Download or read book Modern Memory Quilts written by Suzanne Paquette and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to incorporate treasured clothing into heirloom quilts without sacrificing your modern aesthetic. Stitch memories together forever with 12 quilt projects that are as meaningful as they are stylish! Modern heirloom quilter Suzanne Paquette shares the emotional, creative, and technical aspects of memory quilting through colorful storytelling and photography. Practical projects inspired by real families’ stories will help you celebrate love, provide comfort, and honor your family’s heritage. Create modern heirloom quilts! 12 exciting designs for memory keeping, with the stories that inspired them Learn tips for sewing with clothing to preserve the past and celebrate the future Make gifts for children, honor a lost loved one, and celebrate your family’s legacy “Susanne Parquette shows today’s quilters how to mix Modern with sentimental . . . The twelve quilts in the book are actual commissioned memory quilts made by Paquette, who includes the people and stories behind each quilt . . . Paquette walks us through the process, beginning with Memory Keeping: remembering, documenting, and perspective.” —The Literate Quilter
Download or read book Photo Memory Quilts written by Lesley Riley and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capture treasured memories in quilts Transform treasured photographs into quilts to be displayed and passed down as heirlooms. Lesley Riley guides makers on successfully transferring vintage photos onto fabric using Transfer Artist Paper, custom printing, and more methods. Use the photo fabric to create an art quilt that honors and preserves the sentimental value of your photographs. A fresh and modern approach, Lesley's quilt instruction focuses on using modern technology and storytelling techniques through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment. Follow along to design your photo memory quilt, from selecting your subject and sourcing photos, to digitally manipulating vintage photos and transferring the images to fabric. Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects. 8 projects allow readers to try their hands at this updated art form, and a gallery of pieces by quilt artists shows a variety of inspiring family stories Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects.
Download or read book Photo Memory Quilts written by Lesley Riley and published by C&T Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photo memory quilts tell stories, and you can too, with photos on fabric 6 ways including Lesley Riley's TAP Transfer Artist Paper! Achieve storytelling through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment.
Download or read book Quilted Memories written by Lesley Riley and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scrapbooking and quilting are each two-billion-dollar industries. Combine the two crafts and you've got a collection that will fly off the shelves. A scrapbook gets put away; a quilt goes on display--perhaps framed and hung on the wall, or draped over the couch, placed right where everyone can see it. These 24 original quilts incorporate the same treasured photos and memorabilia that normally go into a scrapbook, but in a unique and unusual format. And they're fun to make too, thanks to the many innovative techniques that are both easy for a beginner to master and excitingly new to the experienced quilter. Direct print favorite pictures on fabric with an inkjet printer. Arrange images on the quilt to tell a story. Tea-dye material to make it will look antique, creating a perfect background for those vintage photos. Extensive opening sections on art and design basics provide a plethora of invaluable tips, from how to mix and match colors to how to use pattern and texture. (There's even a list of the 10 most common composition mistakes.) Quilters, collage artists, scrapbookers, and those who work with mixed media and assemblage will be thrilled at the abundance of breathtaking ideas on these pages.
Download or read book Stitching Stolen Lives written by Sara Trail and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-09-25 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembering those we've lost and empowering those of the future Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to social injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long-overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults. Personal stories of individuals and their families whose lives have been cut short due to social injustices Includes thought-provoking art quilt blocks representing those whose lives were stolen Young adults and teens find their voices through fabric and transform those messages into quilts Featuring forewords by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr
Download or read book Project Teen written by Melissa Mortenson and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please the pickiest tech-savvy teens and tweens with these 21 trendy projects you can sew. Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you love them. • 21 projects, specifically for teens and tweens (ages 11+), including quilts, T-shirts, tech covers, totes, accessories, and so much more • Lots of inspiring ideas and designs for the perfect gifts • Get the 411 on what’s cool when it comes to fabric and style—so that your teen is sure to love what you make! Praise for Project Teen “Mortenson has a good eye for what teenagers actually need and want. . . . Something here will appeal to that trickiest of demographics, making the book a worthwhile buy.” —Publishers Weekly “Project Teen is a fresh, mod, fun way to sew for the tweens/teens in our life - kids, grands, nieces & nephews. The projects meet the ever changing needs of kids, from travel blankets and tablet covers to simple bags to store everything in.” —Generation Q Magazine
Download or read book Memory Quilts written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a meaningful, personal quilt to give as a gift or to pass down to future generations? T-shirts, photographs, and autographs may not be what you think of as "traditional" quilt elements, but for those wanting to honor a special person, or commemorate an event, or to simply preserve the memory of a bygone era, they add a personal touch to a quilt like no other.
Download or read book Better Homes and Gardens Memory Quilts written by Leisure Arts and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Distributed exclusively by Leisure Arts."
Download or read book Blueprints on Fabric written by Barbara Hewitt and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This explores the history of blueprinting, explains the how-to's in clear detail, and offers step-by-step instructions to make the process foolproof.
Download or read book The Memory Quilt written by Lenora Worth and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a historic Inn on beautiful Shadow Lake is a satisfying life for the Amish King sisters. Until love stirs a longing for more . . . When Abigail King stumbles upon a man lying on the beach near her family inn, her every instinct says to help the stranger. With his memory gone, “Jonah” is reluctant to contact the authorities, so Abigail offers him shelter, despite her sisters’ reservations. As she nurses him back to health, Abigail helps him recover his lost past, creating a quilt from images of the shattered fragments he recalls. But with every square Abigail adds, she wonders if she is falling for a man who can never truly be hers . . . Jonah feels at home at The Shadow Lake Inn with the lovely Abigail, at peace with the Amish lifestyle she lives. But as the pieces of his past are sewn together, the mystery only deepens—until he knows the only way forward is to turn himself in to the police, to finally discover the truth of who he really is. For the one thing worse than not knowing his past, is not knowing what the future holds for him and Abigail . . .
Download or read book Crazy Quilted Memories written by Brian Haggard and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn family photos and mementos into quilted scrapbooks with this crazy quilting guide featuring 10 projects and 24 embroidery stitches. In Crazy-Quilted Memories, quilt artist Brian Haggard shows readers how to turn treasured family keepsakes—including photo prints, buttons, beads, and other keepsakes—into meaningful quilt embellishments. He offers a fresh take on traditional crazy quilt techniques, as well as 24 basic and combination embroidery stitches to create never-before-seen motifs. Each of the 10 projects featured in this volume will tell a story about your life and family history in unique and creative ways. Lovingly stitched by hand, these small, portable projects are destined to become prized family heirlooms for generations to come.
Download or read book The Memory Quilt written by T.D. Jakes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life doesn't always unfold in a perfect way, even for God-loving, churchgoing people like Lela. It is the cold season in Chicago, and as the days of the season progress, Lela participates in a Bible study group that focuses on the Virgin Mary, and receives messages and guidance.
Download or read book Memory Quilts written by Sandy Bonsib and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2004 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many quilters who want to preserve and celebrate their memories of a person or time will be inspired by these innovative projects and techniques. Memory Quilts presents original projects for remembering someone you have loved, celebrating milestones such as births and weddings, or capturing other memories from a sports team's big year to your grandmother's kitchen. Memory quilting is popular for many of the same reasons as scrapbooking. Both preserve and display memories, both often include photos that would otherwise be hidden away in a box, both are creatively exciting, and, most importantly, both help people cope with tough times and celebrate good times. Memory Quilts will inspire and touch this audience with wonderful quilts that are both meaningful and innovative. Many special techniques for memory quilting are introduced, such as how to attach heavy memorabilia, write on the quilt, and transfer photographs to cloth. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, photographs and diagrams, and ideas for adapting the design. These memory quilts will be special forever. Like scrapbooking, memory quilts are a popular way to preserve and celebrate important memories. 21 step-by-step projects that introduce special techniques for memory quilting. Includes group projects for families, religious communities, quilt clubs, and children, plus how to organize a group quilt project. For the advanced beginner or intermediate quilter. Sandy Bonsib is the author of five successful quilting books, including two about the popular technique of photo transfer.
Download or read book How to Make a Photo Quilt written by Tammie Bowser and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book you'll learn how to make photographs with fabric! The processes are easy and this book contains the simple sewing technique that will cut your sewing time by 80%! The instructions are step by step and so simply explained that beginners and advanced quilters can make a masterpiece! You'll learn how to easily choose the perfect fabrics, how to choose a great photo, how to use the 8-8-8 rule and how to finish your Photo Quilt. The book contains 8 amazing quilt patterns. "I learned so much about the color value of fabrics! I now use this knowledge on other quilt blocks and wearable art. What a valuable addition to my quilting education! Thank You" Annette Berry Los Angeles, CA
Download or read book Thimbleberries written by Lynette Jensen and published by Landauer (IA). This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now, in this journal, quilt designer Lynette Jensen offers other quilters an opportunity to record their thoughts and photographs and tell the story of their own special occasion quilts. It's must have memory book for every serious quilter.
Download or read book Memory Quilts written by Linda Causee and published by Leisure Arts Quilt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can you do with all the bits and pieces you have collected in your life, such as your dad's old ties, photos from your childhood, special wedding portraits, or your grandmother's hankies? You can make memory quilts to keep you warm at night or to hang on the wall to see every day. Step-by-step instructions for 8 sample quilts are provided to inspire you.
Download or read book Replique Quilts written by Chris Lynn Kirsch and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
