The Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook by Leni Levenson Wiener is one of the most comprehensive and beginner-friendly pictorial art books I have seen for quilters. Wiener begins with color theory and terminology, defining themes such as value, saturation, temperature, and more. She then goes on to describe the types of fabrics that can represent items in your photos. The Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook gives guidelines on making feathers; fur; landscape features, such as sky, water, grass, and rocks; body parts- eyes, noses, hair, skin, etc.
Wiener starts the building process using your photo, outlining, and cutting, and fusing pieces together. She has a checklist of steps to follow in order and she also offers a free Afghan girl pattern for you to practice on .Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook offers solutions to mistakes or errors also. Finishing techniques are demonstrated.
This is a wonderful reference book and a great book for learning to make this type of quilt.. It is the most thorough book that I have seen of this type and is worth adding to your library.

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