Visual guide to working in a series : next steps in inspired design ; gallery of 200+ art quilts

"Awaken your inner artist with this hands-on, exciting exercise guide that takes you through the seven-step process to design successful art quilts. Celebrated quilter Elizabeth Barton shows you how to master every step, from finding inspiration to creating a design and constructing the final quilt. Before you know it, you'll be designing quilts that are real works of art, even if you've never studied art before. Includes in-depth sections on composing a design, working with color and value, and much more — turns quilters at any level into better quilt designers."--Publisher description Front Cover Table of Contents Introduction Step 1: Inspirations and Design Sketches Getting Started Exercise: Think about Your Inspiration Generating Designs Exercise: Discovering Interesting Crops Exercise: Crops Multiplied Exercise: Using Grids Exercise: Cut, Combine, Rearrange Exercise: Positive and Negative Shapes Exercise: Using Your Favorite Shape Exercise: Freehand Drawing Exercise: Make it Your Own Exercise: Musical Inspiration Exercise: Word Games Exercise: Take a Walk Step 2: Size, Shape, and Structure Size and Shape Structure Designing Structures Step 3: Depth and Space Deep or Shallow Devices for Creating the Illusion of Depth Perspective Focal Point of Focal Area Track of Vision Step 4: Value The Importance of Value Dyeing Fabric in Value Gradations Check Your Fabric Values Exercise: Using Three Values Exercise: Using Four Values The Pattern of Light One Predominant Value Step 5: Color The Four Variables of Color Exercise: Arranging Fabric by Value Exercise: Color Intensity Exercise: Color Intensity in Real Life Exercise: Color Temperature The Importance of Varying Hue, Value, Intensity, and Templerature Choosing a Color Scheme Exercise: Make Your Own Color Wheel Exercise: Color Explorations Exercise: Color Inspiration The Importance of the Well-Chosen Color Scheme How Colors Can Influence One Another Exercise: Simultaneous Contrast Choosing the Main Color for a Quilt The Fabric Step 6: Evaluating Designs How to Look at Your Sketches Eavluating a Design The Main Idea Using Basic Design Principles Step 7: Putting It All Together Determining the Actual Size and Shape of a Quilt Continuous Eavulation Enlarging the Design Using a Grid Blocking Out the Quilt in Fabric Plumb Line Fabric Building the Quilt Layer by Layer Final Assessment before Sewing Construction Squaring, Batting, Backing, and Basting Quilting Ironing, Measuring, and Squaring-Up Finishing the Edges About the Author eLegal Page Back Cover A guide for second-level quilt artists who are looking to explore more advanced levels of creativity and skill demonstrates a broad series of quilting exercises designed to inspire new ideas and establish a body of work for shows. Original.