Oh those scrappy quilts with stories to tell and mysteries to solve. Look closely. See this bit of plaid in purple? Here it is again in green ... and yellow ... and red! One can't help but wonder where those bits and pieces came from.
Edie McGinnis explores the origins of these delightful scraps: likely from one of the nation's Garment Districts. During the heyday of the Kansas City garment district, it was said that one in every seven women in the country wore a coat or suit made there. You'll learn about the locale and the players: immigrant workers who toiled the factories, designers whose splashy lives became the daily news, and the museum there today. AND where all those scraps went!
You'll also find easy-to-follow directions to make eight spectacular scrap quilts - some from old designs, some new - and a handful of fun projects. Best of all: a portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support Kansas City's Garment District Museum.
Jan Mollet Evans –– If You Collected It, You Can Scrap It! • Empty those shoeboxes and "junk" drawers, collect your photos, explore the attic-and create keepsake albums to display and share! • 28...
Emily Cier –– Meet Roy G. Biv and his fashionista sister • "Roy G. Biv" is an acronym for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet - the colors featured in these 8 quilts • Each scrappy,...
Sue Kim –– The bag makes the outfit! • Make your own fashion statement with these sophisticated, runway-worthy bag designs • Each of the 19 projects has multiple variations for more than 75...
Alex Anderson –– Make sensational scrap quilts with Alex Get scrappy with best-selling author Alex Anderson (more than 950,000 books sold!). Use your stash and your scrap bin to make 7 colorful...
Freedom Gone: Embroidered Quilts of Slave Life in the Civil War Lolita Newman –– Lolita Newman's search to find her family connection with slavery moved her to create heirlooms linking...
Judy Gauthier –– Scrappy quilt-as-you-go made easy Stack your fabric stash on your worktable – it's time to create scrap quilts! Turn fabric stashes into unique...
Sara Nephew –– Create devotional 3D quilt blocks showcasing crosses and churches! Crosses and churches graciously soar off the surface of Sara Nephew’s 3D block...
Sewing with fat quarters makes quilting a breeze! From the pages of the United Kingdom’s best-selling modern quilting magazine, Love Patchwork & Quilting, comes this collection of colorful...
