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Ghost Layers & Color Washes: Three Steps to Spectacular Quilts

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Kudos to Katie Pasquini Masopust for tackling a most daunting task: Teaching the intimidating concept of art-quilting. By breaking down this theoretical artistic venue into three easy steps: Color Wash, Base Layer, and Ghost Layer, those of us wishing to venture into textile art using our quilting skills will appreciate her methodical and consistent approach. Katie's diagrams and photographs are extensive and thorough. Most appreciated are her example photographs done on a black background, making them much easier to see. This book is packed full of examples, starting with beautiful photographs, followed by their corresponding abstract, artistic quilting interpretations. Katie has not missed a step or technique, and though her book may appear a bit complex at the onset, careful review reveals her clear and concise instructions and explanations. Katie makes a most difficult artistic venture simple and understandable to even the beginning art quilter. All of Katie's techniques can be transferred to embellished clothing, as well, so her instructional information is timeless and span the entire creative sewing spectrum. Hats off to Katie Pasquini Masopust and her "Ghost Layers & Color Washes"!

I love this book. It is a MUST for all quilters' library. This book is an evolution from her "Fractured Landscapes". With this writing Katie inspires me to attempt the kind of quilt I have always admired. Her book has glorius pictures of her work. The process is broken into managable steps to reduce the intimidation factor. She shows photos of places where her inspirations an ideas came from. She effectively demonstrates how to get from the begining to the end.

I have been quilting for a long time, and have a large library of quilt books. I use most of them to flip through and draw inspiration from the pictures. It's been a long time since something inspired me to drop everything and try a new technique, but that's exactly what this book did.

This book changes all the rules of "difficult" quilting. Katie writes such wonderful, easy to understand (and DO!!!) instructions! I don't think a beginner quilter would want to take this on until she/he has done some quilting for a while, but those of us who have been around for a while and want a new technique, GET THIS BOOK!!!

This is a truly fascinating method for making intriguing quilts. My favorite part is the clear process for getting transparency to actually work.

I love this book! Many great ideas and how to's. Beautiful work!!! I highly recomend it!

Katie Pasquini Masopust's Ghost Layers & Color Washes tells how to add layers of color to a traditional quilt pattern, using the block method and applique to combine fabrics. Photos of lovely quilts abound in color.