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Art Cloth Frame in Quilting Arts Gifts
I am THRILLED to be able to share with you a snapshot of my article in the just-out Quilting Arts Gifts magazine! Here’s “my” page / article:
And here is the cover of this year’s project-packed issue!
Since there are copyright issues, I won’t share more pics of the issue than that, but I can say you MUST check out Susan Brubaker Knapp’s mistletoe! I think I shall make some for this year!
A little background: last year I was fortunate to win a second place ribbon at the IQA World of Beauty for my quilt of our pug; the prizes in my category, Art Quilts-Miniature, were sponsored by none other than Quilting Arts! So as a thank you for the sponsorship of the prize, I wanted to send publisher and editor John and Pokey Bolton a little something beyond the ordinary thank you note. So I made them a frame (color coordinated with their pets hair colors {grin!}). Pokey wrote to say thanks, and would I consider patterning it for the magazine? YOU BET!
I have made two other frames using this technique of assembly, so I thought I’d share pictures with you to give you ideas for different “looks” if you decide to make one of these frames!
The first one I made as a holiday project, to go on the table or mantle over the fireplace/woodstove:
This shows the “photos” side of the accordion “book” with stencilled winter trees and stars. The next photo is the reverse side of the “book.” I traced each person’s hand, then reduced it to 75 percent on the copier to fit on each page, which is about 7 inches wide and 10 inches tall at the peak of the roof. I wanted to stick to the blue batiks, so I used an underlayer or “shadow” of white fabric to accentuate the shape of each hand. I used freezer paper stencils to paint on the “paper snowflakes”:
And here are two close-ups:
The second was a gift for my friend Kate, and I blogged about it here:
There is a heart frame to hold pics of each of her children. On the back, there are pockets to record their favorite clothes, teams, sports, books, songs, on a card. Here is the back side:
As you can see, you can get a LOT of different looks…just go play! To order your copy of Quilting Arts Gifts, go here, or head to your nearest big box book store which will likely have it on the stands now!
September 14th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
I’d already planned on getting the Gifts issue of Quilting Arts and now I’m so excited to know that you have an article in there! Woooo Hoooo! You just keep popping up all over the place in my quilting magazines!
September 14th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Darling. I saw that issue over the weekend.
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September 15th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Love the holiday frame! That looks like a definite winner for my mantel this year! You have such great ideas all the time…thanks.
September 15th, 2010 at 11:26 am
I love the book frames. What a neat idea for an empty nest home, like mine, to have the children there in pictures. I will be looking for the magazine this weekend and will make one for myself using old school pictures of my four. Then maybe next Christmas I will have some for my children and their families. Thanks so much for sharing.
September 16th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Fantastic! I’m gonna run right out and get a copy. I’m thinking these would be great Christmas gifts for my stepkids and parents and of my godson!
October 30th, 2010 at 7:36 am
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January 10th, 2011 at 6:52 am
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