Modern Nature-Inspired Quilts: Make 25 Beautiful Projects - No Rulers or Templates Required

by Bernadette Mayr

Discover how to sew fresh, functional, modern quilts using innovative free-cutting techniques. Award-winning German quilt artist Bernadette Mayr reveals her methods for capturing first impressions of nature in fabric as she shows how to make contemporary quilts inspired by the world around us. The author spots interesting geometric patterns everywhere in the natural world and crafts them into gorgeously graphic motifs. Bernadette interprets her artistic vision with fun, freeform shapes and lines. Cut without ruler or stencil, her organic-looking patches deliberately show unexpected irregularities in size and shape, keeping with her theme of authentic nature. Modern Nature-Inspired Quilts offers 15 lavishly illustrated tutorials that thoroughly explain the author’s methods, plus 26 imaginative projects for making quilts, wall hangings, cushions, and even a kid’s backpack. Whether you are an experienced quilter or just a beginner, you’ll love these carefree designs for youthful, modern quilts.

Genres: Quilting, Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2014

Reviews

[Nicolle]

Cute book. It's packed with a bunch of patterns, and some of them are rather unique. I really liked the technique the authors use for for the two-piece blocks at the beginning of the book. I'll definitely be trying that soon. While most of the projects really didn't appeal to me, I still could appreciate them. Worth checking out.

[Candy]

These quilts are art- just beautiful, and way beyond my skill level. Never the less, I might try the very well written instructions on how to make a 4 patch by stacking 4 fabrics, and maybe a pillow using the triangle tree pattern.

[Corinnagoodwin]

Was very excited to get my hands on the book. But after flipping thought it was disappointing about almost every pattern. And , don't even get me started on the cream one where a and my yo-yo's!!