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Genome Quilts by Bev St. Clair
Quilted DNA Beverly St. Clair is a practicing psychiatrist who has explored the aesthetic and discipline of quilting for many years. Her unique focus is on what she has termed the genome quilt. “My idea for genome quilts grew from … Continue reading
Repurposing Scraps of Others’ Lives
in the CQA Quilting News From the Columbus Dispatch, by Melissa Starker, June 11, 2011 “Everyone Can Find a Different Story in my Quilts” Quilters often incorporate fabrics that hold meaning from a previous use – clothes that a child has … Continue reading
Posted in ARTIST PROFILES, MISC
Tagged Inspiration, Quilt Technique, Virtual Newspaper
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Amazing Spiral Quilts
Spiral Quilts Galore! Since the publication of RaNae Merrill’s two books about making spiral quilts, there has been an outpouring of interest in “spiralling”. Spirals allow the quilt artist tremendous opportunity to showcase terrific printed and color shaded fabrics. Blending … Continue reading
“Superlatives: Contemporary Ohio Quilts”
A Display of Technical Proficiency, Craft and Innovation With almost 50 works by seven artists, the impressive “Superlatives: Contemporary Ohio Quilts” quilt show is strengthened by technical prowess and a diversity of approach. With artists submitting 6 art quilts each, … Continue reading
Black and White with a Dash of Spice
With Black and White It’s Value That Makes The Quilt Value supplies a sense of texture to a quilt. Value is the relationship of one fabric to another fabric, and one group of fabrics to another in the quilt construction. … Continue reading
New Quilts from an Old Favorite – Editor’s Choice
Annual Contest Recognizes Imagination and Design Excellence Every year since 1994, the year of the Double Wedding Ring contest, the American Quilter’s Museum has presented a traditional pattern as the theme as inspiration to all quilters to help grow their … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Quilt Art, Inspiration, Quilt Technique, Traditional Quilting
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Beautiful Sudoku and Nine Patch Quilts
Do U Do Su Do Ku? The Sudoku craze has not diminished since it became popular in North America about 5-6 years ago. Not surprisingly, this addictive number puzzle game has generated interest and books for making Sudoku themed quilts. … Continue reading
Fibonacci for Quilters
Quilt Designs Based Fibonacci Spirals The Fibonacci spiral is created by drawing arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares of a Fibonacci tileing, as subsequent squares take a quarter turn. This spiral formation pattern is found throughout the natural world, … Continue reading
Orderly Chaotic Quilts
Ordered Chaos in Quilt Making In art, as in life, when something is too ordered it becomes boring, but when it is too chaotic, it can be overwhelming. Unity and variety are the two dominant principles of design. A designer … Continue reading
Posted in FABRIC ART, MISC
Tagged Contemporary Quilt Art, Quilt Technique, Traditional Quilting
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3 Dimensional Tucked Quilts – “high tech tucks”
3 Dimensional Tucks – Two Quilters and Their Techniques Named as one of the most influential quilters in North American quilt history, Caryl Bryer Fallert is internationally esteemed for extending and enhancing traditional tucking techniques in her art quilts. Caryl’s … Continue reading