Diamond Quilts & Beyond From the Basics to Dazzling Designs by Jan Krantz brings you Impressionist (aka watercolor and colorwash) art quilts. Woven diamond backgrounds form the foundation for fusible applique designs influenced by past art, photograph and fabric.

How to approach the design process and fabric selection is beautifully laid out in full color with step-by-step instuctions for four quilts. (See Table of Contents)

The exquiste breath taking gallery has 37 masterpieces for inspiration.

Monet Water Lily (1 of 4 project quilts) by Jan Krentz

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Diamond Quilts & Beyond
From the Basics to Dazzling Designs

Author: Jan Krentz
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Cover: Soft

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Create your own gorgeous quilt from shimmering diamonds.

Jan makes it easy to imagine, plane and create your own beautiful art.
Let Impressionist Paintings inspire you to try a color colorwash look—with diamonds!
4 projects help you gain confidence to create a fabric masterpiece
Easy construction techniques
Lots of inspirational photos and a breath taking gallery with 37 masterpieces

Preface	6
Introduction	7
Inspiration and Design	14
Paintings	14
Photographs	16
Copyright Issues	17
Garden Landscape	17
Perspective	18
Landscapes - Natural Vistas	18
Travel	19
Getting Started	19
Creating a Design Background	20
Fabric Selection, Design Techniques, and Equipment Requirements	24
Fabric Selection	24
Fabric and Design Color, Contrast, and Visual Texture	24
Design Techniques	30
Equipment, Materials, and Resources	33
Construction Techniques	36
Preparing the Design	36
Cutting the Fabric	43
Piecing the Diamond Background from Individual Diamonds	46
Borders	54
Adding Design Elements with Applique	54
Additional Surface Techniques	58
Gallery of Quilts	61
Projects	96
Monet Water Lily	98
Colorwash Diamonds	111
Fruitful Harvest Placemats	115
Colorwash Lone Star	119
Index	127
About the Author	128