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BOOKS BY KAREN COMBS
Piecework enthusiasts rejoice! Now great Celtic designs can be created with only two simple blocks. Quilters traditionally use appliqué to create Celtic designs. Instead, Karen has translated knot work into pieced patterns. She found she can create many Celtic designs with two, three, or more blocks, so the possibilities are unlimited. Famous for her use of color and color illusion, the author shows how to use color, texture, and value to add excitement to Celtic quilts. She shares her simple design concepts for those who want to design their own Celtic quilts, while providing piecing tips, pressing options, and quilting ideas. Even beginning quilt makers can tackle these colorful quilt patterns. Teaching tips and lesson plans are included for quilt teachers and shop owners. 112 pages $25.00 Let Karen show you some illusion tricks and piecing tips from her new book, Celtic Pieced Illusions! Click here to view the online video clip. (Note: this clip requires a high speed connection and Windows Media Player.)
What do you do with all those scraps? Karen continues her quilting magic and offers an answer - fabulous scrap quilts. Focusing on color value rather than color or texture, she offers practical magic for using those leftover, and sometimes less lovely fabrics found in almost everyone's stash. Using only light and dark basic Nine-Patch and Split Nine-Patch blocks, you can create eye-catching designs to enhance any setting. Included are dozens of design possibilities and 18 projects. Karen's book "Combing Through Your Scraps" has been a wonderful success. It has been re-released as a printable CD-Rom and is now available! $20
Finally back in print, 3-D Fun with Pandora's Box by Karen Combs and Sharlene Jorgenson! Optical illusions are easy when you know how to do it! With this book, learn how to create 3-D patchwork cubes with a quick strip cutting technique and a simple rotary template. Book includes full color illustrations, fabric selection, rotary cutting instructions, sewing tips, and 5 projects. Projects include a 3-D cube Sampler, Karen Comb's Christmas Cube, Rising Star, Ohio Star and Evening Star. 18 pages $15.00 $25.00 (includes book and rotary templates)
Optical Illusions for Quilters " Illusions contradict our perception of reality for the briefest moment, and are like candy to the senses."Author Karen Combs reveals these secrets by examining masterpiece quilts created by well-known quilt artists and explains their use of optical illusion. Each section explores different visual illusions. Hundreds of illustrations and traditional block designs are used to show how dimension and movement can be added to quilts and wallhangings. Chapter 8, Illusions of Color, contains information helpful in producing all type of illusions. This book contains full-size patterns for 12" quilt blocks showing illusion and complete instructions for the cover quilt using isometric perspective. Learn how to unravel the mysteries of creating space, depth, and perspective in your quilts – textile pictures that play tricks on your eyes! Begin today, creating your own masterpieces of illusions! 144 pages $23 See what others are saying about this book!
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