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Drafting and Design Simplified (Quilting Library) - Hardcover

Dunn, Sarah Sacks

 
9781579545031: Drafting and Design Simplified (Quilting Library)

Synopsis

Quilters can now design and draft their own fabulous quilts in any size or shape. DRAFTING AND DESIGN SIMPLIFIED takes the mystery out of the maths, showing how simple it really is to design quilt blocks, resize blocks, cut triangles of any size and shape, and more. Quilters are liberated from their dependence on specific pattern instructions, with the most up-to-date information presented photographically in step-by-step visual sequences. Finally, readers will be able to draft stars, curves, circles, flying geese, Mariner's Compass, and even a pineapple block with ease.

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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting & Design Simplified

Declare your independence and find out how to draft and design your own quilts! A dream team of quiltmaking experts shares the latest and greatest techniques. There's no need to be a whiz at numbers! With clear, step-by-step directions and more than 350 photos and illustrations, you'll quickly learn the tricks, from resizing blocks to creating an original-- and wonderful-- quilt design.

Discover how to:
* Put design principles to work for you
* Take inspiration from photos or pictures to design original pictorial quilts
* Make your computer your favorite quilt design tool
* Create perfect circles, diamonds, hexagons, octagons, apple cores, clamshells, and kites
* Play with an image, adding, repeating, stretching, skewing, or curving it for a whole new look
* Draft dozens of patterns such as Stars, Mariner's Compass, Pineapples, Curved Flying Geese, Fans, Orange Peel, and many more

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