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Spotlight: Millicent Kennedy, Visual Artist
Millicent Kennedy’s practice is interested in how we archive a physical world in flux. Through skills both laborious and ancient including book and box making, natural dye, and hand stitching,…
Spotlight: Catherine Whall Smith, Art Quilter
Catherine Whall Smith works in a series and usually has more than one piece in progress. She includes digital printed images in her work, and always finishes them with hand…
Spotlight: Barbara from Elverie aka bbeebling, Fiber Artist
Bbeebling dabbled in a variety of creative techniques, learning along the way. Each of those media has influenced her current work creating fantasy-inspired 3D fiber art often showcasing iridescent handmade…
How to Hand Tie a Quilt; Free Tutorial with Video
Learn how to hand tie a quilt to finish your next quilt. This is a perfect technique to finish a utilitarian quilt like a baby quilt or lap throw. It's…
Signature Quilts: What they are and how to make one
Signature quilts are sometimes referred to as autograph quilts, album quilts, and friendship quilts. In recent years, you'll also see the terms guest book quilt or wedding guest quilt. These…
Spotlight: Tenyka Jay, Visual Artist
Inspired by nostalgia, Tenyka Jay creates colorful paintings and writes and illustrates children's books. As a busy mom, she makes the time to create daily which has helped her evolved…
Cracker Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial
The Cracker quilt block pattern is a variation of the square in a square pattern. The center square is a set of three strips of fabric. It was first published…
Spotlight: Tara Ritacco, Textile and Mixed Media Artist
Tara Ritacco started her career in the Los Angeles garment industry for an evening wear company and later developed textiles and dyed fabrics for the Walt Disney Company, Character Costuming.…
Spotlight: Anne Bellas, Art Quilter
Anne Bellas made a few traditional quilts and then discovered art quilts. She creates her textile paintings with her hand-dyed fabrics. Working in a series, she explores new designs and…
Spotlight: Cathy Miranker, Modern Quilter
Cathy Miranker walked into a quilt shop and left with fabric and quilting supplies, joined a class and the local quilt guild. Now, she reinterprets things she sees and places…
Spotlight: Kate Jenkins, Fiber Artist
Kate Jenkins wanted to gain attention for her new business and crocheted a small exhibit of her favorite British foods. She now creates realistic-looking food with knitting, crochet, beading, embroidery…
Spotlight: Eszter Bornemisza, Fiber Artist
Eszter Bornemisza first saw art quilts at the Quilt Expo in Lyon, France, and knew that was what she had to do. Influenced by her urban dwellings, you'll find bits…
Spotlight: Chilu, Visual Artist
Chilu has worked as a web and graphic designer, and illustrator. She became an artist to have flexibility in her schedule as a mother. Inspired by the world around her,…
Spotlight: Libby Cerullo, Textile Artist
Libby Cerullo creates textile art inspired by the trees around her home in rural Pennsylvania. Her series Portraits of Women as Trees has expanded from female archetypes and her thoughts,…
Spotlight: Linda Lutomski, Fiber Artist
Linda Lutomski received her BFA in printmaking and clay, discovered fiber arts, and never looked back. She and her husband are both artists and often collaborate on projects together. Playing…
Bow Tie Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial
The Bow Tie quilt block is a classic quilt block found in many traditional quilts. In this article, I'll show you the traditional way of making the block with templates…
How to Make a Colonial Knot: Hand Embroidery Tutorial
You know all about the French knot. Have you tried the Colonial Knot? Instead of twisting your thread several times around the tip of the needle to make a French…
Spotlight: Jan Soules, Textile Artist
Jan Soules started working in a series during the Pandemic and shifted her style of making textile art from being inspired by her photos to working improvisationally. Starting with selecting…