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Flower Pounding Tutorial: What it is and How to do it
Have a bounty of flowers in your yard and ready to make some unique art? Flower pounding might be a perfect project for you! It is a natural way to…
Spotlight: Toni Kersey, Fiber Artist
Toni Kersey came to art quilting later in life. She refers to her process as 'Spirit Dancing', working improvisationally with commercial fabrics, and fabrics she creates with dyeing and surface…
Spotlight: Evelyn Politzer, Visual Artist
Evelyn Politzer creates visual art using a variety of techniques to transform materials into her works, including knitting, embroidery, crochet, and weaving - all of which have long histories and…
Spotlight: Julian Jamaal Jones, Multidisciplinary Artist
Julian Jones creates abstract textile art, he tells his story in code to protect his narrative from the world around him. Working in textiles connects him to his family history…
Spotlight: Debbie Grifka, Textile Artist
Debbie Grifka writes in her journal almost daily to help her work through details in her pieces. Her work is inspired by the beauty in life, wherever she finds it.…
Spotlight: Diane Deery, Landscape Artist
Diane Deery creates her hand-dyed silk fiber art in nature. You'll find her traveling the world to find unique rock formations that she uses to create texture with dyes on…
Spotlight: Carol Quarini, Textile Artist and Lace Practitioner
Carol Quarini discovered lace bobbins on visits to antique shops with her Dad. She took some lessons and now creates intricate pieces telling stories about family history and the place…
Spotlight: Paola Machetta, Improv Quilter
For Paola Machetta, engineering and art go hand-in-hand. The connection is activating the creative part of our brain in problem solving. She is a full-time engineer. In her free time…
Spotlight: Mary Tabar, Fiber Artist
Mary Tabar draws, paints, is a dressmaker and quilter. She finds inspiration from art she sees and makes it her own. You'll find her experimenting with discharge to create her…
Spotlight: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Mixed Media Artist
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs creates mixed-media art, including fiber, inspired by things she notices in society or things happening around her. Working in a series, you'll find Mirjam creating wall hangings, but…
Spotlight: Ree Nancarrow, Quilt Artist
Ree Nancarrow has been interested in art from a young age. She was introduced to quilting, and fiber arts became her medium of choice. A summer job in Alaska changed…
Spotlight: Cathy Fussell, Fiber Artist
Cathy Fussell has been sewing since she was a young child. After retirement, she pursued quilting as a full-time occupation. Her daughter, an art student, came home from college and…
Spotlight: Samantha Boot, Textile Artist
Samantha Boot is a textile artist and quilter, specializing in the slow arts of hand stitch and natural color. She has always been a stitcher. During the pandemic, her desire to…
How to Make the Cathedral Window Quilt: Two Methods
In this tutorial, you'll learn two ways to make the Cathedral Window Quilt. One is the traditional method, and the other is an 'easy' method. There are features I like…
Spotlight: Joan Sowada, Fiber Artist
Joan Sowada creates fiber art in a variety of styles, inspired by the people and world around her. She selects fabric combinations for her pieces that help her present an…
How to Make a Cathedral Window Tree Ornament
Adorn your tree this year with a hand-sewn Cathedral Window tree ornament. Make them as gifts or use them to decorate packages this season. It's a perfect take-with-you hand sewing…
Spotlight: Zoe Castro, Home Goods and Apparel Designer
Zoe Castro studied fashion design in college. Inspired by bedding at an upscale boutique, she and her mom took a quilting class. She now creates custom home goods as well…
Spotlight: Heidi Drahota, Fiber Artist
Heidi Drahota began to lose interest in her passion for watercolor painting. She rediscovered textiles and now creates detailed fiber art using a variety of fiber-based materials. Her work is…