For my first Quilty Pleasures column I scoured the internet, getting lost in the vast number of creative quilters! I stumbled on Becky Grover on Etsy and then found her website. I think her work is wonderfully diverse, so I sent her an email asking if she would be interested…
Quilty Pleasures: Piecework Collective Show in NY Sept. 20th-23rd
Hey All! My name is Andrea Alonge and I’m a fiber artist based in Seattle, Washington. My medium is quilt making and surface embellishment, and I’m currently working on a series of pieces inspired by the natural environment around me, through shapes, patterns, and color. I approach my works in…
Karlee Porter’s Graffiti Quilting
I was struck the other day by this bit from Mr X’s recent TEDx talk: I’m not bothered what technology you use to become an artist; it is the self-expression that is the critical point here. Machine quilting might not seem like the most likely medium for expressive stitching … but…