Mosaic Picture Quilts: Turn Favorite Photos Into Stunning Quilts [Paperback]

Pat Durbin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2007

Transform your favorite photos into amazing pieces of quilted art! With fabric as your palette, you can create wall quilts from photos of landscapes, flowers, people--and get results that resemble gorgeous watercolor paintings.

* Learn this easy, square-by-square technique with five step-by-step projects

* Simply print a photo onto paper; then use a transparent grid to lay out your fabrics

* Use raw-edge patchwork for super-simple sewing--plus, you can quilt as you go!

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About the Author

Home: Eureka, California

Pat Durbin is an award-winning quilter and teacher who has been sewing since childhood. This is her first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (November 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564777359
• ISBN-13: 978-1564777355
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hello! I'm so glad you are interested in my books!
Please visit my website: http//www.patdurbin.com for more information about me and to view many quilts.

I love what I am doing and hope to inspire others to try the art of quilting.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turn photos into quilts, February 8, 2008

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Barbara Rhoades "Jackie of all Trades" (O'Fallon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosaic Picture Quilts: Turn Favorite Photos Into Stunning Quilts (Paperback)

The art of tuning your favorite photo into a quilt has become quite popular over the last year or so. MOSAIC PICTURE QUILTS is all about doing this.

Ms. Durbin provides nicely detailed directions on how to get your photo from paper to the quilt. By using a 1" fusible foundation and 1 1/4" fabric squares, you are able to create the graduated colors that a photo shows. But wait, it is easier than you would think because there are no turned under edges. Everything is done in "raw form". The secret is an overlay of tulle fabric! By using this overlay, you can even incorporate 3-D embellishments such as rocks, dried flowers or twigs to add extra punch to the quilt.

These will be beautiful wall hangings but are not something you will make in a weekend. With over 500 pieces in her smallest project to 1200 pieces in her largest, it will take many hours just to cut the fabric. Each project has the photo and the finished quilt shown. Size, number of pieces and skill level are given at the very start of the project so you will know which one you want to do. A materials and cutting list are provided and instructions on building and embellishing and finishing are also given.

Ms. Durbin provides photomaps and transparency forms so you can create these or your own. A four page gallery of quilts she has done show just how detailed these quilts really are. If you have always dreamed of turning your favorite photo into a fabric keepsake, this book will walk you through just how to do it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guide highly recommended for any collection catering to quilters or sewers., March 5, 2008

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MOSAIC PICTURE QUILTS: TURN FAVORITE PHOTOS INTO STUNNING QUILTS is a top pick for any who would learn a square-by-square technique for transforming photos of landscapes, people or flowers into a patchwork production. Print the photo onto paper, use at transparent grid to lay out fabrics, then use raw-edge patchwork for easy sewing with a guide highly recommended for any collection catering to quilters or sewers.

Diane C. Donovan
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5.0 out of 5 stars This I was looking for a long time., November 15, 2009

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This is what I was looking for! I whant to put some of my nature photos into quilts.