Cloth Paper Scissors - Pokey

My Tote for ToteTuesday (Fiberart for a Cause)

In September 2006, I got a little personal on my blog and shared that my father had just lost his battle against lung cancer in my Bye Dad post. In rereading that entry, Virginia Spiegel at that time had raised $53,000 for the American Cancer Society...

Published 31 Jan 2010 11:13 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting, Quilt, Virginia Spiegel, ToteTuesday

New Addition to the Cloth Paper Scissors Team!

As we put forth more publications, videos and other fun offerings, it’s become more important than ever to invite talented and creative people to join our crew. It’s with great pleasure to announce that Jenn Mason is joining our Cloth Paper...

Published 16 Dec 2009 8:35 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting

International Quilt Festival/ Houston Recap!

Brace yourselves! I think I'm about to set a world record in the Blogosphere for the number of photos in a single blog entry. I took nearly 250 shots at International Quilt Festival/Houston, but I cut the lot down to 49. (The ones I don’t post...

Published 20 Oct 2009 7:00 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Techniques, SAQA, Cloth Paper Scissors, Make It University, Quilting Arts, Quilt Scene, Quilting, Jamie Fingal, Fabric, Kathy York, Bernina, Leslie Jenison, Inspired to Quilt, Melanie Testa, design, Judy Perez, 35th Anniversary, International Quilt Festival, Quilt, art quilt, Quilts, Quilter

It's a Wrap! QA TV Series 500 just completed taping...

I've just returned home from Cleveland where we taped our next series of QA TV (airing end of December). This new season promises to be a strong one! Not only did we tape some fabulous segments at International Quilt Festival/Chicago this past April...

Published 7 Sep 2009 7:44 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Techniques, QA TV, SAQA, Quilt National, Cloth Paper Scissors, Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, Quilting Arts TV, Quilting, Fabric, Kathy York, Bernina, embroidery, studio, Quilt, Quilts, art quilts

Quilting Arts Uncensored and Make It University! at International Quilt Festival/Long Beach

OK, Everybody! It's time to take the “Quilting Arts Uncensored: The Stuff You're Not Supposed to Know” Quiz! Are you ready? Which of the following statements is true? A. For the very first Quilting Arts calendar we published in 2001...

Published 18 Jun 2009 2:13 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Techniques, Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts Uncensored, Long Beach, Make It University, Quilting, Jamie Fingal, Fabric, embroidery, Leslie Jenison, Alisa Burke, Melanie Testa, draw, beads, Quilt, Quilts, art quilting

Freaky Friday at Quilting Arts Headquarters

It's a beautiful, sunny June day and while many people are counting down the days to their summer vacations, we're planning for Halloween and beyond! The QA staff is knee-deep in preperations for our Quilting Arts GIFTS photo shoot that will be...

Published 5 Jun 2009 7:47 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Skeletons in Closet, Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts GIFTS, Quilting

The 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar Artists are...

With the help of attendees who voted at Make It University! at International Quilt Festival/Chicago, the following artists' work will grace the pages of the 2010 "Life is Like a Box of _______" calendar, available this summer. Congratulations...

Published 8 May 2009 10:55 AM by Pokey

Filed under: 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar, Cloth Paper Scissors, Make It University, Quilt

International Quilt Festival/Chicago is next week!

I love this time of year. When April comes around, it means one kind of sock season is officially over (bye bye boots, hellooooo sandals), and another type of sock season officially begins! It also means it's time for the International Quilt Festival...

Published 6 Apr 2009 10:35 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Make It University!, 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar, Cloth Paper Scissors, Make It University, Fabric, Quilt, quiltingarts, Quilts, Quilter

Life's a Beach Challenge Results

Apparently I am not the only one counting down the minutes until summer because we received more than 280 submissions for our "Life's a Beach!" Cloth Paper Scissors reader challenge. Submissions ranged from altered surf boards and flip-flops...

Published 27 Mar 2009 10:36 AM by Pokey

Filed under: Cloth Paper Scissors, Make It University, Quilt, art quilts

You be the judge! Announcing the finalists for our 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar Contest

Thanks to everyone who participated in our first-ever calendar contest for Cloth Paper Scissors. Interpretations for the theme, “Life is a box of______”, ran the gamut but the most popular responses illustrated with thread, glue, paper, and...

Published 20 Mar 2009 11:24 AM by Pokey

Filed under: 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar, Cloth Paper Scissors, Make It University, ephemera, Quilt, quiltingarts, Calendar Contest

Cloth Paper Scissors "Play On Words" Reader Challenge

Today's the big day! I'm not talking about Groundhog Day (and please join me in cursing that over-sized, toothy rodent who dared to see his shadow this morning).No, I'm talking about the announcement date for the finalists for our Cloth Paper...

Published 2 Feb 2009 8:28 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Reader Challenges, Cloth Paper Scissors

You Made What?! An Interview with Mixed-media Artists Opie and Linda O'Brien

With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, are you beginning to fret over what to get your loved one? Forget about a sappy Hallmark card, an overpriced bouquet of roses, or a stale box of chocolates. Take a lesson from soul mates Linda and Opie...

Published 18 Jan 2009 12:35 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Cloth Paper Scissors, draw, teach, etsy, quiltingarts

Quilting Arts Sneak Peek

Want to see a sneak peek of the cover for the February/March issue of Quilting Arts (on sale February 3rd)? This art quilt is by Kathy York (who some may remember from this particular Saturday night event ). Doesn't it make you wish for spring? Kathy...

Published 7 Jan 2009 6:05 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Quilting Arts News, Musings, Techniques, Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting, Kathy York, design, Quilt, art quilt, quiltingarts

Winners in the New Year!

Congratulations to following 10 people for winning the first QA Blog fabric raffle for 2009! Thanks to everyone for posting your resolutions, goals, and good wishes for the New Year. We loved reading what you all aspire to accomplish by the end of the...

Published 6 Jan 2009 1:15 PM by Pokey

Filed under: Quilting Arts News, Giveaway, Cloth Paper Scissors, Fabric, Quilt

Something to Ponder this Holiday Season: Do Quilting and Collage Editors Know How to Party?

Why yes, we do! Some of the women of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors. Left to right:Geri Stevens, Sally Murray, Helen Gregory, Barbara Staszak, Pokey Bolton, Barbara Delaney, Cate Prato. If anyone was near the town of Stow, Massachusetts...

Published 19 Dec 2008 2:55 PM by Pokey