Design Workshop
Published on 1. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
98 pages
978-1-57120-419-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Master Piecer Teaches You to Design Unforgettable Art Quilts
• Transform images from nature or your own imagination into multifaceted works of art
• Detailed design exercises, plus illustrated discussions on every step of the design process
• Stunning photos of previously unpublished quilts
• Essential companion to the piecing techniques in Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop
If you've mastered the basics of quilting and you're ready to create your own quilt designs, this book is full of techniques and insights that will take you far, far beyond the ordinary. Everything you need to know about pieced design is here: working with focus, depth of field, and scale; using geometry to adapt your images into quilt blocks; and moving from sketches to pieced block diagrams. You'll also learn to select the right fabrics for your quilt, how and when to use borders, and suggestions on teaching Ruth's method.
2008 Bronze Medalist Independent Publisher Book Awards
2007 USA Best Book Awards Finalist
• Transform images from nature or your own imagination into multifaceted works of art
• Detailed design exercises, plus illustrated discussions on every step of the design process
• Stunning photos of previously unpublished quilts
• Essential companion to the piecing techniques in Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop
If you've mastered the basics of quilting and you're ready to create your own quilt designs, this book is full of techniques and insights that will take you far, far beyond the ordinary. Everything you need to know about pieced design is here: working with focus, depth of field, and scale; using geometry to adapt your images into quilt blocks; and moving from sketches to pieced block diagrams. You'll also learn to select the right fabrics for your quilt, how and when to use borders, and suggestions on teaching Ruth's method.
2008 Bronze Medalist Independent Publisher Book Awards
2007 USA Best Book Awards Finalist
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57120-419-6 (9781571204196)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Ruth B. McDowell
Ruth B. McDowell's Design Workshop
Turn Your Inspiration into an Artfully Pieced Quilt
E-Book
09/2022
C&T Publishing
€18.18
Available for download
Person
Ruth McDowell is an internationally known quilt artist and teacher with over 330 quilts to her credit. Her work celebrates her abiding love of nature, geometry, fabrics, and the piecing medium. She lives in Colrain, Massachusetts.