The Art of Mixing Textiles in Quilts

Author: Lynn Schmitt
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617455415
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Bring a new level of richness and variety to your quilts with this guide to mixed-fabric quilting. It’s time to go beyond cottons. With The Art of Mixing Textiles, you will learn how to blend your standard quilting fabrics with rich wools, lustrous silks, and textural home decor fabrics for quilts that beg to be touched. Quilt designer Lynn Schmitt teaches you the secrets to cutting, piecing, sewing, and pressing fabrics of texture and sheen. The step-by-step instructions in this volume make it easy to get started. The 14 pieced and appliquéd projects include table runners, quilts, pincushions, tote bags, and more. Dimensional and exciting, mixed-fabric quilts are ripe for using up scraps and expanding your horizons!

Mixing Quilt Elements

Author: Kathy Doughty
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617452068
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Master the art of mixing fabrics and discover your boundless potential as a quilter! World-famous Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession gives a glimpse into her eclectic fabric pairings and signature style, empowering you to develop your own artistic voice. Learn to express yourself with creative, adventurous designs, all made achievable through step-by-step instructions. Shake up your approach with techniques you might not have tried, like English paper piecing, raw-edge and needle-turn appliqué, and improvisational piecing.

The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making

Author: Jane Brocket
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 1909397911
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
Create totally unique quilts for family and friends Stunning inspirational photography throughout Discover how to quilt and design with confidence The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making is a charming, inspirational and practical collection of 15 quilts for would-be quilters by leading author Jane Brocket. There’s a Russian Shawl Quilt, inspired by traditional motifs of Russian folk art, a Floral Frocks Quilt inspired by summer dresses, flower gardens and herbaceous borders and a Suits and Ties Quilt reusing sober woollen suiting contrasting with extravagant silk ties designed in an Irish Chain. Finally, a practical section covers all the knowledge you’ll need – from chainpiecing, hand-quilting and sandwiching to binding, storage and caring for your quilt. Armed with the design tools, you can embark on your quilting journey and begin creating your own personal masterpiece.

The Art of Make-Do Quilting

Author: Mary W Kerr
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764363139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Allows quilters of any experience level to include vintage finds while making new contemporary quilts. Features how-to details and hundreds of inspirational examples.

Intuitive Color & Design

Author: Jean Wells
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 160705101X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
Think outside the block! Explore the art of creating quilts from the inside out—the results will amaze you.

The Quilting Arts Book

Author: Pokey Bolton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620332418
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
This is Art Quilting 101 in a book! Patricia Bolton, founder and editor-in-chief of Quilting Arts Magazine, has assembled some of the most popular topics, articles, and artists from past issues of Quilting Arts Magazine - plus innovative new techniques offered by today's most respected contemporary quilt artists - in this definitive art-quilting technique and inspiration book. Inside, readers will find everything art-quilt related, from art and design principles for quilters to in-depth techniques for surface design and embellishment. Each chapter showcases various art quilting concepts along with step-by-step photos of every technique. Stunning art quilts by the world's leading quilt artists are shown throughout the book for endless inspiration.

Color Your Cloth

Author: Malka Dubrawsky
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781600595134
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques--including resist, discharge, and overdyeing--for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects that use the vibrant cloth. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, dyeing recipes, and the surface design techniques themselves. Stunning images from the author’s sketchbook and photos of her workspace provide quilters with additional motivation.

Modern Color—An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts

Author: Kim Eichler-Messmer
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056933
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Modern Color—An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts by Kim Eichler- Messmer shows you how to dye fabric by hand for an artisanal, luminescent look. Includes instructions on setting up a home dye studio with minimal equipment and teaches key mixing techniques. Make any color you want, including any value (lightness and darkness) and gradation, allowing for an unlimited palette and endless inspiration. Go ahead, take a dip!

Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match

Author: Susan Briscoe
Publisher: Kodansha America
ISBN: 9781568363653
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Modern Japanese quilting blends Eastern and Western techniques to create quilts of extraordinary style and beauty. Using designs borrowed from a rich decorative arts heritage, and often incorporating traditional kimono fabrics, Japanese quilters have developed a distinctive style based on unusual motifs and striking color combinations. With Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match, any quilter can create exquisite and unique works of patchwork art in the Japanese tradition. The book presents more than 125 different block patterns, each with complete instructions and a color photograph, representing a variety of pattern sources: kamon (family crests), Hakone yosegi (parquetry) and traditional textiles, such as kasuri weave. Each 9-inch block includes a full cutting guide and fabric palette; suggestions for use, either mixing and matching or adapting to an all-over design; and icons indicating techniques and skill level. The blocks on each spread are related in design and technique. In addition to the Block Directory, Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match features an Inspiration Gallery, showcasing examples of finished quilts from leading quilters. Using these examples, author Susan Briscoe explores such topics as color ideas from traditional Japanese textiles and quilts, motifs, and recommendations for combining fabric patterns and block designs. An extensive section on technique, as well as several pages about the fabrics themselves and a listing of suppliers and organizations make this volume as practical and informative as it is beautiful.

Stitch Alchemy

Author: Kelli Perkins
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620332558
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Mixing the versatility of paper with the dimensional qualities of cloth, this inventive handbook to crafting with "paper-cloth" provides mixed-media artists with the knowledge to easily transform their works into collaged quilts using embellishment techniques, such as painting, stitching, needlefelting, and beading. Though the technique is inexpensive and requires less space, equipment, and skill than dyeing fabrics for quilt making, readers will learn step-by-step how the use of paper-cloth--from making the paper-cloth itself; adding color and interest to the foundation with inks, stains, paints, and glazes; texturizing; implementing printmaking techniques; and more--can allow layers of complexity and textural appeal. Common projects include art quilts, art dolls, jewelry, and artist books. Perfect for artists interested in altered art, found and recycled art, needle felting, and nontraditional elements, this original resource is the first to cross the paper and cloth mediums.