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\t\t\t\tWith a brand-spankin’ New Year upon us, it’s the perfect time to explore new creative frontiers while honoring artistic traditions that have led us this far.<\/p>\n

What do I have in mind, you wonder?<\/p>\n

Well, you may remember how I told you about Zentangle, the addictive art of zany (yet so very Zen) doodling.<\/p>\n

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Image by Trinity Verlag in der Scorpio Verlag GmbH & Co.KG via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

(If this doesn’t ring a bell, hop over to this post<\/u><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

True to form, each time I swirl and squiggle lines on paper, I find myself fantasizing about fabric, which inspired me to poke around a bit into the idea of Zentangle quilting, and wouldn’t you know it?<\/p>\n

It’s a real thing.<\/p>\n

And it’s just as neat-o as I’d imagined.<\/p>\n

Just look at Quilt Zentangle Style!<\/u><\/a> on Pinterest (warning: you might start drooling).<\/p>\n

Since I have a feeling you’re already itchin’ to start stitchin’, I gathered up this little list of goodies to get you going:<\/p>\n

Book:<\/strong> Tangle Stitches: For Quilters and Fabric Artists <\/em>by Jane Monk<\/p>\n

You can buy it on Amazon<\/u><\/a>, but you can’t “look inside” like you can on many other books. Here’s a video flip-through to preview the wonders within:<\/p>\n

<\/center>Video Tutorial<\/strong>: Zentangle Quilting by Machine<\/p>\n