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In this issue of Quilting Arts Embellishments you'll find a fun texture technique, easy ways to manage your magazine subscriptions, and news about our calendar contest.
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 Instant Texture Technique
Art and technique by Margaret Talbot
Materials:
- Muslin (approx. 1 fat quarter)
- Scraps of rickrack, braids, crocheted motifs, and laces (any color)
- Sewing machine and threads
- Pebeo Expandable Paint
- Heat gun
- Acrylic paints
- Paint brushes, expired credit card
Directions:
- Arrange laces, motifs, and trims on top of the muslin in an interesting pattern. Don't worry about the colors coordinating, as they will be covered later.
- Stitch all over the lace and trims in a meandering way to anchor them in place. (Use bits of fusible webbing or pins to keep the trims in place while stitching, if necessary.)
- Using an old credit card or a similar tool, spread a thin layer of expandable paint over the tops and in the crevices of the surface texture. When it's dry, apply a heat gun to the surface, causing the paint to puff up and add more dimension to the texture.
- Paint with several colors of acrylic paint, let dry, and then dry brush metallic acrylics or rub in Shiva oil sticks to highlight the texture. Allow to dry thoroughly.
- Use your new textured textile as is (for example, as a journal cover) or cut up and incorporate into a collage.
For more on this technique, see the Summer 2005 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine.
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 Calendar Winners Announced
Out of more than 200 beautiful, innovative quilts we received depicting "A Novel Idea" for the Quilting Arts Magazine calendar contest, we have selected 13 winners.
The 2008 calendars will be available for purchase from our online store soon, and we will announce the theme for the 2009 Calendar Contest in the August/September issue of Quilting Arts Magazine, on newsstands August 7.
Visit our website to see the list of our winning calendar quilters.
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