Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts [Paperback]

Joen Wolfrom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Learn the secrets to creating spectacular quilts. In this long-awaited, extraordinary book, Joen Wolfrom introduces you to nature' s design secrets, using her own observations and experiences to take you on a fulfilling creative journey. Tucked inside are exquisite quilt photos, enchanting hand drawings, easy-to-understand instructional illustrations, and crystal clear descriptions. You will find yourself eagerly exploring, experimenting, and solving the mysteries of design in a simple, positive way that allows you to creat e quilts and wall art with confidence and excitement . A wealth of ideas, design basics, and other essential information will make each work of art you create dance with visual beauty and interest. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

A riot of color and an array of extraordinary designs mark this volume as a truly innovative and exciting approach to quilt design. Concentrating on color, proportion, and scale; the power of line and shapes; and other principles of good design, Wolfrom teaches how to create quilts that are radically different from the traditional. Landscapes, geometrics, abstracts, florals--every subject yields unusual and striking results. Even those loosely based on standard quilt patterns have been interpreted in surprising new ways. The quilts illustrated (by a variety of artists) are absolutely gorgeous; the inspiration power of these alone is worth the price of admission. --Amy Handy

Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc. (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914881930
• ISBN-13: 978-0914881933
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joen began quiltmaking in 1974, after she left her career in the education field to become a homemaker and a stay-at-home mom. Her interest in color and design surfaced in the early 1980s. She has taught and lectured in the quilting field, both nationally and internationally since 1984. Her guest international work has included engagements in England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Germany, Holland, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. In the 1980s, Joen created commissioned textile art for many private clients and corporations. Her work is included in collections throughout the world. Joen is the author of nine books and products. Several were been bestsellers in the arts and crafts field. Her works include A Garden Party of Quilts, Color Play, Make Any Block Any Size, Patchwork Persuasion, The Visual Dance, The Magical Effects of Color, Landscapes & Illusions, Paper Crafter's Color Companion, and the 3-in-1 Color Tool. Joen's earliest bestsellers (Landscapes & Illusions, The Magical Effects of Color, The Visual Dance) will be available electronically in 2007. Joen is the owner of JWD Publishing, a pattern company that publishes designs by leading quiltmakers and designers. These patterns may be purchased at quilt and fabric stores under each designer's pattern-line name. Joen enjoys working in her garden, reading, photography, hiking, playing bridge, and spending time with her family. Visit Joen's website at www.joenwolfrom.com and her pattern company's website at www.jwdpublishing.com

Customer Reviews

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for Quilters and Designers, April 23, 1999

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This review is from: Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts (Paperback)

Not only are the quilts (in full color!) truly spectacular, but Joen is also the best teacher of the principles of design and color I've found in the "craft" world. Thank you, Joen, for choosing to teach us this stuff! Too often, the design and color aspects are "assumed" by the author of quilting books.

Absolutely the best book on quilting design there is. If you are looking for "how to" make the quilts, this is not the book. There are other books for that.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wolfrom ranks highest in quilters' eyes, May 1, 1997

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This review is from: Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts (Paperback)

I am an avid quilter and have over 80 books on quilting. Wolfrom's I refer to time and time again. The Magical Effects of Color and The Visual Dance are worthwhile additions to any quilter's library. 10+

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invitation to The Visual Dance., September 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts (Paperback)

The Visual Dance is the best book about how to quilt that I have read.

The text is encouraging, clear and informative and there are many pictures of astonishingly fine quilts. Although it would be the book I would choose to own if I had to own but one quilt book, it is interesting, beautiful and different enough from most quilt books that it would be worth having however many quilt books it joined.