New ideas for creating exciting textile surfaces – for quilters and embroiderers, in this CD book in PDF format. Using innovative new techniques, top quilter Annette Morgan explains how to use existing textiles combined with sheer fabrics and stitching to create sumptuous new surfaces. She shows how to play with wire frames, wrapping, stitching, burning and appliqué to make creative squares. Using fabric as a base for piling on texture she adds paint to give surface decoration.
Inside you'll find ideas for creating textiles from fabrics and those old pieces in the attic, and for creating new from something old – exactly what the painters used to do. Learn how to experiment with wadding, to create a textile base with which to work, also how to use your own images, transfer them to fabric and transform with stitch.
Annette Morgan shows many ways to create fabrics using techniques such
as layering, stitching, burning, applique, using scraps and wirework.
You’ll also get tips on using transfers. Annette also adds paint, even
emulsion paint to some of her fabrics. There are fabulous examples of
her work. Some of the most outstanding are created using ‘trash quilts’
that would have ended up in the bin. Projects include making a
needlecase and vases. This is a great introduction to exciting ways with
fabric. In addition to the excellent instructions on techniques, you’ll
learn a bit about Annette Morgan, there are suggestions to explore
further through reading and you can also link directly to useful
websites from the disk.
Creative Fabric Techniques
For quilters, embroiderers and textile artists
Annette Morgan
Introduction
1. Creating New Fabrics
Vilene Basics
Freeshape Appliqué
Layer Upon a Quilt
Machine stitching designs and techniques
Making a Needle Case
Making Cords
Making a Vase
Trapping Scraps and using Sheers
2. On the Wire
Stitching Method
Stitching and Hot Air Gun Method
The Seedhead Quilt Method
Creating the Seedhead Motif
3. Laying It All On
Making a Box
4. Found Fabrics
Silk Waste
Random Cushion Front
Button Cushion Front
To Make the Cushion
Button Band Fabric
Button Band Fabric
Using Embroidery Transfers
5. Trash Quilts
How to Make a Trash Quilt
6. Serendipity & Soldering
Serendipity & Soldering Technique
Variations: Faded Murrey and Blue
Variations: Pink Flowery Squares
Variations: Selsley Common
Variations: Beth Chatto’s Bamboo II
7. Image Transfer
Pevensey Castle
Pevensey Castle Technique: Stitched Collage
Sunflowers from Chenonceaux
Designing with Acetate/OHP Film
InkAID Products
Tissue Paper Transfer
Textured Shells: An Exercise
Photocopy Transfers
Image Transfer with Machine Embroidery
Products for Light/Dark Fabrics
Transfer Paper Collage
Annette Morgan
Suggested Reading
Suppliers
Annette Morgan is an award winning British quilter, teacher and quilt judge, and former President of The Quilters’ Guild of The British Isles. She has exhibited in Japan, America and Europe. Her quilts have been featured in all of the major British patchwork publications and several books.