Art quilts: where do I start?

Pati Cook wrote:
Lia, and others,
There is a series of books, can't remember the author, nor can I find the one I have
here quickly, but the first one is "Tucks and Texture" (or something similar). The
third one is "Tucked up in Bed", specifically on using the techniques in quilts to
use as bed coverings. The whole series is about fabric manipulation, especially
various forms of tucks. The author is British, (I think). All samples in the books
are done in muslin (calico) so all the differentiation in the blocks is texture.
Going through the book, you can do each technique and make a texture sampler. You
might look for these books and see if that could help you on texture techniques.

I found the books on Amazon: _Tucks, Textures and Pleats_ by Jen Rayment
and _Tucked Up in Bed_ by Jen Rayment. This might be what I'm looking
for. I've said before that I have the worst time following directions
in books. These books promise a simple format.

--Lia

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Pati Cook wrote:
Lia, and others,
There is a series of books, can't remember the author, nor can I find
the one I have
here quickly, but the first one is "Tucks and Texture" (or something
similar). The
third one is "Tucked up in Bed", specifically on using the techniques in
quilts to
use as bed coverings. The whole series is about fabric manipulation,
especially
various forms of tucks. The author is British, (I think). All samples
in the books
are done in muslin (calico) so all the differentiation in the blocks is
texture.
Going through the book, you can do each technique and make a texture
sampler. You
might look for these books and see if that could help you on texture
techniques.

I found the books on Amazon: _Tucks, Textures and Pleats_ by Jen Rayment
and _Tucked Up in Bed_ by Jen Rayment. This might be what I'm looking
for. I've said before that I have the worst time following directions
in books. These books promise a simple format.

--Lia

By the way, have you ever seen Jenny Rayment do a lecture? She's a riot! I
saw her last year in Houston and one of her gimmicks is that she strips down
to her undergarments (decorated ones of course) by the end of her talk. The
audience was in stitches! She had tassles on her bustier/vest and thigh
high boots. Oh my, I can't even remember all her costume. But she was
funny, funny, funny! I wasn't familiar with her name, but I needed to rest
my feet so I sat down to hear her lecture. What a treat!


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Pati Cook wrote:
Lia, and others,
There is a series of books, can't remember the author, nor can I find
the one I have
here quickly, but the first one is "Tucks and Texture" (or something
similar). The
third one is "Tucked up in Bed", specifically on using the techniques in
quilts to
use as bed coverings. The whole series is about fabric manipulation,
especially
various forms of tucks. The author is British, (I think). All samples
in the books
are done in muslin (calico) so all the differentiation in the blocks is
texture.
Going through the book, you can do each technique and make a texture
sampler. You
might look for these books and see if that could help you on texture
techniques.

I found the books on Amazon: _Tucks, Textures and Pleats_ by Jen Rayment
and _Tucked Up in Bed_ by Jen Rayment. This might be what I'm looking
for. I've said before that I have the worst time following directions
in books. These books promise a simple format.

--Lia

Hullo Pati and All
This is one of my favourite departures!
The lady is Jennie Rayment, and she is, indeed, English (and completely
outrageous!! as a speaker). I have her first three books. I am making
a sampler and I love it. She was even kind enough to ask me if I would
have it finished for her fourth book (she likes to show work that people
have done from her instructions), but I knew I couldn't! I am actually
using cream on cream fabric, as I'm not making a very large piece at the
moment. However, it would be very expensive to use that for a large bed
quilt. Her bed quilts are a sight to see. She is now moving into
colour.

In article , Pati Cook
writes
Lia, and others,
There is a series of books, can't remember the author, nor can I find
the one I have
here quickly, but the first one is "Tucks and Texture" (or something
similar). The
third one is "Tucked up in Bed", specifically on using the techniques
in quilts to
use as bed coverings. The whole series is about fabric manipulation,
especially
various forms of tucks. The author is British, (I think). All samples
in the books
are done in muslin (calico) so all the differentiation in the blocks is
texture.
Going through the book, you can do each technique and make a texture
sampler. You
might look for these books and see if that could help you on texture
techniques.

(And I hope some of this makes sense to someone............ )

Pati, in Phx
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Oh I like this idea, Pati
You could also use the same idea with photosensitive dye, I guess?
A faux Quilted Diamonds or Dear Jane or whatever! Most interesting idea
(and I am someone who does *not* like fabric dyeing at all - but this
appeals).
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In article , Pati Cook
writes
You can also cut designs from adhesive labels and stick them on, or use freezer
paper and press it to the fabric. One of the gals in the Dear Jane group I
belong to did this with some Quilted Diamonds patterns. Cut a stencil of the
block from freezer paper, pressed it to black fabric and discharged. They look
great.

Different black fabrics will discharge to different colors too. You can also
use some other dark colors, or do the same thing with light fabrics and
dye in a
spray bottle.

Pati, in Phx.
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

try
http://www.jennierayment.com

HH

Terri,
You can see the fabric start to discharge. it doesn't take long. I know
that I did about five pieces in about a 1 1/2 hour, because I was just
starting out and had a few friends there at the tie. With extra people, I
can't judge the exact amount of time ( possibly about ten minutes+ per
piece. ). You can see if it needs to lay there longer.

Kris ( in northern Virginia)


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This is a great idea and one that I'm going to try.
How long on the average would you say that it takes to discharge
to your satisfaction?

Terri

There is at least one more, in between the two. But I have forgotten the name of it. And
yep, that's the author. I have the first one, haven't done much with it. But it is a
good book and very detailed on instruction, with lots of good pictures.

Pati, in Phx.

Julia Altshuler wrote:

Pati Cook wrote:
Lia, and others,
There is a series of books, can't remember the author, nor can I find the one I have
here quickly, but the first one is "Tucks and Texture" (or something similar). The
third one is "Tucked up in Bed", specifically on using the techniques in quilts to
use as bed coverings. The whole series is about fabric manipulation, especially
various forms of tucks. The author is British, (I think). All samples in the books
are done in muslin (calico) so all the differentiation in the blocks is texture.
Going through the book, you can do each technique and make a texture sampler. You
might look for these books and see if that could help you on texture techniques.

I found the books on Amazon: _Tucks, Textures and Pleats_ by Jen Rayment
and _Tucked Up in Bed_ by Jen Rayment. This might be what I'm looking
for. I've said before that I have the worst time following directions
in books. These books promise a simple format.

--Lia

WhansaMi wrote:

How does one just... START this process?

I start with a picture that inspires and some fabric that has meaning
for me.

OK, so I've only made one. So far. I took a copy of a painting that has
a lot of meaning to my family and redrew it to have simple lines. Then I
went through my stash and some fabric stores to find fabric that looked
like something my grandmother and mother would have picked out (some of
which was filched or inherited), and I cut the fabrics to fill the
slots. I pieced it, and it ended up hand and machine quilted. It went
over very well as a gift to my mum.

I'm going to start soon another one, based on historical research. I've
ordered the fabric and thread. It'll be done entirely differently. I'll
trace the pattern on the fabric, and work on it as a whole cloth. Having
never done wholecloth before (let alone stuffing as I go), it'll be an
interesting challenge.

For art quilts, I feel rules are meant to be broken. Play with fabric,
and see what you come up with.

-georg

At Paducah, I took a class from Chris Lynn Kirsch. The result will be
my first art quilt. As she told us, she just went into her sewing room
and started playing one day. And that's what we did in class. She did
give us a couple of techniques, but covered up her work so we could just
do what pleased us.

Maybe that''s the way to approach it, as just playing around with your
stash and seeing what happens.

Maureen

WhansaMi wrote:
I've now made two bed quilts, two baby quilts, and am finishing up a set of six
placemats (using Timm's Convergence technique). So, I'm not exactly a total
novice anymore, but I'm still very, very, VERY inexperienced. I've only used
very basic piecing techniques.

Ultimately, I want to make art quilts. I love Libby Lehman, Laura Cater-Woods,
Marijke de Boer's work. I saw Carol Taylor on Simply Quilts this week, and I'm
inspired once again.

However, inspiration only takes me.... ummm... here. ;-) To actually DO
something, I need some techniques! So, I'm asking for guidance... how does one
go about learning how to do art quilts? I figure I need to know how to
applique, so I signed up for an Applique Camp in August. I'm also signed up
for a Radiant New York Beauty class, because it seems that paper piecing would
be a good thing to know about, that the stars could easily be used in an art
quilt. And, I'm signed up for a Free Motion class. (I'm a teacher, so it is
best that I take as many classes as I can in the summer --- during the school
year, it is often hard to make time!)

What else could you guys recommend for me? Any books? Any types of classes
that I may not have thought of?

How does one just... START this process?

Sheila