305 Worldly Inspirations: art quilters are using their talents and skills to raise awareness on the environment.
Hollis Chatelaine is the first guest with her amazing traveling exhibit entitled Imagine – Hope. Then, it’s time to make your own fabric from photos, scans and doodles with Andrea Bishop. Then take a tour of two beautiful quilt exhibits with Peg Keeney featuring artists and designs of the world. Last up Carol Ingram has a quick tutorial on color and transfers.
306Home Dec: turning your art quilts into functional home décor.
The first design is a table runner by Frieda Anderson. Then it’s on location with Kelli Perkins and creating stitchable transfers. Last up, we create pin woven portraits with Carol Ingram and learn how to choose just the right photos.
307 Digital Designs and More: the latest digital tools for contemporary quilting. Melanie Testa is our first guest with a demonstration of a “machine drawn line” to add additional layers to your machine quilted surface. Then Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero is back on the computer with 3D ornaments from your printer. Last up it’s Andrea Bishop and how to design a quilt using software. See how easy it is to plan designs, find secondary patterns and add borders, all on your computer.
308 Retro Designs: a fresh twist on vintage designs. First join Marinda Stewart for placements with a vintage look featuring vinyl. Then it’s Darlene Zimmerman and a fresh look at crazy patch. Revive this technique for a modern purse. Last up modern technology sneaks in with Andrea Bishop and a short software lesson. You can print rotary cutting charts, templates and foundation patterns on your computer.