http://www.inspiredfiber.com/gallery Thoughts on Art by Kathy Keating Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:55:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To get my art quilts to look "alive", I need to create the illusion of movement and depth. Think about it, when you look at a flower, the flower isn't a flat single color. Instead, the flower is made up of subtle tones and shades of the color with ... http://www.inspiredfiber.com/gallery/art-tips/movement-and-depth-thru-thread/ Because I use heavy thread work on my quilt tops, it's very easy for the quilt top or backing to shift and buckle under the needle. For years I would rip out my thread to correct this issues. Then I was introduced to the use of lightweight fusible web ... http://www.inspiredfiber.com/gallery/art-tips/fusible-web-to-stabilize/