Great courses (DVD)

30 lectures, 38 minutes each

Disc 1. Module 1. Quilt design: the basics & beyond. Introduction and block basics -- Quilt settings -- Sashing, coping strips & borders -- Designing your own unique quilts -- Becoming an artist -- Disc 2. Color theory & elements of design -- Technique, visual language & working in a series -- Freestyle piecing: beyond the block -- Guide to composition and freestyle piecing -- Disc 3. Module 2. All about color. The color wheel & color scale -- Value, texture, & the 12 colors -- Interaction of color & principles of design -- Color: it's all about the contrast -- Color expanded: bold personalities -- Broadening your experience and practicing -- Disc 4. Module 3, Quilting techniques & more. Products & tools -- Design, ergonomics, basting & doodling -- Nine basic stitch-outs -- Machine quilting design basics -- Disc 5. New alternatives to free-motion stitching -- Creating your design & tracing your motif -- Free-motion stitching your design -- Adding color -- Final shading, squaring up & binding -- Disc 6. Embellishing & bling. Paper clay, hot fixed metal & embellishments -- Basing & quilting & the finishing touches -- Unique embellishments, surfaces, & stitching -- Playing with beads, bling & sheer fabrics -- Module 5. Finishing up: borders & hanging options. Exploring edges & finishes -- Displaying your quilts like a pro

Instructor, Heather Thomas

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