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CREATIVE GUIDE TO COLOUR & FABRIC
By Rodale's Successful Quilting Library
AUD $31.43 ($34.57 with GST)
NOW AUD $22.00 ($24.20 with GST)
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The perfect book for fabric lovers. Achieve colour success in every quilt you make. This book will give you the know how and the confidence to make just the right choices for your very next quilt, with more than 250 colour photos & expert advice from the pros. You'll discover how to do more with a favourite palette, & you'll be challenged to try something new & exciting.
Includes how to make one of a kind quilts, fun & easy techniques for designing your own fabrics, how to add texture with novel fabrics, ways to convey emotion & mood with colour, ideas which will change the way you make scrap quilts forever & lots, lots more.
CONTENTS
- ANATOMY OF A QUILT
- 20 TOP TIPS for COLOUR & FABRIC
- THE DECORATOR'S APPROACH
- GETTING READY
Begin with an Object - Keep an Idea File - Analyse the Room - Blending In - Attention Getters - Light & Neutral, Bright & Bold - Consider Lighting
- THE FABRIC LOVER'S APPROACH
Getting Ready - Possessed - First Love - Basic Compatibility - Endearing Qualities - The Test of Time - Dark & handsome - Good Neighbours - Sparks of Interest - marriage of Opposites - Different Viewpoints
- SCHOOLED IN FABRIC: QUILTING COTTONS 101
Fibre Facts - 100% cotton: A+, Synthetic Blends: D - Weights & Measures - Going with the Grain - Prints & Dyes - Homespun - Flannels - Vintage & Reproduction Quilts - Celebrity Designers - caring for Cottons
- CHOOSE THE UNUSUAL
Crazy Quilts - Will it Work? - Test Run on Interfacings - Lamé & Other Metallics - Sheer Fabrics - Silks - Napped Fabrics - Fancy & Formal - Wool - Home Decorating Fabrics - Tapestry Fabrics & Other Riches - Ultrasuede® - Vinyl
- IN THE MOOD: COLOUR ME HAPPY!
Temperature & Temperament - Aptly Named - Novelty & Juvenile Fabrics - Exotic Sophistication
- VARY THE VALUE
High/Low Contrast - Positions of Importance - Light Looks Bigger - Sorting by value - Value is relative - The Lineup - A magical Tool - Right There in Black & White - A Valuable Index - Just Do It!
- JUDGING COLOUR: IT'S ALL RELATIVE
How Cool Is That? - Optical Illusions - Good Vibrations - After Images - Colour Blends - Colour Proportions - The "Aha!" Factor
- THE LOOK OF DIMENSION
Graduated in Size - Keep It in Perspective - Gradual Value Changes - A Matter of Scale - It's All in the Details - Overlap - Make Advances - Colours in Retreat - Reversing the Trend - High Contrast - Shape & Depth - Making Stars or Building Blocks - Light the Scene
- PLAYING AROUND ON PAPER
- MAKING IT UP AS YOU GO
Starting with a Pattern - Starting with the Fabric - Playing with Blocks - Setting the Scene - Finishing Touches
- GOING SOLO: SINGLE COLOUR QUILTS
Select Your Colour - Values Are Vital - Grayed Shde - Staying in One Gear - Scale Up & Down - In Neutral - Hint at Another Colour
- SIGNIFICANTLY SOLID
Off to a Solid Start - Solids In a Starring Role - Solids in a Supporting Role - Sampler Blocks - Go from Light to Dark - Change Directions - Visit Amish Colours - A step Beyond Solid - Tone on Tone Fabrics - Variegated Solids - Partners for Solids
- STRIPES & PLAIDS
Woven versus Printed - Cutting Considerations Even & Uneven Stripes - Diagonals & Curves - Symmetrical & Asymmetrical Plaids - Ikat Weaves - Stripes & Plaids with Other fabrics - Stripes & Plaids as Backgrounds - Appliqués with Built In Details - Stripes as a "Cheater Cloth" - Calm or Busy - Directionals for Sets - Directionals for Finishes
- PRINTS CHARMING
Florals - Conversation prints - Consider Patch Size & Shape - Border prints
- SCRAP QUILTS WITH STYLE
Do Value Sketches - Choose Your Colours - Select fabrics - Create a Colour Blend - Build Better Bridges - Find the Right Mix - Sort Fabrics by Value - One Patch Wonders - Repeat Block Beauties - Consider Border Options
- PICK A PASTEL PALETTE
Whiter Shade of Pale - Somewhat darker Now - Backlighting - Complements Welcome - Colour Illusions - Transparent Effects - Making It Glow - Look on the Light Side - Play Misty for Me - Watercolour Quilts
- DARE TO BE BOLD
Black in the Background - Other High Contrasts - Listen to Your Fabrics - Colour Complements - Look on the Bright Dide - Black & White - Black, White & Bright - Bold is Beautiful - The Rainbow Connection - Special Effects
- INSPIRED BY MOTHER NATURE
Bountiful Treasures - Apples & Applications - Natural Team Mates - Leaf Motifs & More - Set the Scene - Winter Wonderland - Natural Creativity
- DESIGN YOUR OWN FABRICS
Less is More
- Stamped Designs
- Finding & making Stamps - Stamping Know How - Dry, We & Overlapped Effects - Get ready - Set!
- Masking Tape magic
- Taping & Brushing - Paint All Over - Mad for Plaid
- Quick & Easy Glue Resist
- Stamp It Out - Brush on Colour - Encore! - Disappearing Act - Glue Doodles
- THINKING OUTSIDE THE BLOCK: A GALLERY
Go for Gold - Let Your Lights Shine - Scrap happy Appliqué - Caribbean Seas - You Oughta Be I Pictures - Paint Your Wagon - Focus on Fun
- A COLOUR & FABRIC GLOSSARY
- QUILTING STYLES
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