Discover how to transform premade fabric panels and thread into one-of-a-kind art quilts! Award-winning quilter and fiber artist Joyce Hughes uses free motion quilting, thread painting, trapunto, overlay, three-dimensional effects, machine techniques, and a variety of embellishments to create stunning pictorial quilts. In this book, she shows you how to take an ordinary fabric panel and turn it into a beautiful work of art with dimension and texture. Complete 6 step-by-step projects with full-color photography and learn to make seasonal panels, beautiful florals, holiday designs, and gorgeous landscapes. Joyce presents her techniques clearly and concisely with detailed photographs in an easy-to-follow format. Sure to please both traditional and contemporary artists, Creating Art Quilts with Panels also features a photographic gallery of inspirational art quilt masterpieces.
"The book details many techniques and gives the reader a host of ideas."
US Army MWR Libraries
"Bolstered by six projects, including an ornamented Christmas tree and a serene heron, Hughes's appealing resource will persuade traditional and modern quilters alike to try quilting with panels."
Publishers Weekly
"Thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Creating Art Quilts with Panels" will prove to an immediate and enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, and community library quilting/needlecraft instructional reference collections."
