Beyond the Horizon: Small Landscape Appliqué

Learn how to make miniature fabric landscapes firsthand from an award-winning quilt artist. "Valerie offers more than patters . . .she includes valuable tricks that will aid both the novice and the skilled fabric artist in strengthening their knowledge of color, design, balance, and rhythm." —Yvonne Porcella, author, teacher, artist, and founder of Studio Art Quilt Associates Valerie Hearder is internationally known for her vibrant and expressive small-scale landscapes. In Beyond the Horizon, she introduces you to her unique method of creating miniature fabric landscapes with a "cut and collage" approach that combines hand appliqué and fusible appliqué techniques with stamping, embroidery, and beading embellishments. The step-by-step instructions and stunning quilt examples from a variety of artists will help you rediscover your abilities as a designer of original creations. "Valerie is a brilliant designer-colorist and an inspired teacher. She shares her enormous talents in this book, opening doors to help students develop their own creative directions. Her landscapes are based on principles which will nurture artists of many varied media." —Jean Ray Laury, author, artist

© 1995 C&T Publishing (E-bog): 9781571205186

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E-bog: 1. november 1995