Modern Minimal

Modern Minimal

Author: Alissa Haight Carlton

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1607054876

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Bring sleek, modern aesthetics to your quilts with 20 “stylish yet deceivingly simple quilt patterns” in this “must-have book” (Modern Patchwork). A co-founder of The Modern Quilt Guild, Alissa Haight Carlton has been at the forefront of this exciting movement in quilting. In Modern Minimal, she shares twenty original patterns that use negative space and bold colors to make gorgeously elegant—and surprisingly simple—quilts. Along with these projects, Alissa explains quilting techniques such as straight, strip, and even improvisational piecing. These beginner-friendly designs are perfect for solid fabrics accented with your favorite prints.


Shadow Trapunto Quilts

Shadow Trapunto Quilts

Author: Geta Grama

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1607056151

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A wonderful world of intricate beauty You'll be captivated by the elegance and grace of these elaborate shadow trapunto quilts-especially once you discover how easy they are to make! Create the old-world look of tatting or lace with a simple 3-step technique. Geta provides instructions and patterns for working with whole cloth, pieced, or appliqué backgrounds. A gorgeous gallery of her work is included. • 30 remarkable projects include wallhangings, pillows, tablerunners, and postcards • Achieve old-world style with this innovative technique • Patterns in the book can be enlarged; full-size patterns are on the enclosed CD


Siegliende's Quilting Bee

Siegliende's Quilting Bee

Author: Sieglinde Schoen Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933308302

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Original projects inspired by the award-winning quilt "Mother Earth and Her Children" showcase Sieglinde Schoen Smith's distinctive style of blending appliqué, embroidery, and quilting techniques. The delightful flower girls featured in the quilt are the inspiration for this collection of projects ideally suited to decorate a nursery or little girl's room. Projects such as Sweet Dreams Pillow Shams, Spring Bouquet Table Runner, and Catching Butterflies Table Mats include step-by-step directions, full-size templates, and transfer appliqué motifs that can be easily adapted to other craft projects by quilters and appliqué enthusiasts who want to adapt their own designs.


501 Quilting Motifs

501 Quilting Motifs

Author: Quiltmaker Magazine Editors

Publisher: That Patchwork Place

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781604680546

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Presents more than five hundred designs and patterns for hand- or machine-made quilts, featuring a variety of styles and motifs with suggestions for variations, and providing instructions to select, transfer, and position a motif.


The Mixed-Media Artist

The Mixed-Media Artist

Author: Seth Apter

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2013-11-15

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781440329333

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Mixed media or mystery? There's a secret to understanding the mystery behind the hidden message in a work of mixed-media art. As Seth Apter knows, if you can get to know the artist, you will get to know the art. The Mixed Media Artist unlocks this mystery and provides an intimate look into the hearts, souls and creative processes of over 40 inspiring artists. Surprising self-portraits, innermost self-reflections and practical art-making tutorials are just some of the keys you'll find here to unlocking the door to a greater understanding of how and why art is made. Helpful how-tos: Throughout each section, artists share favorite tools, secret ingredients and step-by-step processes that go beyond the who to provide the how. 44 artists share creative perspectives and intimate thoughts: Provocative questions are answered not only in words, but multiple times as art, spotlighting the forces that make the art and the artists what and who they are. Compelling poll data: Answers collected from thousands of individuals reveal statistical insights on the creative community at large. Additional online content: Links to downloads, tutorials, videos and more are sprinkled throughout the book. Immerse yourself in the creative words and works of The Mixed Media Artist and get to know the artist behind your own art!