Quilters looking for a faster, easier way to use appliqu? and add
texture to their projects will love this book! Author Miriam
Gourley has compiled tips and techniques from her years of
quilting and appliqu? experience in Quilt and Sew Fanciful Folk
Art.
Readers will create whimsical folk art quilts with Gourley?s
surefire appliqu? techniques, and add texture with threads,
layers of fabric, felt, buttons, trapunto and more. Streamlined
techniques for perfect sharp points, rounded sides and straight
edges guarantee success in stitching a variety of pieces, which
are then appliqu?d onto the quilt top. The book includes a
chapter containing templates and patterns, and encourages
readers to design their own projects using the methods from
the book once they?ve mastered the techniques. Step-by-step
instructions and illustrations guide quilters through 20 gorgeous
folk art projects.
