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“The quilt designs are beautiful, but what’s most impressive about this collection is the variety of techniques included.” —Library Journal Medallion quilts, known for detailed borders built around a central focal point, have seen a resurgence in the modern quilting movement. Savor the intricate piecing and sophisticated appliqué behind 11 all-new modern medallion quilts. Projects range from basic to complex, with each quilt as unique as its maker. Stitch a ring of Flying Geese, learn how to resize borders, and master useful techniques, such as sewing inset curves and paper piecing, so you can create your own unique modern masterpiece!
Build your quilting skills with this beginner’s guide featuring 12 modern projects using basic patchwork, appliqué, curves, and foundation paper piecing. Quilt designer Jo Avery has a wealth of experience teaching beginner and intermediate quilters at her popular workshops and retreats. In New Patchwork & Quilting Basics, she guides you through 12 quilt projects using basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles. Jo’s easy-to-follow instructions make it easy to learn new skills while making your own stylish quilts and other projects. Before long, you’ll have the confidence and expertise to tackle virtually any quilt pattern!
Modern Japanese quilting blends Eastern and Western techniques to create quilts of extraordinary style and beauty. Using designs borrowed from a rich decorative arts heritage, and often incorporating traditional kimono fabrics, Japanese quilters have developed a distinctive style based on unusual motifs and striking color combinations. With Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match, any quilter can create exquisite and unique works of patchwork art in the Japanese tradition. The book presents more than 125 different block patterns, each with complete instructions and a color photograph, representing a variety of pattern sources: kamon (family crests), Hakone yosegi (parquetry) and traditional textiles, such as kasuri weave. Each 9-inch block includes a full cutting guide and fabric palette; suggestions for use, either mixing and matching or adapting to an all-over design; and icons indicating techniques and skill level. The blocks on each spread are related in design and technique. In addition to the Block Directory, Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match features an Inspiration Gallery, showcasing examples of finished quilts from leading quilters. Using these examples, author Susan Briscoe explores such topics as color ideas from traditional Japanese textiles and quilts, motifs, and recommendations for combining fabric patterns and block designs. An extensive section on technique, as well as several pages about the fabrics themselves and a listing of suppliers and organizations make this volume as practical and informative as it is beautiful.
Bring balance to your life in the marriage of beauty and function! From selecting fabrics to threading the needle to piecing together your project, the steps you take to create a beautiful quilt will allow you to calm your mind and bring harmony to your life. Master quilter Sandra Detrixhe shares what she's learned through years of creating art out of scraps of cloth: Quilting is a type of meditation. It's both absorbing and mind-freeing. Sandra and several of her colleagues relate stories about the quiet, mindful experience of quilting--choosing fabrics with a purpose in mind, adding pieces with special meaning, and finding a community of quilters. Each chapter includes a suggested activity that will show you how to find peace in the process. You'll soon be able to turn every minute you spend patterning, basting, and binding into enjoyable, mindful moments. With Zen and the Art of Quilting, you'll learn your wonderful, handmade quilt isn't the craft's only reward. The meditative practice of making your lovely new piece is something to be treasured as well.
Meet the Moda Blockheads! Six celebrity quilt designers unite to share this compendium of 48 stunning quilt blocks plus six spectacular sampler-quilt patterns to showcase the beautiful blocks you make. * Lisa Bongean * Betsy Chutchian * Lynne Hagmeier * Jo Morton * Jan Patek * Carrie Nelson Along with imaginative interpretations of each 6" block--from traditional patchwork inspired by history to whimsical appliqued scenes from nature--you'll enjoy loads of sewing tips from the pros that you can use for as long as you quilt.
Discover a fresh take on the traditional Irish Chain--known for its wonderful diagonal movement, easy piecing, and beautiful collaboration of color. Melissa Corry presents exciting patterns that open a whole new world of Irish Chain designs. Though they share a common theme, these quilts are as individual as the fabrics they embrace. Choose from 15 inspiring quilt patterns and achieve outstanding results Explore a variety of construction methods--options include traditional and improvisational piecing as well as fusible appliqué Learn to use squares, rectangles, wonky shapes, dots, and even flowers to create one-of-a-kind Irish Chain designs