Interweave Press has decided to give their readers a special treat and are sharing their new digital editions of two of their fantastic magazines!
You can read both Quilting Arts magazine and Cloth Paper Scissors online for free, for a limited time.

I’ve been a fan of Quilting Arts for many years now.  It’s one of those magazines that I buy every time, without even needing to flip through it.
One of my favorite techniques from this month uses every-day items from a hardware store to create your own fabric stamps.  Who says you have to spend a fortune on commercially-available stamps!
image: Interweave …read more

I’d mainly thought of using buttons, bows and beads as decorative embellishments, scattered across a quilt or hanging, even a postcard, in light array. However, a major attraction in quilt art these days is heavily embellished or encrusted fabric art.
In these cases, the fabric may be patched or appliquéd. Or it might be a while cloth piece. These items, then, are heavily decorated with buttons, beads, bows, soda can rings, charms, keys, even small toys until no fabric is visible.
To become recognized in this field, the fabric/fiber artist usually develops a distinctive style or is noted for a particular type …read more

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Thoughts of Christmas!  Time to make Christmas gifts and decorations?  When we’re still experiencing warm weather in New England, it’s hard to get our thoughts oriented on the upcoming holidays.
However, at Quilting Arts Magazine, Editor-in-Chief Pokey Bolton has provided us with a free pattern for a Christmas tree skirt. You can download her pattern.  (Pattern link is at the bottom of the page that describes the new book.)
(Amazon image…not Pokey’s pattern…details here)
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