Design, Create, and Quilt
Design, Create, and Quilt

Author: Rose Hughes

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2012-11-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1604681756

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First, best-selling author Rose Hughes shared her Fast-Piece Applique technique in Dream Landscapes. Now, join her on an exploration that takes your skills to new creative heights. Become adept at using the five basic design elements: line, shape, texture, color, and space Try quick sketchbook exercises that get your creative juices flowing Showcase each design element in a terrific quilt; 10 projects plus a practice project are included

Show Me How to Create Quilting Designs
Show Me How to Create Quilting Designs

Author: Kathy Sandbach

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1571202730

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Provides detailed instructions for a variety of free-form quilting methods, with six projects, tips for finding inspiration, directions for turning ideas into drawings and designs, and more than sixty ready-to-use designs.

Design, Make, Quilt Modern
Design, Make, Quilt Modern

Author: Heather Black

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2021-02-25

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1617459585

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From concept to completion—the modern quilter’s design guide Create a quilt that is uniquely yours! Award-winning quilter Heather Black demystifies the design process with easy-to-understand tips and basic quilt math for modern makers. Learn to spot and jot down ideas from everyday life, sketching your quilt inspirations on simple graph paper. Take your quilt designs from ordinary to energetic with practical advice to create movement and depth. Achieve color balance, choose the right fabrics to pull off your pattern, and add custom quilting to elevate the impact of your quilt. Whether this is your first time to strike out on your own or you’ve made quilts from scratch before, this book will help you identify your likes and dislikes and freshen your approach to modern quilt design. Also included are three modern quilts with full-size patterns that you can take straight to the sewing machine! Choose colors and fabrics like a pro, with solid design and finishing advice Tailor the process to your interests and skills with piecing, applique, and hand or machine sewing Sew 3 bonus full-size patterns from celebrated quiltmaker Heather Black

Listen to Your Quilt
Listen to Your Quilt

Author: Barbara Persing

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1607055015

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Eliminate the guessing games and take your cues directly from your quilt for planning the most complementary quilting design. This unique 4-step approach from expert long arm quilter, Barbara Persing, covers four major quilt groups: Traditional, Contemporary, Art, and Children's. Master your design skills with a variety of free-motion and continuous-line ideas. Try basic all-over patterns or create a custom heirloom style, with no marking required. A beautiful abundance of quilt imagery illustrates techniques that any quilter can use by hand or machine. Now you'll always have the answer to the question, “How should I quilt this?”

Make Money Quilting
Make Money Quilting

Author: Sylvia Ann Landman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-02-07

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1581159595

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This thorough, no-nonsense business guide helps quilters master the tricky transition from hobby to a profitable, state-of-the-art quilting business. Written by a veteran quilt business expert, this book provides budding quiltmakers with a versatile approach to making money off their creative passion. Whether the goal is general quilting or consulting, writing magazine articles, book publishing, or teaching, this guide lays out a clear plan on how to get there-from the legal groundwork of getting started to the finer points of generating publicity and networking in the wholesale industry.

Create a Quilt
Create a Quilt

Author: Joyce Mori

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780873416207

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Using the basic design elements in the book, quilters will find that designing is as easy as working a puzzle. The combinations are endless and Mori provides dozens of finished samples to show the spectacular results as well as complete instructions and illustrations.

Quilting Designs From The Past
Quilting Designs From The Past

Author: Jenny Carr kinney

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1607053837

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Make Your Quilts Look Like Antiques with Authentic Period Quilting Designs. Over 300 historically accurate quilting designs, organized into four time periods to make it easy to find the right designs for your quilt. Essential reference guide for anyone interested in vintage and antique quilts. Designs for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Use for hand or machine quilting. You've created a beautiful quilt top in the style of your favorite era. But how do you quilt it? This huge collection of historic quilting designs has the answer. With hundreds of designs gathered from old quilts, patterns, books, magazines, and other original sources, you'll find the perfect quilting design to make your quilt look like it was created generations ago.

Stratavarious Quilts
Stratavarious Quilts

Author: Barbara Persing

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 160705082X

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Slice and Sew Fat Quarters to Make Striking Quilts. Simple technique: cut strips, join, slice, and sew! Great for fabricaholics - search your stash for strata possibilities. Make your quilt spectacular with special borders, appliqué, and quilting. What's the secret to making an easy quilt masterpiece? Create "strata," or panels of various-width fabric strips sewn together, and then use them to piece beautiful blocks. Even beginners will have no trouble cutting and sewing perfect blocks into striking designs. The gallery highlights a variety of design possibilities.

Visual Dance
Visual Dance

Author: Joen Wolfrom

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1571205233

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An exciting journey into the world of design, The Visual Dance is a presentation of nature's design basics to help you build a foundation for your own style. This inspiring book clearly explains the how-tos of design for quilters and artists alike. Gallery of spectacular quilts, hundreds of detailed drawings, and 11 of Joen's original designs illuminate the discussion. Exercises guide you in understanding and using the design principles.