Stewart - Machine Quilting Unlimited

MOUNTAIN INSPIRED QUILTS
Susan
Stewart
Heirloom
Quilter
Focus on
Modern
Feathers
Resize
Templates
Cross
Hatching
Basics
Any Pattern
In the Art
Studio with
Linda Beach
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012
contents
14 foundations
Crosshatching on a
Domestic Machine
Judy Woodworth
20
Feathers
for
Modern Quilts
Angela Walters
26
MOUNTAIN INSPIRED
QUILTS
Kit Robinson
38
Susan Stewart
Stunning Heirloom
Techniques for Quilts
56 art studio
The Art of Combining
Patterns in Cloth
Linda Beach
November/December 2012
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from the editor’s desk
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contributors
Inspiration
and instruction
for ALL machine
quilters!
10 tool box
12 bookshelf
Kit Robinson
32 ask kimmy!
I Wish I Had Known Then
All the Stuff I Know Now
Kim Brunner
44 one on one
A Conversation with
Handi Quilter Educator
Debby Brown
Keep an eye out for the Web Extras!
icon. That is your cue to go to our
website, machinequilting.mqumag.
com, for extra information on the
subject being discussed.
48 design elements
Jessica Schick, Digi-Tech Designs
54 filler finesse
Diane Rusin Doran
60 Focus on Templates
Gregory Case Photography
Resize, Edit and Print Purchased
Patterns Using Inkscape
66 visit a business
International Quilt Study
Center & Museum
Kit Robinson
Gregory Case Photography
72 design ideas
Lone Star Quilts
Judy Lyon, MeadowLyon Designs
76 noteworthy
On the Cover: Radiance, © 2011 Susan
Stewart, all embroidery designs from Zundt
Design, 74 × 75 inches.
79 tech talk
What Wears Out and When?
Todd Fletcher
85 subscription information
86 jaw dropper
Rhinestone Cowgirl
© 2012 Sherry Reynolds
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Last summer, raging wildfires hit many communities in the Western and Midwestern parts
of the country as a result of record heat and
drought. My own town, Fort Collins, Colorado,
was not spared. Those of us living safely east of
the foothills watched helplessly as the smoke
billowed up into the sky for days, and one life and
259 homes were lost. As local, state and federal
firefighters did battle with the High Park Fire,
the community rallied around them, and around
those whose homes were in danger. Signs honoring these heroes spontaneously appeared, while contributions, free meals, and housing for people and
animals that were suddenly without homes were generously offered.
The quilting community rallied around as well. Hundreds of quilts, quilt
tops and blocks were donated at drop off points at the local shops. Volunteers
sewed, and longarmers quilted the tops as quickly as they could. Every family affected by the fire received a quilt.
Eight local firefighters lost their own homes, and the Rist Canyon fire
department lost a station and quite a bit of equipment. The Richard Schmid
Fine Art Auction, held once a year, gives a large percentage of their sales to
the fire department. This year more art works, bake sales and many quilts
made by area quilters were added to the sale. A pie, made with the stalks
of rhubarb that were the only plants to grow out of the devastation of one
home and garden, went for $1,000. Quilts were auctioned, with the purchase
price going to the fire department and the quilt usually going to a family
that had lost their home.
It will take many years and untold effort to rebuild what was lost, but it is
heartwarming to see how our community, and countless others around the
country, can come together to lend a helping hand to our neighbors and
those who risk their lives to keep us safe.
Kit Robinson
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Large auction quilt,
When the Flowers
Return, made by
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