Scrap Quilt Sensation

Description

This is a sumptuous collection of scrap quilts to make, all with Katharine Guerrier's unique contemporary twist on traditional designs. This book includes 11 step-by-step projects, with in-depth advice on selecting the right fabrics from your stash, and how to combine them for best effect. A further section on experimentation encourages you to take the ideas presented further, with additional small-scale quilts to inspire and motivate. It is beautifully illustrated with full colour photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams and artworks.

Author description

Katharine Guerrier is a well-known quiltmaker, regularly exhibiting at high-profile international quilt events. She is the author of numerous books including Quilting from Start to Finish (D&C, 2004). She regularly contributes to the quilting press with articles, projects and reviews. She lives in Worcester.

Table of contents

Introduction; Fabulous Fabrics; The Projects; 1 Simple Squares; 2 Four-Patch Squares; 3 Introducing Triangles; 4 Triangle Dynamics; 5 Galaxy of Stars and Scraps; 6 Dark Stars; 7 Splashes of Colour; 8 Sampler Quilt; 9 Cropped Pinwheels; 10 Stars, Pinwheels and Colour Blocks; 11 Snail Trail; 12 Triptych Wall Hanging; Inspiration Gallery; Techniques; Acknowledgments and Resources; Index.