 |
 |
 |
|
Making a quilt is easier than you might think when you gather some
friends and exchange blocks. Let the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas show
you how. From Authors Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle.
Inspired by their love of antique 19th-century quilts,
this Texas-based block exchange group recreates these quilted treasures
of the past with 1800's reproduction fabrics. The group's co-founders,
Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle, have assembled a captivating
collection of quilts from past block exchanges.
Ranging from the simplicity of the Double
Nine-Patch block to the more challenging Carolina Lily block, there is a
project for every skill level among the book's 16 classic quilts. Each
of the chapters features detailed block instructions that you can easily
adapt for your own block exchange as well as one to three setting
options for completing your quilts. And for those who prefer to make the quilts
individually, each setting option also includes all the necessary block
instructions to help you successfully complete the projects from start
to finish.
To give you even more setting and color palette ideas, most of the chapters include an inspiring photo gallery of additional DESCRIPTION
Making a quilt is easier than you might think when you gather some
friends and exchange blocks. Let the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas show
you how.
Inspired by their love of antique 19th-century quilts,
this Texas-based block exchange group recreates these quilted treasures
of the past with 1800's reproduction fabrics. The group's co-founders,
Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle, have assembled a captivating
collection of quilts from past block exchanges.
Ranging from the
simplicity of the Double Nine-Patch block to the more challenging
Carolina Lily block, there is a project for every skill level among the
book's 16 classic quilts. Each of the chapters features detailed block
instructions that you can easily adapt for your own block exchange as
well as one to three setting options for completing your quilts.
And
for those who prefer to make the quilts individually, each setting
option also includes all the necessary block instructions to help you
successfully complete the projects from start to finish.
To give
you even more setting and color palette ideas, most of the chapters
include an inspiring photo gallery of additional quilts by the Patchwork
Divas.
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|