105 Free-motion Quilting and Machine Needle-felting
Free-motion quilting allows you to draw with your needle while machine needle-felting transforms everyday bits of fibers into beautiful, textural designs. First up is machine needle felting.  Then, featured guest Joyce Drexler demonstrates free-motion quilting at its best with beautiful threads. Then Andrea Bishop shows us how random lines in a block can create patterns, on our digital feature. Last up Sue Hausmann shows how free-motion and fusibles make intricate appliqué designs doable.

106 Pictorial Quilts
Learn to make faces—creative self-portraits and quilts with figures, done with fabric, stitch, and embellishment. It’s hard to keep from smiling when you create your own self-portrait.  Then it’s guest Pam RuBert, her feature quilt tells a whole story without words.  Then on digital quilting, Andrea Bishop teaches how to import a picture to create your own pattern.  Then learn the secrets for flawless satin stitching with Sue Hausmann.  Then lastly join Judy Perez to make whole cloth painted quilts using textile paints.

107 Quilting Every Day
Experienced artists in every discipline know that creating a little art every day is a great way to hone skills and find inspiration. We start out with baseball card-sized artist trading cards; they are little and quick and great way to practice skills.  Then it’s Pearl Krush with a baby ensemble and tote – quilting every day means adding quilting to wearables and home dec.  Then its time to chronicle life’s moments by printing on fabric for a scrapbook effect with Andrea Bishop.   Next Sue Hausmann shows how to make embroidered quilt blocks and how to hoop and stitch the designs so they look hand stitched.  Last up Natalya Aikens challenges us with a series of journal quilts – 1 per week to test different materials and techniques. 

108 Photo Fabric Collage
Manipulating photos on the computer is a growing area of quilt design. New software and scanners are making it easier than ever to change the size, color, and tone of your photos and then transfer them to fabric. First Lesley Riley combines prints and colors for fabric collage. Then Marinda Stewart has a perfect photo project. Then Lesley is back with matte medium transfers on the digital segment. Then learn hand look machine stitched appliqué with Sue Hausmann for a durable quilt top. Last, artist Mary Ann Tipple merges copies, gel medium and cotton duck to make transfers.