Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter

Author: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607053780
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 85

Book Description
Art lessons every quilter will love. Traditional quilter? Art quilter? Improve ANY quilt with this book! Quick no-sew design exercises to make your talents shine. Build a color wheel from fabric to learn color principles. Discover the easy "Nine-Patches" of color and composition.

Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter

Author: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052083
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
As a best-selling author and teacher, Katie draws on her two passions-art studies and art quilts-to create abstract quilts that are inspired by still life compositions. In this book you'll learn how you can assemble a still life arrangement from your favorite items at home and transform it into an art quilt, even if you've never considered yourself to be an artist. With Katie by your side, you will succeed!

Art Quilt Collage

Author: Deborah Boschert
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617452858
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
How to get from "start" to "art" Make treasured art quilts from bits of cloth, stitched motifs, and painted details. Dip your toes into the world of art quilting with mixed-media techniques, practice exercises, checklists, and work-along projects presented using 8 design guides. This visual, step-by-step guide will help you unlock your own artistic vision as you quilt in a series, finish small art pieces, and incorporate meaningful symbols into your work. • Tap into your creative muse! Art quilt inspiration, techniques, and checklists presented in 8 easy-to-use design guides • Uncomplicated, visual guide to fabric collage with practice pieces to help you gain expertise • Tell your own artistic story with colors, materials, and beloved symbols

Journey to Inspired Art Quilting

Author: Jean Wells
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055813
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Discover your artistic voice Expand your creative horizons and embrace the process of developing your design skills using your own intuition. Jean provides you with more design guidelines and new exercises to hone your natural intuitive skills, then she encourages you to go out there and express yourself! Packed with inspiring quilt images, this book walks you through effective approaches to art quilting from journaling your ideas to unifying your design. • Continue your art quilting journey with Jean in this follow up to Intuitive Color & Design • Learn how to recognize those "big ideas" that become inspirational starting points for your art • 9 classroom-tested design assignments help you trust your creative instincts and develop distinctive work

Artful Log Cabin Quilts

Author: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617454516
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
“Stunning . . . packed with inspiration and practical advice to help quilters of all abilities create unique abstract art quilts from photographs and images.” —Pretty Patches Take the first steps to becoming an art quilter with popular teacher and bestselling author Katie Pasquini Masopust. Starting with an inspiration image, choose fabrics to create your own artistic log cabin quilts. Learn to navigate visual pathways and composition, applying easy techniques and experimenting with color. Student work is showcased to prove that anyone can create an art quilt! Design and make your masterpiece with freeform log cabin blocks using this versatile method. “As she demonstrates, a simple log cabin block can become a rich and dynamic fiber art statement through inspired use of color, fabric choices and placement.” —Generation Q Magazine “Her method is sure to result in something that is personal, unique and very satisfying.” —Down Under Textiles “This is a fascinating approach to creating original designs with traditional piecing methods.” —Machine Quilting Unlimited

Fearless Design For Every Quilter

Author: Lorraine Torrence
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571209093
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Stock Up Your Creative Toolbox With Indispensable Quilt Design Techniques. Supercharge your creative spirit with 10 lessons in designing with fabrics-from basic design principles to finding new sources of inspiration. Take an artistic journey through the creative processes of 8 real-life quilters and learn with them as they work through a series of design challenges. Learn to experiment, evaluate results, and enhance your designs, working either by yourself or with a group. Use critique groups to improve your work with other quilters' insights. The lessons you'll learn in this inspiring workshop will help you bring new creativity to any style of quilting or fiber arts, whether your tastes are traditional or contemporary. It's a must for anyone who loves to design with fabric.

Color

Author: Christine Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781564771643
Category : Afghans (Coverlets)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Discusses language of color, color combinations, special effects, fabric, color stories, quilt stories, avoiding the pitfalls, quilters on color, a color gallery, a color workshop, color studies, notes about the author.

Gemstone Quilts

Author: MJ Kinman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617459461
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Piece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you’ll be inspired by the author’s work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students

Journey of an Art Quilter

Author: Barbara Lee Olson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964120181
Category : Afghans (Coverlets)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
As much about motivation as it is about teaching techniques, this bold and vibrant quilting resource guides readers through the stages of the quilting process while offering encouragement and advice. Leading readers on a personal journey, the projects detail the joy of pursuing a passion for quilts through the creative exercises designed to help others tap into their own individual style and free their artistic spirit. With hints and tips on everything from fabric selection to choosing the right tools, this inspirational and instructive guide is a must for anyone interested in quilting.

Moda Blockheads

Author: That Patchwork Place
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604689900
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
Meet the Moda Blockheads! Six celebrity quilt designers unite to share this compendium of 48 stunning quilt blocks plus six spectacular sampler-quilt patterns to showcase the beautiful blocks you make. * Lisa Bongean * Betsy Chutchian * Lynne Hagmeier * Jo Morton * Jan Patek * Carrie Nelson Along with imaginative interpretations of each 6" block--from traditional patchwork inspired by history to whimsical appliqued scenes from nature--you'll enjoy loads of sewing tips from the pros that you can use for as long as you quilt.