This innovative book is for quilters who are tired of traditional quilting patterns and want quilts that are uniquely their own. By explaining the principles of good design in terms that are easy for novices to understand and with appealing examples, The Quilter's Book of Design takes the mystery out of the design process and seeks to overcome quilters' "creative block." Ann Johnston explains the thinking behind quilt designs, describing the "tools" designers can use to create different visual effects--line, shape, value, color, pattern, and texture. She next offers different approaches or starting points to begin the creative process, including working with geometric shapes, cutting fabric freehand, drawing from photographs, seeking inspiration in ancient designs, and many more. The book is richly illustrated throughout with quilts that range from the very simple to the extraordinary, as well as photographs of quilts at different stages of completion. - More than 100 color photographs of finished quilts, quilts in process, and fabrics - Clear, easy-to-read explanations of design concepts, with examples quilters can easily relate to.

The Quilter's Book Of Design

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Johnston, Ann

Crafts & Hobbies

McGraw=Hill

As well as being a guide for exploring color and designing fabric, this book is also a detailed resource for technical questions, discussing fiber-reactive dyes, the dye-painting process, supplies and tools, color mixing, and more. Clear instructions show how to create original fabric using a simple no-steam method for dye-painting silk, cotton, and rayon. Photos.

Dye Painting!

Amer Quilters Society

With part three, Ann Johnston, with the help of Sydney P. Noe's notes, has completed the study of the coinage of Metapontum. This volume includes: historical background, hoards, overstocks, gold, fractional coinage, symbols and signatures, die-positions, chronological implications, and a retrospective of Metapontum and its coinage. Several appendixes and numerous plates are also included.

The Coinage of Metapontum Part 3 (Numismatic Notes and Monographs (ANSNNM))

History

Ancient Civilizations

American Numismatic Society

"Color by Accident" is designed to be used as a workbook and reference manual for the adventuresome. Beginning and experienced dyers will find "Color By Accident" to be an inspiring guide for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics not available commercially. It includes Five Variations on a versatile method and 54 tested recipes. NOT required are expensive equipment, dangerous chemicals or specialized studio space. Other books teach how to repeat a method and reproduce colors. This book points the way to exploring new color combinations and to achieving fabric that will be unique and visually complex. But be warned! As one of Ann's contemporaries reports, this process can be addictive.

Color by Accident: Low-Water Immersion Dyeing

Ann Johnston

Fast, Simple, and Exciting... 
Color by Design shows you how to dye cottons and silks in an incredible range of colors and patterns--without changing the feel of your fabric. Using every tool imaginable--from brushes, sponges, stamps, and blocks to rollers, sprays, silk screens, and more--you will discover an endless array of techniques. Right away you will be able to create your own distinctive marks and colors, and with practice, you will create intricate designs with confidence and spontaneity. 
*.....Color by Design offers: *.....48 exercises with crystal-clear directions, step by step *.....Recipes that can be prepared ahead and instructions to store them *.....More than 120 color photos of sensational fabrics, with how-to captions *.....Information and options for more experienced dyers *.....Special chapters on water-soluble resists and on dyeing blacks

Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye

The range of mountains in California called the Sierra Nevada is a place of power and fascination for many people who have experienced it. In geology, the word “contact” refers to a place where geologic units touch each other. The word also conjures a human connections and influence on the landscape. Ann’s series of quilts explores the sunlit white granite peaks as well as the dark mines and machinery of the California Gold Rush of which she is a descendant. “The Contact” is comprised so far of 14 quilts, all seven feet tall, of various widths. This book shows each piece overall and in detail, with her concise text about her relationship to the place and her understanding of its geology and history. It also documents some of the processes involved in creating these pieces: fabric dyeing, construction techniques and sewing. Ann uses a broad array of literal, abstract, and purely imaginative imagery and envisions the quilts viewed all at once, as one body of work. These quilts are currently being exhibited in the United States and internationally at the same time as she continues making more.

The Contact: Quilts of the Sierra Nevada

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Ann Johnston Publisher

Ann Johnston’s six-year project making large quilts about the geology, gold rush, and landscape of the Sierra Nevada in California is described in this 146 page book. The gallery section includes 31 pieces with overall views, many of the backs, and close up details. The inspiration and process sections, over 62 pages, show the sources of her ideas and the processes involved in dyeing the fabric, assembling the pieces and quilting the designs. The text throughout is concise and informative, telling a personal story as well as one of geologic events.

The Contact: Sierra Nevada, Dyed and Stitched

AnnJohnston

It’s Fast, Simple, and Exciting... Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye shows you how to dye cottons and silks in an incredible range of colors and patterns—without changing the feel of your fabric. Using every tool imaginable—from brushes, sponges, stamps, and blocks to rollers, sprays, silk screens, and more—you will discover an endless array of techniques. Right away you will be able to create your own distinctive marks and colors, and with practice, you will create intricate designs with confidence and spontaneity. The updated Second Edition includes two all new chapters about mixing and dyeing blacks and about preparing and using corn and potato dextrin, the most versatile water-soluble resists. Color by Design offers: • 48 exercises with crystal-clear directions, step by step • Recipes that can be prepared ahead and instructions to store them • more than 150 color photos of sensational fabrics, with how-to-captions • Information, tips, and options for more experienced dyers

Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye Second Edition

The Middle Ages in Europe produced great works of art in architecture, painting, drawing, tapestries and sculpture, from which artists have drawn inspiration for centuries. The author of this book has used her passion for the medieval world and for folk art to create painting projects depicting medieval subjects. All the projects depict scenes and characters from medieval times, and the book contains detailed instructions which are easy enough even for the most hesitant beginner to follow.

Mediaeval Folk in Painting (Milner Craft Series)

Painting

Sally Milner Pub

This practical guide to mentoring is the result of ProGroup's work with clients large and small as they addressed the growing demand for effective mentoring initiatives. Whether you are starting your program or in the middle of it, Myrna and Ann, ProGroup's mentoring experts, provide tips and techniques that will contribute to your success. An added benefit is ProGroup's knowledge and expertise about diversity, which addresses the unique needs of mentoring across differences. 
You will learn: * The seven lessons learned about mentoring * The roles and responsibilities of the key players * How do design an inclusive program that works for your organization * Tips for selecting and pairing mentors and proteges/mentees * How to set the stage for success and then measure that success

Getting Started With Mentoring : A Practical Guide to Setting Up An Inclusive Mentoring Program

Business & Money

Marofsky, Myrna

Management & Leadership

Progroup

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