Freddy's House: Brilliant Color in Quilts PDF
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B R I L L I A N T C O L O R I N Q U I L T S FREDDY MORAN F R E D D Y ’ S H O U S E 1 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 © Copyright 1999 Frederica Duffy Moran Developmental Editor: Barbara Konzak Kuhn Assistant Editor: Vida Zendehnam Production Editor: Kathy Lee Technical Editor: Carolyn Aune Cover Design: Christina Jarumay Book Design: Christina Jarumay Illustrator: Kristen Yenche © C&T Publishing Photography: All photography by Sharon Risedorph unless otherwise noted; photographs on pages 6, 11, 16-20, 28-29 courtesy Ceasar Rubio; photographs on pages 32, 33, courtesy Valori Wells; photographs on pages 25, 31 top left, middle left, and middle right, 32 top left, 33 top left courtesy Kathy Lee. Photography on pages 7, 10, 14-15, 21, 23, 24, 26, 34, 44 styled by Adrian Gallardo & Renee Isabelle Walker, Stephen Reed Flowers, Lafayette, California. Photography on page 112 by Michael Fahey. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means— graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems—without written permission of the publisher. Exception: The author and publisher give permission to photocopy a maximum of two copies each of pages 106-109 for personal use only. Attention Teachers: C&T Publishing, Inc. encourages you to use this book as a text for teaching. Contact us at 800-284-1114 or www.ctpub. com for more information about the C&T Teachers Program. We take great care to ensure that the information included in this book is accurate and presented in good faith, but no warranty is provided nor results guaranteed. Since we have no control over the choice of materials or procedure used, neither the author nor C&T Publishing, Inc. shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moran, Freddy, Freddy’s house : brilliant color in quilts / Freddy Moran. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-57120-074-6 (paper trade) 1. Patchwork quilts--Design. 2. Color in textile crafts. I. Title. TT835 .M6783 1999 746.46--dc21 99-6117 CIP Cellotex is a registered trademark of Cellotex, Inc.® Published by C&T Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 1456 Lafayette, California 94549 Printed in Hong Kong 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 n n Quilting is my passion. I feel everyone needs a passion in their life. I think having a pas- o sion keeps us active, alive, and interesting, and interested in other people and places. Quilting i has led me to meet a fabulous group of people t and to travel to wonderful parts of the world. a Quilting keeps our minds creative. c n I make quilts because I have to…I honor my i d Creator through my quilts. I make quilts because I like to…if others like them, all the better, but e I would make my quilts even if I had to stack them hidden in a closet. D I dedicate this book to my sons and daughters-in-law, and to my beautiful grandchildren; they are my proudest creations. And, to my husband, who has been my greatest supporter. 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 s A MARRIAGE OF HOUSE AND QUILTS t n The House That Freddy Built..... 6 e Neil’s Study..... 24 t n Freddy’s Studio..... 26 o How I Paint My Garden..... 32 C Deciding What Fabrics to Use..... 34 My Fabric Collection..... 38 f o Black and White Fabrics..... 44 e DEVELOPING THE BLOCK l b Block Basics..... 48 a Dare to Take Risks..... T 55 PROJECTS Parade of Homes..... 58 House of Dreams..... 64 French Connection..... 70 Freddy’s House Remodeled..... 76 INSPIRATION Getting Started..... 84 nnn nnn Gallery of Quilts..... 86 nnn Project Templates..... 106 About the Author..... 110 Index..... 111 The House That Freddy Built 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 n Welcome to my home. I believe a quilter’s home is a haven, and I want to show you what I have done with mine. I hope to show you how quilts and houses have a symbiotic relationship. One complements the other; one relies on the other. H When you walk into my home, I want you to feel as if you are walking into one of my quilts. H H T H E H O U S E T H A T F R E D D Y B U I L T 7 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 n I love houses because they are a challenge. They tell the world who you are, what you love, and what inspires you. When I first saw my home I was enchanted by the property, but the house itself was a challenge. The brown redwood inte- rior made it very dark. I wondered how I would convert this house into an inviting home, one full of brilliant color. Before giving in to utter panic, I thought of my house quilts: how I start building my blocks one by one, which gave me courage. I began transforming my home one step at a time. I used thirty-five different colors throughout the house. A room was painted one color and then that color was repeated in some other room. I didn’t want a jumble of unrelated colors, but a feeling of excitement of what else was to be seen, whether an unexpected surprise or a joyfulness—a playfulness that yes, someone can really live in all this color. 8 F R E D D Y ’ S H O U S E 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1 T H E H O U S E T H A T F R E D D Y B U I L T 9 99-03-108E CT-FREDDY’s Home 175L H-2540dpi-1
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