Velda Newman: A Painter's Approach to Quilt Design
Newman is an award-winning artist who uses hand-dyed fabrics, thread, bleach, ink, and paint to create larger-than-life applique art quilts. One of her most striking pieces is an 82" by 98" depiction of a clump of geraniums seen by the viewer at eye level. Although Newman includes an instructional design that the reader may use to learn bleaching and fabric-painting techniques, she has not produced a project book. Instead, she writes of her design philosophy, the steps she goes through to plan an art quilt, how she chooses color and manipulates fabrics, and how she completes the final quilt assembly. A worthwhile choice for larger subject collections.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.