Pattern on Pattern: Spectacular Quilts from Traditional Blocks

by Ruth B. McDowell

Here's how to create dazzling new designs from traditional patterns--simply by enlarging, reducing, rotating, or overlapping basic quilt blocks to create "special effects" of fabric, pattern, and color. This is a great choice for quilters who are looking to create unique effects with simple techniques.

Genres: Quilting

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 1991

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was published in 1991 and so some of the quilt illustrations appear dated, but it presents unique design concepts. Reverberant Patterns (think of a stone tossed into the pond creating concentric circles on the pond image) and Transparency (overlapping of the same traditional block in 2 sizes in the quilt design, using 2 color schemes and treating the colors as though they were transparent).