Thread stories
Subtitle: a visual guide to creating stunning stitched portrait quilts
By: Jennifer Day
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781617450532
Subjects: Portraits on quilts; Photographs on cloth; Quilting; Art quilts; Fabric pictures
Description: "Tell captivating stories in fabric and thread!  Acclaimed quilting artist Jennifer Day invites you to create realistic portrait quilts.  Turn your photos of people and animals into one-of-a-kind story quilts as you learn to stitch the details with thread painting.  This step-by-step visual guide takes you from photo selection to editing, printing on fabric, thread painting, and free-motion quilting.  Quilters of all levels can capture and quilt life's precious memories with a home sewing machine"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (page 111).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: quilts are stories; title: Photographs that tell a story; title: Tools and supplies; title: Threads; title: Photographs and cameras; title: Using photo-editing software; title: Printing on fabric; title: Getting started; title: The eyes have it; title: Blending skin tones; title: Hair; title: Hands; title: Clothing; title: Pet portraits; title: Free-motion quilting; title: Correcting mistakes; title: On the flip side; title: Guest fiber artists; title: Student work; title: Jennifer Day portrait quilts.