Making Faces in Fabric: Workshop with Melissa Averinos - Draw, Collage, Stitch & Show

Description

Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge applique faces using Melissa Averinos' fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step-by-step, from a comprehensive lesson on drawing faces, to translating your sketch into fabric, to stabilising the piece with stitching, to incorporating your stylised face into a finished project! Learn how to make a variety of facial features in just the right proportion with comprehensive lessons on fabric choices, colour, shading, and more.

Melissa Averinos is a fabric designer, painter, and award-winning quilter. She is also a regular contributor to quilt and craft magazines. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, Stuart, and their two golden retrievers. For more information go to www.melissaaverinos.com.

Subtitled 'Draw, Collage, Stitch & Show' this book is just that and you need to bear that in mind. It gives you the techniques and know-how to make faces on fabrics, so it does not matter if you like the style or the drawings, you will be using the techniques to develop your own creativity. The book is divided into four parts named in the subtitle. Chapter One is about drawing and proportion - where does your nose fit into that face? Tips for drawing and positioning features. It is on a very basic level that is excellent for beginners. Chapter Two - selecting, cutting and positioning fabrics for a collage face. Chapter three is about stitching the collage in place.Chapter Four contains projects to try out your skills. A cushion, tote, wall art, embellishing a shirt. The book finished with a Gallery of work, both by the author and by students. It skims the surface using basic techniques that are detailed enough for anyone to have a go and produce reasonable results. -- Karen Platt * www.karenplatt.co.uk *