Download or read book Drafting for the Creative Quilter written by Sally Collins and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The master quilting teacher presents the ultimate reference guide for drafting your own quilt designs—including 3 projects to test your skills! Quilt artist Sally Collins has helped countless quilters unleash their creative vision by sharing her vast knowledge of drafting. In this comprehensive guide, she offers detailed instructions on how to draft your own quilt blocks based on grids, circles, and various kinds of stars; how to design using mirrors, graph paper, pencil, and calculator; how to create your own variations of traditional blocks; and much more. The three projects featured in this volume are presented in order of difficulty so you can test new skills as you learn. With Sally’s easy methods, you will gain the confidence you need to draft and design your own creative ideas.
Download or read book Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter written by Katie Pasquini Masopust and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter written by Katie Pasquini Masopust and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Download or read book Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter written by Katie Pasquini Masopust and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Quilts Made Easy. Bring out your inner artist - explore 10 approaches to designing art quilts with world-renowned teacher Katie Pasquini Masopust. Techniques work for everyone, from beginner to advanced. Creating a gorgeous art quilt is well within your reach when you try Katie Pasquini Masopust's easy methods. Learn 10 different “game plans” for creating a quilt design, then turn your design into a pattern and complete your quilt. With such a variety of techniques to try, you're sure to find the right one for you.
Download or read book Small Scale Quiltmaking written by Sally Collins and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are serious about quiltmaking and improving your skills, you will find this book most rewarding. Sally teaches how to make creative small scale quilts that excite the eye, challenge the hand, and failthfully reflect the "full size" vision, in a smaller space. Nine projects are presented in order of their degree of difficulty. You will find creative challenges for both new and experienced quilters. Thinking large and working small helps you to develop a better understanding of the scale and proportion decisions that must be carefully considered for any size project. You will be missing a great deal if you do not explore the joy and satisfaction that come from small scale quiltmaking.
Download or read book 5 500 Quilt Block Designs written by Maggie Malone and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have for every quilter: the ultimate pattern resource, with an astounding 5,500 blocks With 5,500 blocks to copy, adapt, and combine in countless ways, no quilter will ever have to run out of patterns anymore. Some designs are classics and taken from museum collections, handed from friend to friend, or kept in a family for many years. Each pattern is drawn on a grid showing the number of squares to the block which makes it easy to mix-and-match, because they all draft to the same size. The dazzling choices include a Premium Star, Double Pyramid, Strips and Squares, Farmer's Puzzle, Sunburst, Beggar's Blocks, and countless more. They're arranged by type--including 4-, 5-, and 9-patch patterns; circles and curves; octagons; diamonds; and 8-point stars--and all indexed alphabetically by name. There's even information on each block's source. As a special bonus Maggie Malone has included a section of Alphabet Patch Patterns to use for personalizing every block. No quilter can do without this book.
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 Gemstone Quilts written by MJ Kinman and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Dear Jane written by Brenda Manges Papadakis and published by Ez Quilting by Wrights. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fearless Design For Every Quilter written by Lorraine Torrence 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: 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.
Download or read book Quilt Lab The Creative Side of Science written by Alexandra Winston and published by Stash Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quilting book like no other, Quilt Lab--The Creative Side of Science by Alexandra Winston is as cerebral as it is artistic. Extrapolating from ideas such as states of matter and calculus, you'll see scientific disciplines transformed into vibrant quilt designs. Each of the 12 projects, including 9 quilts, has a story, lesson, and idea that exemplifies its scientific design. The author also illustrates the simple "scientific process" of quilting with step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and hypotheses for customization. This mind-expanding book will encourage you to find inspiration in unusual places and learn something new!
Download or read book The Quilter s Book of Design written by Ann Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quilter's Book of Design, Expanded Second Edition is a unique visual experience of stunning color photographs that reveal how quilt designs take shape. Showcasing quilts that range from the very simple to the extraordinary, this book takes the mystery out of the design process and shows that unique, creative quilts are within the reach of every quilter.Ann Johnston, award-winning quilter, designer and instructor, begins by introducing the key principles that govern good design: balance, unity, and variety using crystal-clear text and visuals. In Part Two, she explains and illustrates the design tools you will use to move toward a finished piece: line and shape, value and color, and pattern and texture. Short workshops help you practice techniques and apply everything you have learned to your own quilts.To provide real insight into the design process, in Part Three, Ann takes you through the decisions she made while developing some of her own quilts. Her early sketches and photographs show how the quilts progressed and how she used the design elements to achieve the final result. She provides techniques that you can use to start your own quilts, encourages an open approach to decision-making, and offers a variety of examples of how to expand the boundaries of your own work. + accessible guide through the fundamentals of design+ over 350 examples, all images made of fabric+ oriented to developing each person¿s individual voice+ brief end-of-chapter workshops+ starting-place techniques+ full-length projects
Download or read book Flying Colors written by Gail Garber and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts. Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book. Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design. Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your designs more accurate, from landscapes to radiating sunlight to flowing ribbons. Links to full-size foundation patterns are included, plus a gallery of quilts made by Gail and her students. Learn how to make intriguing quilts with techniques for using free-form strips and shapes to create dimension, illusion, and flow. There’s no limit to the designs you can invent!
Download or read book Art Quilt written by Lyric Kinard and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets for quilting success are presented through a variety of techniques, exercises, and insider tips to inspire novice quilters and experienced textile artists to make genuine works of art. Simplifying the basic fundamentals of art and teaching the underlying principles of the visual language, this guide explores texture, shape, line, color, and value with examples and hands-on exercises. Essential principles--such as focal point, balance, repetition, scale, and space--are paired with creativity exercises while guest essays, guest artwork, and inspiring artwork from the author allow readers t.
Download or read book Star Quilts written by Mary Knapp and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create striking star blocks accurately at any size using this unique grid system—just connect the dots! No math, no complex calculations. Try one of author Mary Knapp’s projects to learn her grid method using basic tools like a ruler and a protractor. Choose from dozens of her star block designs to mix and match for any project. You’ll be amazed at how easy it can be to draft and resize your own blocks and make your next quilt totally star-studded! Includes great tips for fabric selection, making templates, as well as cutting and piecing techniques.
Download or read book Mastering the Art of Longarm Quilting written by Gina Perkes and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide to using a longarm machine includes easy-to-follow instructions to get you well on the way to mastery! In addition to marking tips and thread selection, you’ll also find detailed direction on planning and executing designs. Plus, the gallery section provides a treasure trove of inspiration! Featuring 40 original quilting designs, there’s something for both traditional and modern quilters at all skill levels.
Download or read book Art Quilt Workbook written by Jane Davila 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: Do-It-All Guide to Putting the ART in Art Quilts. Learn the basics of good design with simple step-by-step exercises, then add your own personal style. Develop the quilt artist within you. Explore fabric collage, thread painting, innovative piecing, and photo imagery on fabric. Learn about the business side of creating, exhibiting, and marketing your quilts. Take your art quilts to the next level with Jane and Elin guiding the way. Do the lessons and homework, check out all the beautiful gallery quilts for inspiration, and find lots of resources for further study.
