Quilt Me!: Using inspirational fabrics to create over 20 beautiful quilts

Jane Brocket

ISBN 10: 190844925X / ISBN 13: 9781908449252

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2014

An exciting new title from the leading quilt author, Quilt Me! celebrates Jane Brockets liberated, joyous, colourful approach to quilting using wonderful fabrics and simple shapes and patterns to create stunning effects. Taking inspirational fabrics as its starting point, the book explores not only the designs available in cotton, made-for-the-market quilt/patchwork fabrics, but also moves into a new realm of alternative fabrics that can be used to make beautiful, practical, usable quilts. It is as if a quilt-maker has walked into the haberdashers of her dreams and has explored the many possibilities that traditional fabrics offer, fabrics such as ticking, linen, gingham, tweed, tartan, suiting, shirting, velvet, silk and calico. With clear instructions for a fantastic variety of quilts, Quilt Me! recreates the excitement, known to all quilters, of rummaging through a new stash of fabrics. The author describes the joy to be found in a wonderful colour scheme, design or pattern, as well as the aesthetic and practical advantages of making the most of what we find in traditional fabric shops and in our textile heritage, finding alternatives to quilt cottons, and casting a new eye over fabrics made for other purposes such as clothes, curtains, upholstery and interior decoration. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR007571059

Synopsis:

Jane Brocket has a joyous and colorful approach to quilting, using simple shapes and patterns to stunning effect. With "inspirational fabrics" as her starting point, Brocket explores not only made-for-the-market patchwork materials, but also unique alternatives like clothes, curtains, and upholstery. Quilters will love her designs for "Granny Takes a Trip," with its vintage look and hand-embroidery; "Needlepoint Squares," "Crinoline Lady," and more!

About the Author: Jane Brocket is well known for her fresh new approach to quilting. She created her blog, yarnstorm.blogs.com, in February 2005 to write about knitting, but the contents soon expanded to include many more of life's small pleasures, such as baking, quilting, sewing, gardening, books, and films. Some of her previous books include: The Gentle Art of Knitting, The Gentle Art of Stitching, and The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking (all Collins & Brown), as well as The Gentle Art of Domesticity (Hodder & Stoughton).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Quilt Me!: Using inspirational fabrics to ...
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good