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Fabric is our focus on today’s Quilting Arts. We have ideas on both creating and using fabric in a unique way.  Malka Dubrowsky is first with techniques for over dyeing commercial fabric. She also shares information on discharging. Then, meet artist and designer, Loralie Harris with a whimsical wall hanging utilizing a brand new technique- fashion some felines and bring these characters into your quilting. Last up, Andrea Bishop shows us how to make contemporary patterns from traditional blocks using software that merges the designs.

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Let your inner artist shine with Quilting Arts. Pokey starts at her sewing machine to give tips and trips for practicing free motion sketching. Then, meet artist Maria Elkins for an easy fabric portrait – you don’t even need to know how to draw – your computer does all of the work. And last up, international fabric expert Luana Rubin helps us understand trends and how to incorporate them into your designing.  She’ll also have some tips on combining patterns.

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Today’s guests share some of the new ways they’re interpreting traditional concepts into their quilt designs. Using basic quilting techniques, Frieda Anderson starts off with a new twist to free form quilting and framing your quilted pieces. Then, Luana Rubin is back with one of the key elements to design. She shares her expertise on color and how it influences every aspect of her style. Last, Andrea Bishop is back with new technology.  You can put away your graph paper and colored pens and learn how to use software to draw New York beauties and compasses with click and snap grids.

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Today’s show focuses on real world solutions to quilting issues. The show opens with Jay McCarroll; he’s back to demonstrate fusing techniques. First, is a cute grommeted tote bag, then a revival of a knit shirt with fusing and last, fused samples he made for his debut fabric line. Next, Jeanne Delpit has new information for your machine and how to take a decorative stitch into an embroidery function. Last up, Andrea Bishop is back to show you how to make your own quilting stencils.  See how computer terms like flip and rotate work when you’re drawing your own threadwork.