The Frayed Edges are in Quilting Arts Magazine!
WOOOHOOOO! Yep….we are in Quilting Arts Winter 2006 issue, starting on page 48! And having turned ourselves nearly black and blue pinching ourselves in disbelief, we are thrilled with the article, the photos, the whole shebang. The issue is this one–and if you don’t have it, click on the hotlink here to order a copy, or check your local newsstand, Barnes & Noble, Borders, even eQuilter.com.
Over a year ago it was, I think, I spoke with Patricia Bolton, the editor, and mentioned the Frayed Edges after she mentioned that Quilting Arts would be having an article each issue about mini-groups, where artists get together to work and offer constructive criticism, friendship, support, you name it. In August, Patricia wrote to me, and soon everything snowballed into an article…WOW! THANK YOU! Cate Prato did a fabulous job distilling the tons of information into a few pages, yet capturing the essence of us as a group…great job!
The article opens with my “group” album (more on that tomorrow–I’ve taken photos of the pages inside which are the best part…made by the other Frayed Edges…we each have a book and have taken turns making pages for one another, and plan another round before our group show at the Camden Library in August 2007) and a detail of my “Earth and Turquoise” quilt.
The next page shows a quintessential Kathy Daniels quilt, and you can see more of her work at her blog Studio in the Woods.
Kate Cutko’s fun Moondance quilt is on the next page, and I’m thrilled at how well the quilting shows up in it. Kate is half of Adoption Day Cards, and many of their cards and gift items (like her perpetual calendar) are great for families than haven’t adopted kids, too.
The next two pages feature Deborah Boschert and Hannah Beattie’s joint effort, a small red quilt. When Deborah first met Hannah, they were puttering about Hannah’s basement painting workspace, when Deborah spotted what Hannah had overlooked…this incredible surface-designed cloth! Deborah took it home and quilted it up (Hannah is new to quilting, but has so many incredible ideas and talents that we are cross-pollinating like mad!) And to finish up the article, a full-page picture of Deborah’s Encrusted Cairn. You can see lots more of Deborah’s work at her blog and website, and I just today received the book of hers that I ordered, and I LOVE IT!
November 25th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
I feel so honored to be in QA… but also to call all the Frayed Edges by very dear friends — and amazing sister artists!
November 26th, 2006 at 12:43 am
OMG!! CONGRATULATIONS to you all, you clever things, you! I can’t WAIT to get get my hands on this issue and read all about all of y’all!
November 26th, 2006 at 7:01 am
Congratulations! I will certainly be looking for a copy of that magazine.
November 26th, 2006 at 9:07 am
Wow, wow, wow…wonderful!!! Can’t wait for my copy to arrive. Good for the Frayed Edges! Tremendous!!!!!!
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November 26th, 2006 at 11:01 am
I’m so happy for you! I’ve got to run right out and get that issue today, I hadn’t been to B&N for a while, so it’s a great excuse. From your blog, it looks like a great article, too, very inspirational. B*B, Ysabeau
November 26th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
I found your site from Claire Fenton’s blog.. You do really neat work.. I can’t wait to get my new issue of QA to see your article… great job!!!
November 29th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Congratulations! It’s on my list to do this weekend – get me to a shop to buy that magazine (and I’ll probably subscribe, as well).