QNM Issue #401 April 2008
Includes:
Artistry from the Ashes of War - A story of hope as displaced Bosnian refugees make quilts as part of a work-therapy program
Seeing Stars: Transforming Blocks into Six-Pointed Stars-Experiment with equilateral triangles and an infinite number of star designs will be at your fingertips
Why I Don't Call Myself a Quilt Artist: The Art Quilt Paradox-A survey of how quiltmakers describe themselves reveals a number of options
Meetin' Place - A certified appraiser who quilts gives new life to antique blocks and feed sacks
About Space - A room with a soothing view helps this renowned quilter work rather than distract her
Readers' Quilt Show - Tradition gets reinterpreted in a collection of classic designs that display creative expression
Easy Lesson - Turn kids' charming drawings into fun and fuzzy chenille quilts
Finish Line - Things customers can do to make earn their longarm quilter's list of favorite clients
Power Stitching - Using silk for the background of her embroidery didn't worry this quilter at all and the results prove her right
Fabric Focus - Two Young Street from two new Australian designers for Marcus Fabrics; On a Whim, enchanting whimsical prints from Robert Kaufman Fabrics; and Fraktur Fancy, folk art-inspired collaboration between P&B Textiles and the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
Short Takes - How to make skinny stems and a paper-pieced umbrella design
On the Cover: Would You Kiss a Frog - Precision piecing contrasts with free-flowing applique that will make you smile
coral Canopy - Stacking, cutting rearranging, and then peicing patches alternates with lovely floral applique
Kismet - Traditional blocks take on a new perspective in this designer's paper-piecing masterpiece
Picalilli - Bright colors and exotic motifs in the Katmandu fabric line from Troy Riverwoods Collection inspired a zesty pieced rpoject that ll ages will appreciate
Photo Finish: View from Table Mountain - A combination of a pictorial setting and traditional pieced blocks gives us a dramatic view of earth and sky.
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