William Morris in Appliqué

Author: Michele Hill
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617456780
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Capture the glory of the historic textile designer’s work in exquisite appliqué quilts, cushions, and wallhangings, featuring an array of motifs. No artist ever captured the beauty of nature in such exquisite detail as William Morris. Now Michele Hill has transformed his graceful birds, flowers, vines, and woodland creatures into appliqué designs any quilter can master. • Turn William Morris' designs into 6 lovely appliqué projects: quilts, cushions, and wallhangings • Mix and match more than 50 appliqué motifs to create your own William Morris-inspired designs • Make your masterpiece quickly with easy fusible appliqué

More William Morris Applique

Author: Michele Hill
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781607055785
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
10 new projects for quilts and home accessories, plus 55 individual applique designs in authentic William Morris style. Hill has beautifully captured the essence of Morris' love for his home by dedicating each project to a room from his era.

Beautiful Botanicals

Author: Deborah Kemball
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607051672
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
“A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts.” —The Professional Quilter Magazine Plant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliqué. • 14 sophisticated floral appliqué projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings • Full-size templates for 45 appliqué flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders • Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece

Jacobean Rhapsodies

Author: Patricia B. Campbell
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571207155
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 165

Book Description
Pat uses exciting contemporary fabrics and glorious colors while maintaining the gracefulness and charm of this classic needlework style, also known as "crewel work." Presenting 28 unique appliqué designs, adapted from the Jacobean embroidery style, to embellish quilts, clothing, and home decor items. Enjoy these exquisite needlework designs of sweeping branches, graceful leaves, swirling vines, and exotic flowers. Includes 10 quilt projects and instructions for Pat's own appliqué method. The book offers help with choosing appropriate fabrics, as well as strategies for achieving beautiful color and contrast in appliqué work.

The Quiltmaker's Butterfly Forest

Author: Felicia T. Brenoe
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617453595
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
Let your creativity take flight with eight whimsical projects inspired by the beautiful butterflies of the Amazon rainforest. Discover new quilting inspiration—from Ecuador’s Tiputini Biodiversity Research Station in the Amazon rainforest, where designer Felicia Brenoe was mesmerized by the sights that surrounded her, especially the butterflies. With this book, you can sew eight projects that capture nature’s beauty, beginning with the magnificent 12-block sampler of butterflies and wreaths—an ideal block-of-the-month quilt. Introduce contrast, embellishment, and negative space as you sew other large quilts, pillows, wallhangings, and placemats. Links to full-size appliqué patterns are included, plus an easy guide to raw-edge fusible appliqué.

The Quilter's Bible

Author: Linda Clements
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN: 1446361780
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 778

Book Description
An essential reference with a collection of projects to inform and inspire quilters. This book presents essential know-how—together with a wide range of inspirational projects, tips, and ideas collected from international top-name quilters. Ideal for both beginners looking for trustworthy advice in a single volume and committed quilters searching for authoritative reference on seldom-used techniques, it features over fifteen projects including cot quilts, bed quilts, lap quilts, bags, cushions, wall hangings, table mats, runners, and other beautiful projects for the home. Includes color photos and illustrations.

Simple Appliqué

Author: Kim Diehl
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604686286
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
Find out how best-selling author Kim Diehl achieves her distinctive look. With this comprehensive how-to guide, she shares the secrets of her signature invisible machine-appliqué and wool-appliqué; techniques--plus needle-turn and fusible techniques! See techniques clearly demonstrated in more than 85 step-by-step how-to photos Discover the tools and supplies Kim recommends for your desired results Use any of Kim's applique methods to create her inspiring "Scrap Basket Blossoms" wall hanging (full-sized pattern included) Look for Kim Diehl's Best Appliqué Freezer Paper, also available from Martingale

Colorful Stash Busters

Author: Mary Cowan
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056178
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
This Quiltmakers Club book is the first title from the Mary's Cottage Quilts designer. Mary Cowan encourages stitchers to dip into their stash and take a fresh, colorful approach to the cottage style. The projects offer a variety of styles, sizes, complexity, and color palettes, and they range from quilts to table toppers.

Victorian Embroidery

Author: Barbara J. Morris
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486426099
Category : Embroidery, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Domestic and church embroidery from 1830–1901 (quilts, wall hangings, cushions, clothing, screen panels, curtains, other items) features Berlin wool-work and beadwork, many kinds of whitework, patchwork, and appliqu�, in designs by William Morris and other Arts and Crafts movement artisans. 71 halftones. 19 black-and-white figures.

Glorious Needlepoint

Author: Kaffe Fassett
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780091776695
Category : Canvas embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Having revolutionized the world of knitting, designer Kaffe Fassett now turns to the world of needlepoint. "Fassett has firmly established himself as the single most exciting craft-and-color expert today."--Booklist More than 150 full-color photographs. "From the Trade Paperback edition.