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Author : Carter Houck
Release : 1991
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 573/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Quilt Encyclopedia Illustrated by : Carter Houck
Download or read book The Quilt Encyclopedia Illustrated written by Carter Houck. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Designs, patterns, techniques, equipment, conservation and care, textiles, dyes, history, quilt organizations, and more"--Jacket.
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Release : 2020-12
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Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 973/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by :
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns written by . This book was released on 2020-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Brackman's classic quilter's resource, the "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns," is fully modernized, updated with over 160 new blocks, and presented in full color for the first time in this third edition! All of the 4,000+ pieced quilt block patterns found in this book are illustrated with both a line drawing and sample color suggestions to ensure that you will never run out of inspiration! Quilters, quilt historians, and textile enthusiasts will love the detailed information on pattern names and publication sources included with each block pattern.The book is easy to use in a multitude of ways: look up block designs by name to find a perfectly themed pattern, search by layout and construction information to find the name of the pattern in a historic quilt, or just browse the pages until your next quilting project catches your eye! Combine the book with "BlockBase" software (sold separately) to easily design and print custom templates, rotary charts, or foundation patterns for any of the blocks in the book.As a one-stop-shop for quilt pattern identification and ideas for your next quilting project, this fabulous book should be in every quilter's library!
Author : Phyllis D. Miller
Release : 1996
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 876/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting by : Phyllis D. Miller
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting written by Phyllis D. Miller. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It's not a quilt until it's quilted' and 'How do I quilt it?' are two statements often heard among quilting enthusiasts and quiltmakers. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DESIGNS FOR QUILTING by Phyllis D. Miller is the first comprehensive reference of traditional quilting designs. Quiltmakers, quilt documentors, and historians/researchers will find this book a valuable tool. Phyllis documented 375 traditional quilting designs from texts and quilt collections. For quiltmakers, the front section of the book is a how-to guide with over 500 illustrations for drawing and transferring traditional designs onto quilt tops. Some of the diagrams are: straight lines, geometrics and triangles; squares and circles; diagonals and diamonds; ovals, crescents, and curves; ropes and cables; hearts and feathers; and representational, naturalistic, designs taken from a quilt pattern, and combination designs. In the back section, the Numerical Index has numbers assigned to the designs for easy documentation and reference. Phyllis's quilt designs have helped her win numerous awards in quilt competitions. You'll find the tools in the ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR DESIGNS FOR QUILTING will help you create your own designs and make your quilts ribbon winners, too!
Author : Katharine Guerrier
Release : 2005-02
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 448/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Quilting and Patchwork Techniques by : Katharine Guerrier
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Quilting and Patchwork Techniques written by Katharine Guerrier. This book was released on 2005-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to traditional and contemporary techniques provides the reader with all the information they need to produce beautiful quilting and patchwork projects. For beginners, there is how-to-start advice and step-by-step photographs, diagrams and instructions to guide them through each stage of their work, and for more experienced quilters there are advanced techniques that they can dip into for help with a particular problem. For the busy but creative quilter, a section on rotary cutting and speed piecing shows how to achieve satisfying results in no time. The book ends with a gallery of stunning items that will inspire the reader to create amazing patchwork and quilting projects of their own, whatever their ability.
Author : Barbara Brackman
Release : 1993
Genre : Appliqué
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 756/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Applique by : Barbara Brackman
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Applique written by Barbara Brackman. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brackman has sorted applique designs into classes based on their general geometry and presents 1,795 patterns, both published and unpublished, from 1800 to 1950.
