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The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting: Surface Design * Patchwork* Applique * Quilting * Embellishing * Finishing

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting: Surface Design * Patchwork* Applique * Quilting * Embellishing * Finishing
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Linda Seward
Illustrated by Tom Messenger
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 216
Category/GenreQuiltmaking, patchwork and applique
ISBN/Barcode 9781936096718
ClassificationsDewey:746.46
Audience
General
Illustrations all in color

Publishing Details

Publisher Sixth & Spring Books
Imprint Sixth & Spring Books
Publication Date 1 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Accessible, beautiful, and lavishly illustrated, this ultimate guide goes step-by-step through every creative option needed to create an art quilt. From the essentials, like enlarging and transferring patterns, to surface design techniques that add texture and color, to piecing, machine stitching, applique, finishing, and embellishing, this has it all. Galleries of stunning art quilts from around the world provide extra inspiration.

Author Biography

Linda Seward is an experienced quilter, writer and quilt judge. She has written 12 quilting books, including The Complete Book of Patchwork, Quilting, and Applique (Firefly Books), which has sold over 250,000 copies in several languages. Linda has appeared on television and radio, and has judged numerous quilt shows around the world. She has had a regular column in The Quilter magazine for more than 10 years, and also writes for other magazines. London-based author Linda Seward has a stand at this year's Festival of Quilts, where she will be exhibiting some of the contributors' work.