Fearless with Fabric Fresh Quilts from Traditional Blocks: An Inspiring Guide to Making 14 Quilt Projects (Landauer) Build Your Skills & Confidence with Step-by-Step Instructions and Mixing & Matching

ISBN: 194716323X

Author: Sarah Maxwell

Condition: New

Quilt outside your comfort zone! The must-have project book for dedicated and intermediate quilters 14 step-by-step projects combine fabrics from different lines and genres to encourage mixing and matching 4 sidebar features for every pattern: Leap of Faith suggestions, Confidence Booster tips, Color Lessons with alternative colorations, and Fearless Takeaways lists Insightful guidance teaches you how to transfer traditional blocks to modern quilts with skill and confidenceThis essential project book is designed to push boundaries and build your self-assurance so you can discover a new world of possibility!The projects, directions, and tips inside will inspire you to transfer your traditional blocks to beautiful modern quilts. With these 14 step-by-step projects that combine fabrics from different lines and genres, providing clear guidelines to encourage your own mixing and matching, you'll no longer fear the play between fabrics and colors!For each pattern, there are four sidebar features to encourage your experimentation: Leap of Faith motivators to give you a concrete suggestion on how to conquer a possible fear. Confidence Booster tips to address common concerns about each technique, from construction challenges to adapting different palettes to the project. Color Lesson suggestions to visualize how the quilt will look using different colorways. Fearless Takeaway lists to highlight the main concepts that you can apply to future projects.From incorporating negative space to manipulating traditional blocks into modern settings, you'll gain the skills to confidently choose, improvise, and embrace your own sense of style.Author Sarah J. Maxwell, an Aurifil designer, is the perfect teacher to help you reach your fullest quilting potential! Sarah is also a fabric and pattern designer for Studio 37 Fabrics with countless quilts to her credit. Her work has been regularly featured in both McCall's Quilting and McCall's Quick Quilts for the past several years, as well as Make Modern, Simply Moderne, American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilts & More, and many other magazines.Boost your confidence, quilt outside your comfort zone, and be bold in your future quilting projects with Fearless with Fabric Fresh Quilts from Traditional Blocks!"Sarah Maxwell's Fearless with Fabric offers the encouragement needed to push beyond the boundaries of traditional fabric pairings and quilt construction. Her challenge to be fearless with our choices is inspiring and is sure to usher in a new wave of quilting confidence for beginners and experts alike!"-Erin Sampson, creative director at Aurifil"Studying each quilt from its traditional beginning to its modern finish made me want to create my own projects. Sarah's 'Leap of Faith' motivators and 'Confidence Boosters' will soon have a quilter unafraid to bring out their own creativity."-Sue Voegtlin, author of Quilt Block Genius