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Amish Quilting Patterns: Full-Size Ready-to-Use Designs and Complete Instructions (Dover Quilting) - Softcover

Book 11 of 18: Dover Crafts: Quilting

Marston, Gwen; American Folk, Museum Of

 
9780486253268: Amish Quilting Patterns: Full-Size Ready-to-Use Designs and Complete Instructions (Dover Quilting)

Synopsis

Veteran quilting instructors show how to create 56 of the most-sought-after quilting patterns. Suitable for use by needleworkers at all levels of experience, these ready-to-use designs feature tulips, cables, pumpkin seeds, flowers, pinwheels, and other motifs. Includes tips on preparing the patterns, transferring them to fabric, and executing decorative stitches.

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About the Author

Gwen Marston is a professional quiltmaker, teacher and author. Since 1981 she has had nineteen solo exhibits and participated in many group shows. She maintains a busy teaching and lecture schedule across the United States and has twice taught in Japan. For the past twenty years she has conducted quilt retreats on Beaver Island, Michigan, her year-round home. She was a regular columnist for Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilt for twelve consecutive years.

Joe Cunningham has made a living making quilts for 30 years. Author and co-author of numerous books on quilts, quilt history, and quiltmaking, he teaches nationally and curates special quilt exhibits. His alter ego, Joe the Quilter, stars in a one-man musical that explores how quiltmaking was a masculine domain not so very long ago.

Synopsis

Briefly describes the history of Amish quilts, explains how to make and use patterns, and provides a selection of traditional quilting designs.

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