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Quilt Savvy

 

Quilt Savvy
Fallert's Guide to Images on Fabric

Author: Caryl Bryer Fallert
Pages: 125
Page size: 10 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Item Code: 4Q0715
Weight: 0.80

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Quilt SavvyQuilt Savvy

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Producing your own personal fabric collection has never been more simple, fun, or achievable!

  • Luminous colors and illusions of light, depth, and motion, which are distinctive traits of this world-renowned quiltmaker, are revealed in this perceptive guide.
  • Infallible techniques for creating and using fabric printed from your home computer and ink-jet printer will give you the confidence to produce amazing designs.
  • Creative insights help you turn family photographs and design ideas into printed fabrics for use in traditional and contemporary quiltmaking.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
10

SCANNING AND EDITING IMAGES

Piecing Oversized Images

Getting the Best Images on Fabric

54
Chapter One:  Chapter Four: 

GETTING READY TO PRINT ON FABRIC

What You Will Need Using Bubble Jet Set

18

VIRTUAL APPLIQUÉ

Using Virtual Appliqué to Combine Photos

Using Special Effects

92
Chapter Two:  GALLERY
106

COPYING IMAGES ONTO FABRIC

Getting to Know Your Printer-Copier

Copying Photos onto Fabric

Copying Three-Dimensional Objects

36
RESOURCES
118
Chapter Three:  ABOUT THE AUTHOR
124

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Quilt Savvy
Embroidery Stitches

Author: Joan Waldman
Pages:127
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Item Code: 4G4E0700
Weight: 0.80 lbs.

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Embroidery StitchesEmbroidery Stitches

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Exquisite designs are featured in a convenient grid format.

  • Over 850 stitch patterns are embellished to form variations of 19 basic stitches. Shown in both right-and left-hand sequence.
  • An innovative grid method provides the perfect solution for spacing your stitches evenly.
  • A stunning motif section showcasing butterflies, flowers, and more, will expand your embroidery expertise with larger patterns.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction
5
Chain & Lazy Daisy Base
51
A Note on Needles and Threads
6
Herringbone Base
62
Basic Stitch Symbols
7
Fly Stitch Base
65
How to Read a Stitch Sequence
8
Cretan Stitch Base
70
Basic Stitches
10
French Knot or Colonial Knot Base
73
How to Space Your Stitching
22
Blanket (Buttonhole) Base
76
The Stitches  Cross Stitch Base
80
Laced Stitches
24
Straight Stitch Base
90
Chevron & Half Chevron Stitches
36
Motifs
120
Stem Stitch
40
About the Author
127
Straight Holbein & Holbein Base
45
  

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QUILT SAVVY
Simple Thread Painting

Author: Nancy Prince
Pages: 146
Page size: 51/2" x 11"
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Item Code: 4G4E0701
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Quilt called Country Roads thread painted tree

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With the stroke of a needle your memories and daydreams come to life in Nancy Prince's book Simple Thread Painting. With two simple snitches,straight and zigzag, develop character and attitude as machine speed and hoop manipulation transform them into distinctive works of art. Any sewing machine, whether old or new, can make gorgeous thread-painted designs. Add new dimensions to your quilts, vests, jackets, memory books and more. Five seasonal project featuring flexible techniques teach you to design in any configuration and size desired. Without prior artistic ability, you can be creative with thread painting.

Table of Contents

Introduction
6
Zigzag Stitch
43
It's as Easy as 1,2,3
8
Four Bs of Thread Painting
47
Chapter 1: Inspiration
10
Chapter 5: Thread-Painting Methods

48

Memories and Daydreams
10
Tulle Sandwich Method
49
Everyday Inspiration
10
Direct Method
62
Selecting the Scene
11
Chapter 6: Completing the Quilt
67
Taking the Photographs
12
Pressing
67
Considering C`copyright
14
Borders
67
Chapter 2: Equipping the Studio
15
Quilt Sandwich
67
Fabric
15
Quilting
69
Tulle
16
Squaring
71
Needles
17
Adding Borders after Quilting
74
Thread
18
Border Designs
77
Stabilizer
20
Chapter 7: Projects
78
Notions
24
Thread Painting Tips
78
Sewing Machine
30
Appliqué
79
Chapter 3: The Master Pattern
34
Springtime
80
Photograph Evaluation
34
Summer by the Sea
88
Photograph Tracing
35
Autumn's Glory
96
Composite Images
36
Frosty Morning
108
Other Options
39
Gone Fishin'
122
Pattern Sequencing
39
Troubleshooting
136
Chapter 4: Thread-Painting Stitches
40
Resources
137
Underlay Stitch
40
Glossary
138
Straight Stitch
41
About the Author
139
Scribble Stitch
42
Patterns
141

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Memory Quilts

Fabric Printing, Collage & Scrapbook Style Layouts

Includes section on Fabric PrintingBeginner's Guide to Art Quilts
Beginner's Guide to Art Quilts

by Banar Designs

Fast, Fun & Easy
Scrapbook Quilts

by Sue Astroth
Memories on Fabric Cover
Memories on Fabric
by Sue Hale

Moment In Time

by Jan T Urquhart with Angela M Clark

Fabric Printing & Photo Transfer

Altered Photo Artistry
Altered Photo Artistry
by Beth Wheeler
with Lori Marquette
Gifts for All Occassions
Gifts for All Occasions

by Amy Brackman
Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts
Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts
by Cyndy Lyle Rymer
with Lynn Koolish

Also See:

 


Quilt Savvy

by Caryl Bryer Fallert
CD
Picture Perfect Project
Picture Perfect Projects CD

by June Tailor

Photo Fun
Print Your Fabric for Quilts and Crafts

Edited by Cyndy Lyle Rymer
More Photo Fun
More Photo Fun

by Hewlett-Packard with Cyndy Lyle Rymer and Lynn Koolish
Included in BK
Images on CD
Print your own Fabric
Print Your Own Fabric
by Linda Turner Griepentrog and Missy Shepler
Photo Transfer Handbook
The Photo Transfer Handbook
Snap IT, Print IT, Stitch IT!
by Jean Ray Laury
pop out picture books
Pop-Out Picture Books

by Jean Boyd
Posterize It Cover
Posterize It!
by Joe Hesch and Frankie Seme
Out of Print
Quilting More Memories
Quilting More Memories
by Sandy Bonsib
       

Traditional Embroidery by Hand

art of embroidery
The Art of Embroidery
Mary Engelbreit
A-Z of Thread Painting
A-Z of Thread Painting
by Quilters' Resource Publications
A-Z Needlepoint
A-Z of Needlepoint
by Country Bumpkin
All That Glitters
All That Glitters
by Alison Cole
  Pattern Booklet
Bareroots
Bareroots
Embroidery Borders
by Barri Sue Gaudet
Beautiful Embroidered Quilt
Beautiful Embroidered Quilts
by Inspirations Magazine Publications

Embroidered Animals
Embroidered Animals
by Helen M. Steven's

Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sorurcebook
Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook
by Angela Thompson
A historical overview
Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sorurcebook
Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook
by Angela Thompson
A historical overview
Embroidered Pansies
Embroidered Pansies

by Diana Lampe's
Embroidery Techniques & Patterns
Embroidery Techniques & Patterns

by Marie-Noelle Bayard
Embroiderers Year
Embroiderer's Year
by Helen M. Stevens
The Embroidered Miniature Quilt
The Embroidered Miniature Quilt
by Helen Marshall
Embroidery Stitches
Embroidery Stitches
by Mary Webb
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure
by Margaret Allyson
Transfer Designs for Embroidery
Transfer Designs for Embroidery
by Anne-Marie Bodson
and Josette Vinas y Roca
Vintage Animals
Vintage Animals
by Nori Koenig

Dimensional

Embroidery by Hand

Also see Silk Ribbon Embroidery
The Art & Embroidery of Janet Hall
The Art & Embroidery of Janet Hall
by Janet Hall
The Art of Embroidered Flowers
The Art of Embroidered Flowers
by Gilda Baron
Painting with Stitches
Painting with Stitches

by Sue Dove
Three Demensional Embroidery Stitches
Three-Dimensional Embroidery Stitches

by Patt Trott
Window Gardens in Bloom
Window Gardens in Bloom

by Margaret Vant Erve
       

Ribbonwork & Crazy Quilts

Hand

Judith Baker Montano

Elegant Stitch
Elegant Stitches
by Judith Baker Montano
The Crazy Quilt Handbook Revised 2nd Edition
The Crazy Quilt Handbook Revised 2nd Edition
by Judith Baker Montano
silk ribbon embroidery
The Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery
by Judith Baker Montano
 

Wool

Punchneedle Embroidery

A Passion for Punchneedle
A Passion for Punchneedle
Edited by Linda Repasky
Miniature Punchneedle Embroidery
Miniature Punchneedle Embroidery
by Linda Repasky
Punchneedle Fun
Punchneedle Fun
by Amy Bell Buehler
 

American School of Needlework

Silk Ribbon Embroidery


An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches and Motifs

by Linda Causee

An Encyclopedia of Ribbon Embroidery Flowers

by Deanna Hall West

Ribbon Embroidery Motifs from Baltimore Album Quilts

by Deanna Hall West

Ribbon Embroidery to Wear

by Barbara Baatz

3-D Flowers in

Ribbonwork

& Dimensional Fabric

DVD
Elegant Ribbonwork Cover
Beginner's Guide to Ribbonwork

by Helen Gibb

Dimensional Roses
by Cindy Zlotnik Oravecz
Book
Elegant Ribbonwork Cover
Elegant Ribbonwork

by Helen Gibb
The Enchanted Garden
The Enchanted Garden

by Cindy Zlotnik Oravecz
  Book
Elegant Ribbonwork Cover
Ribbonwork,
The Complete Guide

by Helen Gibb
Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible
Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible
by Joan Gordon
Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Machine
Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Machine
by Susan Schrempf
 

Smocking


A-Z of Smocking

by Quilters' Resource Publications
     

Stumpwork & Embroidery by Hand

Stumpwork Embroidery
Stumpwork Embroidery
by Jane Nicholas
A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork
A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork
by Di van Niekerk
The Art & Embroidery of Janet Hall
The Art & Embroidery of Janet Hall
by Janet Hall
Dreamscapes Cover Page
Dreamscapes
In Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork
by Di van Niekerk
Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork Front Cover
Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork
by Di van Niekerk

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Embroidery: Freehand by Sewing Machine (aka Free-Motion)

Also see:
Machine Embroidery: Using PROGRAMMED Stitching & Designs
Creative Expressions with Jenny Haskins Magazine
Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine
Quilting Arts Magazine

Overview books with mulitple techniques included


All About Machine Arts

From Sew News, Creative Machine Embroidery, and C&T
Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery
The Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery

by Val Holmes
Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads
Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads

By Maurine Noble
& Elizabeth Hendricks
 

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
 


More Landscape & Nature Pictorial

»Mixed Media (paint, pens, ink)
&/OR
»Free-Motion Machine Embroidery

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!
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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

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers
Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers

by Alison Holt
Beginners Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes
Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes
by Alison Holt
Landscape Quilts
Landscape Quilts
by Nancy Zieman & Natalie Sewell
Luminous Landscapes
Luminous Landscapes
by Gloria Loughman
Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery
The Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery

by Doreen Curran
Nature's Studio
Nature's Studio

by Joan Colvin
Quilt Savy, Simple Thread Painting
Quilt Savvy
Simple Thread Painting

by Nancy Prince
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

Out of Print
Ready to Paint Watercolor Landccapes
Ready to Paint
Watercolour Landscapes

by Terry Harrison

Creative Machine Stitching
Creative Machine Stitching
by Patricia Nelson
OUT OF PRINT
Fabric Landscapes
Fabric Landscapes by Machine Decorative Stiching Styles for Quilted Scenes
by Linda Crone
       

Free-Motion Embroidery

Floral

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers
Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers

by Alison Holt
Book
Color With Thread cover
Coloring with Thread

by Ann Fahl
DVD
Color With Thread DVD
Coloring with Thread

by Ann Fahl
cutting garden quilt
Cutting Garden Quilts
by Melinda Bula

Dimensional Embroidery

by Helan Pearce

Everyday Embellishments

by M'Liss Rae Hawley
Fresh Felt Flowers
Fresh Felt Flowers
by Lynne Farris
Gardens and More
Gardens and More
Book 5

by Jan Beaney
& Jean Littlejohn
Portraits from Nature
Portraits from Nature

by Jean Wells
Transfer Designs for Embroidery
Transfer Designs for Embroidery
by Anne-Marie Bodson
and Josette Vinas y Roca
       

All Purpose Inks by TsukinekoLinda M Visnaw DVD & Patterns w/ Instructional CDs
using Tsukineko All-Purpose Inks & Free-Hand Machine Embroidery

DVD
threads
Threads & Inks Together
Creating Synergy
by Linda M. Visnaw
Pattern w/ CD
Christmas Dream
Christmas Dream
Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery
Pattern w/ CD
Autumn
Autumn Splendor

Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery
Pattern w/ CD
Daisy Chain
Daisy Chain

Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery
Pattern w/ CD
Hawa
Hawaiian Surprise
Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery

Themed Designs

thread calligraphy
Thread Calligraphy
by Nancy Kazlauckas

Celtic Inspirations For Machine Embroiders

by Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey

Creative Embroidery with Rajmahal

Instructions for 10 Creative Designs
 

Abstract Freehand Machine Embroidery & Mixed Media

Explore threads, beads, paint, stamps, & unique materials for backgrounds
Contemporary Quilts, Design, Surface & Stitch
Contemporary Quilts
Design. Surface, & Stitch

by Sandra Meech
Creative Recycling
Creative Recycling
by Val Holmes

Edges & Finishes
In Machine Embroidery

by Valerie Campbell-Harding

Exploring Textile Arts

From Creative Publishing
Raising the Surface
Raising the Surface

by Maggie Grey
stitch dissolve distort
Stitch Dissolve Distort
by Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey
Surfaces for Stitch
Surfaces for Stitch

by Gwen Hedley
Threadplay
Threadplay
with Libby Lehman
 

20 Book Series & Other Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act

Machine Embroidery
on Soluble Fabrics
Book 1
Voluptuous Velvet Bk 2
Voluptuous Velvet

Book 2
by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

Bonding and Beyond
Book 3
Transfer to Transform cover
Transfer to Transform
Book 4
Series includes dimensional stitching by hand & machine with heavy weight fibers, threads and yarns, bonding/fiusibles, water souble stabilizers, painting, stamping, fabric manipulation, texture and more.
Gardens and More
Gardens and More
Book 5

Conversations with Constance
Conversations with Constance
Book 6

Trees as a Theme
Trees as a Theme
Book 7

Giving Pleasure
Giving Pleasure
Book 8

New Dimensions
New Dimensions
in Hand and Machine
Embroidery
Book 9
Double Vision
Double Vision
Book 10
A Tale of Two Stitches
A Tale of Two Stitches
Book 11
A Sketch In Time
A Sketch in Time
Book 12
No Stone Unturned book 13
No Stone Unturned
Book 13
Connections Book 14
Connections
Book 14

Color Exploration
Color Exploration
Book 15

Over the Line
Over the Line
Book 16
Grids to Stitch
Grids to Stitch
Book 17
Seductive Surfaces
Seductive Surfaces
Book 18

Other Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

Stitch Magic
Stitch Magic and Interpretation
by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn
Out of Print
Creatie Embroidery: Designs, Textures, Stitches
Creative Embroidery
Designs Textures Stitches
by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn

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Dimensional Concepts in Sulky

by Sulky of America

Elegant Concepts in Sulky

by Joyce Drexler & Louise Baird
Sulky Secrets to Successful Embroidery
Sulky Secrets to Successful Embroidery
by Joyce Drexler

Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing

by Joyce Drexler

 

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