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Enchanted Views: Quilts Inspired by Wrought-Iron Designs. British quilt designer Dilys Fronks presents the technique of reverse appliqué inspired by wrought-iron design work. This technique creates a magical feeling of sneaking a peek at a private scene through an iron gate. Dilys provides 14 home décor projects with patterns, lots of stunning photos, and detailed instructions for all skill levels.

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Enchanted Views: Quilts Inspired by Wrought-Iron Designs

Author: Dilys A. Fronks
Pages:96
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C&T Publishing
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An innovative technique for appliqué fans!
Create your own window views and garden scenes in fabric and thread, complete with dramatic appliquéd garden gates, windows, grilles, and more! British quilt designer Dilys Fronks presents her techniques for adding reverse appliqué "wrought-iron" designs to everything from watercolor landscapes to hand-painted fabric backgrounds for a whole new look in quiltmaking.

  • 14 intriguing quilt and home décor projects combine reverse appliqué silhouettes with pieced or whole-cloth backgrounds.
  • Complete patterns and instructions for all stages of design, fabric selection, techniques, and finishing touches needed to create your own works of art.
  • Includes designs for varying skill levels.
  • Advice on fabric selection and tips alert you to countless design possibilities
  • Lots of photos of fantastic quilts to inspire you.

"Dilys Fronks' quilts are breathtaking! She is a master quiltmaker and an inspired teacher. This book is an absolute treasure trove of artful design and sewing techniques."
Gail Perry
Quiltmaker, author

"Combine the richness of a pieced garden scene with the elegance of decorative wrought-iron motifs for a truly enchanting quilt. This book offers patterns galore and projects for every skill level, and Dilys' clear, precise instructions make it so easy!"
Judy B. Dales
Quiltmaker, author, teacher, lecturer

 

Table of Contents:

Preface
5

Leaded Lights

47

Introduction

7
8 - Leaded-Glass Garden
Wallhanging
48

Sewing Essentials

10
9 - Leaded Stained-Glass
Wallhanging
50

Beginner's Workshop in Reversr Appliqué

20
Fanlights
54
The Projects
27
10 - Pillows Influenced by
Fanlight Designs
55
Cast-Iron Inspirations
2711 - Fanlight with a Patchwork
Sky
58
1 - Pillows Influenced by Cast-Iron Designs
27
12 - Fanlight with an Appliqué
Sky
59
Wallhanging Using Repeat
Patterns from Grilles and Grids
32
Quilts Inspired by Wrought-Iron Designs
60
2 - Through the Grille
Wallhanging
32
The Garden Gate Wallhanging Project
68
3 - Rainbow Grid Wallhanging
34
Gallery of Gardens76

4 - Christmas Bellpull

36
Author's Gallery of Gates86
5 - Autumn Crosses
Wallhanging

38

Student's Gallery of Gates90
6 - Dyeing to Paint Wallhanging38Bibliography95
Gallery of Student Quilts42About the Author95
Leaded Window Designs42Index96
7 - Christmas Rose Treeskirt44  

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Landscape Quilts: Applique, Pieced & Embellished

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48 Colors
Tulle
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16 new shapes for contoured applique quilts

A Bridge to Landscape Quilts

by Mary L. Hackett
Dream Landscapes
Dream Landscapes

Artful Quilts with
Fast-Piece Couching Applique
by Rose Hughes
Free-Style Quitls
Free-Style Quilts,
A "No Rules" Approach

by Susan Carlson
mosaic picture quilts
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by Pat Durbin
Landscape Quilts
Landscape Quilts
by Nancy Zieman & Natalie Sewell

Photo Fabrication

by Angela Madden

Points of View
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by Valorie Hearder
Rasie the Roof Cover
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Applique House & Building
by Tonee White
Accidental Landscapes
Accidental Landscapes
by Karen Eckmeier
   

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EnviroScapes
Out of Print

Pieceful Scenes
by Angela Madden
  Out of Print
Enchanted Views
Enchanted Views: Quilts Inspired by Wrought-Iron Designs
by Dilys A. Fronks

Applique Landscape:

Ocean & Water Themes

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Animals
Flowers, Fruit & Vegetables
Pictorial Quilts & Blocks

Lighthouses of New England
Lighthouses of New England
by Connie Rand

Shoreline Quilts

by Cyndy Rymer
Waterside Quilts
Waterside Quilting
by Cheryl Haynes
Mindware Color Book
Ocean Wetland Babies
Ocean & Wetland Babies

Transformations

Hidden Transformations
Hidden Transformations
Coloring Book
Mirror Transformations
Mirror Transformations
Coloring Book
Nature Transformations
Nature Transformations
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Scenic Transformations
Scenic Transformations
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Design Workshops
Design Workshop
by Ruth B.McDowell
Out of Print
Meadowbrook Quilts
Meadowbrooks Quilts
Inspired by Nature
by Jean Van Bockel
Picture Piecing
Picture Piecing
by Cynthia England
Out of Print
Ghost Layers
Ghost Layers
by Katie Pasquini

Joyce Becker's Landscape Books/DVD
Fabrico Pens All-Purpose Inks
»Mixed Media: Tsukineko inks & Fabrico Pens + free-motion machine embroidery

DVD
Joyce Becker Teaches You Landscape Quilting
Joyce Becker Teaches you Landscape Quilting

Book
Beautifully Embellished Landscape
Beautifully Embellished Lanscapes

by Joyce R. Becker
Book
Lucious Landscapes
Luscious Landscapes

by Joyce R. Becker
C-Shell CD Case
C-Shell

strong, flexible, thin, translucent CD case

Ready to Paint Series by Search Press

NOTE: Use Patterns for fabric painting with Fabric Paint & Mediums, Tsukineko Inks, Color Pencils, Shiva Sticks & Silk Painting
cover Watercolour Flowers
Ready to Paint
Watercolour Flowers

by Wendy Tait
Ready to Paint Watercolor Landccapes
Ready to Paint
Watercolour Landscapes

by Terry Harrison

Gourd Art


Gourd Art with Ink Dyes
by Maria Dellos

More Landscape & Nature Pictorial:
»Mixed Media (paint, pens, ink)
&/OR
»Hand OR Free-Motion Embroidery

front cover of Quilt Savvy Simple Thread Painting
Quilt Savvy
Simple Thread Painting
by Nancy Prince

48 Colors
Tulle
Tulle
fine netting for art & pictorial quilts, applique overlay, quilting, crafts, & wearables
Review
Paint by Number box & CD
Paint by Number 2005 CD

Being able to draw is NOT required!
Turn any photo or image into a pictorial quilt!

The Art of Landscape Quilting
The Art of Landscape Quilting
by Nancy Zieman and Natalie Sewell
Annemieke Mein
The Art of Annemieke Mein
Wildlife Artist in Textiles
by Annemieke Mein
Landscape in Contemporary Quilts
Landscape in Contemporary Quilts

by Ineke Berlyn

Landscape Quilts
Landscape Quilts
by Nancy Zieman & Natalie Sewell

Luminous Landscapes
Luminous Landscapes
by Gloria Loughman
Machine Embroidered Woodlands
Machine Embroidered Woodlands

by Alison Holt
Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery
The Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery

by Doreen Curran
Nature's Studio
Nature's Studio

by Joan Colvin
No Stone Unturned book 13
No Stone Unturned
Book 13

by Jan Beaney
& Jean Littlejohn
Trees as a Theme
Trees as a Theme
Book 7

by Jan Beaney
& Jean Littlejohn
  Thread Magic
Thread Magic
by Ellen Anne Eddy
Window Gardens in Bloom
Window Gardens in Bloom

by Margaret Vant Erve
   


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