Creating Art Quilts with Panels: Easy Thread Painting and Embellishing Techniques to Create Your Own Colorful Piece of Art from Panels by Joyce Hughes
English | November 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1947163167 | EPUB | 128 pages | 101 MB
Discover how to transform ordinary premade fabric panels and thread into one-of-a-kind art quilts!

Six step-by-step projects include seasonal panels, beautiful florals, holiday designs, and gorgeous landscapes
Add dimension and texture with easy thread painting and embellishing techniques
See your fabric come to life as you sew and layer threads on top of the design
Get inspired by a photo gallery of magnificent art quilt masterpieces
In Creating Art Quilts with Panels, award-winning quilter and fiber artist Joyce Hughes reveals her creative methods for creating stunning pictorial quilts. Discover how to make your quilt pop and explore endless options for creativity with free-motion quilting, thread painting, trapunto, overlay, three-dimensional effects, machine techniques, raw edge applique, and a variety of embellishments.
In this book Joyce shows you how to take an ordinary fabric panel and turn it into a beautiful work of art. Learn how to make gorgeous seasonal panels, beautiful florals, and magnificent panel replicas.
From simple beading to more advanced three-dimensional pieces, Joyce presents her techniques clearly and concisely with detailed photographs in a step-by-step format.
Sure to please both traditional and contemporary artists alike, Creating Art Quilts with Panels also features a photographic gallery of inspirational art quilt masterpieces.
New panels are designed every year, so try the ideas and techniques in this book on ones that are similar to those featured inside or, even better, mix it up to make something new and different. Create your own piece of art!