Download or read book Optical Illusions for Quilters written by Karen Combs and published by American Quilter's Society. This book was released on 1997 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of optical illusions has fascinated artists for centuries, and quiltmaker Karen Combs has been intrigued by them for years. In Optical Illusions for Quilters, she unravels the mysteries of optical illusions as applied to quilting, some of them for the first time. Masterpiece quilts are used to explain each illusion and quilters are shown how to apply these principles to their work. Though Karen's focus is on quilting, these principles can be applied to other creative mediums. In an easy to understand manner, she encourages readers to use their imaginations, listen to their inner voices, and apply their new knowledge as they become masters of illusions.
Download or read book Visual Illusions Quilts written by Pat Gaska and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dover Publications produce a wide range of titles covering art, graphic novels, literature, music, mathematics, craft and activity books, children's bookseducational resources and much more.
Download or read book Stunning 3 D Quilts Simplified written by Ruth Ann Berry and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to sew three-dimensional illusions with these twelve quilt projects. Create a stunning quilt that will have your friends asking, “How did you do that?” Believe it or not, these attention-grabbing projects come together with straight rows of simple shapes. You’ll learn how to sew twelve visually arresting quilts each in four colorways giving you dozens of dynamic options. Build your confidence in bias piecing, as you pair light, medium, and dark fabrics for heavenly hexes. Don’t be intimidated—just follow the easy assembly diagrams and watch your quilt come together one row at a time with no inset seams. These 3-D illusions are so impressive, you won’t know whether to keep them on the bed or hang them on the wall. Sew 3-D illusion quilts that have your friends asking how you did it Arrange sixty-degree triangles in rows for easy piecing with no inset seams Build your confidence in bias piecing, mixing color values for dimensional effects
Download or read book Quilting Illusions written by Celia Eddy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With clear step-by-step demonstrations and colour photographs of the finished quilts, Celia Eddy sets out a range of simple techniques based on perspective, circles, grids, interlacing and transparency to show the reader how to produce quilts full of visual impact.
Download or read book Modern Appliqu Illusions written by Casey York and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning quilter and appliqué designer brings fine art principles to 12 stunning quilts in this surprisingly simple step-by-step guide. Casey York pushes creative boundaries in the quilting world with her graphic, contemporary designs and patterns. In Modern Appliqué Illusions, she combines easy quilting methods with the fine art secrets of depth and perspective to create modern quilted optical illusions. Though these sophisticated look like museum pieces, they are designed for everyday use. In Modern Appliqué Illusions, you will learn to create landscapes that recede into the distance, objects that look three-dimensional, even fish that seem to swim underwater—all with easy raw-edge appliqué and straight-line machine quilting! Hand stitching finishes the appliqué with a clean look that still has a handmade feeling.
Download or read book Amazingly Simple Triangle Stars written by Barbara H. Cline and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn a single block into eight distinctive quilts—the magic is in the fabric! Best-selling author and well-known teacher Barbara H. Cline takes an easy-to-sew triangle block and then shows countless intricate designs for you to experiment with color and value. Stunning triangle-star quilts are perfect for the adventurous beginner looking to try something new or the intermediate quilter who wants to put her skills to use in a creative way. Design your own quilt top using a provided line drawing that you can color in and then bring to life with creative fabric selection!
Download or read book Adventures in Design written by Joen Wolfrom and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring more beauty and balance to your quilt designs • Everything you need to know about the essentials of good design from an internationally reknowned expert • Learn about the key elements of design and how to apply strategies for success • Practice what you've learned with exercises at the end of each chapter • An inspiring gallery illustrates design concepts by many prominent quilters and artists - including Alex Anderson, Paula Nadelstern, and Ricky Tims - with over 150 images showcasing all styles of quilts and fabric art, from traditional to modern This is the design textbook for quilters. Joen presents the eight elements of design: line, direction, shape, color, value, texture, proportion, and scale. You'll learn how to work with these elements using many guiding design principles, such as unity and balance. Whether you consider yourself to be a quilter, an artist, or a crafter, you can improve your design skills by exploring Joen's fresh, innovative approach.
Download or read book Celtic Pieced Illusions written by Karen Combs and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piecework enthusiasts rejoice] Now great Celtic designs can be created with only two simple blocks. Quilters traditionally use appliquÞ to create Celtic designs. Instead, Karen has translated knot work into pieced patterns. She found she can create many Celtic designs with two, three, or more blocks, so the possibilities are unlimited. Famous for her use of color and color illusion, the author shows how to use color, texture, and value to add excitement to Celtic quilts. She shares her simple design concepts for those who want to design their own Celtic quilts, while providing piecing tips, pressing options, and quilting ideas. Even beginning quiltmakers can tackle these colorful quilt patterns. Teaching tips and lesson plans are included for quilt teachers and shop owners. OUT OF PRINT
Download or read book Modern Quilts written by Modern Quilt Guild and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander, Paige Allocca, Cinzia Anderson, Kari L. Aschehoug, Daisy P. Asinari, Neva Ault, Jill Averinos, Melissa Barbagallo, Teresa Barbin, Linda Barsness, Rachel Bearden, Nathalie Beebe, Mickey Bencsko, Michelle Engel Bermingham, Wendy Berrill, Hayley Berryhill, Andrea Bird, Bev Black, Heather Blakesley, Katie Boenish, Anna Bond, Sarah Borger, Susan Boudreaux, Mathew Bowman, Angela Box-McCoy, Kristyn Brand, Jenna Brickey, Cheryl Brown, Jessica Bryan, Rebecca Burnett, Rebecca Butler, Amy Caggiano, Arianna Callahan, Megan Camalick, Chelsea Chahley, Leanne Christ, Joan Cier, Emily Cifaldi-Morrill, Sheri Coffey, Emily Coffey, Miriam Cohen, Leanne Cole, Pamela J. Converse, Carson Corcoran, Amber Corry, Melissa Costa, Ruth Craft, Violet Crow, Nancy Dackson, Elizabeth Daksiewicz, Nicole Dandekar, Shruti Daniels, Rosalind Darby, Ben Daum, Kristy Davis, Michelle Day, Leah Deise, Alexis Deister, Anne Dithmer, Katherine Doane, Emily Doering, Shawna Dorr, Rachael Duling, Karen Dunn, Charlayne Eichler-Messmer, Kim Elliott, Libs Elliott, Heidi Evans, Season Faughnan, Tara Ferguson, Heather Ferrill James, Donna Findlay Wolfe, Victoria Fleckenstein, Krista Flower, Lysa Frieden, Wendy Friedlander, Carolyn Friend, Amy Fuchs, Yvonne Gee's Bend Gering, Jacquie Gold, Penny Gold, Lesley Goodwin, Hillary Gregory, Mary Greuter, Yara Griffin, Scott D. Grotrian, Carole Anne Haight Carlton, Alissa Hannon, Shelly Harp, Charlene Harrell, Phoebe Hartman, Elizabeth Hartrich, Laura Harvatine, Liz Harvey Lee, Karen Haynes, Luke Heinrich, Lee Heisler, Carol Heitland, Brigitte Henderson, Shea Henderson, Angie Hennebury, Krista Hertzer, Katrina Hohnstreiter, Amanda Hone Murdock, Kamie Hubbard, Solidia Hungerford, Linda Hutchinson, Rossie Ireland Beaver, Cassandra Jalbert, Debra L. Jenkins, Jeannie Jenkins, Lee Johnston, Jennifer Jones, Faith Jones, Kat Jones Rossotti, Jennifer Jubie, Becca June, Agatha Keahey, Carla Kehnle, Nydia Kerr, Bill Kerr, Mary Khaja, Samarra Kight, Kim Kimber, Chawne Kloke, Jennifer Knauer, Thomas Kyle, Susan Lang, Lauren Larson, Katie Leray, Melissa Levin, Tami Lichner, Alyssa Loewenberg, Marsha Lyon, Jenny MacDonald, Susan Maple, Karen Maroon, Nikki Marston, Gwen McDowell Hopper, Laura Mehling, Dena Menardi, Riane Menzer, Mary Miller Curley, Melissa Molen, Colleen Myer, Darby Neblett, Nicole Neill, Lindsey Nichols, Sheri O'Malley, Stacey Lee Olszewski, Bernie Orth, Lou Page, Shannon Pagliai, Shelly Paquette, Suzanne Parkes, Heidi Parson, Emily Patel, Krishma Pedersen, Katie Perrigo, Christine Perrino, Barbara Pettway, Mary Ann Pina, Gina Poplin, Elaine Wick Porcella, Yvonne Pukstas, Laura Purvis, Nancy Quilts, Quantum Ramsey Keasler, Mary Rapp, Katie Reeves, Olan Reiter, Michelle Ricks, Christine Ringle, Weeks Roach, Rebecca Rocco, Pam Roth, Wendy Rouse, Daniel Ruyle, Stephanie Ryan, Kristi Saafir, Latifah Samborski, Annette Sanclaria, Judy Santistevan, Susan Schmidt, Denyse Schraw, Sarah Schroeder, Kristi Schwarz, Dorie Seitz, Sarah Sessions, Emily Sharman, Stacey Sheridan, Caro Shibley, Beth Shields, Kristin Sipes, Lisa Skardal, Steph Skumanich, Shelby Slusser Clay, Susan Smith, Juli Irene Soper, Kim Sorenson, Jen Soto, Maritza Sovey, Corinne Sparkles, Molli Spiridon, Linda Stead, Lindsay Strong, Susan Struckmeyer, Amy Sullivan, Anne Sutters, Silvia Toye, Jessica Tuazon, Melanie Upitis, Kathryn Vandeyar, Diana Varner, Marla Vinegrad, Betsy Vojtechovsky, Kari Volckening, Bill Wade, Amy Walker, Lucinda Walters, Angela Watson, Christa Wayne, Dena Wells, Jean Whittington, Nancy Wikander, Carrie Wilkie, Michelle Williams, Suzy Williams, Julia Wilson, Sarah Withers, Krista Wood, Kelly Wood, Sherri Lynn Workman, Mary York, Kathy Young, Jaime
Download or read book Quilting Illusions written by Celia Eddy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilting is a fine art, and this instructive, beautifully designed volume carries that art to new heights. Eye-fooler quilts play with our sight and imagination, creating wonderful illusions in shapes and colors. Though complex to look at, these quilts are surprisingly easy to make when quilters are given sound direction. Here are instructions for more than 40 dazzling designs, the patterns falling into the following major divisions: * Perspective and 3D effects * Circles * Grids * Interlacing patterns * Counterchange * Transparency effects Here too are general instructions for making any quilt, with details on necessary tools and equipment, suggested fabrics and colors, the use of grids and templates, methods of sew-ing, instruction on assembling pieces, and techniques for finishing. Readers will also find a helpful list of resources for materials, as well as a bibliography and a glossary. Here's a book that deserves a place in every sewing enthusiast's personal library. More than 250 color illustrations.
Download or read book Visual Coloring written by Joen Wolfrom and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color Inspiration to Make Every Quilt a Knockout. Develop a keen color sense with Joen’s easy visual coloring technique. Learn to use this foolproof technique to select your quilt’s colors and fabrics. Do you get stuck when choosing colors and fabrics for your quilts? Joen comes to your rescue with this amazingly simple, practically foolproof technique. Using visual coloring, you’ll learn to select colors you love in nature and duplicate the effect in your work. You’ll find tons of photographs, fabric-swatch examples, and gallery quilts using this color selection technique, plus 5 simple and beautiful quilt projects.
Download or read book Quilts and Color written by Pamela A. Parmal and published by Museum of Fine Arts Boston. This book was released on 2014 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilts and Color presents more than sixty graphically bold American quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection, one of the finest and largest collections of quilts in the world. These collectors recognized that quilt makers often grappled with the same concerns as many modern artists. Influenced by twentieth-century art developments such as Abstraction, Op Art and the Colour Field movement, Paul Pilgrim and Gerald Roy were among the first to appreciate quilts as more than simply decorative bedcovers, womens fancy work, or symbols of a rustic past. Reproduced brilliantly and arranged by ideas based in colour theory Vibrations, Mixtures, Gradation Harmonies, Contrasts, Variations, Optical Illusions and Singular Visions each quilt in this book is celebrated as a unique work of art. The accompanying text also sheds light on the social and cultural history of the quilts as well as the practices and aspirations of their mostly anonymous makers, who created such works of enduring beauty and arresting visual impact.
Download or read book Perspective and Other Optical Illusions written by Phoebe McNaughton and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the evolution of visual perspective, McNaughton reveals how and why illusions work. She offers optical illusions to suggest to readers that the world they perceive is in fact a complex product of their brains, constructed from the sensory data. Illustrations.
Download or read book Piecing the Piece O Cake Way written by Becky Goldsmith and published by C & T Pub. This book was released on 2007 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun-to-make quilts in popping-bright colors, with complete instructions. That’sPiece O’ Cake Piecing,the book that shows exactly how to make 30 colorful quilts from 17 design. Start with simple favorites like Chinese coins or log cabin, then move on to more complex patterns as confidence grows. A complete guide to quilting basics includes how to sew scant quarter-inch seams, how to sign and label quilts, and much more. These cheerful quilts make wonderful gifts for weddings, babies, birthdays, or anniversaries. It’s all so easy...in fact, it’s a Piece O’ Cake! * Seventeen fun pieced quilt designs, different looks with color and contrast * Reference guide with quilting basics and step-by-step photos
Download or read book Optical Illusions Quilt Designs written by Sharon Cerny Ogden and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prize collection of 44 patterns — each a striking source of dazzling, royalty-free designs — includes such lively motifs as Tumbling Blocks, Farmer's Daughter, Card Trick, Indiana Puzzle, and Corn and Beans. Each pattern is depicted in a full quilt along with an isolated block to delineate design's basic structure. Invaluable sourcebook for graphic artists, quilters, and craftspeople.
Download or read book Tumbling Blocks written by Earlene Fowler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the new novel in the “breezy [and] humorous” (Chicago Sun-Times) series, Benni Harper is carrying a bundle of holiday stress—as she unwraps the secrets of an elite and possibly murderous society… San Celina’s most exclusive society suddenly has an opening and Benni Harper has been tapped—not to join, but to investigate. The upper crust, female-only “49 Club” is restricted to exactly that many members, and one must die before another joins. When the latest socialite de-pledges in her sleep, Benni’s boss wants the mystery solved—and naturally, it’s landed on Benni’s to-do list. Reluctant at first, she profiles a few women whose social ambitions give them an obvious motive. But with a famously reclusive artist about to put Benni’s quilting museum on the map—and her daunting mother-in-law soon to arrive—Benni’s holiday is already hectic. Nevertheless, she’ll need to crack this exclusive circle of suspects, before one more gourmet goose gets cooked. “Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres.”—Publishers Weekly “The rich cast of secondary characters [and] plenty of humor…enrich this thirteenth in the long-running series.”—Booklist
Download or read book Stunning AnglePlay Quilts written by Margaret J. Miller and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn Long Triangles into Vibrant Quilts the Easy AnglePlayTM Way. 42 dazzling blocks with easy-to-use cutting charts, piecing illustrations, and full-size template patterns. 6 eye-catching quilts with complete patterns and instructions. Mix and match blocks into your own dynamic quilts. Use AnglePlayTM plastic templates or make your own with the included template patterns. Step out of the ordinary and into a whole new world of piecing possibilities with quilts made from half-rectangle triangles. Margaret's AnglePlayTM method makes them a breeze to cut and piece. You'll create quilts with a sense of life, movement, and elegant curves, even though all the piecing is in easy straight lines.
