Quilt Local: Finding Inspiration in the Everyday (with 40 Projects)

By Heather Jones and Denyse Schmidt

The renowned Ohio quilt artist draws on places and objects in her daily life to craft beautiful modern quilts, encouraging your own creative journey.

For Heather Jones, inspiration can be anywhere. For her debut book, Quilt Local, she designed a collection of twenty quilts, each inspired by objects and places close to home—country roads, cityscapes, street signs—the landscape of her existence. Then, in a fascinating exercise in color theory and design play, she reworked each one in a second palette to show what a striking difference just a few basic changes can make. Pattern by pattern, Jones takes readers behind the scenes of her process, sharing photographs of her sources of inspiration, sketchbook pages, and the finished quilts. In addition, she offers an accessible lesson in color theory as it applies to quiltmaking.

“Jones, founder of the Cincinnati Modern Quilt Guild, translates architecture into quilt patterns that have ‘a strong visual component’ . . . The simplicity of her designs is well suited for beginners, while the modern aesthetic will attract more experienced quilters.” —Publishers Weekly

“The author takes quilters inside her studio for a firsthand look at her process for designing and piecing . . . Modern quilters who enjoy a minimalist style are likely familiar with Jones’s work and will appreciate the insights into her process. The presentation is reminiscent of Denyse Schmidt’s Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration.” —Library Journal

• Language: English
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Release date: Dec 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781683355588

Heather Jones

Heather Jones is the co-founder of the internationally acclaimed company, The Rhythm Child Network, an enterprise devoted to musical empowerment and education of young children, teachers and families. In addition to drumming with children in schools around the country, Rhythm Child has performed for thousands of families on national stages such as The Washington Monument, The Rose Bowl Parade & The White House as well as being featured on Sirius XM Radio/Kids Place Live. Unusual Animals A-Z will undoubtedly have the same type of impact on families around the world!  

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