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Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including four different edge treatments, a range of sizes (2\"-9 1/2\"), and an amazing variety of patterns, from sawtooth to flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and using up to twenty different colors for each wedge.

The third book in Edyta Sitar's best-selling \"Patches\" series celebrates a quintessential quiltmaking motif: the star. Star blocks first take center stage in a gallery of breathtaking antique quilts, from modest, make-do designs to astonishing showstoppers. Then, Edyta shares instructions for 17 star-studded quilts; many of the designs were inspired by her antiques collection. From the humble Sawtooth Star to dazzling renditions of Lone Star, Feathered Star, and more, the latest book from Laundry Basket Quilts will inspire quilters to reach for the stars.

Background 65% of persons with dementia (PWD) experience disturbed sleep, often exiting their beds up to 14 times per night, impacting caregivers' well‐being. The unpredictability is a leading cause of institutionalization in Taiwan. Reliable sleep monitoring can help caregivers rest better, reducing their stress. Current sensors include mechanical pressure sensors and cameras. Pressure sensors offer privacy but require mattress contact. Since PWDs sleep may sleep in unusual postures, comprehensive coverage while necessary, is costly and may be uncomfortable. Cameras, while contact‐free, raise privacy issues and don’t work well with heavy blankets. We developed a bed occupancy sensor using a passive infrared matrix sensor that maintains privacy, costs less than $100/unit, and works with blankets, quilts, and unusual sleeping positions of PWD. Method An Infrared matrix and a motion sensor on the ceiling monitor the room. Standard deviations of bed, floor and motion data is processed by a microcontroller, which determines if the PWD is in bed (sleeping soundly or fitfully), sitting on the side, beside the bed, or has left the room. Results The system was tested in the lab, detecting bed entries and exits under various conditions with < 5s response time, using a commercial bed pressure sensor as a benchmark. It was also deployed for 136 days in a real‐life setting in Taiwan, where temperatures ranged from 8°C to 35°C. Conclusion An ambient temperature insensitive, low‐cost cost, privacy‐preserving, non‐imaging remote bed occupancy sensor, and algorithm has been developed with < 5s response time.

In the research reported here, we tested the hypothesis that sustained engagement in learning new skills that activated working memory, episodic memory, and reasoning over a period of 3 months would enhance cognitive function in older adults. In three conditions with high cognitive demands, participants learned to quilt, learned digital photography, or engaged in both activities for an average of 16.51 hr a week for 3 months. Results at posttest indicated that episodic memory was enhanced in these productive-engagement conditions relative to receptive-engagement conditions, in which participants either engaged in nonintellectual activities with a social group or performed low-demand cognitive tasks with no social contact. The findings suggest that sustained engagement in cognitively demanding, novel activities enhances memory function in older adulthood, but, somewhat surprisingly, we found limited cognitive benefits of sustained engagement in social activities.

Illuminates ‘The Quilt Project’, a cross-cultural, collaborative initiative involving the community in the city and region beginning in Mar 2021, culminating in an exhibition of quilts created to bring attention to discrimination against women and promote gender equality, Community Gallery, Dunedin, Jul 2022. Presents an overview of the project and the process, noting the influence of traditional quilting in engaging women in the community with textile processes and discussions to highlight issues of gender disparity throughout the world. Names the four community groups whose partnership with the project ensured its success. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.

\"Pattern designer, teacher, and presenter Sherilyn Mortensen shares her experience and passion for free-motion quilting in the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting. In this go-to resource, Sherilyn shows off over 150 quilting designs with easy-to-follow guides that can be applied to traditional and modern quilts. The guide details the required tools and materials, tips and techniques, and 12 quilt block projects that each show off three ways to apply quilting designs to the same pattern. Whether you are looking to learn the art of quilting or seeking inspiration, you are sure to find it in the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting.\"--from back cover.

A milestone in perception occurred in 1971, when the Whitney Museum of American Art displayed quilts in a museum setting:Abstract Design in American Quiltsbestowed institutional recognition of the artistry inherent in these humble textiles. In subsequent decades, quilting's popularity exploded. Some who took up quilting created pieced quilts that honored traditional patterns, symmetry, and repetition. But others saw the potential for pushing beyond patchwork, giving birth to the art quilt. Today, adherents from both art and quilting backgrounds incorporate storytelling, digital images, nonfabric materials, asymmetry, and three dimensions-in short, anything goes in the world of art quilting, as long as the result is stitched, layered, and not primarily functional.As a writer covering textiles, art, and craft, Linzee Kull McCray wondered just how deeply fiber artists were influenced by their surroundings. Focusing on midwestern art quilters in particular, she put out a call for entries and nearly 100 artists responded; they were free to define those aspects of midwesterness that most affected their work. The artists selected for inclusion in this book embrace the Midwest's climate, land, people, and culture, and if they don't always embrace it wholeheartedly, then they use their art to react to it. The proof can be seen in the varied, powerful quilts in this energizing book.Enlivened by the Midwest's landscapes and seasons, Sally Bowker paints her fabrics with acrylics, creating marks and meaning with layers of hand stitching and appliqued bits of fabric. Shin-hee Chin uses sketchlike stitching for its ability to penetrate fabric and create depth; living in the Midwest helps her stay balanced between eastern philosophy and western culture. The metals and mesh that Diane Núñez incorporates into her quilts connect to her days as a jeweler as well as to the topography of her home state of Michigan. Pat Owoc prepares papers with disperse dyes, then selects from as many as 150 to create her fabrics; her art-quilt series honors midwestern pioneers. Martha Warshaw photographs old fabrics, tweaks the images in Photoshop, and prints the results for her pieces, which connect her to the legacy of quilting in past generations.The Midwest has always had strong textile communities. Now the twenty artists featured in this beautifully illustrated book have created a new community of original art forms that bring new life to an old tradition.The ArtistsMarilyn Ampe, St. Paul, MinnesotaGail Baar, Buffalo Grove, IllinoisSally Bowker, Cornucopia, WisconsinPeggy Brown, Nashville, IndianaShelly Burge, Lincoln, NebraskaShin-hee Chin, McPherson, KansasSandra Palmer Ciolino, Cincinnati, OhioJacquelyn Gering, Chicago, IllinoisKate Gorman, Westerville, OhioDonna Katz, Chicago, IllinoisBeth Markel, Rochester Hills, MichiganDiane Núñez, Southfield, MichiganPat Owoc, St. Louis, MissouriBJ Parady, Batavia, IllinoisBonnie Peterson, Houghton, MichiganLuanne Rimel, St. Louis, MissouriBarbara Schneider, Woodstock, IllinoisSusan Shie, Wooster, OhioMartha Warshaw, Cincinnati, OhioErick Wolfmeyer, Iowa City, Iowa