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Neutral Essentials with Alex Anderson highlights 7 quilt projects to create elegant, subtle neutral quilts that harmonize with any decor. Learn to use neutral colors light and dark to create contrasts to make beautiful printed quilts. Scrap-friendly projects included plus a chapter for beginners.

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Neutral Essentials
with Alex Anderson

Author: Alex Anderson
Pages: 55
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4R0715
Weight: 0.8 lbs.

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Elegant, Subtle Quilts that Harmonize with Any Decor

7 quilts that add elegance to any decorating scheme-in colors that never go out of style
Learn to use neutral colors, light/dark contrasts, and a variety of print textures to create beautiful fabric blends
Scrap-friendly projects designed for confident beginners, plus a chapter of quilting basics

About the Author

Alex Anderson's love affair with quiltmaking began in 1978, when she completed her Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt as part of her work toward a degree in art at San Francisco State University. Over the years, her focus has rested on understanding fabric relationships and on an intense appreciation for traditional quilting surface design and star quilts.

For eleven years, Alex hosted television's premier quilt show Simply Quilts and is a spokesperson for Bernina of America. Her quilts have appeared in numerous magazines, often in articles devoted especially to her work.

Alex has two children and lives in Northern California with her husband, a new kitty, and the challenges of feeding various forms of wildlife in her backyard.

Table of Contents
Introduction	4
Working with Neutrals	6
What is a Neutral	7
The Three Keys to Success	8
Color	8
Value	9
Character of Print	11
Permission to Stretch	13
Building and Caring for a Neutral Fabric Collection	14
Choosing and Implementing a Design	14
Projects with Neutrals
LeMoyne Star Appliqué Medallion by Alex Anderson	18
Creme Brulee by Mary Kay Davis	24
Cinnamon Toast by Pam Vieira	29
Suzanne by Dee Christopher	32
Daisy Chain by Alex Anderson	36
Stars and Pinwheels by Alex Anderson	40
Mama's Spool Box by Darra Williamson	44

Instruction Page

Daisy Chain Suzanne

Cinnamon Toast creme brulee

LeMoyne Star applique medallion

1000+ Books & Magazines Index

Color Value & Color Influenced Perspective in Quilts, Beading and Crafts	An Amish Adventure by Roberta Horton	Batik Beauties by Laurie Shifrin	Blended Quilt Backgrounds by Jean Biddick	The Beader's Guide to Color by Margaret Deeb
Casting Shadows by Colleen Wise	Color & Composition for the Creative Quilter by Katie Pasquini Masopust & Brett Barker	The Color Scheme Bible by Anna Starmer	Colour Explorations Book 15 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn	Color Play Easy Steps to Imaginative Color in Quilts by Joen Wolfrom
Color Works by Deb Menz	Dreaming in Color by Sonia Brown	Easy Pieces by Margret Miller	French Braid Quilts by Jane Hardy Miller & Arlene Netten	Ghost Layers by Katie Pasquini
Jinny Beyer's Color Confidence for Quilters	Neutral Essentials by Alex Anderson	Pat Sloan's Take the Fear Out of Color by Pat Sloan	The Quilter's Color Scheme Bible	Visual Coloring by Joen Wolfrom