Black and White | Art Quilts
In Quilty Pleasures Julie Rodgers shows us black and white quilts with examples featured from quilting arts and quilt inspiration online textile art websites.
In Quilty Pleasures Julie Rodgers shows us black and white quilts with examples featured from quilting arts and quilt inspiration online textile art websites.
in this Quilty pleasures we take a look at miniature quilts made for dolls houses. Some are shown as up close quilt patterns and other images show the quilts on doll house furniture. Hexagonal Quilts are a bit hit here.
Portable Patchwork: The Women Pioneers of the Original Quick & Easy Quilting Method by Pamela Weeks is a book that explores the history of “quilting as you go” techniques and provides the reader with a modern connection to this perennially popular pastime.
Quilting in history is the subject of this Quilty pleasures. Italian quilting and materials such as woven linen are discussed as well as quilting techniques like trapunto.
It is that time of year when Halloween is just around the corner! Our quilty Pleasures columnist Julie tells us: ‘I am not a fanatic of Halloween things but I do love a good Halloween quilt and print. I thought it would be fun to look at some quilt patterns and also new Halloween fabric prints.’ Read all about the ideas on offer in this issue of Quilty Pleasures.
I don’t know about you but I am always, in big or little ways, thinking about how much of a footprint I make on the earth and how I can change that. This quilty pleasures column looks at how we can be more sustainable within our quilting arts.
Julie explores a book for us this time in Quilty Pleasures….Ready for a super fun book review? I was sent this quilt book and think it is just wonderful! It is all about making quilts, as well as other things, from a child’s artwork. It is not a book about how to make a quilt but rather how to take a child’s artwork and turn it into something utilizing fabric. The book is Creating Children’s Artwork Quilts by Shannon Gingrich Shirley.
In this column on all our quilty pleasures, written by Julie Rodgers, we learn all about Feed Sack Cloth. We loved the patterns and pure hope within this column using this sturdy fabric. Will you have a go making your own quilt art with this feed sack material?
Julie Rodgers looks ahead to the coming year and what 2021 will hold for the world of quilts, including colour trends, new designs and more!
Julie Rodgers explores kindness in this issue of Quilty Pleasures, the donating of quilts to those in need. Many types of quilts are possible to make and donate; read all about it in her column.
What is an art quilt? What artists use art quilts? What artists make art quilts? This book answers many questions and explores techniques used to make these quilts. Why not explore quilting and arts? Read on to discover if this book is for you, in this review by our loved columnist Julie Rodgers.
Quilting and Enslavement We are in times of incredible change. This has led me to want to write on a topic I have long been
