Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction                                    4

Chapter 2: Inspired to Design                           1 2

Elements of Design                                          14

Where to Look for Inspiration                             18

Drawing                                                           20

Making a Simple Collage                                   22

Printing                                                            24

Oil Pastel and Wash                                         26

Stencilling on Paper                                          28

Chapter 3: What Fabric? What Colour?         30

Health and Safety                                             32

‘Pretreating Fabrics                                          34

Low Water Immersion Dying                              36

Making Thick Dye Pastes                                 38

Chapter 4: Colour Before Quilting                  40

Stencilling on Fabric                                         42

Rubbings with Fabric Pastels                            44

Block Printing                                                  46

Basic Screen Printing                                       48

Monoprinting                                                    52

Chapter 5: Colour After Quilting                     56

Applying Pastel After Quilting                            58

Painting After Quilting                                       62

Rollering                                                          64

Spraying                                                          66

 

Chapter 6: Removing Colour                            68

Bleach or Discharge Paste                                  70

Bleach Pens                                                      72

Removing Colour After Quilting                             74

Replacing Discharged Colour                               76

Chapter 7: Adding Detail                                  78

Painted Fusible Web                                           80

Gel and Other Fabric Pens                                  82

Dimensional Paints                                             84

Adding Text                                                        86

Chapter 8: Pictorial and Figurative Images      88

Ink-jet Printing                                                    90

Photocopy Transfers                                           92

Fabric Painting                                                   94

Chapter 9: What to Do with What you Know    98

What is a Quilt?                                                100

Reflections of a Shadow and Feels Like Home     102

Signs, Symbols, Spirit                                       104

Beetle Collection                                               106

Fields of Gold                                                   108

Pear Hanging                                                    110

Hydrangea Pillow                                              112

Landscape Hangings                                         114

Black and White Feathers                                 116

Circe’s Spell                                                     118

Suppliers                                                          120

Index                                                                121