birmingham, Alabama

Th ank you for your note, Sharon. We agree—“Still Standing in

Clearwater Idaho” by Karen Sienk, the First Place winner of the

Pieces of the Past competition, was a worthy choice! A gallery

of winners, fi nalists, and honorable mention recipients was in the

December 2020/January 2021 issue and a gallery of more fi nalists is

on page 20.

—Th e Editorial team

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“A Thousand Lives (Ruby Kendrick)” • 63" x 63"

by Shin-hee Chin • Finalist in Pieces of the Past online quilt

competition