Quilting Arts JuneJuly 2012

Create your own inspirational version of a “staycation” with tips and techniques shared in the newest issue of Quilting Arts Magazine. Learn to set up an outdoor studio space where you can experiment with two innovative dyeing techniques. Borrow your children’s spin-art machine for a unique twist on adding paint to fabric. Plus, explore three techniques to create two-sided quilts with master quilter Barbara Shapel. Inspiration abounds with a gallery of contemporary artwork from the QUILTART group, as well as results from the “Sketch to Art Quilt” reader challenge. Whether you are an arm-chair traveler or a seasoned globe trotter, you’ll want to collect travel mementos in your own fabric-covered journal bowls. This issue will have you planning your summer around more time in your studio!