Vintage quilt revival : 22 modern designs from classic blocks /
Katie Blakesley, Lee Heinrich, Faith Jones.
- 159 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tools and Techniques -- New Settings -- Block: Double Z; Project: Geometric Slide Quilt -- Blocks: Riviera and Dakota Star; Project: Stardust Quilt -- Block: Rolling Squares; Project: Dancing Squares Quilt -- Block: Red Cross; Project: Cross Point Quilt -- Block: Mayflower; Project: New World Pouch -- Block: Tea Leaf; Project: Spiced Chai Quilt -- Block: Crosspatch; Project: Crosspatch Bag -- Block: Star-and-Pinwheel; Project: Sugar Snow Quilt -- New Color Approaches -- Block: Mosaic No. 19; Project: Sorbet Mini Quilt -- Block: Diamond Panes; Project: Rosy Windows Quilt -- Block: Wheel of Fortune; Project: Spin It Again Quilt -- Block: Tilted Star; Project: Cosmos Baby Quilt -- Block: Cross and Crown; Project: Sea Side Quilt -- Block: Exploding Star; Project: Star Bright Quilt -- Block: Geometric Star; Project: Cut Glass Baby Quilt -- Block: Double Windmill; Project: Double Dutch Table Runner -- Re-imagined Blocks -- Block: Dove at the Window; Project: Twinkle Mini Quilt -- Block: Art Square; Project: Times Square Quilt -- Block: Mosaic No. 8; Project: Rainbow Mosaic Pillow -- Sampler Quilts -- History of the Sampler -- Sampler Quilt in a Fabric Collection -- Sampler Quilt in Solids -- Sampler Quilt on Point -- Resources -- Template Pattern List.
Vintage Quilt Revival is a resource for quilters of any age or style who love to use today's modern colors and fabrics. With fresh quilt layouts, detailed instructions on foundation piecing, and a wide variety of traditional blocks and modern projects, Vintage Quilt Revival is at the forefront of the burgeoning interest in the "traditional-made-modern" movement.Join the authors and make 20 traditional quilt blocks. Use them to sew a sampler quilt or explore the authors' tips and modifications for making the blocks fresh and appealing and use them to create quilts with a modern flair. Projects range from full-size quilts to a pillow, table runner, bag, and zipper pouch.Learn bits of quilting history throughout the book and see design tips on how to take traditional quilt blocks and piecing techniques and give them a modern spin. If you're already knowledgeable about piecing, basting, quilting, and binding, this book is an essential addition to your library.