Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts

ISBN: 1844301125

Author: Pieroni, Paola

Condition: Used

Award-winning international quilt makers designed the twenty projects included here, bringing both traditional and modern techniques-and a range of cultural influences-to each. Here are designs reminiscent of a country picnic, the bold lines of Matisse, vintage Swedish embroidery, the Ndebele women of Pretoria, the western Australian landscape. They're quilts made with Welsh wool, silk, linen, cotton, and velvet-a celebration of texture, color, and style. Features: Twenty quilts ranging in difficulty from award-winning designers in the U.S., Australia, Japan, South Africa, and the U.K. Step-by-step instructions, full-color photos, and templates for each quilt Comprehensive tools and materials sections Sewing skills and stitches directory Complete piecing and finishing instruction, by hand and machine