Publisher's Synopsis
The inspiration continues! In the fourth season of Quilting Arts TV, host Pokey Bolton and her guests bring you even more fabulous art quilting designs and techniques. Explore contemporary quilt design, free-motion quilting, hand and machine embroidery, fused quilts, fabric manipulation (folding, pleating, gathering, and scrunching), graffiti quilting, thread painting, and machine stitching unusual surfaces (such as metal). Also covered are alternative finishes for small quilts, decorative stitching, photocopy transfer, over-dyeing and discharge techniques, fabric trends, and color explorations. Inspiring projects include fabric portraits, canvas journal quilts, a patchwork tote bag with Project Runway's Jay McCarroll, fabric paper pillows, a clutch made from recycled materials, a mini self-portrait quilt in an embellished frame, scarves made from quilt scraps, a framed art quilt, and more. There is something for every art quilter and mixed-media artist, beginning through advanced levels. The Series 400 guest list includes: Frieda Anderson, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Andrea Bishop, Alisa Burke, Jeanne Cook-Delpit, Joyce Drexler, Malka Dubrawsky, Maria Elkins, Jamie Fingal, Loralie Harris, Carol Ingram, Sue Kelly, Lyric Kinard, Jay McCarroll, Catherine Nicholls, Kelli Perkins, Yvonne Porcella, Luana Rubin, Shelly Stokes, Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero, Melanie Testa, Laura Wasilowski, and Terry White. Reviews: "I totally love the series - now I have a ton of new ideas to play with. It's fast-paced, full of content, and visually gorgeous. Well done!” –Diane Gilleland, host and editor, CraftyPod.com: The blog & podcast all about Making Stuff
