Quilters Newsletter Apr-may 2010
In this issue, you'll find a couple of things that will encourage you to finish the unfinished. The final installment of our three-part series pattern, Pistachio Ice Cream with Berry Sauce, is inside, as is part three of Delta Dawn, the 2010 six-part mystery quilt. Also included are Laura West Kong's beaded binding technique and Nancy Rink's "No-Waste Applique" method — a great way to start (and finish) a fun wall hanging in a weekend. In addition, "Short Takes" includes four cool tricks for making machine quilting Do you EQ - if so, don't miss Andrea Bishop's tips for designing medallion quilts and pieced borders in Electric Quilt design software. Want to just kick back and read - see Sandra Sider's article "Exotic influences in Early Quilt Art" and meet 10 of the first artists to transform fabric into a fine-art medium, or turn to "This Quiltmaker Rocks" to learn about SuJean Dabney's Doobie Brothers quilt. Colorado artist Regina Benson is the subject of this issue's "Meetin' Place," and a selection of crazy quilts from the AAQ's 2009 contest will make you smile.
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