| Description |
127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Getting started. Tools of the trade ; Design is all around you ; Go easy on yourself -- Design basics for modern quilts. Inspiration and themes ; Creating balance ; Stabilize the design ; Using design to tell a story -- Designing with color. Choosing colors ; Create your own color theory ; Color works -- Finish the design with quilting. Quilting design ; Thinking of quilting ; Modern quilting -- Making the quilt: from design to reality. Attention to the details ; Bonus features of a grid ; Selecting fabrics ; Piecing techniques and design -- Projects. Grounded ; Moving through ; Around town ; Misprint. |
| Summary |
"Advice from an award-winning modern quilt designer about how to tackle designing, planning, piecing, quilting, and finishing a quilt that is all yours. The book includes instructions for three of Heather's modern quilts"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Learn to choose colors and fabrics like a pro! Black provides solid design and finishing advice as she shows how to tailor the quilting process to your own interests and skills. She covers piercing, appliqué, and hand or machine sewing. -- adapted from back cover |
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Patchwork -- Patterns.
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Quilting -- Patterns.
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Textile design, Abstract.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Quilts & Quilting.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Patchwork.
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Patchwork. (OCoLC)fst01054791
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Quilting. (OCoLC)fst01085785
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Textile design, Abstract. (OCoLC)fst01148632
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| Genre |
Patterns. (OCoLC)fst01424065
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Pattern books.
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| Related To |
ebook version : 9781617459580 |
| ISBN |
9781617459573 (trade paperback) : $25.95 |
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1617459577 (trade paperback) |
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9781617459580 (ebook) |
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