Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts
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Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts by Paula Pieroni
Quilts have been made for centuries, but they have enjoyed a major revival of interest in the last 25 years: the quilt has now been elevated to a personal and decorative statement in the contemporary home. This user friendly and through reference guide contains everything you need to know to create beautiful quilts: If you are new to quilting, it will teach you basic skills and essential techniques to make a quilt that you can be proud to display as a work of art. For the seasoned quilt maker, this guide offers original ideas and endless possibilities for self-expression: make a quilt to enhance any particular room in your house. 20 stylish and innovative quilt designs created exclusively for this book by international designers. A very complete section on techniques, including: estimating yardage, sewing skills and stitches, how to make the patchwork, making templates, patterns for the applique, preparing the fabrics, making a hanging sleeve, caring for the finished quilt, etc. All off this accompanied by Inspirational full colour photographs, templates for every quilt design, and explanatory illustrations.
Hemingway, Karen: -
The book is written by a team of contributors, each one presenting information, stitches, and projects in their specific area of expertise. Project manager Karen Hemingway is a writer and editor with 30 years' publishing experience who has written and contributed to many how-to books on knitting, embroidery, and quilting. She is the author of Super Stitches Knitting; Quilt Patchwork & AppliquE; Step-by-Step Sewing Course; and wrote the basic skills sections for Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844301126 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844301125 |
| Title | Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts |
| Author | Paula Pieroni |
| Series | Hachette General Reference |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2005-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |