Product Code: 10348
ISBN: 978-1-57120-238-3
Description: 96p, color
Thinking Outside the Block
Step by Step to Dynamic Quilts
Authors: Sandi Cummings, Karen Flamme Availability: In stock.
Contemporary quilts the easy way - no rules, just fun!
Start with traditional blocks as Sandi Cummings shares easy steps to designing and creating your own artistic quilts. Next, move up to deceptively simple “transition” units that offer a bridge into the world of contemporary quiltmaking. Spontaneity and experimentation are key, so get ready to loosen up and have fun as you learn!
• 6 different blocks teach Sandi’s concepts - one step at a time
• Easy processes include inserting strips into blocks, constructing free-form units, cutting double, and creating checkerboards
• Learn to experiment with design and develop one-of-a-kind quilts
Reviews
Review Fabrications - June 1, 2004
…it's all about making contemporary quilts the easy – way no rules, just fun!…This book is instructional but at the same time is inspirational…It leads you to trust your own creativity and experiment…There is no wrong way to work so have fun!
Review By: Melisse Laing, Daily News (Stitches and Stuff) - July 2, 2004
Sandi Cummings encourages thinking outside the block in her C&T book by that title. Sandi uses traditional blocks and transition units to create contemporary quilts.
Review QNM - June 5, 2005
Inspires any quiltmaker to loosen up and have a little fun with her designs.
Review The Professional Quilter - April 1, 2005
Takes the traditional quilter step-by-step to create sensational original quilts.
Review Quiltniews - December 1, 2004
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Review Norsk Quilteblad - April 1, 2005
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Review Norsk Quilteblad - April 1, 2005
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Review Quilts With Style - December 1, 2004
Using easily accessible techniques, you'll soon be on your way to creating an original art quilt.
Review New Zealand Quilter - October 1, 2004
If you want to make more original quilts, this is a good place to start. A useful workbook with plenty of fresh ideas.
Review Patchwork-Quilt Journal - September 1, 2005
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