Points of View: Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish [Paperback]

Valerie Hearder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2007

Step into your own gorgeous landscape scenes by using the incredible texture, color, and pattern that fabric provides. No tricky technical techniques here--simplicity is the goal in these artful, small-scale representations of nature's scenery.

* Nine step-by-step projects feature easy elements that focus on fabric--the "paint" for your textile landscapes

* Embellish scenes with beads, embroidery, appliqué, fabric paints, watercolor pencils, and more

* Includes full-sized patterns, plus advice on mounting and framing

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About the Author

Home: Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

The quilts of Valerie Hearder have been published in a dozen books and in over 35 magazines, including Quilter's Newsletter and American Quilter. She has served on the faculty of Houston's International Quilt Festival since 1987.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (September 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564777006
• ISBN-13: 978-1564777003
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use your own photo to make a landscape quilt, November 23, 2007

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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: Points of View: Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish (Paperback)

My love of fabric and landscapes can be satisfied with POINTS OF VIEW. This wonderful book walks you through the steps of how to create landscapes using fabrics in your stash.

The book begins with an explanation of how to look at fabric for things other than what is printed on it. For example, a fabric that has colorful fish on it can be cut so it looks like a wheat field on a rolling hill. You just need a viewfinder which is easy to make and the instructions for making and using it are included. A basic supply list allows you to have on hand all the things you need to make a landscape. And the first pattern starts with a basic landscape.

A materials list and instructions on how to create the landscape are well written with good graphics to show you what is explained. A template is included. Appliqué instructions --- needle turn, machine and fusible---are all covered. Technique Tips are found in colorful boxes throughout the book.

A section on how to color fabric, one on stitchery and one on mounting and framing your work are part of POINTS OF VIEW. The nine projects are all various sizes of wall hangings but you certainly could use one of them as a central panel and turn them into quilts. The book provides a great way to take one of your landscape photos and turn it into a fabric wall hanging. What a way to share your photos with family and friends.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Points of View a winner !, September 23, 2007

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Valorie Rule (Pictou , Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Points of View: Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish (Paperback)

I loved Valerie Hearder's book "Beyond the Horizon" and waited with anticipation for "Points of View". I wasn't disappointed. This book is so readable, with beautiful illustrations, clear instructions with visual aids, and fantastic tips for using various products. Valerie takes the reader to a place where creativity is the focal point, rather than following a standard pattern, allowing the quilter to create indivudual and unique landscapes. She teaches the quilter to "look into the fabric" rather than "at the fabric" to discover what is "hidden beneath". She creates a playground of cotton, silk, crayons, paint, dye, fusable web, and thread to get lost in and to throw away the fear many quilters have of "not doing it right"! A thoroughly enjoyable book and one that i will treasure. It is as gentle a book as Valerie is as a person. Thank you Valerie.

Valorie Rule, Nova Scotia, Canada

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Points of View, November 5, 2007

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Gorilla "creative creature" (North Bend, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Points of View: Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish (Paperback)

I am a landscape quilter and found this book very helpful and surprizing when I started noticing the size of some of the quilts. Ex. 3"x3". I have had a very interesting time creating mini landscapes. I must add that her advice also works on the large quilts too. A good buy!