Patchwork Folk Art: Using Appliqué & Quilting Techniques - Softcover

Bolton, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846013224 ISBN 13: 9781846013225

Publisher: Spruce, 2009

Synopsis

Using colorful fabric scraps as your canvas, and paints, needles and threads for brushes, author-artist Janet Bolton shows you how to compose beautiful works of patchwork fold art.  Every fascinating step of picture making is covered, with plenty of watercolor illustrations and eye-catching examples of Janet's extraordinary work to inspire you.  Readers can put their new skills to practice with a workshop at the end of each chapter.  From fabric selection and composition, to exciting techniques for free-hand cutting and stitching, to choosing the perfect finishing touches and frame, she makes the entire process seem easy.
Full-size templates are provided allowing the reader to reproduce the wonderfully charming floral still life and farmyard schemes.  Those who prefer to use their imagination to create completely original pictures will find all the guidance, inspiration and helpful hints they need.  

About this title

About the Author:

Janet Bolton lives in London and has written two books for children, My Grandmother's Patchwork Quilt and Noah's Ark. Since 1985 Janet's compositions have been featured in exhibitions world, - wide The Works Gallery in Philadelphia, Gayle Wilson Galleries, in the Hamptons, New York; Takashimaya, Tokyo and many others.  Janet is also a lecturer and holds regular open workshops in the UK and is often invited to other countries

From Booklist:

For Bolton, scraps of fabric are imbued with memories capable of inspiring creativity and provoking imaginative musings. The images she creates with patchwork have a charm far greater than the basic craft techniques utilized, and although art school trained, Bolton retains a simplicity associated with self-taught artists. Many of the pieces shown here have the appeal and freshness of true folk art, so even though Bolton discusses elements of design throughout the text, a beginner need not be intimidated. All in all, this is a delightful primer that should interest a range of crafters coming from either a needlework or a painting orientation. Colorful illustrations complement Bolton's instructions on both stitchery and arranging motifs in attractive compositions. Alice Joyce

About this edition

• Publisher: Spruce
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846013224
• ISBN 13: 9781846013225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128