{"product_id":"thread-stories-a-visual-guide-to-creating-stunning-stitched-portrait-quilts-9781617450532","title":"Thread Stories: A Visual Guide to Creating","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTell captivating stories in fabric and thread! Acclaimed quilting artist Jennifer Day invites you to create realistic portrait quilts with thread painting. Turn your own photos of people and animals into one-of-a-kind story quilts, as you learn to masterfully stitch in the details. This step-by-step visual guide takes you from photo selection to editing, printing on fabric, thread painting, and free-motion quilting. With just a home sewing machine, quilters of all experience levels can capture and quilt life’s precious memories.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e    Step-by-step visual guide to realistic portrait quilts, using your home sewing machine\u003cbr\u003e    Print your own photos on fabric and tell one-of-a-kind thread stories\u003cbr\u003e    Thread painting techniques anyone can apply to get that WOW! factor\u003cbr\u003e    From award-winning quilter, artist, and teacher Jennifer Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDay's photo-realistic quilts have been displayed at national and international quilt shows, museums, and the UN in Geneva. Her technique, which uses machine-sewn thread painting on top of a photograph printed on canvas, yields extraordinary detail and surprising texture. The author takes quilters through the various steps of her process, from selecting, editing, and preparing a photograph to printing on fabric to techniques for stitching a variety of details, including eyes, hair, and skin. Unfortunately, there are a number of unanswered questions, since Day jumps from the basics of preparing to thread paint directly to working with intricate details. This may leave beginners floundering as they try to figure out where and how to begin. A gallery of work from Day's students complements the numerous samples of the author's own work. VERDICT Day's quilts are inspiring, but the complexity of her techniques may be overwhelming, especially to quilters new to these methods. This distinct book is best suited to people with some background in machine-based thread painting. Library Journal, July 23, 2015 Many of us have seen thread painting and have marvelled at the level of realism achieved. Now here is your chance to learn how to do it. All the basics are covered, such as the photo to choose, how to print and the threads to use. No special equipment is required, because the stitching is done on a regular sewing machine. The devil, they say, is in the detail, and Jennifer provides that detail to ensure the finished product is true to the original. The book has step-by-step help and guidance, so you don't have to be particularly experience to be able to achieve a great picture. Down Under Textiles, Issue 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Quilts Are Stories  Photographs That Tell a Story  Elements of a Great Photo  Editing the Photo Tools and Supplies  Sewing Machine  Free-Motion Presser Foot  Printable Paper-Backed Fabric  Canvas  Batting  Scissors and Thread Snips  Ruler  Backing and Binding Fabric  Threads!  Gutermann Thread  Precencia Thread  Isacord Embroidery Thread  Silk Thread  Variegated Thread Photographs and Cameras  Environmental Portraits  Cropping  Digital Cameras and Image Size  Copyright  Pixels, Megapixels, Resolution, PPI, and DPI Using Photo-editing Software to Prepare Your Photos  Make Your Photo the Best It Can Be  Posterization  More Posterization Examples Printing on Fabric  Types of Fabric  Sizes of Fabric  Poster Printing Getting Started  Making a Quilt Sandwich  Blending is Key  Stitching Direction  The Eyes Have It  The Iris  The Whites  Stitching the Eyes  Highlights  Eyelashes  Blending Skin Tones  Auditioning Threads  Starting the Blending Process Elisha (Diverse Skin Tones)  Judy (Older Skin)   Texture  Lips  Eyes Carson (Youth)  Hair  Dark Hair  Streaks of Light  White and Gray Hair  Blondes Hands  Elderly Hands  Young Hands Clothing  Using Free-motion Quilting  Completely Covering in Thread  Applique  Combination Pet Portraits  Taking the Perfect Pet Portrait  Eyes  Mouth  Fur  Whiskers  Birds Free-motion Quilting  Choosing a Free-motion Design Correcting Mistakes  Don't Bee Too Hard On Yourself  Using Applique  Cutting to Remove Bubbles  Covering Over White Dots  The Flip Side  Portrait Artists  Barbara McKie  Jayne Bently Gaskins  Laura Rocke... \/\/fill in later Student work  Additional Jennifer Day Quilts  Resources About the Author","brand":"C \u0026 T Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886901801303,"sku":"9781617450532","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781617450532.jpg?v=1722542098","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thread-stories-a-visual-guide-to-creating-stunning-stitched-portrait-quilts-9781617450532","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}