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Spotlight: Julie Burton, Quilter and Pattern Designer
Quilt designer Julie Burton admires traditional quilts, but discovered that when she made them, she took the blocks into her own design sensibilities and transformed them. The result is Julie's…
Spotlight: Jen Broemel, Fiber Artist
With training as an architect and the improvisational instincts of an artist, Jen Broemel creates fiber art that is both structured and free-flowing. The layers of hand stitch that float…
Spotlight: Barbara Matthews, Fiber Artist
Balancing the precision of laser cutting with the serendipity of silk dyeing, fiber artist Barbara Matthews engages both left and right brain when creating her art. By adhering silk to…
Spotlight: Brigit Gail Dermott, Modern Quilter
With bold color choices and an eye for geometry, Brigit Gail Dermott is making her mark in the Modern Quilting universe. Many of her designs begin with colorful paper collages…
Spotlight: Ailish Henderson, Textile Artist
From her large body of collected work, Textile Artist Ailish Henderson shares her art by printing her designs onto fabric and creating scarves and cushion covers - wearable art for…
Spotlight: Amy Burt, Textile Artist
There's nothing stuffy and old-fashioned about Amy Burt. She is an avid student of traditional methods of embroidery, but designs and teaches modern applications of the art. Her take on…
Spotlight: Shelby Skumanich, Quilt Alchemist
With a background in photography and an admiration for the Gee's Bend quilters, Shelby Skumanich mixes her trained compositional eye with the freedom of improvisation. The resulting quilts are striking…
Spotlight: Karolina Merska, Pajaki Artist
Artist Karolina Merska takes the traditional Polish folk art of pajaki and transforms bright papers and modern materials into contemporary art mobiles. Karolina's work sparks joy from every angle, introducing…
Spotlight: Barbara Schneider, Fiber Artist
Fiber artist Barbara Schneider sees details that most of us overlook in the natural world, then translates what she sees into cloth so that we can see it, too. Her…
How to Face a Quilt
There are many different ways to face a quilt, but this is my favorite technique. This method reduces bulk in the corners, and the stay stitching makes a nice clean…
Spotlight: Emma Herian, Fiber Artist
With creative parents as role models and cheerleaders, as well as a teacher who allowed her to knit on pencils during story time, it's no surprise that fiber artist Emma…
Spotlight: Nancy Cain, Bead Artist
Every piece of bead art that Nancy Cain designs is creatively engineered to achieve her vision for a sculptural piece with inherent structure. Math Brain and Art Brain have worked…
How to Make No Waste Flying Geese Quilt Block
The flying geese quilt block is used in hundreds of traditional patchwork quilt blocks and is perfect for quilt borders. You see it in both traditional and modern quilts. Why…
Spotlight: Wen Redmond, Mixed Media Artist
Pioneering 21st century processes in the field of fiber art, mixed media artist Wen Redmond combines stitch with digital manipulation of images printed on unusual substrates. The result is ethereal,…
Lazy Daisy Stitch Embroidery Tutorial: Perfect for Flowers
As the name implies, the Lazy Daisy Stitch is an easy and fun way to embroider simple flower petals, leaves and raindrops. Scattered stitches fill spaces.
Spotlight: Emma Varnam, Crochet Designer
With a desire to encourage children to smile and hug, Emma Varnam designs crocheted soft toys and cuddly critters that invite interactive play. Her animal patterns will inspire you to…
Spotlight: Becky Goldsmith, Quilt Designer
As the designer of countless books and patterns, Becky Goldsmith does it all in quilting. Piecing and appliqué, hand and machine sewing, cotton and wool, precise and whimsical - and…
Pressing Seams in Quilting, Best Tips from Quilters
We asked some of our favorite quilters: "When it comes to pressing seams in quilting, people can be set in their ways. (See what we did there??) Which camp are…