Learn to make stunning quilts that are works of art! Art Quilts Made Easy is an accessible starter guide that will walk you through everything you need to know to be successful in the craft of art quilting! For both beginner and experienced quilters seeking to learn art quilting techniques, this inspiring and accessible guide is the perfect place to start. Inside this complete introduction to art quilting, you’ll explore insightful opening sections with expert insight on how to plan and map out your quilt, design rules and guidelines, basic tools, tips, and the entire art quilting process from start to finish, and you’ll soon be ready to begin your first art quilt! Go on to discover 12 art quilt designs and step-by-step projects that slowly progress in size and capture gorgeous botanicals and animals with ease, from a fancy quilted rooster to a bright poppy arrangement. Also included are helpful illustrations and diagrams, quilt patterns and templates, easy-to-follow techniques, tutorials, and an inspirational gallery of completed quilts. Learn tips, tricks, and troubleshooting that will show you how to infuse art quilts with splashes of color that any quilter can achieve! Fussy cutting techniques, thread painting organically, adding color to fabrics, fixing pressing errors, using freezer paper templates, and more, are all covered in detail, along with the quilt construction process from making the quilt sandwich to finishing. Author Dr. Susan Kruszynski is an award-winning landscape quilt artist and educator. She uses her 40 years of teaching to provide a fun and easy learning experience. Susan splits her time between creating original fabric landscape designs, teaching the art of quilted fabric landscaping, marketing fabric art shows, running her Quilting Fabrics in Time business, and teaching at Muskegon Community College. Grow your skills, try something new, and get started creating your own beautiful works of art with the beginner-friendly information inside Art Quilts Made Easy ! and ” Art Quilts Made Easy is your passport to a whole new world of creative quilting. Author Susan Kruszynski succinctly covers everything from start to finish–tools, materials, techniques, detailing, and inspiration–teaching through a collection of her own gorgeous projects while encouraging you to develop your own personal style. and “–Amelia Johanson, Quilt Author, Martha Pullen Licensed Instructor

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