Creative Quilting


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A compendium of more than 400 images of quilts from the Journal Quilt Project, this collection was culled from the nearly 6,000 page-sized quilts made by 918 artists whose work was exibited at the International Quilt Festivals over five years. Each 8" x 11.5" quilt explores new techniques, expresses fresh ideas, and experiments with the myriad of resources available to quilters today. Chronicling joy, frustration, tragedy, and artistic epiphany, these quilts are visual journals to inspire self-expression and discovery.




Creative Quilting with Beads


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Presents instructions, illustrations, lists of supplies, and patterns for twenty-three quilting projects by popular designers that feature beads, along with overviews on beads and quilting techniques.




Quick Creative Quilting


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If you are looking for last minute holiday decorations, something for a child, traditional patterns used in new ways or a quilt to make in a weekend, you will find just what you are looking for in this inspiring book.




Creative Quilt Challenges


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Are you ready to take the challenge? Embark on a creative journey to design the kind of quilts you’ve always wanted to make! Proving that two minds are better than one, experienced quilters Wendy Hill and Pat Pease take on 7 quilt challenges, including designing a new twist on an old block and quilting with unconventional materials. Sew alongside them—by yourself, with a friend, or in a group—as you nurture your own voice of self-expression. Learn new tools, tricks, and techniques, including two-sided binding for two-sided quilts and satin stitching that is sure to impress!




Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter


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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!




Drafting for the Creative Quilter


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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.




Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter


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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.




Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter


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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.




Creative Quilting


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Here is a book that proves just how innovative contemporary quilting and patchwork techniques can be! After an introduction to tools, materials, and basic quilting techniques, the reader will find step-by-step instructions for transferring and enlarging designs, making the basic quilting stitch by hand and by machine, joining pre-sewn blocks, making a quilting frame, and finishing the quilted piece.




Creative Quilting


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