Contemporary Quilts

An essential tool for quilters and stitched textile artists who want to break away from traditional designs, develop their own creativity and take their work to a whole new level, Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch includes:

• How to take a theme and develop it thoroughly before starting to stitch
• How to experiment with different fabrics, surface decoration techniques and mixed media, providing fuirther avenues of inspiration
• The importance of keeping sketchbooks and design files, building up a dossier of design ideas that can be dipped into again and again
• The basic principles of design and colour and how they can be applied to contemporary quilt art
• Modern approaches to traditional quilting techniques such as piecing, applique and embellishment

The author's unique design Classes and worksheets help to increase confidence through practical exercises, and the book contains over 200 stunning colour illustrations, including examples of today's best quilt art.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Using this book
• Chapter 1 Inspiration
• Where do we find inspiration
• Collecting information
• Design Class 1: Looking through a window
• Chapter 2 Surfaces
• Paper
• Paint and pattern
• Collage
• Cloth
• Dyes
• Fabric paints and sticks
• Transfer dyes
• Photographs
• Plastics
• Design Class 2: Creating a sketchbook
• Chapter 3 Design
• Design principles
• Elements of design
• Design Class 3: Creative block design
• Chapter 4 Colour
• Colour theory
• Colour relationships
• Design Class 4: Colour by design
• Chapter 5 Stitch
• The plan
• Fabrics
• Quilt assembly
• Stitch techniques
• Embellishment
• Design Class 5: Inspireed landscape
• In conclusion
• Worksheets
• Recommended reading/supplier list
• Index