If you've ever dreamed of being an impressionist artist like Monet or of capturing nature's beauty, light and luminosity in your quilts, Watercolor Quilts is the book for you.--Back cover.
Bring the magical creatures and plants of the Wizarding World to colorful life with this stunning watercolor book, featuring 32 new original watercolor projects inspired by the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. The exciting follow-up to Harry Potter: Watercolor Magic, the blank second book in the series continues the artistic fun with 32 all-new, ready-to-paint watercolor projects featuring your favorite magical creatures and plants. From a soaring Buckbeak to temperamental Mandrake, to a quiet Thestral forest scene, these pages burst with brand new opportunities for fans to create gorgeous art inspired by the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. Each project features a fully painted sample image to get you started plus a list of supplies and colors, followed by clear, easy-to-follow instructions to help you recreate the image in minutes. The book also includes 64 pages of perforated high-quality watercolor paper with light pencil sketches of each project, making it super easy to re-create the artwork right in the book and then remove the finished piece for easy framing and display. Harry Potter: Watercolor Magic: Flora and Fauna is perfect for at-home artists of every skill level looking for a fun, easy art project to celebrate their love of the Wizarding World films. OVER 50 PROJECTS: Bring dozens of images of magical creatures and plants to life, including Buckbeak, Mandrakes, Cornish pixies, Fawkes the phoenix, the Niffler, Aragog, Bowtruckle and much more. FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: Complete instructions make it easy for artists from beginners to masters to create Wizarding World art that is true to the films. HIGH-QUALITY PAPER: Thick watercolor paper for a beautiful, lasting keepsake. PERFORATED PAGES: Pages release easily from the book for framing and display. OFFICIAL WIZARDING WORLD BOOK: Created in collaboration with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
As a celebration and thank-you to all quiltmakers who are hooked on watercolor quilts, Pat and Donna have compiled 74 watercolor quilts for you to enjoy.
Use your Bias Stripper TM ruler (p. 26) to create 14 designs featuring striped squares, triangles, and rectangles (stripples) without charts or fancy math!
Use Gai's original technique, inspired by her love of nature, to "paint" with floral fabrics, creating impressionistic quilts in the style of Monet. Her simple and effective technique sets floral fabric squares on point to enhance the interaction and blending of color; flower motifs are centered within the squares. Impressionist Quilts gradually layers information leading to the completed landscape. She presents general principles of design, color, and fabric selection, then gives detailed instructions for each of the wallhangings. With few rules, you will find many opportunities to develop your own style and create a luminous fabric painting.
Sew circles around your quilting friends with six classic projects that simplify complex-looking circular designs, such as Dresden Plate and Mariner's Compass. Choose from four quilts, plus a pillow and table runner.
Unlock the design potential of traditional quilt blocks by using simple principles of color and value placement. You'll be amazed at the incredible number of designs you can find hidden within a single block. Includes: -- 110 variations on 10 block designs, step-by-step quilt planning, and easy-to-use charts-- Plans for four basic quilt designs -- repeat block, alternate block, strippy, and medallion-- Advice on playing with values to dramatically change the look of your blocks-- A magic formula for determining fabric amounts without complicated math
A warm, welcoming kitchen is just a few stitches and paint strokes away with these simple, stylish accessories. From quick place mats and napkins to painted furniture, chenille rugs, curtains, and even a painted picnic basket, these projects will turn any common kitchen into a creative, comfortable living space. -- Features over 30 sewing and craft projects especially for the kitchen that are beautiful, practical, and easy -- Includes four distinct project collections: Vintage, Koffee Klatch, Antique Fruit, and Folk Art Rooster -- Covers basic painting and sewing, with clearly illustrated directions provided for each project
Knit 22 stylish sweaters that beginners will find easy and experienced knitters will find irresistible. Following expert step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to create colorful, textured sweaters that rely on simple shapes, beautiful yams, and measured dimensions (instead of counted stitches). Using bulkier yams and bigger needles, you'll knit more in less time. You'll discover smart knitting techniques that will get you "hooked" on hand-knit sweaters for a lifetime!