Category Archives: Ideas For Art Quilts

 Why Contrast Matters Part 2 …Can This Quilt be Fixed?

Posted on August 17, 2016 by

We’ve all have had THAT quilt that we were sooooooo EXCITED about that we just couldn’t wait until we could get to cutting and piecing it and see it come together! And then… the moment we were waiting for… to … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Quilt!…why Contrast Matters 

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

Have you ever had a project get away from you? It can happen easily especially when you’re working with many prints or colors and trying to get a limited amount of certain colors to work together if you forget one … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite kind of days….

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

                                    …a quilt fabric Road Trip! I was so sorry to hear that another quilt shop in (sort of) my area was closing! … Continue reading →

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Preparing Patterns for Glue Basting Tutorial – Part 2

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

To continue the tutorial I started here, I will tell you about the glues I recommend and why and how to go about gluing your masterpiece in preparation for machine thread painting an quilting. 7. My flower pieces are all … Continue reading →

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Preparing Patterns for Glue Basting Tutorial – Part 1

Posted on February 5, 2016 by

  Using the Master of the pattern you have, in this case the Spring Poppies, tape it to a light source (window or light box). Lay a piece of freezer paper, shiny side down, on top of it an tape … Continue reading →

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Your Pet “Photo to Art Quilt” Tutorial Part 3

Posted on October 30, 2015 by

And now we get to the really fun part of this tutorial! Assembling the Pug Art Quilt! Here is Chisum assembled and ready to thread paint. But before we get to the thread painting, I will take you through the … Continue reading →

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Your Pet “Photo to Art Quilt” Tutorial Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

In the previous tutorial, Your Pet “Photo to Art Quilt” Tutorial Part 1, we finished with a Value Sketch and a Master (line drawing). From these we will create pattern pieces, choose fabric and start cutting out the pieces. Let’s look at … Continue reading →

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Your Pet “Photo to Art Quilt” Tutorial Part 1

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

In a few parts, I will explain what you can do with a photo of your pet to prepare a pattern for an art quilt. There are several approaches but if you’re feeling intimidated by the drawing aspect, this can … Continue reading →

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From Painting to Art Quilt

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

While I am in the “Ideas for Art Quilts” blogging mode, and as I beat the heat here in So Cal near Downtown Disney, I thought I would share an idea or two that I have been Bird Watching for … Continue reading →

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