Watercolor Quilts

Patricia Maixner Magaret and Donna Ingram Slusser

Published by That Patchwork Place, Inc., 1993

If you've ever dreamed of being an Impressionist like Monet, or of capturing nature's beauty, light and luminosity in your quilts, this is the book for you. Easy-to-follow directions are included on how to build a fabric collection and use value and color to create an original watercolor quilt, no matter what your skill level or experience. Design your own project or use one of the six easy quilt patterns included in the book.

112 pages; 95 color photos; $24.95. Available at your local quilt shop, bookstores, or visit How to Order.

Visit the Watercolor Quilts mini-Exhibit to see some quilts from this book.

Table of Contents
Forward
Preface

Introduction

What's Ahead

Tools of the Trade

Fabric Selection

Color and It's Properties
Print Design Elements
Surface Texture or Design
Organizing Your Personal Fabric Library
Expanding Your Fabric Library
Fabric Preparation

Cutting and Sorting Fabric Squares

Cutting
Sorting

Planning and Creating Your Quilt

First, Make a Road Map
Take the Trip of a Life Time

Today, I Sew

Four Rules for Watercolor Quilt Top Assembly
Read, Set, Stitch
Don't Be Pressed for Time
Other Journeys -- Planning Your Next One

A Fine Finish

Frame It!
Back It!
Quilt It!
Sign It!
Show It Off!

Watercolor Quilt Plans

Braidings
Lattice Rejoice!
Welcome
Hold Your Heads Up High
Dawn's Early Light
Window Box

Gallery of Quilts

Basic Quiltmaking Techniques

Accurate Seaming
Chain Piecing
Making Half-Square Triangle Units
Appliquè
Adding Borders
Quilting
Binding Your Quilt
Adding a Hanging Sleeve
Labeling Your Work

Sources
Bibliography

WWQP Main Page * Pat & Donna's Books