Design, Make, Quilt Modern
Taking a Quilt from Inspiration to Reality
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- 18,99 €
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- 18,99 €
Publisher Description
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!
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Black (Quilt Modern Curves and Bold Stripes) urges quilters to take an artistic approach to the craft in this creative introduction to making original designs. Rather than focus on pattern-following, Black shows readers how to "make quilts that are 100% you." Graph paper, a pencil, eraser, and clear plastic ruler are required materials, though Black also recommends using Photoshop and setting up a design wall for experimentation. From there, Black advises readers on how to find inspiration ("notice art in your everyday life" and "ask yourself why you react" to it) and evaluate their abilities (a worksheet asks what skills they like and dislike). While most of her tips are design-based, she also explains basic techniques of the craft, such as binding edges and pressing seams, and touches on artistic concepts including color theory, the rule of thirds, and using an S-curve to "carry the viewer's eye": movement, she writes, helps tell a quilt's "story." Four step-by-step projects, "perfect for trying out modern quilt design," round things out. Colorful and comprehensive, this guide will encourage quilters looking to leave patterns behind.
