Take this Scrap-Quilter's Favorite in Bold New Directions
• Open up new creative possibilities for the traditional Storm at Sea block with innovative design and construction techniques
• Make 6 elegantly curved Storm at Sea quilt projects with all straight-line piecing
• Assemble your blocks the easy way with fast2cut® Quilters' TRIMplate™ trimming rulers, or use the included full-size patterns for paper piecing
• See many other stunning Storm at Sea designs in the gallery of quilts, including several by nationally known quilters
If you've never tried the beautiful Storm at Sea block because of its "hard-to-piece" reputation, you'll change your mind once you try Wendy's easy new piecing methods. But that's not all-you'll also learn to create your own Storm at Sea designs and bring dramatic new life to an old favorite.
Review Seminole Sampler News - March 30, 2009
"I have to say a few words about this Storm at Sea book -- this is a great compendium of ideas for SaS designs including a number of 'non-traditional' renditions. A number of years ago now there was someone who worked hard to make pictures using the Kaleidoscope patchwork design (not the kind of beautiful kal. quilts that Paula Nadelstern does, but patchwork pictures pieced in the kaleidoscope pattern. This new books does much the same kind of thing with Storm at Sea -- work out patterns and designs that can be pieced into a Sas design such as lighthouses, hearts, christmas ornaments, etc. Many, many of these. This part of the book is in addition to a good basic text on constructing Storm at Sea quilts. Good job, in my humble. :)"
Review By: Moma McEver Golletz, Professional Quilter - August 10, 2009
"I've always been drawn to the Storm at Sea block and the optical illusion of waves it creates. While the traditional coloration is most often blue, the block lends itself to endless design possibilities. Wendy Mathson offers her unique piecing technique to produce accurate units for the three pieced units used to create the Storm at Sea block: a diamond-in-a-rectangle unit; a large square-in-a-square unit and a small square-in-a-square unit. Wendy calls the square-in-a-square units Big SIS and Little SIS and has created a set of acrylic tools called Quilters' TRIMplates (short for trimming templates) to accurately cut the units. While it is possible to cut and sew the units without using the templates, they offer advantages for producing accurate block units. The book includes six Storm at Sea projects, a gallery of inspiring quilts, options for border treatments and design grids to copy to work on your own designs. You'll have fun creating your own designs."
Review The Professional Quilter - August 14, 2009
"I’ve always been drawn to the Storm at Sea block and the optical illusion of waves it creates. While the traditional coloration is most often blue, the block lends itself to endless design possibilities. Wendy Mathson offers her unique piecing technique to produce accurate units for the three pieced units used to create the Storm at Sea block: a diamond-in-a-rectangle unit; a large square-in-a-square unit and a small square-in-a-square unit. Wendy calls the square-in-a-square units Big SIS and Little SIS and has created a set of acrylic tools called Quilters’ TRIMplates (short for trimming templates) to accurately cut the units. While it is possible to cut and sew the units without using the templates, they offer advantages for producing accurate block units. The book includes six Storm at Sea projects, a gallery of inspiring quilts, options for border treatments and design grids to copy to work on your own designs. You’ll have fun creating your own designs."
