Trunk show by Michael Stevenson.

Fiber artist, what do we do with our scraps?

Fiber is ART. Fiber at Art shows.

No matter where I travel, I find inspiration for my work.  Whether it’s at a quilt show, an art exhibit, a museum or out in nature.

Following the Fabric

Allowing fabric to lead the way when working with textiles.

Working Small

Working Large

How do we make our compositions harmonious? In artwork, the main player is usually contrast. But it is color that grabs most people’s attention.

Promoting Fiber as a Fine Art Medium

Where do Ideas come from? The Saga of Success.

The Saga of Successful Studio Practice

Sources of inspiration for individual works as well as series come to me from many, many sources.

Photo or NOT Photo

Spirals are the inspiration Ellen enjoys the most.

Process verses Product, how one artist works.

Framing small fiber pieces is an art form in itself. Learn how one member does it.

This article is a glimpse of how I am inspired to make textile art from museum visits. I want to share this particular museum and exhibits because the memory has stayed with me over the years and the art continues to inspire me. I hope they inspire you too.

I have been quilting for more than 45 years. I started this journey with library books, thrift store clothing, fabric scraps and hand quilting.

Awakening the ART in the Fabric.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt.

It took me a lifetime to allow myself the “luxury” of making art purely for pleasure, rather than feeling like everything I do has to have “worth.” What is “worth” anyway? As defined by The American Heritage Dictionary, it is “the quality that renders something desirable, useful or valuable” and “material or market value.”