Pet Portrait Art Quilts

Capture the personality of your pets by transforming your photos into creative fabric collage portrait quilts.

This revised, updated and expanded Second Edition of PET PORTRAIT ART QUILTS takes you step-by-step through creating unique art quilt animal portraits using fused appliqué and free-motion stitch.

Fully illustrated in colour.

These fabric collage portraits are easy to make, regardless of experience in art quilting, appliqué, free-motion stitching or photography.

If your want to make stunning pet portrait fabric collages, this book takes you from photo to pattern to portrait in easy, actionable steps.

In Pet Portrait Art Quilts you’ll discover:

• Chapter 1: Discover your style. Learn how to unlock your personal style.
• Chapter 2: The key to great fabric collage portraits. Discover how to understand light, shadow, and value. Also, find out what goes into creating a good composition.
• Chapter 3: Color. Learn all about color, color schemes, and how to select fabric for your collage.
• Chapter 4: Equipment and Supplies. Most of the things you need are probably already right there in your sewing room!
• Chapter 5: Choosing a photo. Discover what is important, and what is not, in photo selection.
• Chapter 6: Prepare your photo: Simple editing. Learn how to quickly edit images, without the need for complicated computer programs.
• Chapter 7: Picture to Pattern. A step-by-step guide to easy pattern creation that you can do at home.
• Chapter 8: Collage construction. A simple technique for assembling your portrait collage.
• Chapter 9: Creating a background. How to create a complementary background for your portrait.
• Chapter 10: Stitching techniques. Discover the different options you have for stitching your design.
• Chapter 11: Binding and finishing. Traditional and contemporary methods for binding and displaying art quilts.
• Appendix A: Fused appliqué fundamentals. A quick guide to the fused appliqué technique (and how to do it).
• Appendix B: Guide to stitching options. A handy reference guide to stitching.
• Appendix C: The Value Scale. Contains a copy of the Value Scale to photocopy, or how to make your own with paper, a ruler, and a pencil.

If you want a simple, versatile technique to create unique fabric collage pet portraits, you’ll love this fully illustrated book!

Learn all the necessary skills to make pet portrait art quilts in any style you choose. Once you know the fundamentals, this fabric collage method can be applied to any portrait style, including ‘people’ portraits, as well as landscapes, floral designs, or abstracts.

Perfect for beginners or those with some experience in art quilting.

There are no prerequisites for getting started!

2nd Edition details:

Published: April 2023

ISBN:

978-0-6457355-2-9 (ebook)

978-0-6457355-3-6 (paperback)

Language: English

Formats: ebook and paperback

First Edition (out of print) details:

Published: September 21, 2020.

ISBN: 9798688586497

Language: English

Formats: eBook and Print Paperback

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