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Quilting with a Modern Slant
10 Minute Blocks
Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the
Modern Quilt Community
Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to play with traditions and take
liberties with fabrics, patterns, colors, stitching, and the ways in which they all
connect. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more
than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and
aesthetics. Their ideas, their quilts, and their tips, tutorials, and techniques will
inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity wherever it
leads.
Like speed cutting, the '10-minute' technique is revolutionizing patchwork.
Anyone can sew large blocks in just 10 minutes. Sewers who previously avoided
quilting because 'it just takes too much time' are getting involved. Fast and
fabulous... with flair! That's what you get when you turn large blocks into speedy
quilts using this handy technique. You can really make a 19" block in less than 10
minutes. That means you can sew a king-size quilt top in a day, a throw quilt in
an hour or two! Imagine how many quilts you will finish this year!
by Rachel May
by Suzanne McNeill
32 pages, ISBN 978-1-57421-669-1
Fox Chapel Publishing
www.thomasallen.ca
224 Pages, ISBN 978-1-61212-063-8
www.thomasallen.ca
Sew Scandinavian
Quilt Love
35 step-by-step sewing projects that encapsulate the simplicity and elegance of
Scandinavian style.
Scandinavian style is perennially popular due to its simplicity and elegance.
Sew Scandinavian is a collection of beautiful hand-stitched projects inspired by
her Swedish childhood. Included are projects to bring warmth to any interior,
handstitched accessories, and adorable projects for the nursery. Finally, there
are seasonal crafting ideas, such as forest friends, Christmas stocking and an
eye-catching winter mobile to adorn your home. Each project is accompanied by
step-by-step photographs and clear instructions.
Every quilt tells a story. But when scraps from personal items are incorporated--a
baby blanket, a vintage T-shirt, Dad's favorite tie--that quilt becomes a cherished
keepsake. "Quilt Love "offers today's quilters a modern twist on free-form, scrap,
and patchwork quilting by combining a welcome blend of quilting technique
and pattern ideas for incorporating fabric mementos into quilts large and small.
And with inexpensive stash quilting gaining popularity, this contemporary
resource is sure to please. Quilt Love shows quilters how to easily create modern
heirlooms to be passed down from generation to generation.
by Kajsa Kinsella
by Cassandra Ellis
128 Pages, ISBN 978-1-78249-241-2
Cico Books
www.thomasallen.ca
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144 Pages, ISBN 978-1-60085-501-6
The Taunton Press
www.thomasallen.ca