Simply Stunning Woven Quilts
Author | : Anna Faustino |
Publisher | : C&T Publishing Inc |
Total Pages | : 87 |
Release | : 2008-05-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781607052890 |
ISBN-13 | : 160705289X |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Cut, weave, fuse & quilt! A guide to the weaving techniques that will take your art quilts to a whole new level. “Wow! How did you do that?” No one will believe how easy it is to make these astonishing quilts. The magic is in the weaving techniques that look difficult but are actually simple to master. Learn to weave straight and curved checkerboards, circles, semicircles, or use weaving to rebuild favorite blocks like Log Cabin—then embellish to create a work of art that amazes everyone. Create dazzling quilts with precut fabric strips and eleven amazingly easy weaving techniques No seams, no corners or points to match! Simple construction methods use easy fusible applique and “stitching-in-the-ditch” Learn the basics of fabric weaving in three step-by-step lessons, then move on to eight more techniques for weaving and combining fabrics Full-size patterns for circle weaving technique and cutting diagrams for twenty-six different quilts