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Negative remarks from a college art professor caused Katie Fowler to resolve to fight fear and negativity.  To prove her point she does something startling on The Quilt Show...

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Star Members can watch Show 1807: Fearless Quilting with Katie Fowler when it debuts on Sunday, March 27, 2016.

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Using some of her fearless creativity, Katie created Dreamscape II: Bird's Eye View.

Dreamscapes are whole cloth images on white cotton fabric. Katie uses paint, ink and dye to create the images. She then layers and stitches the pieces together for texture and structure.

Star Members can watch Katie's process in Show 1807: Fearless Quilting.  Also on hand in this show, Joe Cunningham, who gives TQS a tour of his San Francisco studio and shares his design process.

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Here's another spectacular quilt from the design duo of Mary & Garry Olson.

Star members can watch Mary & Garry in action in Show 1806: Quilt Teams - Spouses & Sisters.

FriendswithaTwistbyMaryOlson - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

FriendswithaTwistbyMaryOlson - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

FriendswithaTwistbyMaryOlson - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

FriendswithaTwistbyMaryOlson - 100 Pieces Rotating

FriendswithaTwistbyMaryOlson - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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Katie Fowler is an Alice in Wonderland fan, as the story represents the need to face fears, jump down the rabbit hole, and enjoy the ride. Katie shows her quilts and shares her paint, layer, stitch method of quilting, using PFD fabric and some amazing “play tools.” As she walks Alex through the process, note that mishaps can turn into new and wonderful discoveries. As a Creative Coach, she encourages quilters to explore their creativity and move past external factors that may hold them back. To prove her point, she does something startling to one of her quilts in progress, saying “it’s about the process, not the product.” Later, Joe Cunningham gives a tour of his San Francisco studio, a seranade and shares his design process.

Star members can click here to watch Show 1807: Fearless Quilting.

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This is an absolutely amazing step-by-step tutorial that Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry has created detailing every aspect of her quilting process, from cutting out the pieces to basting the quilt.  Take the time to walk through each step with this master quilter.

(There are arrows to the left and right that you click to move to the next slide.)

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These two videos feature the work that goes into creating couture Christian Dior gowns.  Once you take a look, you'll understand the price tag of these fabulous gowns and you will appreciate the worth of your own quilting designs.

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Tracy Mooney of Generation Q Magazine recently attended C2E2, a Cosplay and Comic Book Convention in Chicago.  There she spoke with Cheryl Sleboda about the future of sewing and quilting.  She also highlights some of the fun costumes on display.

Editor: Mary Kay Davis

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Alex and Ricky are joined on the set by Katie Fowler. Katie coaches quilters to explore their creativity and move past external factors that may hold them back.   Watch the slide show to get a idea of the tools she uses in her creative process.  To prove her point, she does something startling to one of her quilts in progress, saying “it’s about the process, not the product.”

Star Members can watch Katie in Show 1807: Fearless Quilting debuting March 27, 2016 to find out what she does.