FEATURES

GIFTS
12 THE ART OF GIVING
Elin Waterston
Personalize your charitable donation
with an art postcard

20 EASY & ELEGANT QUILTED BAG

Laura and Linda Kemshall
Turn decorative fabric scraps from
your stash into a beautiful carry-all

Winter Journal 36 WINTER JOURNAL COVERS

Covers, Page 36 Lucie Summers
Paint and stitch special covers for
special books

48 QUICK COASTERS

Contents
TA B L E O F Julie Hirota
Make sophisticated fiber
Jolly Old Elf Stocking, Page 24

tile coasters in a day

DÉCOR
58 ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN
Janet Crowther 16 WRAPPED IN LUXURY
Make needle-felted & stitched floral Jane Dávila
shoulder bags Present a fun holiday centerpiece
Wrapped in Luxury 72 HOLIDAY CHEER WINE BAG 24 JOLLY OLD ELF STOCKING
Page 16 Brenda Seaholm Wampler Beryl Taylor
Present your hostess gift with flair Mixed-media elements add
sparkle and shine
76 PRESENT POUCHES
Maggie Grey 28 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Stitch lacy trifles for gift giving ADVENT CALENDAR
Judy Coates Perez
80 TEA-LICIOUS GIFTS Create a colorful countdown
Sue Bleiweiss to Christmas
Serve up three-dimensional artistry
42 TOWERS OF SNOWFLAKES
92 LACY & LUXURIOUS Helen Cowans
FABRIC CONES Fashion a sparkling mantel
Ruth Rae decoration
Create romantic cones
to fill and share 52 A FIESTA OF ORNAMENTS
Judy Coates Perez
ONLINE EXTRAS Mix metal, paint, stitch,
Read more at quiltingarts.com and whimsy
More teapot styles and surface 66 CELEBRATE HOME
design ideas from Sue Bleiweiss Tracie Lyn Huskamp
Additional photos from our Design a mixed-media sampler
projects
84 A FESTIVE SETTING
Our contributors’ holiday cards Jane Dávila
Advent Calendar
Page 28 Tips from Maggie Grey for jazzing Arrange a lively holiday
up machine-wrapped cords table with handmade linens

88 A MOVEABLE FÊTE
Quick Coasters Dale Rollerson
Page 48 Create a colorful garland
for any occasion

D E PA RT M E N T S
4 EDITOR’S NOTE
8 ABOUT OUR
CONTRIBUTORS
10 QUILTERS’ WISH LIST
96 MARKETPLACE
99 AD INDEX
99 CLASSIFIEDS

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