Casting Shadows

Shadows make quilts pop! Five projects and six design techniques let quilters create blocks and motifs that seem to float above the surface or recede into the background, using familiar methods such as color, value, piecing, and Applique. Quilters of the world, stop hiding in the shadows and learn to love them!

Introduction

6

(1)

Thinking About Shadows

7

(12)

Tools and Techniques

Properties of Shadows

The Shape of Shadows

The Color or Shadows

Using Color and Value to Create Depth

19

(11)

Color

Value

Project: Bob and Weave

26

(4)

Pieced Shadows

30

(14)

Perspective Settings

Drop Shadows

Project: Emerald City

39

(5)

Appliqued Shadows

44

(12)

Appliqued Drop Shadows

Sheer Shadows

Puddled Shadows

Project: Wild Sky

50

(6)

Discharged Shadows

56

(13)

What is Discharging?

Selecting Your Design

Selecting Background Fabric

Discharging Chemicals

Discharging

Finishing Your Design

Project: Botanically Correct

65

(4)

Painted Shadows

69

(15)

Products

Creating Puddled Shadows with Paint

Creating Implied Shapes with Paint

Creating Shadowed Shapes with Paint

Project: Square Peg, Round Hole

81

(3)

Other Shadow Techniques

84

(10)

Quilting

Couching

Stamping

Markers

Etcetera

Combining Techniques

94

(1)

Gallery

95

(16)

Resources/Index

111

(1)

About the Author

112

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