Contemporary Quilting: Exciting Techniques and Quilts from Award-Winning Quilters

by Cindy Walter

Book Overview

Unleash your creative spirit Quilting has come a long way from its utilitarian roots in scarp-bag fabrics and bed quilts. From embellishments and painted fabrics to the newest techniques and tools,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087349749X
• ISBN13: 9780873497497
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Quilt Techniques

This is an excellent book for quilters and textile artists interested in exploring contemporary textile techniques and materials. Each stimulating activity is explained clearly and simply, assisted by comprehensive photos. The second part of the book showcases a range of beautiful contemporary quilts by renowned quilters, which illustrate various modern techniques. Descriptions of the techniques used and effects achieved are helpful and interesting. This is a useful purchase for a serious contemporary quilter, or quilting group to add to their library. The book is fun, visually attractive, with the projects aimed at assisting quilters to explore new horizons and techniques.

Teaches new techniques thorough a blend of color photos and 12 projects

Contemporary Quilting: Exciting Techniques And Quilts From Award-Winning Quilters teaches new techniques thorough a blend of color photos and 12 projects. Thanks to rotary machine cutting there's a whole generation who have never used scissors: the authors interviewed many pros in the quilting industry to gather these challenging new projects.

Missed the whole point

The first reviewer obviously missed the whole point of the book and its goals. This was not writen to promote any "new" techniques but to show variations on contemporary ones and to showcase outstanding award winning quilts. The photographs are outstanding and the variety of quilts is a wonderful collection of diverse methods and techniques. Yes, we have seen some of these quilts before but does one ever tire of seeing or admiring outstanding work? This book encourages the quiltmaker or fabric artist to try something different and to have some fun! So buy the book, feast on the pictures and go have some fun! I immediately purchased several copies and plan on buying more..Thank you for a beautiful book!