Black and White | Art Quilts
In Quilty Pleasures Julie Rodgers shows us black and white quilts with examples featured from quilting arts and quilt inspiration online textile art websites.
In Quilty Pleasures Julie Rodgers shows us black and white quilts with examples featured from quilting arts and quilt inspiration online textile art websites.
in this Quilty pleasures we take a look at miniature quilts made for dolls houses. Some are shown as up close quilt patterns and other images show the quilts on doll house furniture. Hexagonal Quilts are a bit hit here.
Portable Patchwork: The Women Pioneers of the Original Quick & Easy Quilting Method by Pamela Weeks is a book that explores the history of “quilting as you go” techniques and provides the reader with a modern connection to this perennially popular pastime.
It is that time of year when Halloween is just around the corner! Our quilty Pleasures columnist Julie tells us: ‘I am not a fanatic of Halloween things but I do love a good Halloween quilt and print. I thought it would be fun to look at some quilt patterns and also new Halloween fabric prints.’ Read all about the ideas on offer in this issue of Quilty Pleasures.
Bound with quality and respect towards it’s linage and name within the fashion and arts world, Quilting with Liberty Fabrics is a joyous marriage of history and art. Jenni Smith as the writer takes us behind the scenes, using her ability of access the actual Liberty Design Studio and historical archives, to showcase and progress with fifteen projects. All feature aspects of history within Liberty fabrics, so we learn as well as create our own pieces. British design at its best.
In this column on all our quilty pleasures, written by Julie Rodgers, we learn all about Feed Sack Cloth. We loved the patterns and pure hope within this column using this sturdy fabric. Will you have a go making your own quilt art with this feed sack material?
The Christmas Quilting book by Annie’s Quilting is quite thin at 48 pages, but is a beautiful and creative book which guides you through eight fabulous Christmas quilting projects.
Julie Rodgers explores kindness in this issue of Quilty Pleasures, the donating of quilts to those in need. Many types of quilts are possible to make and donate; read all about it in her column.