Helen's Mix & Match Quilting Patterns (Dear Helen)
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Author: Helen Squire
ISBN: 1574328875
Number of Pages: 111
Publication Date: 2005-08
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Book Description
Responding to what todays quilters really need, this seventh book in the Dear Helen Series is an evolution of experiences from a career of quilting and teaching. Enhance your quilt top with this expansion of Helens reliable patterns, offered in sizes ready to trace, scan, or photocopy. Learn how to mix, match, and adapt your patterns!Over 100 quilting patterns have been grouped into the following seven categories: More Helens Hints II, Framing Ideas, Traditional Patterns, Continuous-Line, Beautiful Scrolls, Grids VII, and Secondary Designs. Pattern pages feature placement diagrams, combinations, helpful hints, and a range of designs that can easily be adapted from hand to machine quilting, and vice versa.Fifteen secondary designs, including edge-to-edge quilting patterns, illustrate what happens when you combine multiple repeats into new placement possibilities. See how framing techniques help to establish the main motifs in your quilt. Over two dozen continuous-line patterns are included for use on home quilting systems and professional quilting machines. Also, discover how to manipulate a pre-purchased stencil to fit into the corners, blocks, and borders of any size quilt.
Customer Reviews (2 total reviews)
Had all the answers
by Customer A2E1U7WNKU9POY at July 24th, 2008
I am very happy with this book, it contained all the answers I had been looking for and will be well used. Everything I had hoped it would be.
Quilting patterns
by Customer A2OF8BSF1Y24H8 at April 11th, 2007
Excellent resource for quilters who want to mix up their quilting patterns or transition from one area to another.
