Description
Starting with an inspiration photo or painting, choose fabrics to create your own artistic Log Cabin quilts. Learn to navigate visual pathways and composition, applying easy techniques and experimenting with colour. Student work is presented, showing that anyone can create an art quilt. Design and make your masterpiece with freeform Log Cabin blocks using this versatile method.
"The book has easy to follow instructions and is illustrated throughout with fabulous images of work. A simple design idea that works and will transform your quilting. Great designs, great use of colour, fabric and stash." www.yarnsandfabrics.co.uk
About the Author
Katie Pasquini Masopust's contemporary art quilts have been coveted and collected by admirers. A Houston Quilt Festival Silver Star Award winner and prolific author, she travels the world as a teacher and lecturer. She lives in Northern California. katiepm.com
Reviews
Katie is one of my favourite quilt authors. She has the most wonderful ideas. If you are thinking traditional log cabin quilts, think again. This book takes you from inspiration to a modern interpretation of log cabin quilts. Make free-form blocks from any image. Contents include history, inspiration, grids, fabrics, cutting, construction, quilting and finishing plus a gallery. There are lots of ideas for composition. The book has easy to follow instructions and is illustrated throughout with fabulous images of work. A simple design idea that works and will transform your quilting. It doesn't, however make me think of log cabin quilts, but very very artful, yes. Great designs, great use of colour, fabric and stitch.
* Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk *Book Information
ISBN 9781617454509
Author Katie Pasquini Masopust
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint C & T Publishing
Publisher C & T Publishing
Weight(grams) 613g
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 5mm