Innholdsfortegnelse for February/March 2019 i Quilting Arts Magazine

WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART OF HEARTS AS YOU WORK TOWARD REACHING YOUR PERSONAL AND ARTISTIC GOALS? Often, a new year is greeted with resolutions, words of affirmation, and plans for self-improvement. Sometimes, those good intentions lead to new opportunities and expanding personal horizons. That is the hope for my personal practice in the studio this year: to make art that is fresh and personally satisfying and is shown in at least one national quilt show. To do this, I must be true to my muse. I’ll have to start each day with the perspective of an artist. And I’ll also need to commit to my goals just as I do in my professional career. Those are lofty ideals that seem attainable as I write them knowing I have a whole…

With a trend toward slow stitching, we were excited to offer a hand-stitching Reader Challenge based on the theme, “Mended.” Our readers responded thoughtfully and eloquently with gorgeous quilts, many using vintage fabrics. Hand stitches featured in these quilts showcase the gaps in memory, love, and the tenor of the world—and how they can be brought together again and mended. We are pleased to present these original quilts. We hope you enjoy this gallery of our readers’ work. “A Milagro Pondering” DENISE A. BUCHWALTER-LOSCZYK CAMP VERDE, ARIZONA “The design for this quilt came to me after I read about the challenge. I made a small pencil sketch, and then created the quilt by using materials in my stash. I incorporated machine needle-felted striped material, which I made from acrylic felt…

We love seeing where artists create, and so do our readers. Whether you work in an outdoor dye studio, a professional artist co-op, or have carved out a corner for creativity in your home, your studio could be featured on the pages of QUILTING ARTS in our new recurring column, Open Studio. Want to see your studio featured in a future publication? Read on… • To be considered for an Open Studio feature, please provide a brief written description of your studio and email it to qasubmissions@fwmedia.com with ‘Open Studio feature’ in the subject line. • Attach up to three low-resolution images of your studio to help us in the review process. NOTE: Good photography is important in the review phase and beyond. If your proposal is accepted, you are…

Dear Readers, We have been blown away by the generosity of our readers in creating quilts for the ‘Heart of the Home’ Reader Challenge. Thank you for your amazing donations! We are so pleased to provide these beautiful quilts to deserving families through the House Quilt Project. —The Editorial Team DEAR QUILTING ARTS, The two quilts I created for the ‘Heart of the Home’ Reader Challenge are two of only three quilts I have ever completed. I have been collecting techniques, ideas, and supplies since then to do more. The mission of the House Quilt Project inspired me. I hope the recipients enjoy each quilt as much as I enjoyed making them and I wish them much happiness. With warm regards, Rebecca Clinton • Sioux Falls, South Dakota DEAR QA,…

MATERIALS • Photo ready for digital manipulation• Photo-editing software such as Adobe® Photoshop® or Photo to Sketch• Textile paint, ink, or acrylic paint• Small paintbrushes artists often use their own photos as inspiration for their artwork. Print-on-demand services like Spoonflower allow artists to use these photos to create one-of-a-kind, personal artwork on fabric. Photo manipulation apps provide artists with countless opportunities for flexibility in design. My technique is rather ‘old school’ in approach and reflects classic printing processes—or a coloring book line drawing—depending on your critical eye. I was inspired to create artwork from my kitchen. I work in a commercial kitchen with bright, shiny objects and lots of pattern repetition. I thought, ‘Why not turn my photos into inspiration for my art quilts?’ I have tried several methods and…

MATERIALS • Decorative paper napkins• High-loft batting the size of the napkin• Stiff interfacing the size of the napkin• Spray adhesive• Permanent fabric adhesive (I used Alene’s® Fabric Fusion®.)• Decoupage medium (I used Mod Podge® Matté Finish.)• Fabric medium (I used Liquitex® Fabric Medium.)• Iridescent medium (I used Liquitex® Iridescent Medium.)• Acrylic paint• Fabric markers• Fabric paint• Acrylic matte medium (I used Daler Rowney Simply® Acrylic.)• 50wt thread for quilting• Embellishments such as embroidery floss, beads, sequins, glitter, etc.• Archival ink and stamps every Christmas as long as I can remember my mom has given me a gift box filled with soap, hand cream, and beautiful, decorative, paper napkins. She hopes the napkins will be set out on my table when she comes over for a luscious dinner one day.…

Judi H. Bastion is a lifelong learner, pursuing her education and building her design, quilting, and photography skills. She earned her Bachelors in Theatre, with a minor in French and an Masters in Arts Administration. Her work has appeared in the National Quilt Museum, the New England Quilt Museum, and Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Judi is a life member of Maine Quilts, current President of Gate City Quilt Guild, and member of PAQA-South and SAQA. She is now retired and works in her studio full time. judibastion@gmail.com Sue Bleiweiss is an award-winning fiber artist recognized for her whimsical imagery and bold, saturated quilts. In her new book, Modern Art Quilts: Design, Fuse & Quilt-As-You-Go, she demonstrates how to create dynamic modern art quilts with no piecing required. Sue lives in…

“Cloth in Common” is an international group of 11 fiber artists. Every two months, a member issues a prompt and the artists create quilts in response to that prompt. The group shares weekly progress reports on our website. The idea for the group was hatched at the 2017 annual Studio Art Quilt Associates conference. I had long admired the work of another group of artists, Viewpoints9, originated by Martha Wolfe. Fate afforded me a chance to discuss starting a similar group with Martha, and she agreed to mentor me through the process. Before the conference ended, three other artists from Australia, Canada, and Pennsylvania agreed to join. I wanted a diverse representation of artists from several countries, as well as artists with varying approaches. I sent an invitation describing my…

at QUILTING ARTS, we celebrate contemporary art quilting, surface design, mixed media, fiber art trends, and more. We are always looking for new techniques, innovative processes, and creative approaches to the art of quilting. We’d love to hear from you! What are we looking for? • Artists with inspiring portfolios of work to be featured in our In The Spotlight, Artist Profile, Open Studio, and Q&A articles. Show us your work and tell us your story.• Unique techniques, new ways to use existing tools and supplies, and ideas we’ve never featured before.• If you are teaching, blogging, or exhibiting your art quilts, you probably have great ideas to share! How to submit • Write a brief description of your idea and email it to qasubmissions@fwmedia.com. Your submission should give us…

i can hardly remember how long ago I came across Jana Štrbová; I believe it was in 2005 at a show in Lugano, Switzerland. At that time she was planning to promote art quilts in the Czech Republic where she lives, and was studying how to start an international quilt show in Prague. With her determination and energy, the Prague Patchwork Meeting opened a year later with the help of the Bohemia Patchwork Club, which opened its doors to Czech and international visitors. Since that day, Jana has not stopped—not only promoting quilting in Europe, but also creating her own beautiful and rich art quilts while using interesting and personal construction techniques. Jana is a member of Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) and has exhibited her work internationally in major…

for a lot of artists, a deadline is a great motivator. However, there are many who view the deadline as a nemesis—one that stays out of sight and then sneaks up behind them and says “gotcha!” when the date they were supposed to submit the artwork turns into yesterday. If you’re missing deadlines, losing track of what projects you’re involved in, or can’t remember which quilts you have submitted or shipped out to exhibits, then it’s time to take control and get organized! Each day, the first thing I do when I get to my studio is review my to-do list. I favor the tried-and-true paper list: I write the date in the upper right corner and list everything that I need to get done along with the date each…

I often sit in a chair I inherited from my grandmother when adding hand stitching to my art quilt collages. She was a knitter and I love knowing this chair is part of another generation of needlework. For embroidery I use my favorite needle, which is just the right size and length. It gets a slight curve, which fits perfectly between my thumb and finger. My favorite thimble has a spot that is worn and darkened where the needle gets pushed through. These tools are important considerations for creating with my hands. This is the third article in the series exploring how to use your head, heart, and hands to infuse meaning and originality into your art quilts. You may remember that the first article focused on maximizing the ideas…

EVERY QUILTER I HAVE MET ON MY QUILTING JOURNEY has quilty lists: a to-do list, a bucket list, a UFO list, and a list for the quilt show—we are all about the lists. Last year, I realized I had overlooked the most important list—the ‘What makes me a successful quilter?’ list. I know what I want to make, but I had not been considering if my plans and my lists were making me successful or just keeping me busy. In some ways, my quilting list said, “You don’t have enough done. You don’t finish what you start. You don’t have the skills you should have. You are not as good as someone else,” and on and on, making me feel unsuccessful. How is that helping me? I decided that if…