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Over a dozen
AWARD-WINNING ANIMAL QUILTS!
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 | ISSUE 77
35
ART
MORE THAN
fresh
QUILTS
master
A NEW SKILL
Ice dye with resists
p. 14
Embellish with beads
p. 68
Hand-stitched French knots
p. 42
Paint and stitch an
old-world landscape
p. 36
MICRO
MACHINE
quilting tips for
fun fillers
p. 64
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editor’s
note
“N
O
, I
JUST CAN
’
T SEE IT
.” T
HAT
’
S MY STOCK RESPONSE TO MY
KIDS WHEN THEY PULL THE
M
AGIC
E
YE
®
ILLUSIONS BOOK FROM
THE SHELF
.
No matter how hard I squint or move the page, the patterns
they see (or claim to see) just aren’t there. When this fad was popular
more than a dozen years ago, my son would ask me daily, “Why can’t you
see it? It’s there right in front of you!” and giggle as he stomped out of the
room. There’s nothing like a superior grade-schooler to make you feel like
you’re missing out on something special. Something grand. A big secret.
That same feeling of not being in-the-know was with me when I started
quilting. I bought books, watched quilting celebrities on TV, and sewed
every night after the aforementioned children were tucked away in bed.
I loved the process and the quilts I was making, but they all looked like
someone else’s work. I was learning skills but I didn’t seem to be making
real progress in making my quilts personal.
It wasn’t until I went to my first quilt show run by a local guild in
California that I “got it.” After browsing the rows of quilts with beautiful
workmanship and perfectly matched seams, I stumbled upon a quilt made
by a group of women from a local coastal town. They did it all—piecing,
appliqué, fusing, and embellishment—on one quilt. It was an amazing
piece of art that told the story of the town where they lived (Muir Beach)
with a clear vision and voice. I knew I had to find these women and
learn from them. Their guidance and encouragement changed the way I
approached my art, and for them, I am forever grateful.
It was a personal connection to a single quilt that made me see quilting as
not just the stitching of pieces of fabric together, but as an art form. And
unlike the Magic Eye book, I didn’t have to squint to know the meaning
was there.
There’s no reason to feel left out of current quilting trends. We have
lots of options to learn techniques and it’s easy to share quilt successes
(and failures!) on social media. But the best way to learn is to have a
connection with a trusted group to motivate, encourage, and critique.
And if your group is looking for new techniques or inspiration, then this
issue has plenty to keep you busy. Now is a great time, while the autumn
air is crisp and the leaves are falling, to make time for quilting—and
connecting.
Best,
“Back in New England”
CATHERINE FLOWERS • TEWKSBURY, MASS.
“This quilt is inspired by my love of New
England autumns and my recent move back
to Massachusetts from Texas. I was inspired
by Jane Dávila’s ‘Stitch by Stitch: Blanket
stitch’ article in the June/July 2015 issue.”
In every issue, there’s a new Reader Challenge
to get your creative juices flowing. Why not
give it a try? Catherine Flowers did when she
entered her quilt in our “Autumn Leaves”
challenge announced in the April/May issue.
Such inspiring work in one tiny quilt!
Vivika Hansen DeNegre
Editor
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contents
table of
77
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get more
online
visit
quiltingdaily.com
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View more artwork by Robbie Payne and
students of Amy Ropple in Online Extras.
Download free templates from Desiree
Habicht and Susan Purney Mark.
Check out the latest digital media products
from Quilting Arts.
Learn about the newest Quilting Arts
Reader Challenge.
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departments
2 E
DITOR
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N
OTE
6 I
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Y
OUR
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URN
8 A
BOUT
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UR
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ONTRIBUTORS
62 R
EADER
C
HALLENGE
A
NNOUNCEMENT
Going Places
86 M
ARKETPLACE
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THE LAST WORD
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Cover art by Susan Brubaker Knapp
design & stitch
10 A
BSTRACT
Q
UILT
D
ESIGN
Pat Pauly
Use photographs to jumpstart
your artwork
68 P
AINTING WITH
B
EADS
Robbie Payne
72 O
UT OF THE
T
OOLBOX
Cheryl Sleboda
Fabric foiling with Deco Foil
14 I
RRESISTIBLE
I
CE
D
YEING
Lynda Heines
Create pattern with resists
Amy Ropple
20 U
NBOUND
: T
HOUGHTS ON
M
AKING
Jane Dunnewold
Explore distinctiveness
82 P
AINTED
F
ABRICS
,
F
ABULOUS
B
ACKGROUNDS
Cecile Whatman
32 E
MBRACING
N
EW
T
ECHNOLOGY
Jamie Fingal
36 C
REATE THE
L
OOK OF
O
LD
W
ORLD
T
ILES
Desiree Habicht
Add character with acrylic inks
in profile
& gallery
24 G
ALLERY
: Q
UILT
A
LLIANCE
A selection of quilts from
‘Animals We Love’
54 A
UTUMN
G
LORY
Results from the ‘Autumn Leaves’
Reader Challenge
77 I
N
T
HE
S
POTLIGHT
Pauline Salzman
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42 S
TITCH BY
S
TITCH
Jane Dávila
The French knot
48 P
IECEMEAL
A
PPLIQUÉ
Susan Purney Mark
Transform scraps and leftovers into
successful artwork
64 M
ICRO
M
ACHINE
Q
UILTING
Susan Brubaker Knapp
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