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Picture Patchwork: 15 Charted Patterns for Novelty Quilts
Learn how to create stunning charted quilt designs!
• 15 charted patterns that turn traditional quilting blocks into motifs, including Single Heart, Double Heart, Christmas Tree, Potted Flower, Swan, Butterfly, and more
• How-to techniques for nine-patch, strip piecing, and other simple blocks for interest
• Expert insight on basic quilting instruction, with guidance on selecting fabrics that enhance the projects
• Chart quilting is also called pixel quilting or grid quilting, and provides patterns charted in a grid for quilters to follow
This must-have book for beginners and advanced quilters includes 15 charted patterns for you to try!
These charted designs include a heart, swan, Christmas tree, potted flower, butterfly, and more, and each design can be made with the traditional nine-patch block—one of the first and easiest blocks that novice quilters master.
By following the color and placement charts using nine patches of varying sizes, you can take a pixelated approach to create your own unique novelty quilts. Nothing will keep quilters of all skill levels from tackling any of these designs! You can even sprinkle in some additional block designs within your nine-patch grids. Depending on the fabric you choose, these charted designs can take on a modern spin or a traditional one.
Picture Patchwork also features author Jo Ann Lepore's professional advice on choosing tools, fabrics, and other materials. In addition to being a quilt pattern book, it is also a technique book, offering how-to instructions for a new approach to nine-patch quilt block design, strip piecing, and more. Jo Ann likes to work with the prints of famed quilting artist Kaffe Fassett and pixel sensibility, which are both exceedingly popular modes of quilting often seen at markets today.
Quilters of every skill level will love this super approachable guide to creating beautiful, pieced quilts, Picture Patchwork: 15 Charted Patterns for Novelty Quilts!
• 15 charted patterns that turn traditional quilting blocks into motifs, including Single Heart, Double Heart, Christmas Tree, Potted Flower, Swan, Butterfly, and more
• How-to techniques for nine-patch, strip piecing, and other simple blocks for interest
• Expert insight on basic quilting instruction, with guidance on selecting fabrics that enhance the projects
• Chart quilting is also called pixel quilting or grid quilting, and provides patterns charted in a grid for quilters to follow
This must-have book for beginners and advanced quilters includes 15 charted patterns for you to try!
These charted designs include a heart, swan, Christmas tree, potted flower, butterfly, and more, and each design can be made with the traditional nine-patch block—one of the first and easiest blocks that novice quilters master.
By following the color and placement charts using nine patches of varying sizes, you can take a pixelated approach to create your own unique novelty quilts. Nothing will keep quilters of all skill levels from tackling any of these designs! You can even sprinkle in some additional block designs within your nine-patch grids. Depending on the fabric you choose, these charted designs can take on a modern spin or a traditional one.
Picture Patchwork also features author Jo Ann Lepore's professional advice on choosing tools, fabrics, and other materials. In addition to being a quilt pattern book, it is also a technique book, offering how-to instructions for a new approach to nine-patch quilt block design, strip piecing, and more. Jo Ann likes to work with the prints of famed quilting artist Kaffe Fassett and pixel sensibility, which are both exceedingly popular modes of quilting often seen at markets today.
Quilters of every skill level will love this super approachable guide to creating beautiful, pieced quilts, Picture Patchwork: 15 Charted Patterns for Novelty Quilts!
104 pages, Paperback
First published November 19, 2024
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