Download or read book America s Pictorial Quilts written by Caron L. Mosey and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictorial quilts reflect an artistic nature--a need to express an inner emotion or feeling, to share that feeling through fiber in perpetuity. As you proress through America's Pictorial Quilts, you will see some of the finest examples of quilted art.
Download or read book Pictorial Quilts written by Carolyn Vosburg Hall and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on creating a pictorial quilt by stressing the process of developing imagery, arranging space, and choosing a technique, and summarizes such techniques as tranferring, drawing, piecing, quilting, embroidery, and appliqueing.
Download or read book American Quilts Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Amelia Peck and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new edition ... brings the story of the Museum's American quilts and bedcovers up to date and presents it in a fresh, colorful new format."--Inside jacket.
Download or read book Picture Piecing written by Cynthia England and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Quilts written by Robert Shaw and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].
Download or read book Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook written by Leni Levenson Wiener and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn photos into fabulous fabric art collages You’ll be surprised how easy it is to transform a photo into gallery-worthy fabric art with Leni Wiener’s simple methods. Leni walks you step by step through choosing the right fabrics; creating patterns with free software; depicting common elements, such as grass, trees, water, and faces; layering and sewing your collages; and finishing your work for display. Loaded with inspiring photos, this guide is a virtual art class in a book. • Complete patterns and instructions for two quilts help get you started • Use the included Art Quilter’s Value Scale to choose the perfect fabrics for your quilts
Download or read book The Complete Photo Guide to Art Quilting written by Susan Stein and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Reference book covering all techniques used for making art quilts with myriad photographic examples of finsihed quilts"--Provided by publisher"--
Download or read book Masters written by Martha Sielman and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial showcase of the work of 40 contemporary art quilt masters from around the world. Up to a dozen quilts by each artist are shown, along with commentary by each artist.
Download or read book Art Quilt Maps written by Valerie S. Goodwin and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning quilt artist Valerie Goodwin shows your customers how to transform the places they love and places they ve always wanted to see into hypnotic art quilts. Readers learn step by step how to create fiber collages based on maps of their favorite real and imaginary places. The book features a large photo gallery of quilt maps by Valerie and her students. . Innovative designs keep your customers creativity engaged . Fully illustrated guide covers a variety of basic mixed-media techniques . Bundle this book with fabric paints and mediums, markers, and fusible web"
Download or read book Creating Art Quilts with Panels written by Joyce Hughes and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to transform premade fabric panels and thread into one-of-a-kind art quilts! Award-winning quilter and fiber artist Joyce Hughes will show you how to use a variety of decorating and customizing techniques – from thread painting to trapunto – to add dimension and texture. Complete 6 step-by-step projects with full-color photography that feature seasonal panels, beautiful florals, holiday designs, and gorgeous landscapes.
Download or read book Red and White Quilts Infinite Variety written by Elizabeth Warren and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This significant catalog is a highly detailed look at the world’s most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. Like the Log Cabin or Baltimore-style, the red and white quilt is a hugely popular genre of quilting. Colorfast Turkey red dye became readily available in the mid-nineteenth century, so red and white quilts became extremely popular, due not only to the newness of the color but also because of the extremely vibrant and punchy contrasting color scheme. Featuring over 650 quilts from the past three centuries, this book is filled with the gorgeous and imaginative designs of feathered stars, diamonds, animals, oak leaves, baskets, lettering, and snowflakes, as well as fascinating examples of careful embroidery and appliqué. With inspiring handiwork, designs, and visual histories, this book exemplifies the sheer magnitude and poetry of red and white quilts and is a staple compendium of this beloved art form.
Download or read book The Art Quilt Collection written by and published by Sixth & Spring Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the well-established methods and styles of the centuries-old handicraft, art quilts combine fabrics and other materials to create innovative, stunning, and contemporary results. Art Quilt Collection profiles several artists in the field-many of them award-winning-along with their creations, showing readers the step-by-step process by which scraps of fabric become vibrant works of art. Readers will be inspired to experiment with quilting techniques and create their own unique pieces.
Download or read book Landscape Art Quilts Step by Step written by Ann Loveless and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning art quilter shares her free-form technique for capturing the beauty of nature using collage and fusible web in this step-by-step guide. Two-time ArtPrize-winner Ann Loveless is known for creating stunning landscape quilts depicting the beautiful natural landscapes of her Lake Michigan home. In Landscape Art Quilts, Step-by-Step, she reveals the creative and technical processes behind some of her best-known designs. With step-by-step instructions, Ann demonstrates her free-form method of cutting and placing fabrics on fusible web and finishing with free-motion machine quilting. By learning Ann’s original techniques, you will be able to create your own art quilts based on your favorite landscape photographs.
Download or read book Art Quilt Collage written by Deborah Boschert and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book American Folk Art Quilts written by Maggi McCormick Gordon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Quilts! Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The more than 30 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farmhouses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.
Download or read book Quilting written by Rebecca Hinson and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilting, a title of the Art of the United States of America series, interprets the role of quilting in American life.
Download or read book How to SEW ART written by Tammie Bowser and published by Art Quilt Books. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Easy To Sew Art When You Know The Simple Secrets! In this book you will find the inspiring story of how I became an artist and I'll teach you the easy way to become an artist too. I will teach you my award winning Contoured Pixel Technique. You will master the Core Concepts that make sewing art easy. Follow me and you'll be making fine art with a sewing machine and ordinary fabrics (easily found at any fabric store) very quickly. The diagrams and instructions make this modern quilting process so easy to understand that even a beginner can do it! Each book comes with a free online video course to guide you. The Techniques Are Easy! Read This Book And Learn: How to choose the perfect image! How to make your fabric look like paint! How to use thread like it's a paint brush!
