Artistry From the Ashes of War
by Dorothy Osler
During the mid 1990s a refugee camp in Austria became a haven for displaced Bosnian women when artist Lucia Feining started a special work-therapy program and taught the women to quilt.



Seeing Stars: Transforming Blocks into Six-Pointed Stars
Quiltmaker's Workshop with Gayle Bong
Using equilateral triangles to design unique quilts is deceptively easy. All you need is graph paper, colored pencils, and an imagination free to travel out of bonds.


Why I Don't Call Myself a Quilt Artist: The Art of Quilt Paradox
by Julia E. Pfaff
Are they artist or fiber artist? Are they art quilters who make art quilts or do they make textile art. The well-know individuals surveyed here have plenty to say - and the results might surprise you.

What's New
by Angie Hodapp

Quilting Bee
Join the fun at show-and-tell with QN readers.

Book Reviews

Right off the Bolt
by Alison Bolt
A trip to England reveals charming local customs and the idiosyncrasies of the sisterhood of quilters.

Loose Threads
by Helen Kelley
A birch tree teaches appreciation for black and white...and much more.

Beartooth Views
by John Flynn
A weed whacker is just one tool that can come in handy when finishing quilts.

Forum
by Frances B. Calhoun and Barbra Messengill
Two QN reader wanted to level the playing field at quilt shows.

Meetin' Place
Jeananne Wright of Longmont, Colorado, gives old blocks and antique feed sacks new life.

About Space
The view from Melody Crust's studio windows is so captivating that you may wonder how she gets any work done.

Readers' Quilt Show
Don't expect the same old thing when you see this issue's collection of traditional quilts.