I recently attended an art opening. At first glance, the canvases seemed to be filled with broad strokes of flat color. But when I slowed down and really looked at the art, I could see much more. The artist, a silkscreener, used layers of ink to create subtle shifts of color, then added everyday icons in more noticeable hues.
My "quilt brain" kicked in almost immediately. As I was puzzling out how such prints might be converted to quilting––layers of sheer fabric to create multi-colored tones...stitchwork instead of icons––I heard a soft click-click-click sound mixing in with the conversations around me.
Moving slowly and mostly unnoticed, a photographer was stealthily stealing shots of the crowd. While most people were speeding from one moment to the next, trying to take everything in, the photographer was taking his time, capturing little digital glimpses that were gone the next moment.
Click on over to Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home magazine to find two new downloads on the Free Patterns page. Download templates for Mary Lowe's Magnolia quilt or Bruce Bennett's Betcha Can't Make Just One yo-yo design. Grab the July/August '07 issue––on newsstands now––for complete instructions.
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Click on over to Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home magazine to find two new downloads on the Free Patterns page. Download templates for Mary Lowe's Magnolia quilt or Bruce Bennett's Betcha Can't Make Just One yo-yo design. Grab the July/August '07 issue––on newsstands now––for complete instructions.
