Quilt Traditions: 12 Striking Projects, 9 Skill-Building Techniques - Softcover

Lavigne, Devon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617455229 ISBN 13: 9781617455223

Publisher: Kansas City Star Quilts, 2017

Synopsis

- Repeat-block quilt projects inspired by heartwarming stories you can relate to - Move beyond standard blocks with strip sets, templates, set-in seams, curves, paper piecing, and appliqué - Personalize each quilt with your own memories

Behind every great quilt is a greater story Sew a slice of life with 12 traditional quilts that prove to be more than just patterns, but storytellers. Each quilt is inspired by life events that everyone can appreciate. Bold blocks shimmer in their use of color, value, and repetition for handsome quilts with personality to boot. Repeated blocks will stretch your skills beyond the basics, inviting you to perfect techniques such as strip piecing, half-square triangles, working with templates, paper piecing, machine appliqué, and sewing set-in seams and curves in a way that's easy to understand. • Repeat-block quilt projects inspired by heartwarming stories you can relate to • Move beyond standard blocks with strip sets, templates, set-in seams, curves, paper piecing, and appliqué • Personalize each quilt with your own memories

About this title

About the Author

Devon Lavigne is a quiltmaker, author, and teacher. This is her second book, and her designs have been published in several magazines. She lives with her husband and pups in rural Alberta, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kansas City Star Quilts
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617455229
• ISBN 13: 9781617455223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80