American Quilter January 2013

CONDITION  Good, unmarked pages, reading wear

CONTENTS

Featured Section – Winners form 2012 AQS Quilt Show & Contest Des Moines

Ideas and Lifestyle

Ribbon Quilts Then and Now – Colorful bits of ribbon prove irresistible to quilters – by Iris Frank

Bits, Binary Code, and Patterns – The geometric abstractionist quilts of Kent Williams – by Marjorie L Russell

Only Connect – Creating quilt art: technology and tedium – by Kent Williams

Modern Mystery Quilt Revealed – A six-part online pattern was no ordinary mystery

Design and Technique

Transparency Quilts – Create the illusion of overlaid fabrics – by Weeks Ringle

Ghost Quilting – Dynamic center fabric designs creep into borders – by Martha Ginn

Embellishing with Embroidery – The old standbys are new again – by Gwen Marston

Tinsel Thread Magic – Add glitz and sparkle to hand-quilted projects – by Liz Kuennen

Ken Berg’s New Big-Boy Toy: An Embroidery Machine – Embracing a new retirement hobby – by Kathie R Kerler

Projects

Applique and embroidery – Vase with Flowers – by Gwen Marston

Piecing and appliqué – Sunburst Medallion, Part 2 of 2 – by Marti Michell

Foundation piecing – Mini Ties And Sunrise – by Reiko Nakazawa

Piecing –Tessellating Hearts – by Jeri Auty

Turned-edge and foundation piecing – The Sky Is Smiling – by Judy Robinson Ehrnst

2012 Pattern & Project Index

Departments

Editorial

Contributors

On the Web

Helen’s Hints

Designers Showcase

Machine Quilting Q&A

Tools & Notions

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