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Berlyn, Ineke.

Landscape in contemporary quilts / Ineke Berlyn.

London : Batsford, 2006.

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

This is a guide to creating landscape-themed quilts, from the earliest source of inspiration to the finished article. It includes practical exercises and 'design workshops' to help the reader to channel their creativity, and encourages the reader to keep detailed records in sketchbook form.

Quilting -- Patterns.

Patchwork -- Patterns.

Quilting.

Patchwork.

Landscapes in art.

Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.

Who is this book for? -- Introduction -- 1. Threads of inspiration (Landscapes urban and rural -- The Netherlands -- Ton Schulten -- Art begins at home -- Composition -- Travel -- Water -- Making and keeping a sketchbook -- Making your own sketchbook -- Project : filling in the gap -- Project : landscape cards -- Project : fabric postcards) -- 2. Colour and fabric (The colour wheel -- Colour values -- Materials for colouring -- The character of colours -- Colour and the seasons -- Project : dyeing a colour wheel) -- 3. Texture and stitchery (Recycling -- Stitchery -- Pattern -- Layers -- Edges and texture -- free-machine quilting -- Project : making a book cover) -- 4. Layers and design (Three-layered quilts -- Composition revisited -- Journal quilts -- Project : making a landscape with sheers -- An extra experiment) -- 5. Your landscape (Gridlines -- Filling in the colours -- Adding interest -- Project : making a tote bag).

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