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Title Thread stories : a visual guide to creating stunning stitched portrait quilts / Jennifer Day.
Author Day, Jennifer, 1955- author.
Publication Info. Lafayette, CA : C&T Publishing, Inc., [2015]
©2015
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  746.46 DAY    Check Shelves
Description 111 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Summary "Tell captivating stories in fabric and thread! Acclaimed quilting artist Jennifer Day invites you to create realistic portrait quilts. Turn your photos of people and animals into one-of-a-kind story quilts as you learn to stitch the details with thread painting. This step-by-step visual guide takes you from photo selection to editing, printing on fabric, thread painting, and free-motion quilting. Quilters of all levels can capture and quilt life's precious memories with a home sewing machine"--Amazon.com.
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references (page 111).
Contents Introduction: quilts are stories -- Photographs that tell a story -- Tools and supplies -- Threads -- Photographs and cameras -- Using photo-editing software -- Printing on fabric -- Getting started -- The eyes have it -- Blending skin tones -- Hair -- Hands -- Clothing -- Pet portraits -- Free-motion quilting -- Correcting mistakes -- On the flip side -- Guest fiber artists -- Student work -- Jennifer Day portrait quilts.
Subject Quilting.
Art quilts.
Portraits on quilts.
Photographs on cloth.
Fabric pictures.
ocls lets get crafty
ISBN 9781617450532 (soft cover) : $29.95
1617450537 (soft cover)