American Quilter's Society.American Quilter's Society PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290 www.aqsquilt.com The Quilter's Society specializes in lovely quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers guides for avid quilters, and these releases offer something special. Dresden Plate (1574329014, $21.95) deserves ongoing and repeated mention as an outstanding selection of innovative designs and techniques. The Society's Museum promotes an annual contest and exhibit called New Quilts from an Old Favorite, and Dresden Plate provides winners of the last contest, pairing color photos of the quilts with quiltmaker comments and tips. Full-size templates for the blocks are included too. Mickey Depre's Garden Whimsey whim·sey n. Variant of whimsy. Noun 1. whimsey - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy Applique (1574329065, $21.95) packs in botanical bo·tan·i·cal also bo·tan·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to plants or plant life. 2. Of or relating to the science of botany. n. representations which can be completed easily in a week's time. Learn fabric and color combinations as you piece backgrounds and new patterns for all kinds of quilts in a gathering of tips from a winning quilt maker. Roberta Bevin's More Antique Quilting Designs (157432909XD, $21.95) provides patterns to reproduce an antique quilt. Six historical quilts have inspired these patterns and are suitable for both fusible fusible /fu·si·ble/ (fu´zi-b'l) capable of being melted. applique and embroidery embroidery, ornamental needlework applied to all varieties of fabrics and worked with many sorts of thread—linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even hair. Decorative objects, such as shells, feathers, beads, and jewels, are often sewn to the embroidered piece. and fabric painting. The large block motifs are lovely. Kay M. Capps Cross's Black & White Quilts By Design (1574329049, $22.95) focuses on black and white fabrics which are surprisingly vivid productions. Some are pieced, some use strips, all provide dynamic interplays of pattern and fabric to make for intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. results. Top picks, all. |
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