Houston Quilt Festival Day One

International Quilt Fest: Quilt Scene (Pre-Order)

Availability: Pre-Order
10/27/2009

Price: $14.99

Quantity 

Magazine Single Issue

Item #: TQ0900

Description

This special issue from Quilting Arts Magazine and Quilts, Inc. captures the energy, beauty, and community of today's quilt scene. Packed with feature articles, projects, and beautiful photography, this 148-page special issue will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall.

Table of Contents

 The International Quilt Festival Community

• Seams to Me: A note from Karey Bresenhan, Founder and Director of International Quilt Festival
• Editor’s Note: From Pokey Bolton
• The History of International Quilt Festival (Bob Ruggiero)
• International Quilt Association Presents “Quilts: A World of Beauty”: The award-winning quilts and their makers
• Meet IQA’s Youngest Member, Lexus Estes
• Special Exhibits: A sampling of quilts from the IQF shows
• Make It University!™: small projects from Pokey Bolton, Alisa Burke, Belinda Spiwak, and Beryl Taylor
• Notes & Tips for Attending International Quilt Festival (Leslie Tucker Jenison)
• Confessions of an International Quilt Festival Groupie (Rachel Parris)
• The Quilt Scene: Tributes, tips, news, & notables

Sewing and Quilting Projects

• Reinvented IQF Tote Bags (June Colburn)
• Fabric Birds (Terry Grant)
• Fabric Fortune Cookies (Andrea Shedletsky)
• Door Organizer (Susan Brubaker Knapp)
• Vintage Quilt Book Covers (Pat Schuman)
• Patchwork Quilted Belt (Bari J. Ackerman)
• Table Runner & Napkin Rings (Jen Eskridge)
• Winslow Market Tote (Kathy Mack)
• A Memory Narrative (Judy Murrah)

Contemporary Quilt Designs

• Toasty Tilt (Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy)
• Quilted Floor Décor (Karla Eisenach)
• A Dotty Garden (Sarah Fielke)
• My First Play Mat (Patricia Bravo)
• Of the Rails (Brandon Mably and Liza Prior Lucy)
• Mini Hexagon Quilt (Malka Dubrawsky)
• Inside Out Mini Quilt (Malka Dubrawsky)
• Three Lemons Art Quilt (Paula Prass)
• Table Talk: Quilted home décor  (Susan Rienzo)

Tips, Techniques, and Advice

• In The Quilter’s Studio: Setting up your studio space
• Quilting Tips from the Pros: IQF educators’ expert advice and ideas
• Exploring Color and Value (Lyric Kinard)
• Machine Quilting: Start right (Teri Lucas)
• Fun Free-Motion Quilting Exercises (Melanie Testa)
• Cool Quilt Stores Across the Country (Pippa Eccles)
• Fabric Guilt (Charlotte Angotti)

Above is the Quilting Arts website announcement of the premier issue of their newest publication.  I have an article in this issue, so please take a look!

my feet (thankfully elevated on the surface of my bed!) peeking up in the photo as I snap Jamie Fingal (left) and Rachel Parris in our room.  Jamie and Rachel are, of course, coming up with the solution for world peach, I mean peace.