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Art Quilt Collage: A Creative Journey in Fabric Paint and Stitch

To make great art, you've got to start! Make treasured art quilts from bits of cloth, stitched motifs, and painted details. This visual, step-by-step guide will help you dip your toes into the world of art quilting with mixed-media techniques, checklists, and work-along projects presented using 8 design guides. Unlock your own artistic vision as you quilt in a series, finish small art pieces, and incorporate meaningful symbols into your work.

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Head, Heart and Hands: Developing Your Creative Voice

Fully incorporate your head, heart and hands on the way to developing your voice. This 29 page workbook includes exercises to explore how to use all three -- your head, heart and hands -- in your creative pursuits. It includes prompts, lists, check lists, word-webs and other ideas for artistic exploration. There are follow-up tips for every exercise. Plus specific ideas about how to use what you learn by completing the exercises in the workbook.

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Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge

Twelve by Twelve examines the two-year-long international collaboration between twelve art quilters. Not only does the book showcase the quilts themselves, it also examines the dynamics of developing a vibrant online community of artists. The result is a very personal and unique blend of technique-based text and discussions on challenge, collaboration, and inspiration.

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Earlier Issues

Blog & Social Media

Deborah blogged regularly from 2004 to 2016 at Deborah’s Journal. Since then regular updates about her creative process are most often found on Instagram and Facebook. The blog is an excellent archive of her early development as an art quilter.

Newsletter, Articles, Interviews & Other Appearances

Three Bits of Inspiration newsletter: Archive and Subscribe

YouTube: Deborah’s Channel

Lisa Walton’s Quilt Stories: Interview

The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims: Show 2108

Various publications with Quilting Arts magazine: Articles, Tutorials, Interviews

Textile Artist: Getting Personal with Art Quilts

Textile Artist: The Versatility of Textile Collage

Create Whimsey: Spotlight Interview

12x12 The International Art Quilt Challenge: Deborah’s Gallery

Textile Art Business Interview with Clara Nartey: Developing Workshops

Quill Ink: Author Interview

Rev Craft Biz Podcast: Conversation with Sam