Quick Watercolor Quilts: The Fuse, Fold, and Stitch Method
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1564772705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Where was this book when I started colorwash quilting?" according to Barbara Everett. The concept in this book is simple and easy to follow. Eight years ago I made my first colorwash quilt and found it tedious sewing all of those little squares and trying to get the seams to line up. This book has made the whole process easy beyond belief and great fun. I urge everyone to try the fuse, fold and stitch method.. Goal-directed, on-a-mission watercolor quilts made easy I have and have read a bunch of watercolor/colorwash/impressionist quilt books. My head is swimming with theory. They all begin with color and pattern theory (and they are all different) with levels and layers of categories, and when you think you've got it, you haven't. By being very specific and limited, this book enables you to take off on your own successfully. I think it is a better springboard for your own creativity - and initial success as opposed to hits with misses - than the more technically difficult and detailed. They are all beautiful but to actually see one and reprod. bus driver said Watercolor quilts. Really enjoyed reading this book and hope to try to make a quilt like this very soon.
Her secret is gridded fusible interfacing (bought with a printed grid or penciled on), on which the fabric squares are laid out and fused on; the whole piece is then folded on the grid lines and stitched. The lovely painterly effect of watercolor quilts appeals to many quilters, but the technique is generally quite labor-intensive and time-consuming. --Amy Handy. Pappas includes a good general overview of quilting basics, and the 13 step-by-step projects let newcomers practice the method under her tutelage before branching out on their own. Not only does this greatly simplify and speed up the proc
This all-new technique speeds up construction and creates beautiful watercolor-style quilts in a snap. Create the wildly popular look of watercolor quilts in a wink of the time! Instantly reduce the number of seams to sew, using fast fusible interfacing and as few as three fabrics. Now beginning and advanced quilters can all join the watercolor craze! Learn how to: * Create 13 gorgeous watercolor quilts featuring wreaths, hearts, baskets, and other motifs * Stitch 85% fewer seams than traditional watercolor quilts require * Align seams perfectly without expert rotary-cutting skills (the interfacing forgives inaccurate cutting!)
In addition to authoring three books, Dina owns her own ever-expanding quilt shop, Dina's Cozy Cabin Quilts, which has been in business since 1992. She crafted a queen-size quilt as a wedding present. Endless summer days produce beautiful flowers for inspiration (and an occasional snack for the neighborhood moose). Dina enjoys her Alaska adventures with her husband Jim and their two sons, Jack and Charley. . Soon she was hooked and her quilting passion gr