Thread Stories (eBook)

Jennifer Day is an ASID interior designer, goldsmith, photographer, and art quilter. Using up to 300 different colors of thread in a single quilt, her technique has attracted interest from international galleries, museums, and publications. She lives in New Mexico. jdaydesign.com

Introduction: Quilts Are Stories Photographs That Tell a Story Elements of a Great Photo • Editing the PhotoTools and Supplies Sewing Machine • Free-Motion Presser Foot • Printable Paper-Backed Fabric • Canvas • Batting • Scissors and Thread Snips • Ruler • Backing and Binding Fabric Threads! Gütermann Thread • Precencia Thread • Isacord Embroidery Thread • Silk Thread • Variegated ThreadPhotographs and Cameras Environmental Portraits • Cropping • Digital Cameras and Image Size • Copyright • Pixels, Megapixels, Resolution, PPI, and DPIUsing Photo-editing Software to Prepare Your Photos Make Your Photo the Best It Can Be • Posterization • More Posterization ExamplesPrinting on Fabric Types of Fabric • Sizes of Fabric • Poster PrintingGetting Started Making a Quilt Sandwich • Blending is Key • Stitching Direction The Eyes Have It The Iris • The Whites • Stitching the Eyes • Highlights • Eyelashes Blending Skin Tones Auditioning Threads • Starting the Blending ProcessElisha (Diverse Skin Tones) Judy (Older Skin) • Texture • Lips • EyesCarson (Youth) Hair Dark Hair • Streaks of Light • White and Gray Hair • BlondesHands Elderly Hands • Young HandsClothing Using Free-motion Quilting • Completely Covering in Thread • Appliqué • CombinationPet Portraits Taking the Perfect Pet Portrait • Eyes • Mouth • Fur • Whiskers • BirdsFree-motion Quilting Choosing a Free-motion DesignCorrecting Mistakes Don't Bee Too Hard On Yourself • Using Appliqué • Cutting to Remove Bubbles • Covering Over White Dots The Flip Side Portrait Artists Barbara McKie • Jayne Bently Gaskins • Laura Rocke… //fill in laterStudent work Additional Jennifer Day Quilts ResourcesAbout the Author