Simple Stenciling - Dramatic Quilts: 85 Full-Size Stencil Patterns, 6 Projects

by Pam Stallebrass

Overview

Beautiful Effects From Simple Stencil Magic! Choose from 85 full-sized stencil patterns or create your own and apply to simple pieced quilts. Turn bland fabrics into stunning, look-at-me originals. It’s easy, inexpensive, and fun for all ages! "Breathtaking," they'll murmur as they line up to compliment you on the intricate effects in your quilts. But look again—those designs are created using simple techniques and a little fabric paint! You can get the look of traditional appliqué, German papercutting, Hawaiian appliqué, sun printing from nature, and exotic printed fabrics. This simple method uses easy-to-find materials such as freezer paper, template material, and fabric paints, dyes, or crayons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607053316
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	11/05/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Pam's two passions are crafts and travel. After studying Fine Arts she traveled extensively in Europe. She returned home to South Africa and completed her studies to become an art teacher. After marrying, she and her husband decided to build a catamaran and sail around the world. They sailed across the Atlantic from Durban, South Africa, to Brazil. Sailing slowly northward, they traveled via the San Blas Islands and through the Panama canal and eventually landed in Peru where they stayed for two years working on an irrigation project. While in Peru she studied the archaeology of the area and traveled to many of the archaeological sites. The colors of the ancient weavings found in the Paracas desert still influence her work. While her two children were growing up she started a Craft Market in her hometown, Somerset West, which has become one of the best in South Africa, providing a platform for excellent craft work. She lives near Cape Town and dyes and prints fabric in her home studio, which she sells regularly at quilt shows in England, UK, and once at the International Quilt Festival and Market in Houston. She also volunteer teaches different crafts to disadvantaged teenagers because she feels that it will make a difference to their lives. Other members of the Craft Market are invited to do short courses like glass bead making, card and felt making and pinhole photography. She writes articles on quiltmaking for Patchwork and Quilting, UK. Her two previous books were The South African Guide to Fabric Screen Printing published by Struik in South Africa and New Holland Press in the UK, and Beadwork a World Guide (co-authored with Caroline Crabtree) published by Thames and Hudson in the UK, Rizzoli in the USA, and translated into French, German, and Japanese.