Patchwork & quilting : a maker's guide / illustrations by Eleanor Crow ; projects edited by Faye Robson.

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson/V&A, 2017Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780500293263
0500293260

Other title:

Patchwork and quilting : a maker's guide

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Patterns.

DDC classification:

746.46 23

LOC classification:

TT835 .P351945 2017

Contents:

Patchwork & quilting today / Andrea Bonfini & Nicola Gomiero -- Tools & materials -- Stich guide -- Running-stitch quilting: Sashiko ; Kantha ; Wholecloth -- Stuffed & padded quilting: Cord quilting ; Trapunto -- Geometric patchwork: Block patchwork ; English paper piecing ; Amish patchwork ; Seminole piecing ; Log cabin -- Freeform patchwork: Jogakbo ; Boro -- Appliqué: Hawaiian appliqué ; Mola ; Intarsia.

Summary: Patchwork & Quilting: A Maker's Guide contains fifteen beautiful step- by- step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes its cue from a different tradition, including Indian kantha, English wholecloth quilting, Japanese boro patchwork, and the block- and strip- pieced quilts of North America, as well as appliqué traditions from Hawaii and Panama. Designed by teachers and practitioners at the leading edge of today's craft revival, the projects are both functional and fashionable and include tips on how to create beyond the book, developing individual, unique designs. This inspiring book will give readers the skill and confidence to express their passion for pattern through the age- old crafts of patching and quilting.

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"First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Thames & Hudson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum"--Title page verso.

"210+ photographs and illustrations.".

"From Italian trapunto to Korean jogakbo; 15 projects inspired by the V&A collections"--Cover.

Includes index.

Patchwork & Quilting: A Maker's Guide contains fifteen beautiful step- by- step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes its cue from a different tradition, including Indian kantha, English wholecloth quilting, Japanese boro patchwork, and the block- and strip- pieced quilts of North America, as well as appliqué traditions from Hawaii and Panama. Designed by teachers and practitioners at the leading edge of today's craft revival, the projects are both functional and fashionable and include tips on how to create beyond the book, developing individual, unique designs. This inspiring book will give readers the skill and confidence to express their passion for pattern through the age- old crafts of patching and quilting.

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