Links and Resources

Fascinating Finds

Bleu-de-lectoure Learn about using woad to dye things blue--think of the ancient blue men of Scotland...
Fibonacci A mathematician named Fibonacci discovered a seemingly magical sequence of numbers, related to the Golden Ratio or Phi. Certain proportions and relationship have been found to be ideal to the human eye across time and cultures. This website is just one…try doing a websearch to learn more about how these ratios appear in the ideal human facial structure, the ratio of finger joints, the number of seeds in each row of sunflowers…..it goes on! Way cool! Click on his face to get to the good stuff.
Australia's Art Quilters A website with links to many Australian quilters.
Ducktrap Bay Trading Co. Ducktrap Bay Trading Company is an eclectic art gallery on Bay View Street in downtown Camden, Maine. They specialize in maritime and wildlife art in various media.
The Facets Gallery A wonderful selection of quilt art from Australia.
The Woad Page What is it about this ancient dyeing method that intrigues me?
Chappas Textile Printing Another Australian "find"---check out her wonderful screen printing designs!

Favorite Sites

Adoption Day Cards My friend and fellow "Frayed Edge" Kate Cutko and her college friend have started this company to meet the needs of adoptive families looking for special cards. They are great for the rest of us, too!
Arlene Blackburn Arlene Blackburn, of Delta Fiberart, offers art quilts, art cloth, and classes.
Betty Rogers A fellow New Englander, Betty's landscapes reflect her New Hampshire home
Carol Soderlund Carol is an award winning quilt artist who paints and dyes incredible fabrics. She also teaches workshops in dyeing and quilting arts.
Chris Gilman Outsider art quilts with a dash of humor
Claire Fenton Claire is a mixed media artist who works in art quilts, sculpture, and mixed media works. Her fences series is one of my favorites. I love the connection between the fences quilts and her sculpture.
Deborah's Studio Fellow Frayed Edge Deborah Boschert has a great blog and a great website. Click on this link to visit both!
Dyed and Gone to Heaven My friend Lisa Walton of Sydney, Australia, dyes wonderful fabrics and makes even more wonderful quilts.
eQuilter Another fabulous on-line source for not just fabrics but books, patterns (including mine!), and cool “stuff” with which to embellish quilts.
Frances Caple Frances Caple uses the woolens from the Outer Hebrides to make her fiber art....my favorites are her windows pieces.
Fulvia Luciano A fantastic textile and mixed media artist with handspun yarns and handdyed wool rovings.
GloDerWorks All the good things about this website are due to Gloria Hansen’s marvelous ability with the computer, which is equaled by her marvelous ability as an art quilter, and Derry Thompson--who has probably forgotten more about computers than I could learn in a lifetime. I can highly recommend working with the entire GloDerWorks team (which keeps growing!). They are professional, responsive and creative.
Janome In late 2003, I fell in love with the Janome 6500P sewing machine. I approached Janome, and greatly appreciate their confidence in me. The 6500 is my dream sewing machine, and I was most pleased to be able to create a pattern for their International Janome Digest (Summer 2004 issue). See Pattern page for details.
Jenny Bowker Jenny’s work took my breath away the first time I saw it, and each piece gets better.
Katherine Nicholson An art quilter and a collector of art quilts; I'm honored that one of my small pieces is in her collection. Thank you!
Keepsake Quilting The Keepsake Quilting catalog was my “doorway” into the world of quilting, and they are still a wonderful resource.
Margaret Hunt Maggie is a wonderful textile artist from South Carolina who loves threadwork as much as I do.
Martha Ginn Be sure to click on the gallery pages to see Martha's varied and interesting works!
Pacific Rim Quilt Company Specializing in Hawaiian quilts, books and materials, this company is owned by sisters Nancy Lee Chong and Janice Lee Baehr. If you ever have a chance to take a class with Nancy, DO!
Paula Burch Paula Burch has created a wonderful comparison chart for Procion MX dyes available from different companies. I have found this site most helpful in learning how to mix dyes and understanding how, for example, a red from one company compares to the red from another company.
Princess Mirah Designs for Bali Fabrics, Inc. I have been fortunate to work with Princess Mirah Designs for Bali Fabrics Inc. Several of my quilts and garments are made exclusively with their fabrics, which are some of the most dynamic batiks on the market today.
Pro Chemical & Dye ProChem is one of the major dye-houses in the US, and they have just about everything you could possibly need (besides the ideas, of course!). Best of all, their on-line tutorials / directions are fabulous. Look towards the bottom of each page for an underscored link…you can even print them out as I have done for ready-reference. I keep my pages in plastic page protectors which I can set out on my table while working.
Quiltart A wonderful community of art quilters, with galleries displaying on-line quilt challenges, links to many other artists’ websites and more.
Robert Genn--The Painter's Keys Robert Genn of British Columbia, Canada, inspires others not only with his art, but also with his words in a bi-weekly newsletter.
Superior Threads Not only do they have wonderful thread, their website has a helpful "Education" section that will help you better understand thread, sewing machine needles, and how to use some of their innovative products.
Susan Brubaker Knapp Blue Moon River is the home to Susan's art and patterns. Like me, Susan loves color and thread!
The Dyer’s List The Dyer’s List, an e-list sponsored by the University of Michigan, is a wonderful resource. The list stays very “on-topic”, and covers dyeing not only cotton, but just about any fiber that can be dyed. To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://list.emich.edu/mailman/listinfo/dyerslist or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to dyerslist-request@list.emich.edu
The Professional Quilter The magazine to read if you are involved, or want to be involved, in just about any aspect of the quilting business--artist, designer, teacher, shopowner.
Victoriana Quilt Designs Applique, sample, scrap and other patterns.


Resources

A Fine Line, Techniques and Inspirations for Creating the Quilting Design by Melody Crust and Heather Waldron Tewell.  The single best discussion of quilting design I’ve seen, and the only place I’ve seen a discussion of both technical and aesthetical properties of various threads, including thread weight (thickness).   

Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking By Diana McClun and Laura Nownes.  One of the best introductory books to traditional quiltmaking. 

Heirloom Machine Quilting: A comprehensive Guide to Hand-Quilted Effects Using Your Sewing Machine by Harriet Hargrave.  This book is now in its fourth edition, and for good reason.  It is a classic “how-to” for learning machine quilting. 

Color by Accident by Ann Johnston.  Another classic—this time for dyeing fabrics.  When you ask folks who dye fabric for a good book, this one invariably tops the list.