My Secret About This New Magazine

Speaking of magazines, have you seen this new magazine called IQ International Quilts? The premiere issue was released at the recent International Quilt Festival in Houston. It is packed full of photos and articles on quilt makers from around the world.

The exquisite cover quilt is by Yoko Sekita from Japan. Inside is a gallery of her work and that of Sally Scott (South Africa), and Parisian artists, Edyth Raymond and Gabriel Paquet. The tour of international quilting continues with colorful images from Australia, the UK, and the Hoffman facility in Bali.(Great photos!)

Quiet Morning designed on an IPad

Included in this premiere issue is my article: Design Your Next Quilt with an IPad. It shows you how to use your IPad as a digital sketchbook and how to convert your drawings into fabric. I must confess. I’ve only done this once and it was for this article. Don’t tell anyone!

Quiet Morning sketch used as the pattern.

Deb Roberts is the editor of the new magazine, travel host, and she’s been all over the map. The quilting reports from each corner of the globe prove that this love of fabric and stitching is an international obsession!

My Secret About This New Magazine

Speaking of magazines, have you seen this new magazine called IQ International Quilts? The premiere issue was released at the recent International Quilt Festival in Houston. It is packed full of photos and articles on quilt makers from around the world.

The exquisite cover quilt is by Yoko Sekita from Japan. Inside is a gallery of her work and that of Sally Scott (South Africa), and Parisian artists, Edyth Raymond and Gabriel Paquet. The tour of international quilting continues with colorful images from Australia, the UK, and the Hoffman facility in Bali.(Great photos!)

Quiet Morning designed on an IPad

Included in this premiere issue is my article: Design Your Next Quilt with an IPad. It shows you how to use your IPad as a digital sketchbook and how to convert your drawings into fabric. I must confess. I’ve only done this once and it was for this article. Don’t tell anyone!

Quiet Morning sketch used as the pattern.

Deb Roberts is the editor of the new magazine, travel host, and she’s been all over the map. The quilting reports from each corner of the globe prove that this love of fabric and stitching is an international obsession!

Why I’m Positive about the Negative

Have you seen the new American Quilter Magazine (January 2012 edition)? Next time you take a break from you crazy holiday shopping schedule, please check out Page 50.  My article, The Positive of the Negative, shows you how I went about making this simple little quilt above.

This quilt idea was a rare stroke of genius (sort of like a dim light bulb coming on).  Why not use a leaf die from Accuquilt to make both the positive leaf shapes and the negative leaf shapes for quilt designs?

Sprouts #2

It’s such a thrill to discover the many uses of negative shapes like those in the border around Sprouts #2.  Using both the positive and negative cuts from a die cutter is now my favorite use of die cut fabrics!

I know I didn’t invent it but, let’s all pretend I did.