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Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch
	Title: Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch Author: Meech, Sandra Released: 2007-01-01 Publisher: Batsford - US ISBN: 9780713489873 Format: Paperback Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home Last Updated: 2018-06-12 Rating: -1 Pages: 128 Description: Quilters yearning to extend their creativity and take their work to a higher level will find exactly what they're looking for in this refreshing guide. With more than 200 illustrations, plus the author's unique "Design Classes" and "Artist's Hints" in every chapter, it offers a fresh approach to the craft. The aim is to help those who know the basics to break away from the traditional block or prescribed pattern and build something original. A review of design and color principles shows how to find sources of inspiration and develop a theme. Quilters will also learn how to experiment on paper and cloth, use new stitching, and add embellishments. The templates and creative exercises will prove valuable again and again. Editorial Reviews About the Author Award-winning quilt artist Sandra Meech is a teacher and lecturer who works with textile groups in the UK and abroad. She is a member of Quilt Art and exhibits widely around the world. She is the author of Creative Quilts, Connecting Design to Stitch, Connecting Art to Stitch and Contemporary Quilts.

Title: Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch
Author: Meech, Sandra
Released: 2007-01-01
Publisher: Batsford - US
ISBN: 9780713489873
Format: Paperback
Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
Last Updated: 2018-06-12
Rating: -1
Pages: 128
Description:
Quilters yearning to extend their creativity and take their work to a higher level will find exactly what they're looking for in this refreshing guide. With more than 200 illustrations, plus the author's unique "Design Classes" and "Artist's Hints" in every chapter, it offers a fresh approach to the craft. The aim is to help those who know the basics to break away from the traditional block or prescribed pattern and build something original. A review of design and color principles shows how to find sources of inspiration and develop a theme. Quilters will also learn how to experiment on paper and cloth, use new stitching, and add embellishments. The templates and creative exercises will prove valuable again and again.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Award-winning quilt artist Sandra Meech is a teacher and lecturer who works with textile groups in the UK and abroad. She is a member of Quilt Art and exhibits widely around the world. She is the author of Creative Quilts, Connecting Design to Stitch, Connecting Art to Stitch and Contemporary Quilts.