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Editor's Note4Book Reviews96
Letters from Our Readers8In the Spotlight100
Product Review10Marketplace 104
Call for Entries12Classifieds110
About Our Contributors14Goddess of the Last Minute112

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Demystifying the Beaded Satin Stitch
Leslie Levison
18
Extreme Embellishment, Part Two
Andrea Stern
52
Releasing the Creative Block
Melody Johnson
20
Results of Our "Fabric-Altered Books" Challenge
56
Fine Focus 2004
26
Women of Influence
Cate Coulocos Prato
72
Ethereal Angelina
Margaret Phillips
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Dare to Resist!
Batik Make Easy
Mary Jo Scandin
78
Booking It
Elinor Peace Bailey
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Playways on the Net
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Artist Profile: Mary Fisher
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Letters from Our Readers
8
In the Spotlight
100
Product Review
10
Marketplace
104
Call for Entries
12
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111
About our Contributors
14
Goddess of the Last Minute113
Book Reviews
90
  

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16
Quilt University
Patricia Bolton
52
Demystifying Tufting
Leslie Levison
18
More Fabric-Altered Books
56
Solid Gold: Working with Oil Sticks
Karen Williams
20
Terrific Texture with Water-Soluble Stabilizers
Wendy Butler Berns
66
Cups of Kindness: Art Bras
26
Acrylic Texture Gels
Ruth Issett
72
The Need to Bead: Beaded Collage
Deana Hartman
28
Art Quilting Made Easy
Lesley Riley
80
A Dyeing Art
Cate Coulacas Prato
34
Expand Your Horizons: Landscape Techniques
Joyce R. Becker
88
Judges' Choice 2005
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Reader Challenge: What Have You and Angelina Been Up To?
94
Artist Profile: Linda Colsh
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Editor's Note
4
Book Reviews
96
Letters From our Readers
8
In the Spotlight
100
Call for Entries
10
Marketplace
104
About our Contributors
12
Classifieds111
SPECIAL: Cumulative Article Index for Issues 1-16
92
Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
113

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Demystifying Leaves
Leslie Levison
14
OPUS: Online Distance Learning
Patricia Bolton
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Off-site Embroidery
Susie Williams
16
Results of Our Artist Trading Card Reader Challenge
64
Hand Lettering on Fabric
Lisa Eneglbrecht
20
From Commercial Venture to Artistic Adventure:
Finding a Way to the ATC
Deborah Abramovitz
78
Fantastic Fusing: An Artist's Approach
Anna Van Demark
28
A Happy Accident: Transferring Images with
Lumiere Paints
Patricia Bolton
80
Artist Profile: Hollis Chatelain
Cate Coulacos Prato
36
Funky Fiber Dolls
Andrea Stern
86
SAQA
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44
Quilting Arts Magazine Guardian Angel Art Doll
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For the Love of Ginger
Ricki Golick-Moffat
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Fun with Silk Rods, Cocoons, and Barkartist profile: Marcy Tilton

Dyeing fabric plastic with dyrect dyes

Table of Contents

Editor's Note 4In the Spotlight96
Letters From Our Readers8Book Reviews 100
Call for Entries10Marketplace102
About Our Contributors12Classifieds112
Product Review14Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
113

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Lowering Your Stitch Tension
Patricia Bolton

16Elegant Background
Wendy Richardson
56
Dyeing Fabric and Plastic with Dyrect Dyes
Annette Morgan
20Fun with Silk Rods, Cocoons and Bark
Stef Francis
60
Marketing Type: Lonni Rossi
Cate Coulacos Prato
24Ethnic Inspiration in Fiber Art
Priscilla Bianchi
66
Wax-less Batik
Marge Skreko
30Slash and Burn
Fay Maxwell
70
Results from our "What have you and Angelina been up to" Challenge34Gallery: Women of Biblical Proportions74
Artist Profile: Marcy Tilton40Wearables Gallery 86
More Results from our "I'll Trade 'Ya!" Artist Trading Card Challenge48Quilting Arts Magazine presents our "We All HAve Baggage, What's Yours?" Wearable Art Challenge92
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Editor's Note 4Marketplace102
Letters From Our Readers8Advertiser's Index 110
Call for Entries10Classifieds112
About Our Contributors12Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
113
In the Spotlight96  

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Spectrum: The Running Stitch:
Julia Capara

14Pillow Talk
Lois Ericson
60
Endless Summer
Maija Brummer
20Results of our Guardian Angel Art Doll Challenge66
Fabulous Foil
Linda Murray
26Painting with Thread-Stitching a Story
Ellen Scott
82
Ship Shape: How to ship quilts without loosing sleep
Ginny Eckley
34Artist Trading Card Encore88

Creative Self-Portraits
Yvonne Porcella

38Quilting Arts Magazine's Creative Self-Portrait Reader Challenge90

Artist Profile: Cynthia Hickok
Cate Coulacos Prato

46Through Thick and Thin
Patricia Bolton
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Paintin with Wax Pastels
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Quilting Arts Magazine Issue 19
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Patterned Stitches
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Illuminating Impressions by Dale Rollerson
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Judy Coates Perez
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Judy Coates Perez
Spectrum
Spectrum
eyelets and french knots
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Editor's Note 4In the Spotlight: Sue Spurlock96
Letters From Our Readers8Book Reviews 88
Call for Entries10Classifieds110
About Our Contributors12Index111
In the Spotlight:Cheryl Lynch92Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
112

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Spectrum: Eyelets and French knots:
Julia Caprara

14Not Bound by Tradition
Sherrie Spangler
56
Flying Colors
Mary Stoudt
20

Illuminating Impressions

Dale Rollerson

58
Layer it on: Making new fabric from scraps
Annette Morgan
24Quilting Arts Magazine
2007 Calendar Challenge
64
Artist Profile: Judy Coates Perez
Cate Coulacos Prato
28Judges' Choice 200666

Sheerly Amazing
Ellen Anne Eddy

38

Painting with Pattern Stiches

Carole Redlich

72

A Love Affair with Linens
Mavis Leahy

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Results from our Fantasy

Guardian Angel Art Doll
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Musing on a Collaboration
Cate Coulacos Prato
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Quilting Arts Magazine Issue 20
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Table of Contents

Editor's Note 4SPECIAL: Cumulative Article Index for Issues 1-2092
Letters From Our Readers8Marketplace100
Call for Entries11Classifieds110
About Our Contributors12Index111
Book Reviews 90Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
112
In the Spotlight: Saskia Weishut-Snapper92  

Features

Spectrum: Making a Textile Surface:
Julia Caprara

14Scanning the Horizon: incorporating digital images into landscape-inspired design
Marie Roper
52
Liquid Assets: Altering fabric with paint, ink, and bleach pens
Judith MacMillan
20Hot Tip: Fusing Fabric with a Soldering Iron
Margaret Beal
58
Artist Profile: Helen Cowans
Cate Coulacos Prato
26Results From Our Reader Self-portrait Challenge 64
Batik Renaissance
Els Van Baarle
34Little Treasures
Carol Fletcher
74
Group Dynamic: Anglia Textile Works
Cate Coulacos Prato
40Hyperembellishment
Margaret Ball
80
Reverse Appliqué & Bobbin Embroidery with a Twist
Yvonne Brown
46

Results from our Fantasy Guardian Angel Art Doll
Challenge: Part III

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Quilting Arts Magazine Issue 21
(Spring 2006)

Pages: 114
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Table of Contents

Editor's Note 4Submissions98
Letters From Our Readers8Marketplace100
Call for Entries11Classifieds110
About Our Contributors12Index111
Book Reviews 92Goddess of the Last Minute
Robbi Joy Eklow
112
In the Spotlight: Sally Fitch & Penny Muncaster-Jewell94  

Features

Spectrum: Color, stitch, and found materials:
Julia Caprara

14Creating Lace with Stitch and Felt
Elli Woodsford
54
Cut From Your Imagination: Resist-printing fabric with paper "snowflakes"
Melanie Testa
20Results From Our "We all have baggage, what's yours" Reader Challenge58
The Art of Abstraction
Liz Berg
26All Wired Up
Pauline Verrinder
68
Artist Profile: Kirry Toose
Cate Coulacos Prato
32Fiberfusion: Pushing the Limits
Cate Coulacos Prato
74
Small Wonders: Turn your fabric stash into Wearables for little ones
Donna Anderson
40Touched by Flowers: Printing nature's beauty
Carolyn Dahl
80
More Results from Our Creative Self-portrait Challenge44

And Then There Were 32: The Final Batch of our Fantasy Guardian Angel Art Dolls

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