EBOOK: THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR NEXT QUILT
+ NOW INCLUDES WORKBOOK! Open to any page in this book and you’ll find a flexible framework designed to add intention and nuance to your next quilt. Unlike conventional how-to manuals, this book centers on the narrative of your quilt and offers practical step-by-step ideas to align every design decision you make to support the story your quilt tells. 72 pages. 6” x 8.25”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE DISARMING POWER OF QUILTS
INNER WORK
THE WHAT & WHY OF FREE-WRITING
THE NARRATIVE HEART
NOTICING WHAT ARISES
YOUR IDEAL VIEWER
OUR ROAD MAP
COLORS
WARM OR COOL?
ARRANGING YOUR PALETTE
THE IMPORTANCE OF SATURATION
FABRICS
SOURCES OF FABRIC
UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
SOLIDS OR PRINTS?
COMPOSITION
COAXING OUT YOUR SHAPES
LITERAL OR ABSTRACTED?
PLACING YOUR SHAPES
NEGATIVE SPACE
THE 80% RULE
ASSEMBLY
MACHINE OR HAND?
APPLIQUÉ OR PIECING?
FOR THE LOVE OF APPLIQUÉ
HIDDEN SEAMS?
THINGS TO WATCH FOR
BATTING
BACKING
QUILTING
A LOVE LETTER TO HAND-TIES
MACHINE OR HAND?
MICRO-POPS OF COLOR
THE PERFECT WEIGHT THREAD
THOSE THREAD-ENDS THOUGH!
DENSITY & SCALE OF STITCH
LAST THOUGHTS ON QUILTING
SILHOUETTE
BINDING
CLOSED BINDING
OPEN BINDING
EMBELLISHING
26 WAYS TO EMBELLISH YOUR QUILT
THE WHOLE BOOK IN ONE QUILT
HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU’RE DONE
11 IDEAS FOR SHARING YOUR QUILT
CONCLUSION: CHANGE IS SLOW
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
GRATITUDES
+ NOW INCLUDES WORKBOOK! Open to any page in this book and you’ll find a flexible framework designed to add intention and nuance to your next quilt. Unlike conventional how-to manuals, this book centers on the narrative of your quilt and offers practical step-by-step ideas to align every design decision you make to support the story your quilt tells. 72 pages. 6” x 8.25”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE DISARMING POWER OF QUILTS
INNER WORK
THE WHAT & WHY OF FREE-WRITING
THE NARRATIVE HEART
NOTICING WHAT ARISES
YOUR IDEAL VIEWER
OUR ROAD MAP
COLORS
WARM OR COOL?
ARRANGING YOUR PALETTE
THE IMPORTANCE OF SATURATION
FABRICS
SOURCES OF FABRIC
UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
SOLIDS OR PRINTS?
COMPOSITION
COAXING OUT YOUR SHAPES
LITERAL OR ABSTRACTED?
PLACING YOUR SHAPES
NEGATIVE SPACE
THE 80% RULE
ASSEMBLY
MACHINE OR HAND?
APPLIQUÉ OR PIECING?
FOR THE LOVE OF APPLIQUÉ
HIDDEN SEAMS?
THINGS TO WATCH FOR
BATTING
BACKING
QUILTING
A LOVE LETTER TO HAND-TIES
MACHINE OR HAND?
MICRO-POPS OF COLOR
THE PERFECT WEIGHT THREAD
THOSE THREAD-ENDS THOUGH!
DENSITY & SCALE OF STITCH
LAST THOUGHTS ON QUILTING
SILHOUETTE
BINDING
CLOSED BINDING
OPEN BINDING
EMBELLISHING
26 WAYS TO EMBELLISH YOUR QUILT
THE WHOLE BOOK IN ONE QUILT
HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU’RE DONE
11 IDEAS FOR SHARING YOUR QUILT
CONCLUSION: CHANGE IS SLOW
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
GRATITUDES
+ NOW INCLUDES WORKBOOK! Open to any page in this book and you’ll find a flexible framework designed to add intention and nuance to your next quilt. Unlike conventional how-to manuals, this book centers on the narrative of your quilt and offers practical step-by-step ideas to align every design decision you make to support the story your quilt tells. 72 pages. 6” x 8.25”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE DISARMING POWER OF QUILTS
INNER WORK
THE WHAT & WHY OF FREE-WRITING
THE NARRATIVE HEART
NOTICING WHAT ARISES
YOUR IDEAL VIEWER
OUR ROAD MAP
COLORS
WARM OR COOL?
ARRANGING YOUR PALETTE
THE IMPORTANCE OF SATURATION
FABRICS
SOURCES OF FABRIC
UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
SOLIDS OR PRINTS?
COMPOSITION
COAXING OUT YOUR SHAPES
LITERAL OR ABSTRACTED?
PLACING YOUR SHAPES
NEGATIVE SPACE
THE 80% RULE
ASSEMBLY
MACHINE OR HAND?
APPLIQUÉ OR PIECING?
FOR THE LOVE OF APPLIQUÉ
HIDDEN SEAMS?
THINGS TO WATCH FOR
BATTING
BACKING
QUILTING
A LOVE LETTER TO HAND-TIES
MACHINE OR HAND?
MICRO-POPS OF COLOR
THE PERFECT WEIGHT THREAD
THOSE THREAD-ENDS THOUGH!
DENSITY & SCALE OF STITCH
LAST THOUGHTS ON QUILTING
SILHOUETTE
BINDING
CLOSED BINDING
OPEN BINDING
EMBELLISHING
26 WAYS TO EMBELLISH YOUR QUILT
THE WHOLE BOOK IN ONE QUILT
HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU’RE DONE
11 IDEAS FOR SHARING YOUR QUILT
CONCLUSION: CHANGE IS SLOW
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
GRATITUDES
