We’ve been working furiously to get everything ready for Fall Quilt Market at Houston, including — drum roll, please – our new line of stencils! The first three sets arrived a few short days ago, and we have two more sets coming in the door tomorrow. It’s always exciting (and
Hey, paintstik fans! Would you even begin to believe that you can make an incredible star quilt without spending ages finding "just the right fabric" and then tons of time doing complicated piecing? You'll be thrilled to know that Laura Murray has developed a very simple process that allows you to make complex stars as easy as "Paint, Cut, Fuse!" OK, OK -- there are a few more steps in the process -- but believe me, this is simpler than it looks. Yes, you really can do this! Laura has just published a book called StarBuilder Inspirations to take you through the process step by step. Her book is not only filled with hundreds of gorgeous photos, but chock full of detailed explanations and a huge gallery to get you started. I asked Laura to share the story behind the book.
In an earlier post, I talked about cleaning brushes, but let's step back and talk about the different types of brushes that can be used with paintstik colors. Paintstiks are really dry (compared to liquid paints), so any brush we choose to use needs to be fairly stiff. For the most part, I use stencils brushes. But, all stencil brushes are not the same. Some have long bristles, some have short. It's just another case of the right brush for the right job. For the most part, I use two types of stencils brushes. One is a standard stencil brush with long bristles. The second is a denser brush with short bristles. Here's how I use them...
I had a lovely phone call from Shirley Suettinger in Wisconsin a week or so ago. At the end of our conversation, she said “I have a suggestion.” I love to hear that – because there’s always something interesting coming – and this was no exception. Shirley told me she
Oh my goodness, what a week! I flew to Cleveland last weekend and taped a couple of new segments for Quilting Arts TV on Monday. While I was there, I had the opportunity to tape a couple of additional segments for the website, so we’ll be posting those in the
