Fabulous Facades

Australian Gloria Loughman was introduced to the world of patchwork nearly twenty years ago. Over the years she has dabbled in many areas including strip piecing, bargello, colourwash, fabric dyeing and painting, and machine embroidery. After completing studies in design and colour as part of a Diploma of Art in 1996, she began to make her large vivid landscape quilts depicting the Australian bush. These quilts have won many major awards in Australia, Europe, Japan, and the United States. Her quilt Kimberley Mystique was the winner of Australia's most prestigious national quilting award in 2003. As well as being in demand as a teacher at home and abroad, Gloria has curated six exhibitions of Australian quilts to the United States and has had the privilege of judging at many major shows. Her work has been featured in many books and magazines. Gloria lives in Kerang, Australia and is married with three daughters.   

Introduction How To Use This Book Design Old Buildings New Buildings Choosing Your Facade Elements of Design Line Shape Texture Using the Elements of Design Editing Exaggeration Unity and Harmony Repetition Balance Focal Point Movement Contrast Finding an Image Cropping Backgrounds Scale Light and Shadows Color Color and Culture The Art of Color Color Combinations The Color Wheel Color Schemes Color Balance Working with the Original Color Scheme Color and Perspective Fabric Dark Fabrics for the Base Fabrics for Walls Fabrics for Trims Fabrics for Glass Fabrics for Sky Fabrics for Foreground and Water Overpainting Commercial Fabrics Creating Textured Fabrics Steps to Prevent Fraying Creating the Pattern Drawing the Design Using Perspective Photocopying and Using Your Computer Photocopying and Tracing Using Apps Construction Preparing Freezer-paper Patterns for Bases Basic Construction Information Seaside Cottage Multiple Buildings Special Features Stone Walls Windows Wrought Iron Backgrounds and Foregrounds BackgroundSky Commercial Sky Fabric Painted Sky Collage Sky One Piece of Fabric Sky BackgroundForest Printed Fabric Forest Abstract Forest Foreground Paved Footpath Water Doorways Design Preparation Construction Special Doorways Skyscrapers Other FacadesBoats and Cars Finishing Faced Edges Projects Old Doorway Italian Village Campervan About the Author