eBooks by Dena Dale Crain
Find Dena's ebooks in a variety of formats
including those for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Android and iPhones.
including those for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Android and iPhones.
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For more than two decades, Dena Dale Crain has taught quiltmaking, textile design, color theory, construction techniques, and creative problem-solving to students around the world. Her ebooks preserve many of the methods, exercises, and design concepts developed through years of teaching, writing, and professional practice.
Some titles are currently available in their original editions, while others are being revised and expanded as part of the Dena Dale Crain Creative Archive project. |
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Darned QuiltsPlay with identical shapes and color changes to create dynamic movement in abstract art wall hanging quilts—-fast, furious and FUN! Build a fabulous background from a carefully selected set of graded fabrics, augment it with a myriad of pretty sewing tricks, then chop and swap it to bits. Darn it all back together, and “voilà!”—-you have a Darned Quilt!
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Math for QuiltersMath for Quilters shows how to control design and improve the results of patchwork quilting as you master the mathematics of basic algebra, fractions, decimals, geometry, and scale. Learn to design, plan, layout, cost and price your original quilts with increased confidence. Chock full of information, illustrations and examples, Math for Quilters covers all aspects of patchwork quilting. Includes FAQ and printable pdf tables.
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Structured Fabrics: Checks, Plaids & StripesIn this clever and fun art quilt ebook, Structured Fabrics: Checks, Plaids and Stripes, explore a creative way to give new life to previously unused fabrics, scraps and embellishments in your stash. Fast sewing, with a thoughtful eye to color and value, moves the work along quickly and successfully. Make ATCs, wearables, accessories or one-off works of art—the designs and choices are up to you!
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Bind Quilts by MachineBind Quilts by Machine offers patchwork quilters three easy methods to apply quilt bindings by machine: Fuss-Free, Seamless and Double-Fold Bindings. It also shows how to add Perfect Piping to bindings, borders, even patchwork. Finally, the book demystifies mock bindings, bagging, facing and raw edges for quilts. Bind Quilts by Machine is sure to become every patchwork quilter's handbook!
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Sudoku QuiltsSudoku Quilts, the ebook, shows you how to create seemingly random arrangements of asymmetrical quilt blocks, then how to use mirror-imaging to make them more palatable to the human eye. The possibilities are virtually unlimited! Pick up a copy of the quilt pattern, then read the ebook and get ready to make your first Sudoku Quilt. No doubt, you will want to make many more!
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Designer PinwheelsDesigner Pinwheels are based on four-fold rotation of a tessellated right triangle. This e-book simplifies designing and piecing even the most difficult quilt patterns. Learn why and how to piece without unnecessary seams for beautiful results. Learn why, when and how to use embellishments to enhance the designs. Master some fun-to-do techniques, and create original Designer Pinwheels of your own!
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How to Make a Mosquito NetGeneral discussion about malaria, the disease's treatment and its prevention, followed by complete instructions, illustrated with sketches and photographs, for sewing a recommended mosquito net made from cotton sheeting and nylon tulle, written by an experienced textile specialist and a twenty-year veteran of life in Africa.
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