One Patch, Two Patch, Three Patch,--Four: A Beginners Guide to Drafting and Piecing Patchwork Quilts - Softcover

Beus, Carma Albrechtsen

9780882902241: One Patch, Two Patch, Three Patch,--Four: A Beginners Guide to Drafting and Piecing Patchwork Quilts

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ISBN 10: 0882902245 ISBN 13: 9780882902241

Publisher: Horizon Pub & Dist Inc, 1983

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This handy volume provides a variety of pattern designs of one-patch, two-patch, three-patch and four-patch patterns involving squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, tumblers, pentagons, hexagons, and other shapes and variations. Of particular value are the many new and traditional patterns for quilts. One-patch patterns include "Sunshine and Shadows," "Trip Around the World," "Many Trips Around the World," "Thousand Pyramids," "Rail Fence," "Fence Posts" and "Quickpatch." Two-patch patterns, which combine pieces cut from two templates include "Dutchman's Puzzle," "Starry Path," "Windmill," "Framed X," "Shoo Fly," "Jacob's Ladder," "Double X," "Year's Favorite," "Puss in the Corner," "Hatchet," "Bowtie," "Pinwheel" and "Hexagon." Three-patch patterns, which are more challenging to prepare, include the "Greek Cross," "Clay's Choice," "Fify-four Forty or Fight," "Churn Dash," "Flying Geese," "Ocean Wave," "Grandmother's Cross" and "Old Maid's Puzzle." The "Combination Star" and "Double T" are among the four-patch patterns provided. A variety of methods for assembling the blocks, quilting with a variety of attractive stitches, making the binding and finishing the corners and borders of the quilt are also explained and illustrated. Color photographs also show many examples of finished quilts, helping the quilter envision how the finished designs will look. Though the designs are challenging, no design is too difficult, even for beginners, because the author brings to her writing many years of extensive quilting experience and years of instructing others in this beautiful handraft art. One-Patch, Two-Patch, Three-Patch,... Four! is an informative, well-written book that will excite and motivate the creativity of all who read it. Share your love for others by giving it as a gift--and don't forget to save a copy for yourself!

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