I'm a Cover Girl!

Exciting news!  Sue here.  I'm honored and thrilled to announce that my quilt, "Red Bird and Berries", is on the cover of the summer issue of Quilting Arts magazine!  

It is a detail of the full quilt which appears in the Invitational Readers Challenge published in this issue.  Below is an image of the full quilt.

The Invitational Challenge was a special challenge to artists who have been published in Reader Challenges in the last 2 years.  There was no particular theme, just submit your best work.  The piece includes cyanotype prints, indigo dyeing using shibori techniques, thermofax printing, machine and hand stitching.  I was thrilled to be selected to be published; never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate being selected for the cover!  

There is a page up on the Quilting Daily website with more info about the summer issue and there is also a video interview I did with Kristine Lundblad, Managing Editor of Quilting Arts.  Digital copies of the magazine are available now at the link above or print copies will be available on newsstands June 18.  If you have a subscription, your copy should arrive about mid-month.  Looks like lots of great articles to dive into.  Enjoy!

Published!

 

One of Sue's bucket list items was to publish an article in Quilting Arts magazine, and she accomplished that goal with the summer 2023 issue of Quilting Arts, available now in digital format or on newsstands June 13.  Subscription copies will arrive in mailboxes by the 13th.  The article illustrates her process for using Thermofax prints to create fusible appliques.  While the idea for this article floated around in her head for a while, when finally submitted, she was pleasantly surprised to find it quickly accepted.

Without giving too much away (pick up a copy of the magazine!), it features the coneflower quilt below.  This full-size photo of the quilt does not actually appear in the issue - just smaller, partial images and step-outs.  

The issue also features a cover contest.  There were 161 entries for the contest which were winnowed down to 7 finalists before choosing Kate Themel's "As You Set Out" quilt below.

There are intriguing articles in this issue - can't wait to sit down with the paper copy when it arrives!  If you have any questions about the article or process, contact us at pgfiber2art@gmail.com.