073Bonnies Creative Quilting Adventures - A Creative Spirit and Her Needle Felting

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, talks with Canadian quilter Elaine Quehl who really looks at plants closely... and then transforms her photos into amazing quilts. You'll be amazed at how it's done.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, talks with Susan Pickering Rothamel, owner of USArtQuest. She is an amazing artist. She shares so many neat products for creative artist. She uses printed napkins, fibers, paint and so many other items. I think you're going to love all she has to offer.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, talks with Susan Pickering Rothamel, owner of USArtQuest. I saw Susan's work when she was an amazing collage artist and she continues to amaze me with what she does. You'll see how she uses a rock called Mica several different ways along with some other creative things.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, interviews a group of 4 that has put together a neat exhibit just centered around the theme of Heavy Metal. Who would think that the theme could evoke so many different quilts? There are even several figurative pieces including Molten Slag.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, catches up with Karin Hellaby. I first met Karin on my very first teaching trip to the UK when I taught at her shop. We've have been friends ever since. She has a creative way of doing traditional blocks with a twist. While at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts Show I had a chance to see just what Karin was up to.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, sits down with Jamie Malden who demonstrates stamping with beautiful wooden block prints.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, starts the New Year off with a bang...that is fiber art inspired by the Hadron Collider (an atom splitter). Kate Findlay shares the inspiration and her designer sketchbook. I'm sure you'll go away inspired by her scientific approach.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, covers IQF 2012. The quilt show in Houston has got to be one of my favorites...lots of great quilts and some chats with a few of their makers. There's even a Yurt made out of quilts.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, interview the fun-loving group of creative quilters who came back to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK. Last year they did the Mear Cats Quilt. This year they did Dumb Bells in celebration of the Olympics being in the UK. Watch this video and have your funny bone tickled.

Bonnie McCaffery, author of Portrait Quilts Painted Faces You Can Do, takes you on a tour of the international Festival of Quilts in Birmingham England. We will take a tour of the quilts, chat with a couple of the quilt artists, and see some of the beautiful and funny fashions.