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Ruth B. McDowells Design Workshop teaches you how to transform images into beautiful works of art. Techniques on sketching as well as designing your quilt. Helpful tips on how to complete those quilts with stunning photographs and design exercises also included.

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Ruth B. McDowell's Design Workshop
Turn Your Inspiration into an Artfully Pieced Quilt

Author: Ruth B. McDowell
Pages: 95
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C&T Publishing
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Item Code: 4L0823
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The Master Piecer Teaches You to Design Unforgettable Art Quilts

  • Transform images from nature or your own imagination into multifaceted works or 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  • Stunning photos of previously unpublished quilts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

Author Ruth B. McDowellAbout the Author

Ruth B. McDowell is an internationally known professional quilt artist, teacher, lecturer, and author. She has made over 300 quilts during the last two decades. Her quilts have been seen in many solo shows, as well a in dozens of magazines and books. Ruth resides in Colrain, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

 
Introduction
4
Finding Your Working Style
4
Elements Of Pieced Design....
5
Pieced Seams
6
Shifting Focus
9
Scale
15
Design and Sewing Order
19
Working with the Geometry of a Block
21
From the Sketch to Design...
28
Start With a Drawing
28
Preparing a Piecing Diagram
29
Leaves
29
St. Johnswort
39
Grizzly Bears
43
People
45
Landscapes
48
From Design to Quilt
54
Fabric
55
Borders and Binding
80
Quilting
88
Teaching
94
About the Author
95
Resources
95
Index
95


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