Heather Thomas, Author at National Quilters Circle

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 3: Sticking to Our Roots

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

Though many of today’s traditional quilters are pushing the boundaries and using new, unusual techniques to make their work with, most hold tight to the basic tenants of quilt making. On the other hand, a lot of art quilters, or those of us who make quilts as art, are constantly pushing the boundaries as to…

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 2: Defining Art vs. Craft

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

“Craft” is not a dirty word and using patterns and instructions from books is a great way to learn quilting techniques and hone our skills. But as long as there are quilt shows, quilting magazines, and online quilting communities, we will be discussing how to categorize the work that we make and show, and we…

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 1: Understanding How We Categorize Quilts

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

“Nomenclature is a system of names, or terms, and the rules for forming these terms in a particular field of arts, or sciences. The principles of naming vary from the relatively informal conventions of everyday speech to internationally-agreed upon principles, rules,, and recommendations that govern the formation, and use of the specialist terms used in…

The Course of Creativity: Finding Others to “Play” With

June 3, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

They say happiness is contagious. So is creativity! Surround yourself with passionate quilters to let your ideas flow. I’m one of the lucky ones and if you’re reading this, you’re probably lucky too. In this case, our luck comes from having found our bliss; our creative bliss. Though all humans have the innate need and…