Drafting and Design Simplified (Quilting Library)
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Editor: Sarah Sacks DunnEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-05
ISBN: 1579545033
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Rodale Books
Book Reviews of Drafting and Design Simplified (Quilting Library)
Book Review: If you desire to be original, get this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm new to quilting, but am already growing restless with just creating quilts with established block patterns. I read about this book in one of the quilting magazines I get (it was mentioned in an article) and while it doesn't seem to be available as a "new" book directly from Amazon, I did find several used book sellars that had copies. I haven't been able to clear my head of all the ideas that I have now! Don't let the title intimadate you! There is no complicated math involved in altering block designs to make them "you". Some graph paper and a ruler and your imagination and you're off and running. You'll be amazed at how different you can make an old block design look with just moving a few lines. Be adventurous! Get this book and have some fun!
Summary of Drafting and Design Simplified (Quilting Library)
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting & Design Simplified
Declare your independence and find out how to draft and design your own quilts! A dream team of quiltmaking experts shares the latest and greatest techniques. There's no need to be a whiz at numbers! With clear, step-by-step directions and more than 350 photos and illustrations, you'll quickly learn the tricks, from resizing blocks to creating an original-- and wonderful-- quilt design.
Discover how to:
* Put design principles to work for you
* Take inspiration from photos or pictures to design original pictorial quilts
* Make your computer your favorite quilt design tool
* Create perfect circles, diamonds, hexagons, octagons, apple cores, clamshells, and kites
* Play with an image, adding, repeating, stretching, skewing, or curving it for a whole new look
* Draft dozens of patterns such as Stars, Mariner's Compass, Pineapples, Curved Flying Geese, Fans, Orange Peel, and many more
Declare your independence and find out how to draft and design your own quilts! A dream team of quiltmaking experts shares the latest and greatest techniques. There's no need to be a whiz at numbers! With clear, step-by-step directions and more than 350 photos and illustrations, you'll quickly learn the tricks, from resizing blocks to creating an original-- and wonderful-- quilt design.
Discover how to:
* Put design principles to work for you
* Take inspiration from photos or pictures to design original pictorial quilts
* Make your computer your favorite quilt design tool
* Create perfect circles, diamonds, hexagons, octagons, apple cores, clamshells, and kites
* Play with an image, adding, repeating, stretching, skewing, or curving it for a whole new look
* Draft dozens of patterns such as Stars, Mariner's Compass, Pineapples, Curved Flying Geese, Fans, Orange Peel, and many more
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