Stampington & Company: Art Quilting Studio

Multiple Deadlines: (RECEIVE) & (ONGOING)
October 15, 2009
January 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
July 15, 2010

Art Quilting Studio
Stampington & Company
Publishing Opportunity


Art Quilting Studio offers readers the opportunity to be published in several departments, including Art Quilt Walking (quilts incorporated into artwear), The Quilting Studio (creative spaces), Stamped Quilts (quilts utilizing art stamps), The Good Quilt (quilts that raise awareness or funds for a worthy cause), Quilt Tops Found (vintage quilt tops and/or segments that become transformed into a utilitarian object), Transfer::mations (quilts utilizing image transfers), All by Hand (quilts made without sewing machines), and On the Surface (quilts with unique surface techniques such as painting, dyeing, stamping, stenciling, embroidery, beading, appliqué and other embellishment techniques).

The premier issue hit newsstands June 1, 2009, the second issue of Art Quilting Studio will be released in December (submission deadline: July 15, 2009). Thereafter, Art Quilting Studio will become a quarterly publication to be released every March (submission deadline: October 15, 2009), June (submission deadline: January 15, 2010), September (submission deadline: April 15, 2010) and December (submission deadline: July 15, 2010).

CHALLENGES

Around the Quilting Block: The Car
Right after you look inside the refrigerator, we challenge you to look inside your car to find inspiration for Around the Quilting Block. From gym shoes to an umbrella, to a tissue box and more, we ask you to use inspiration from items found in your car to create a quilt top block that is no larger than 8" x 8". Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Inspired By
For our next installment of Inspired By, we ask that you turn to the lyrics of Walk the Line —the song made famous by legendary artist, Johnny Cash. Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Triptychs
Triptychs are an interesting design format that allows art quilts to be created to tell a rich and compelling narrative. We invite you to consider telling a narrative of your own through a triptych art quilt. Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Quilts in a Jar
So inspired are we with Cynthia Shaffer’s quilts in jars (to be revealed in the premier issue on page 144) that we would like to challenge our readers to submit quilts in jars to be considered for future issues of Art Quilting Studio. The jars you use can be any size — big, small, tall, short, fat, skinny. And the quilts you create to place within the jars can be letters (like Cynthia’s) or any other subject matter that your muse inspires you to create. Deadline: January 15, 2010.

Visit website for complete details and submission guidelines: www.stampington.com/wanna_get_published