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

by Seward, Linda; Messenger, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781936096718
• ISBN10: 1936096714
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-07-01
• Publisher: Sixth & Spring Books
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Summary

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, appliqué, finishing, and embellishing, this has it all. Galleries of stunning art quilts from around the world provide extra inspiration. 

 

More than 1,000 illustrations! 

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 Appliqué (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.