How do you "Quilt a Face?" How do you bring your favorite people to life with fabric? Fabric portrait artists and teachers, Phyllis Cullen and Cindy Richard, show you how to create amazing, true-to-life portraits! "It's All About the Face" was born when the authors realized there was little available instruction about how to quilt faces. Having taught the subject for years, they decided to collaborate. Capturing the essence of a subject is the goal. Phyllis and Cindy have applied the rules of fine art to quilting faces. The book offers in-depth direction - even if you cannot draw, have never taken an art class or even a sewing class. Using large, full color, detailed images as examples, the authors lead the reader step by step through the process of: - Composing a portrait so it tells a story and WOWS the viewer - Using digital technology to reveal the values in every face - Selecting fabrics - Creating a totally recognizable fabric collage - Quilting your masterpiece by following anatomical contours The authors offer tips about lighting, taking reference photos, and photographing your finished quilts. They make recommendations about needles, thread, surface design, and even how to please the judges! Finally, Phyllis, who is also a doctor, touches on ways to keep your hands healthy. Cindy and Phyllis want you to succeed! They offer classes and workshops to support the book and stand ready to answer your questions and help you with your projects. They feel confident that anyone who follows their instructions will get a great start on the fascinating journey that is "All About the Face!"

Learn appliqué techniques to create a face and add it to any textile craft project. Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge appliqué faces using Melissa Averinos’s fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step by step, from a comprehensive lesson on drawing the face, to translating your sketch into fabric, to stabilizing the piece with stitching, to incorporating your stylized face into a finished project, whether it’s a pillow, tote, shirt, or stretched canvas! Learn how to make a variety of eyes, noses, lips, hair, and face shapes, as well as how to create facial features in just the right proportions. You’ll be amazed by how good the final portrait looks! • Personalize your fabric collage! Learn several different ways of creating facial features • Comprehensive lessons on fabric choices, color, and shading • Includes inspirational galleries of work from Melissa and her students

Students are often afraid of trying faces, they worry it won't look like the person they are trying to represent. So, I developed the Introduction to Portraits class. This book brings that course to you. It is designed to help you get over the fear of starting a portrait in fabric. You will be provided with a pattern to follow and a step by step process for creating a likeness of the painting, The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Working through this book will help you to develop your confidence and build the skills needed to take the next step, which is creating your own personalized portrait.

Have you ever wanted to create a quilt from a favorite photograph but didn't know how to begin? Capturing realistic details in fabric seems an elusive art, but Charlotte shows how to portray images in quilts using a layering technique that is easy to understand and easy to use. Now you can create images in fabric through the appliqué techniques and exercises discussed in this exciting new book. A photo sequence for each project guides the quilter through the process. The projects include landscapes and portraits, with step-by-step techniques to capture realistic detail.

Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

In Crazy Quilted Heirlooms and Gifts, J. Marsha Michler translates this extraordinary Victorian art into tomorrow's heirlooms. Create a breathtaking window-treatment, sumptuous pieces for your living and dining rooms, gifts to shower upon the newest baby in the family, or a steal-the-show evening scarf that your granddaughter will be proud to pass down to her granddaughter. Crazy Quilted Heirlooms and Gifts showcases 30 compelling projects that you'll be inspired to craft for your home and garden, including: • Showpiece Wall Quilt • Festive Gift Bags • Pendant Purses • Tea Set • Garden notebook cover Each chapter of the book features needle arts such as Battenberg lace making, Shadow Work, Silk Ribbon and Wool Embroidery, and much more. Step-by-step instructions include photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams, along with suggestions for fabrics and colors, and complete materials listings.

With your leftover quilt blocks you can make: Chair pillow, Picnic place mat set, Sewing Machine Cover, Wall Hanging Headboard, Fuzzy Baby Blanket and much more.

This intriguing book of fabrics and quilts will inspire quiltmakers of any skill level. Here she describes how she lets fabrics speak to her, inspiring quilts filled with color, texture, and pattern. The book is divided into five sections. In the first, she discusses creativity and how we can become more creative. Then, in "Basics," Roberta discusses color, value, fabric pattern, design principles, and tools. "Process" deals with all the ways we can use our fabric creatively to build our quilts. The "Gallery" section is a feast for the eyes with quilts from Roberta and her students. Finally, "Techniques" includes more creative ways to approach sewing.

Provides instructions for a variety of small quilted projects made from vintage quilt blocks, fabric scraps, beads, and other embellishments, and features a gallery of finished items.