Take a tactile adventure as you interpret the world through line, form, texture, color, and most importantly, value. Play with the unexpected and making your quilt becomes a dream-like experience...where the sea ebbs and flows in shades of fire, and feathered creatures evoke cotton candy softness. Set your imagination free!
June 12
Would you like to discover what the secret is to a show-stopping art quilt? If so, read on! Setting out to make a quilt is like embarking on a journey; filled with unexpected surprises, some frustration and, hopefully a really satisfying end product. To quote the chinese proverb of Lao-tzu 'A journey of a thousand miles beings with one little step' and this book encourages you to join the journey and take pleasure in a piece of work that reflects your visions and dreams. There are 5 projects with full-size patterns featuring three applique styles: turned edge, raw edge and free edge, so you can choose the method of applique that you are most comfortable with. One of the most interesting elements of this book, for me, is the instruction on how valie creates a focal point, develops dimension and lends a painterly effect to your quilt. This book is more than just an applique instruction book.
* Fabrications *Grace Errea is a fiber artist whose innovative techniques and nature settings have attracted widespread interest in the quilt world, as well as from galleries and museums. She lives in Southern California.Meridith Osterfeld is an art quilter, a photographer, and writer-these passions inspire her to explore the creative world outside 'the box'. She lives in Southern California.