HOLIDAY DÉCOR 40 HOLIDAY DÉCOR ENSEMBLE Frieda Anderson Tree skirt & fireplace screen 48 FIRE & ICE CANDLE WRAPS Susan Brubaker Knapp 50 EVERY HOLIDAY GARLAND Lynn Krawczyk 53 A QUILTER ’S CHRISTMAS Ana Buzzalino Christmas stocking and mini stocking silverware holders 58 VINTAGE TOPIARY Georgana Hall 62 HOLIDAY ORNAMENT PILLOW Debbie Grifka 66 QUILT-AS-YOU-GO TABLE R UNNER Patti Dockus DEPARTMENTS 2 EDITOR ’S NOTE 128 CELEBRATING HOME & THE HOLIDAYS: ONE ART QUILTER ’S APPROACH Helen Gregory An interview with Frances Holliday Alford 132 CALL FOR ART Submit to QUILTING ARTS GIFTS 133 FAVORITE FAMILY R ECIPES From our contributing artists 139 MARKETPLACE 143 CLASSIFIEDS AND AD INDEX FEATURES MAKE I T QUICK ! 8 FELT SMARTPHONE COVERS Lisa Cox 12 iPAD SLEEVE Candy Glendening 16 FABRIC BRACELET Pat Sloan 18 GIFT CARD WALLETS Julie Herman 20 MINI QUILTED STOCKING DECORATIONS Diane Rusin Doran Festive adornments for holiday gifting 23 CHANUKKAH GELT COINS & GIFT TAGS Karen Fricke 28 COLD WEATHER KIT Jen Eskridge Stay warm with a coordinating scarf, headband, and glove-saver set 32 EMERY BOARD HOLDERS Deb O’Keefe Hysack GIFTS 84 TABLE R UNNER & COASTERS FOR YOUR COFFEE TABLE Margaret Applin 88 CIRCLES, STITCHES, & DYE Jill Brummett T ucker Hand-dyed, free-motion stitched pillows 92 BRAG BOOKS Jeannie Palmer Moo re 96 FLORAL BROOCHES Angie Hughes 98 FLOWER POWER PLACE MATS Malka Dubrawsky 1 1 2 8 ORNAMENTS 68 R AG BALL ORNAMENTS Hannah Overman Koch 72 NO-SEW PORTRAIT ORNAMENTS Maria Elkins From basic photo editing to a layered, fused design 76 BIRDS OF R OYALTY Cynthia Frenette 80 MIXED-MEDIA ART LEAVES Jennifer Solon 102 NAMETAG POUCHES Susan Brubaker Knapp 106 PERSONALIZED LAPTOP BAG & EVERYDAY TOTE Ruth Chandler Featuring a woven fabric design 112 WINE BAG DUO Barbara Delaney Gifting in style 116 QUILTED COVER Naomi S. Adams For your sketchbook, journal, or planner 120 JOURNAL & SKETCHBOOK COVER Candy Glendening 124 R IBBON EMBELLISHED TOTE BAG Elaine Schmidt 72 116 Cover art by Cynthia Frenette C ontents TABLE OF QUILTING ARTS GIFTS ™ | HOLID AY 2011/2012 5 4 QUILTING ARTS GIFTS ™ | HOLI DAY 2011/2012 4 0 5 3 9 8 1 2 8 76