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Beschreibung
Play with color and pattern to make your own unique quilt

Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create particularly beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including the four different edge treatments, the range of sizes (2”–9 1/2”), and the amazing variety of traditional (and nontraditional) patterns, from the sawtooth to the flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and introducing up to twenty different colors and patterns for each of the wedges. Enjoy the options and the freedom to design with color, pattern, and shape!

• Choose one block to start, then diversify with endless Dresden possibilities
• Take a trip to the museum with an extensive gallery full of beautiful photos
• Exercise your creativity and learn new quilting skills
Play with color and pattern to make your own unique quilt

Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create particularly beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including the four different edge treatments, the range of sizes (2”–9 1/2”), and the amazing variety of traditional (and nontraditional) patterns, from the sawtooth to the flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and introducing up to twenty different colors and patterns for each of the wedges. Enjoy the options and the freedom to design with color, pattern, and shape!

• Choose one block to start, then diversify with endless Dresden possibilities
• Take a trip to the museum with an extensive gallery full of beautiful photos
• Exercise your creativity and learn new quilting skills
Über den Autor
Candyce Grisham has been fascinated with sewing and quilting since the age of nine. She has taught quilting for over twenty years and has had her work juried into many shows. She lives in Missouri with her husband. [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

1. Expanding and Exploring the Dresden Plate quilt block

2. The Basics of the Dresden Wedge & Plate

a. Tools & Supplies

b. Fabric Choices

c. Planning and Cutting Wedges

3. Dresden Plate Edges and Centers

a. Edge Variations

b. Dresden Center

c. Dresden Block Edges: Construction Steps

d. Putting It All Together

4. Dresden 201: Pieced Designs

a. Strip-Set Piecing

b. Adding Single Fabric Wedges

c. Single-Wedge Piecing

5. There's More to Be Done

a. Layered Blocks

b. Partial Blocks

c. Borders

d. Extending the Size of the Wedge

e. Repurposed Fabrics

f. Fun Ideas for Using Dresden Plates: Quilts, Raffles, Block of the Month, Exchanges, Sew-alongs, Round Robins

6. Gallery

7. Everything You Need To Know

a. Trouble Shooting

b. Glossary

c. Clipping Tool for Chain Piecing

d. Pressing bar

e. Center Placement Tool

f. Centering Tool for Points

8. Template Patterns

9. Resources
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Basteln & Handarbeiten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781617457937
ISBN-10: 1617457930
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Grisham, Candyce
Hersteller: C&T Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 279 x 217 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Candyce Grisham
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2019
Gewicht: 0,34 kg
Artikel-ID: 131003856