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Fractured Landscape Quilts

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This book showcases the superb talent of the author in designing and crafting her unique style of quilt. The techniques will challenge the experienced quilter, but the many finished pieces will be a joy for all. These quilts are based on actual landscape photos from which the basic design is drawn. Geometric patterns are added "fracturing" the image into sections, each of which is pieced with it's own selection of fabrics. The end result is a remarkable play of light & color that gives the impression of looking at a scene through multiple lenses or broken glass. The special techniques used to produce these quilts are well described and illustrated. This is more than a how-to book. The many beautiful quilts done by the author and her students and shown in full color are a great display of the art of the quilt.

I was absolutely amazed and inspired when I received this book. The quilts are beautiful works of art. After reading the easy to follow instructions, I could not wait to start my own fractured landscape quilt. I was so excited about this beautiful technique that I took the book to my local fabric store and shared it with the sales staff. They were as amazed as I. They were so amazed that they are interested in purchasing this book for themselves and for the store.

As an experienced quiltmaker with a strong Art background, I am constanly impressed with the talent and creativity of quilters. Ms Masopust is an artist in the truest sense of the work. This book is incredibly inspirational, but is also straightforward enough to be of practical use. I can't wait to start deigning my own landscape quilt. This book gives you the technical information without being prescriptive. a must-have for all creative quilt makers!

When you are ready to start pushing your quilting artistry this book may be a bridge to step off. The technique of dividing your color wheel into color and hue is always an excellent exercise. The technique for an experienced quilter will add more to your depth of understanding of how you visualize a picture and how you can break it up into a more interesting study.
This is NOT a project in a weekend topic. You will take many steps and time to evaluate and teach your eye to grasp the symmetry. This is also a method that you can't go out and BUY just for this project, you will need a good selection of fabrics and may still find you need to shop for things that aren't found in your stash.
You come to this book when you are ready to explore MORE.

I bought this book over a year ago, after watching her on a Simply Quilts episode. I read it cover to cover and began a project almost immediately. Unfortunately it was put in the UFO basket but have only recently completed it, wishing I had not procrastinated.
The idea is quite different but the concept was amazing. The book needs to be read first to understand the step by step and it is well set out.
You can make any pictorial quilt into an amazing visual delight where viewed from a distance it is a work of art. Katie personally signed mine and I love her talent.