It's the day after Christmas and a New Year is on the way and we wanted to share this amazing video from Ingrid Michaelson and Zooey Deschanel. Every little detail is a textile wonder and if you love wool felting, this is the video for you.
Patricia writes, "I had a dream—to include a little packet of Okan Arts Indigo Seeds in every Japanese fabric order going out from our shop at the beginning of the new year."
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, has rebranded Quilt Stories as Artist Stories. Focusing on not just quilts now, but artists, their careers, and more. In this episode, Lisa talks to Kena Dorsey about her quilt, Starry Nights in Nigeria, and how she uses bold print African fabrics to create exciting and graphic quilts.
The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles recently featured a Textile Talk with California artists, including Alice Beasley, Susan Else, and the Pixeladies, featured in the Layered & Stitched!: 50 Years of Innovative Art. Watch the informative discussion between the quilters, and then get a glimpse of some of their work featured in the exhibit.
"They are back, our little BERNINA Presser Feet with another story to tell this year." After getting a glimpse last week of their escapades from the last holiday season, the feet return to bring more holiday cheer for all!
"Wonder what BERNINA presser feet do to celebrate this wonderful time of year? Watch the video to learn about the secret adventures of our beloved sewing accessories!"
Pantone says it is a, "Color whose courageous presence encourages personal inventiveness and creativity." Take a look and see what you think.
Here's one from the past. Watch this evocative, nostalgic video of a one horse open sleigh shot on November 27, 2009 by Justin Shults and Ricky Tims. The music is "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" from Ricky's Christmas In A Small Town CD.
Marijke Vroomen Durning has written an article indicating that quilting is good for your health, helps you stay connected, and provides purpose. But, of course, you knew that already, right? (Quilts by Marijke Vroomen Durning | Credit: Compliments of Marijke Vroomen Durning)
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Susie Monday about her quilt, Our Lady of the Agave, and how she makes unique art using an iPad to create original fabrics and collages. It's all here in another immersive episode of Quilt Stories.
Enjoy a virtual tour and talk with Victoria Findlay Wolfe about her new exhibition, Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Now & Then, Playing with Purpose at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. See the 33 quilts on display, including the 14 new quilts she made over the past year, which have never been exhibited before. Hear about her process, the meaning behind her quilts, as well as her newest creations.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, speaks with Susan Brubaker Knapp, who shares the haunting story behind about her quilt I'll Fly Away. Take it all in on another informative episode of Quilt Stories.
Join San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles for a conversation with international artists featured in the Layered & Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art exhibit in an upcoming Textile Talk this October.
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Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts did something that all quilters would love to do, she created her very own dye! As Patricia explains it so succinctly, "Here’s the gist of my story: I grew a crop of indigo plants and extracted indigo pigment from their bright green leaves."