Bleiweiss, Sue

Colorful fabric collage : sketch, fuse, quilt! / Sue Bleiweiss - 144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm


Includes index


Introduction: Why I choose to fuse
Dream it! Start with an idea and a pencil
Dye it! Color your fabrics for ultimate creativity
Fuse it! Learn simple techniques for fusible applique
Quilt it! Keep it simple and practice, practice, practice
Embellish it! Add color and dimension
Finish it! Bind your quilt and hang it up
Create it! Projects to inspire you to fuse. The beach house art quilt
Laundry day art quilt
The city skyline art quilt
My house art quilt
Wonky House Lane table runner
The flower garden table runner
Full circle tote bag
Stay chic quilted backpack
Tri-fold e-folio
Flower power fabric journal
Sketch in time sketchbook wrap
Two quilted color-block throw pillows
Fused log cabin lap quilt

Easy-to-master techniques for creating vibrant art quilts and colorful accessories. Colorful Fabric Collage walks the reader through the techniques that renowned quilter Sue Bleiweiss uses to create her colorful, vibrant art quilts. Readers will learn easy fusing techniques that serve as the basis for her design, along with ideas for keeping and using a sketchbook, hand-dyeing fabric, and adding further embellishments. Offering techniques and projects, Colorful Fabric Collage leads readers through the steps to successfully design, fuse, and quilt 14 projects based on Sue's signature style. Sue inspires readers to tap into their own creativity by encouraging them to personalize each project with uniquely meaningful images. They are invited to draw on the project pattern drawings and then encouraged to sketch their own quilt designs from scratch. They'll also be emboldened by the easy-to-master techniques for sketching quilt designs, fusing layers of fabric into a collage, and embellishing and finishing each piece in a clever way


9781620336922

746.46