Creative Quilt Challenges (eBook)

Pat Pease started the creative process at an early age, under the guidance of her craftsman father. An art major in college, she made her first quilt about 12 years ago, and hasn't looked back. She lives in Bend, Oregon.Wendy Hill started making stuff at a very young age, influenced by creative parents. She's published countless magazine articles since her first in 1992, and this is her fifth book with C&T Publishing. She lives in Sunriver, Oregon. wendyhill.net

DedicationAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Challenge Yourself The Challenges of Challenge Quilts Challenge #1: Re-Imagine an Old Block with a New Twist Using the Bright Hopes Block Improvisationally Deconstructing the White House Steps Block Challenge #2: The Value of Value Using Value to Create and Play with Pattern Using Value to Set the Mood Challenge #3: Unlikely Materials Using a Monochromatic Color Scheme to Incorporate the Unlikely Material Using Color to Accentuate the Unlikely Material Challenge #4: Pass It Back and Forth (And Do Not Speak) Using Repetition to Unify the Elements in One Quilt Using Repetition to Unify the Elements in a Triptych Challenge #5: The Collection Using a Collection of Echino Fabrics Using ????// Challenge #6: Invent Your Own Challenge Keeping it Simple Focusing on Circles Challenge #7: Mix It Up Painting, Stamping, and Raw-Edge Construction Surface Stitching, Thread Texturing, and Creating New Fabric Show Me How Reversible Double-Fold Binding Machine Topstitched Binding Facing Finish Freeform Sawtooth Stars Inset Squares Pressing Advice and Seam Treatments Quilting-As-You-Sew with Seam Covers Quilting-As-You-Sew to Batting Professional Looking Satin Stitched Edge Finish Thread Texturing, Surface Stitching, and Satin Stitched Triangles Using Zippers in Your Quilts More Quilts Resources About the Authors