Quilting Arts Magazine

Our Readers Respond! In the last issue, we asked our readers “What about Spring inspires your work?” and asked them to share their thoughts—and their work, if possible—about their influences. Thank you to the many readers who answered our call and shared their art with us. You hope you enjoy some inspired thoughts from your fellow readers—and we hope to hear from you, too, when a future prompt inspires you! The design for this wall hanging came from an English paper napkin. In England, spring is heralded by daffodils and crocuses, followed by tulips so they represent spring for me, even though I live in a far different climate. This quilt was made with raw-edge appliqué and machine quilting. As one of a series of seasonal quilts, I get to display it every…

Now that you’ve experienced our latest issue, isn’t it time for you to become part of QUILTING ARTS? What do you want to read—how about writing it yourself! Share your inspiring work, unique techniques, and new ideas with us and our readers. If you are teaching, blogging about, or exhibiting your art quilts, we want to hear from you! To submit, send us a short summary of your idea along with three images and we’ll get back to you within 12 weeks. Visit QuiltingDaily.com/submission-guidelines-quilting-daily for our submissions guidelines. Questions? Email QAsubmissions@goldenpeakmedia.com.…

Joanne Adams Roth has been a quilter and fiber artist for over 60 years. Most of her quilts are original designs and many are in private collections in Canada and the United States. She has been juried into several national quilt shows and has been published in QUILTER’S NEWSLETTER MAGAZINE. Barbara Delaney is a wordsmith, avid sewer, and quilter, and the former managing editor at CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS. She makes her home in Massachusetts, where she enjoys writing and editing for a number of craft publications. Lin Elmo taught art in the Milford, Connecticut, public schools for 36 years. Her academic background includes BS, MS, and 6th-year degrees from Southern Connecticut University. As a quilter, she has enjoyed and been enriched by learning opportunities such as Quilting By The Lake and workshops…

Clara Nartey WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT most serious art quilters, at some point in their careers, take time to evaluate their goals and clarify their vision. Some are focused on creating a body of work that is shown in galleries or hung in museums among paintings and sculptures. Others aim to win prizes at quilt shows or have their work featured in major publications. Still more wish to hone their skills and share their expertise on the teaching or lecture circuit. Clara Nartey sees the value in all those goals but doesn’t stop there. Her vision is to create a body of work that documents our current culture and leaves a legacy for future generations. “I want my work to have meaning, to start important conversations, and to live on after me when I…

WHAT DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN in this time of climate crisis? What is to be sustained and for whom? How might quilts guide an exploration of these questions? Historically, quilts are objects of comfort which are constructed by bringing together disparate elements to make a whole. This practice of accumulation, improvisation, reimagining, recycling, repairing, and remixing is a perfect metaphor for the theme of this exhibition. Artists use quilting to approach environmental concerns from a variety of vantage points. Many draw on quilting as a practice of reuse: making something from scraps that have their own material histories. Others reference quilting as reuse while stepping beyond messages of individual responsibility. Still others explore relationships with the more-than-human world. Referencing the use of quilts as memorials, artists attend to the vulnerable places they…

you’re walking the quilt show floor when a particular quilt draws your attention. Maybe you love it. Maybe you’re baffled by it. The person standing next to you seems similarly enthralled or appalled. You glance at each other–clearly, you both have opinions to express. “So, what do you think?” you ask. “It’s so cute!” comes the reply. Maybe you’re satisfied with this exchange of pleasantries. But what if you want more? After all, why come to the big show if you can’t dig deep into the reasons why some quilts stir your soul and others leave you unmoved? These explorations don’t only help us articulate why a quilt speaks to us, they also inform our own creative process when we return home, inspired and ready to stitch. So, how do we have…