Book
Capture your own life with collage quilting : making unique quilts and projects from photos and imagery / Jane Haworth.
Quilt your favorite memories! Blend a love of collage with a love of quilting, and you get beautifully collaged quilts dedicated to preserving a moment of time in your life. This book shows everything about making collage quilts, from choosing a photograph or background, making enlargements, creating the pattern, free-motion quilting, and finishing the quilt; included are 12 project ideas in different styles and themes. Capture Your Own Life with Collage Quilting is the only book you need to start collage quilting or build upon your existing skills.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639810222 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 152 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. Includes reusable templates. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Getting started -- Supplies -- Fabrics -- Design, color, and composition -- Finding the perfect photo or image -- Creating the pattern -- Techniques -- Learning to collage -- Guide to making animals and pets -- Choosing a background -- Free-motion quilting for collage -- Finishing your project -- Projects -- Gallery -- Patterns. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Appliqué. Art quilts. Collage. Color in textile crafts. Patchwork. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 746.46 Haw | 31681010347961 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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"Shows everything about making collage quilts, from choosing a photograph or background, making enlargements, creating the pattern, free-motion quilting, and finishing the quilt; included are 12 project ideas in different styles and themes"-- - Fox Chapel Pub Co Inc.
Whether you're preserving a memory or recreating your favorite flower, this book will teach you the simple technique to creating a stunning and personal piece of art through quilting. Perfect for quilters of any skill level or even those without any experience at all, Capture Your Own Life with Collage Quilting will show you how to make amazing collage quilts. From choosing a photograph to creating the pattern, you will then learn about choosing the right background, free-motion quilting techniques, and finishing the quilt. Included in this book are 12 different project ideas in a variety of styles and themes, including pets, animals, birds, fish, flowers, houses, musical instruments, and landscapes. Whether you choose to hang your quilt or make it into a table runner, pillow, clothing, or a bed-sized quilt -- the possibilities are endless! - Fox Chapel Pub Co Inc.
Whether you're celebrating your pet's personality, preserving a memory from a family vacation, or recreating your favorite flower, this book will teach you the simple technique to creating a stunning and personal piece of art through quilting. Fun, easy, and addictive, this style of quilting doesn't require making hundreds of pattern pieces. Instead, just trace and cut fabric shapes as you go! Perfect for quilters of any skill level or even those without any experience at all,Capture Your Own Life with Collage Quilting will show you everything you need to know about making amazing collage quilts. From choosing a photograph or image and making enlargements to creating the pattern, you will then learn about choosing the right background, free-motion quilting techniques, and finishing the quilt. Included in this book are 12 different project ideas in a variety of styles and themes, including pets, animals, birds, fish, flowers, houses, musical instruments, and landscapes. You'll also be inspired by the unique applications for using your finished collaged artwork, whether you choose to hang your quilt or make it into a table runner, pillow, clothing, or a bed-sized quilt -- the possibilities are endless!
