Jacobean Rhapsodies: Composing with 28 Applique Designs
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1571200495 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
this book sends me into rhapsody This book is as perfect as a quilt book gets. Just holding it in my hands sends me into a blissful altered state. The quilts and the designs themselves are inspired. The color combinations in the quilt blocks are an entire class in color theory. The directions are helpful and easy to follow. The text is filled with useful and fascinating information about this all-American interpretation of Jacobean design. Buy this book!. FREE SPIRITED APPLIQUE! BEAUTIFUL AND EASY! C. A. Mcpherson This book just lifted my spirits when I browsed the designs! Better than chocolate, the designs offer a flexibility of creativity for the new quilter/appliquer. Explicit and easy directions are given for mixing designs and patterns to make wall quilts or bed quilts. The flowers, vines and berries are appliqued with exhuberant brightly patterned colored fabrics, not giving heed to consistent perfection, but instead to freedom of creativity with constant attention to FLOW. Definitely different than standard boxed-in blocked quilts, this book should inspire any quilter . Beautiful book. I can't remember buying a quilting book so beautifully written and ilustrated! The applique patterns in this book are really something. It is worth every penny you'll spend to buy it.
Ten quilt projects are included, and help is provided with choosing appropriate fabrics, and strategies for achieving colour and contrast.. This volume contains 28 applique designs, adapted from the Jacobean embroidery style, to embellish quilts, clothing and home decor items