Author: Lesley Riley
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031981
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Capture treasured memories in quilts Transform treasured photographs into quilts to be displayed and passed down as heirlooms. Lesley Riley guides makers on successfully transferring vintage photos onto fabric using Transfer Artist Paper, custom printing, and more methods. Use the photo fabric to create an art quilt that honors and preserves the sentimental value of your photographs. A fresh and modern approach, Lesley's quilt instruction focuses on using modern technology and storytelling techniques through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment. Follow along to design your photo memory quilt, from selecting your subject and sourcing photos, to digitally manipulating vintage photos and transferring the images to fabric. Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects. 8 projects allow readers to try their hands at this updated art form, and a gallery of pieces by quilt artists shows a variety of inspiring family stories Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects.
Modern Memory Quilts
Author: Suzanne Paquette
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617455660
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Learn to incorporate treasured clothing into heirloom quilts without sacrificing your modern aesthetic. Stitch memories together forever with 12 quilt projects that are as meaningful as they are stylish! Modern heirloom quilter Suzanne Paquette shares the emotional, creative, and technical aspects of memory quilting through colorful storytelling and photography. Practical projects inspired by real families’ stories will help you celebrate love, provide comfort, and honor your family’s heritage. Create modern heirloom quilts! 12 exciting designs for memory keeping, with the stories that inspired them Learn tips for sewing with clothing to preserve the past and celebrate the future Make gifts for children, honor a lost loved one, and celebrate your family’s legacy “Susanne Parquette shows today’s quilters how to mix Modern with sentimental . . . The twelve quilts in the book are actual commissioned memory quilts made by Paquette, who includes the people and stories behind each quilt . . . Paquette walks us through the process, beginning with Memory Keeping: remembering, documenting, and perspective.” —The Literate Quilter
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617455660
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Learn to incorporate treasured clothing into heirloom quilts without sacrificing your modern aesthetic. Stitch memories together forever with 12 quilt projects that are as meaningful as they are stylish! Modern heirloom quilter Suzanne Paquette shares the emotional, creative, and technical aspects of memory quilting through colorful storytelling and photography. Practical projects inspired by real families’ stories will help you celebrate love, provide comfort, and honor your family’s heritage. Create modern heirloom quilts! 12 exciting designs for memory keeping, with the stories that inspired them Learn tips for sewing with clothing to preserve the past and celebrate the future Make gifts for children, honor a lost loved one, and celebrate your family’s legacy “Susanne Parquette shows today’s quilters how to mix Modern with sentimental . . . The twelve quilts in the book are actual commissioned memory quilts made by Paquette, who includes the people and stories behind each quilt . . . Paquette walks us through the process, beginning with Memory Keeping: remembering, documenting, and perspective.” —The Literate Quilter
Photo Memory Quilts
Author: Lesley Riley
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031981
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Capture treasured memories in quilts Transform treasured photographs into quilts to be displayed and passed down as heirlooms. Lesley Riley guides makers on successfully transferring vintage photos onto fabric using Transfer Artist Paper, custom printing, and more methods. Use the photo fabric to create an art quilt that honors and preserves the sentimental value of your photographs. A fresh and modern approach, Lesley's quilt instruction focuses on using modern technology and storytelling techniques through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment. Follow along to design your photo memory quilt, from selecting your subject and sourcing photos, to digitally manipulating vintage photos and transferring the images to fabric. Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects. 8 projects allow readers to try their hands at this updated art form, and a gallery of pieces by quilt artists shows a variety of inspiring family stories Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects.
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031981
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Capture treasured memories in quilts Transform treasured photographs into quilts to be displayed and passed down as heirlooms. Lesley Riley guides makers on successfully transferring vintage photos onto fabric using Transfer Artist Paper, custom printing, and more methods. Use the photo fabric to create an art quilt that honors and preserves the sentimental value of your photographs. A fresh and modern approach, Lesley's quilt instruction focuses on using modern technology and storytelling techniques through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment. Follow along to design your photo memory quilt, from selecting your subject and sourcing photos, to digitally manipulating vintage photos and transferring the images to fabric. Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects. 8 projects allow readers to try their hands at this updated art form, and a gallery of pieces by quilt artists shows a variety of inspiring family stories Create engaging memory quilts using art principles, design concepts, and modern technology; including how to repair, enhance, and manipulate your photos to achieve the perfect images for your projects.
Photo Memory Quilts
Author: Lesley Riley
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781644031971
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Photo memory quilts tell stories, and you can too, with photos on fabric 6 ways including Lesley Riley's TAP Transfer Artist Paper! Achieve storytelling through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment.
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781644031971
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Photo memory quilts tell stories, and you can too, with photos on fabric 6 ways including Lesley Riley's TAP Transfer Artist Paper! Achieve storytelling through photos, fabric choice, and embellishment.
Stitching Stolen Lives
Author: Sara Trail
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031396
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Remembering those we've lost and empowering those of the future Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to social injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long-overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults. Personal stories of individuals and their families whose lives have been cut short due to social injustices Includes thought-provoking art quilt blocks representing those whose lives were stolen Young adults and teens find their voices through fabric and transform those messages into quilts Featuring forewords by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031396
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Remembering those we've lost and empowering those of the future Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to social injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long-overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults. Personal stories of individuals and their families whose lives have been cut short due to social injustices Includes thought-provoking art quilt blocks representing those whose lives were stolen Young adults and teens find their voices through fabric and transform those messages into quilts Featuring forewords by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr
Blueprints on Fabric
Author: Barbara Hewitt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This explores the history of blueprinting, explains the how-to's in clear detail, and offers step-by-step instructions to make the process foolproof.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This explores the history of blueprinting, explains the how-to's in clear detail, and offers step-by-step instructions to make the process foolproof.
Better Homes and Gardens Memory Quilts
Author: Leisure Arts
Publisher: Leisure Arts
ISBN: 1601405987
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Distributed exclusively by Leisure Arts."
Publisher: Leisure Arts
ISBN: 1601405987
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Distributed exclusively by Leisure Arts."
Project Teen
Author: Melissa Mortenson
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607058855
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Please the pickiest tech-savvy teens and tweens with these 21 trendy projects you can sew. Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you love them. • 21 projects, specifically for teens and tweens (ages 11+), including quilts, T-shirts, tech covers, totes, accessories, and so much more • Lots of inspiring ideas and designs for the perfect gifts • Get the 411 on what’s cool when it comes to fabric and style—so that your teen is sure to love what you make! Praise for Project Teen “Mortenson has a good eye for what teenagers actually need and want. . . . Something here will appeal to that trickiest of demographics, making the book a worthwhile buy.” —Publishers Weekly “Project Teen is a fresh, mod, fun way to sew for the tweens/teens in our life - kids, grands, nieces & nephews. The projects meet the ever changing needs of kids, from travel blankets and tablet covers to simple bags to store everything in.” —Generation Q Magazine
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607058855
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Please the pickiest tech-savvy teens and tweens with these 21 trendy projects you can sew. Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you love them. • 21 projects, specifically for teens and tweens (ages 11+), including quilts, T-shirts, tech covers, totes, accessories, and so much more • Lots of inspiring ideas and designs for the perfect gifts • Get the 411 on what’s cool when it comes to fabric and style—so that your teen is sure to love what you make! Praise for Project Teen “Mortenson has a good eye for what teenagers actually need and want. . . . Something here will appeal to that trickiest of demographics, making the book a worthwhile buy.” —Publishers Weekly “Project Teen is a fresh, mod, fun way to sew for the tweens/teens in our life - kids, grands, nieces & nephews. The projects meet the ever changing needs of kids, from travel blankets and tablet covers to simple bags to store everything in.” —Generation Q Magazine
Quilted Memories
Author: Lesley Riley
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402714849
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Scrapbooking and quilting are each two-billion-dollar industries. Combine the two crafts and you've got a collection that will fly off the shelves. A scrapbook gets put away; a quilt goes on display--perhaps framed and hung on the wall, or draped over the couch, placed right where everyone can see it. These 24 original quilts incorporate the same treasured photos and memorabilia that normally go into a scrapbook, but in a unique and unusual format. And they're fun to make too, thanks to the many innovative techniques that are both easy for a beginner to master and excitingly new to the experienced quilter. Direct print favorite pictures on fabric with an inkjet printer. Arrange images on the quilt to tell a story. Tea-dye material to make it will look antique, creating a perfect background for those vintage photos. Extensive opening sections on art and design basics provide a plethora of invaluable tips, from how to mix and match colors to how to use pattern and texture. (There's even a list of the 10 most common composition mistakes.) Quilters, collage artists, scrapbookers, and those who work with mixed media and assemblage will be thrilled at the abundance of breathtaking ideas on these pages.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402714849
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Scrapbooking and quilting are each two-billion-dollar industries. Combine the two crafts and you've got a collection that will fly off the shelves. A scrapbook gets put away; a quilt goes on display--perhaps framed and hung on the wall, or draped over the couch, placed right where everyone can see it. These 24 original quilts incorporate the same treasured photos and memorabilia that normally go into a scrapbook, but in a unique and unusual format. And they're fun to make too, thanks to the many innovative techniques that are both easy for a beginner to master and excitingly new to the experienced quilter. Direct print favorite pictures on fabric with an inkjet printer. Arrange images on the quilt to tell a story. Tea-dye material to make it will look antique, creating a perfect background for those vintage photos. Extensive opening sections on art and design basics provide a plethora of invaluable tips, from how to mix and match colors to how to use pattern and texture. (There's even a list of the 10 most common composition mistakes.) Quilters, collage artists, scrapbookers, and those who work with mixed media and assemblage will be thrilled at the abundance of breathtaking ideas on these pages.
Memory Quilts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fancy work
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looking for a meaningful, personal quilt to give as a gift or to pass down to future generations? T-shirts, photographs, and autographs may not be what you think of as "traditional" quilt elements, but for those wanting to honor a special person, or commemorate an event, or to simply preserve the memory of a bygone era, they add a personal touch to a quilt like no other.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fancy work
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looking for a meaningful, personal quilt to give as a gift or to pass down to future generations? T-shirts, photographs, and autographs may not be what you think of as "traditional" quilt elements, but for those wanting to honor a special person, or commemorate an event, or to simply preserve the memory of a bygone era, they add a personal touch to a quilt like no other.
Thimbleberries
Author: Lynette Jensen
Publisher: Landauer (IA)
ISBN: 9781890621209
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Now, in this journal, quilt designer Lynette Jensen offers other quilters an opportunity to record their thoughts and photographs and tell the story of their own special occasion quilts. It's must have memory book for every serious quilter.
Publisher: Landauer (IA)
ISBN: 9781890621209
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Now, in this journal, quilt designer Lynette Jensen offers other quilters an opportunity to record their thoughts and photographs and tell the story of their own special occasion quilts. It's must have memory book for every serious quilter.