NEW QUILTING WORK | 2016-2017 Collection | Future Code

My 2016-2017 quilted collection of designs is called Future Code. I've finished my cutbook of designs and have been sampling these designs on fabrics for the past few months. The first three quilts Future Code, SinePlay and PixelBall are in the binding stages and will exhibit in 2017. Yes, it's a long process! Learn more about Future Code at: http://www.fabricworksstudio.com/future-code/.  

Image credit: Future Code © by Angela Heath

QUILTING | 3 Great Ways to Hang Your Finished Quilts

A few weeks ago, I was researching some interesting ways to finish smaller quilts. I found some great ideas that I want to summarize for you here.

SAQA 2016 | Reflections on the keynote with Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi

I just received my latest copy of the SAQA journal which had a great article by Cindy Grisdela outlining Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi's (http://carolynlmazloomi.com/) keynote address. Dr. Mazloomi is a highly influential, African American quilter, historian, author and curator. In the '80's, she started the Women of Color Quilters Network, http://wcqn.org/.

DESIGN | MAKING OF THE QUILT: The Helix Tango

The Helix Tango was a quilt I completed in 2008. It was my first wholecloth piece that was inspired by my love of the tango. My vision for The Helix Tango is "life, love, and passion" - actually what the Tango dance embodies. 

First, I started by researching some images of dancers doing the Tango. I traced the basic shapes to arrive at the set of drawings below.