Designing Overlap in Illustrator

I was recently asked to explain how I make individual pieces in Illustrator. How do I go from this: Detail view of the digital template for my quilt 'Leap of Faith' To this: Pieces of fabric for Faith&…

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Textile Talks - Conversations with the Artists: Aloft

On July 22, 2020, I was invited to be one of the guest artists participating in a SAQA-sponsored Textile Talk. SAQA, aka Studio Art Quilt Associates, is one of several organizations sponsoring these Textile Talks on a rotational basis. The theme for this …

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Steampunk Selfie vs Leap of Faith

Earlier this year, I finished a quilt titled Leap of Faith. This quilt shows a girl bungee-jumping from a steampunk airship while taking a selfie photo. It's very similar — seemingly identical, in fact — to a quilt I made last year titled Steampunk Selfie…

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Stitch Theory

My art is designed to tell a story through fabric. All the information a viewer needs to understand what is going on is right there, no sewing required. I only started stitching my art out of necessity: I couldn't enter it into quilt shows unless my art w…

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Sewing Leap of Faith

If you've ever submitted a quilt to a traditional, judged quilt show, you've probably received a judging sheet included with your returned quilt once the show has finished. Judging sheets are filled out during the judging process and usually have categori…

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