Colorful Batik Panel Quilts: 28 Quilting & Embellishing Inspirations from Around the World

by Judith Vincentz Gula

Overview

Colorful Batik Panel Quilts shows how to make bold, graphic and joyous art quilt projects and home décor using batik panels created by Indonesian artisans. Readers can explore the many creative possibilities of working with fabric panels with this inspirational book as their guide. Talented fabric artist Judy Gula shows how to use hand-made batik panels in traditional quilt settings, or turn them into works of art with the addition of embellishment. The creative journey begins with an introduction to Judy’s design process, and then moves on to 3 easy step-by-step projects and a gallery tour of 24 stunning art quilts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781947163058
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/22/2019
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	1,079,784
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Fabric artist Judy Gula is the owner of Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, Virginia, which sells products for sewing plus a full range of supplies and materials for fiber art and embellishment. Judy loves to share her wealth of knowledge and textile travel experience with quilt guilds and art groups. She finds inspiration in new and vintage materials, her interactions with other artists, and in surprising and unexpected experiences. Her lectures and workshops highlight how today’s artists are using materials from many different disciplines to create mixed media collage work and fiber art.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Border Inspirations 10

Squaring up the Panels

Simple Borders

Strip Pieced Borders

Wonky Log Cabin Borders

Contemporary Borders

Embellishing Inspirations 24

Straight Stitch

Running Stitch

Back Stitch

Stem Stitch

Blanket Stitch

Detached Cross Stitch

Detached Feather Seed Stitch

Fly Stitch

French Knot

Rice Stitch

Beads and More

Free-Motion Quilting

Projects & Gallery Tour 36

About the Author 64

Resources 64

Editorial Reviews

"...shows how to embellish Indonesian hand-made batik panels to turn Fair-Trade fabrics into one-of-a-kind art pieces for your home."

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With "Colorful Batik Panel Quilts" even the most novice of quilting enthusiasts will learn how to make one-of-a-kind art quilts and home decor with instructions for embellishing with borders, beading, free-motion quilting, and more — plus a step-by-step guide to 15 hand stitches!

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