Intentional Piecing : Precision Patchwork for Inspired Quilters by Amy Friend read book TXT, MOBI, FB2
9781940655185 English 1940655188 Fabric is the star of the show in Intentional Piecing. In fact, an entire section of the book is devoted to the particular fabrics every sewist should add to their stash and why. With a keen eye for detail and efficiency, Amy Friend shares her best tips and techniques for piecing with intention--carefully cutting and planning where to use your fabrics--to save time and aggravation during construction. Learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and effectively work with selvages and stripes through clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations. These 12 unique, modern quilt patterns and smaller projects like a tote bag and magnetic pin tray--captured in more than 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England--are ideal for the intermediate sewist who is looking to showcase her favorite fabrics in whimsical designs., From fussy cutting, to working with directional fabrics, to precision paper piecing, Amy Friend will guide you through the essential techniques that give creative quilters inspirational results from their favorite fabrics. Beginning with the best supplies and the basic techniques, then learn how to prepare and cut fabrics to achieve the best results. Follow along any of Amy's projects (including bags, smaller projects, and quilts) and learn what every creative sewist needs to know to make intentional fabric selections work in their own piecing., Have fun fussy cutting your favorite fabrics! Make thoughtful fabric choices! Take the fear out of working with strips and directional prints! From the whimsical to the graphic, Amy will show you how to visualize the end result before making a single stitch. Then use a variety of piecing techniques like appliqué, paper piecing, and patchwork to create blocks, bags, entire quilts and more. Book jacket., Let s get fussy about fabric Maybe it s the rich colors or the tactile feel or the fashion vibe it brings to the mix. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today s sewist. Intentional Piecing , a sewing workshop in a book from renowned sewer Amy Friend, shows you how to make fabric the star of every project with the hot technique known as fussy cutting. What to stash and why. How to make it look seamless. Where to find creative inspiration. These are the fabric-related topics you ll explore with one crafty lady aptly named Friend Cut the aggravation and sew gorgeous quilts and projects. Intentional Piecing offers page after page of best tips and techniques to ensure your success. You ll learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and work effectively with selvages and stripes. You get: 12 unique, modern quilt patterns including 5 smaller projects such as a tote bag and magnetic pin tray Super-clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England An entire section of the book devoted to the types of must-have fabrics for your stash Be one step ahead of the Fussy Cut trend. Intentional Piecing is the first book of its kind, focusing on the popular Fussy Cutting trend. That means you can tell all your friends how to do it. Or, you can keep these insider sewing secrets to yourself as you create quilts and projects that will garner rave reviews ", Let's get fussy about fabric Fabric choice can make or break a quilt design, and quilters are always looking for ways to spotlight their favorites. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's quilter. Learn to focus on precise, mindful work and have fun with fussy cutting with Intentional Piecing: From Fussy Cutting to Foundation Piecing, by award-winning quilter Amy Friend. Amy establishes how to make the fabric the start of every quilt in spirited, modern projects you'll use every day. Many ways to make your fabric "shine." Intentional Piecing offers 7 inspirational quilts and 6 smaller projects that will stretch your creative skills using foundation piecing, traditional piecing, and applique. Amy offers more than 40 pages of cheerful templates to experiment with, and teaches you how to consider all of your choices as you create quilts you can't wait to share, Let's get fussy about fabric! Fabric choice can make or break a quilt design, and quilters are always looking for ways to spotlight their favorites. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's quilter. Learn to focus on precise, mindful work and have fun with fussy cutting with Intentional Piecing: From Fussy Cutting to Foundation Piecing, by award-winning quilter Amy Friend. Amy establishes how to make the fabric the start of every quilt in spirited, modern projects you'll use every day. Many ways to make your fabric "shine". Intentional Piecing offers 7 inspirational quilts and 6 smaller projects that will stretch your creative skills using foundation piecing, traditional piecing, and applique. Amy offers more than 40 pages of cheerful templates to experiment with, and teaches you how to consider all of your choices as you create quilts you can't wait to share!, Let's get fussy about fabric! Maybe it's the rich colors...or the tactile feel...or the fashion vibe it brings to the mix. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's sewist. Intentional Piecing, a sewing workshop in a book from renowned sewer Amy Friend, shows you how to make fabric the star of every project with the hot technique known as fussy cutting. What to stash and why. How to make it look seamless. Where to find creative inspiration. These are the fabric-related topics you'll explore with one crafty lady aptly named Friend! "Cut" the aggravation and sew gorgeous quilts and projects. Intentional Piecing offers page after page of best tips and techniques to ensure your success. You'll learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and work effectively with selvages and stripes. You get: 12 unique, modern quilt patterns including 5 smaller projects such as a tote bag and magnetic pin tray Super-clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England An entire section of the book devoted to the types of must-have fabrics for your stash Be one step ahead of the Fussy Cut trend. Intentional Piecing is the first book of its kind, focusing on the popular Fussy Cutting trend. That means you can tell all your friends how to do it. Or, you can keep these insider sewing secrets to yourself as you create quilts and projects that will garner rave reviews!
9781940655185 English 1940655188 Fabric is the star of the show in Intentional Piecing. In fact, an entire section of the book is devoted to the particular fabrics every sewist should add to their stash and why. With a keen eye for detail and efficiency, Amy Friend shares her best tips and techniques for piecing with intention--carefully cutting and planning where to use your fabrics--to save time and aggravation during construction. Learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and effectively work with selvages and stripes through clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations. These 12 unique, modern quilt patterns and smaller projects like a tote bag and magnetic pin tray--captured in more than 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England--are ideal for the intermediate sewist who is looking to showcase her favorite fabrics in whimsical designs., From fussy cutting, to working with directional fabrics, to precision paper piecing, Amy Friend will guide you through the essential techniques that give creative quilters inspirational results from their favorite fabrics. Beginning with the best supplies and the basic techniques, then learn how to prepare and cut fabrics to achieve the best results. Follow along any of Amy's projects (including bags, smaller projects, and quilts) and learn what every creative sewist needs to know to make intentional fabric selections work in their own piecing., Have fun fussy cutting your favorite fabrics! Make thoughtful fabric choices! Take the fear out of working with strips and directional prints! From the whimsical to the graphic, Amy will show you how to visualize the end result before making a single stitch. Then use a variety of piecing techniques like appliqué, paper piecing, and patchwork to create blocks, bags, entire quilts and more. Book jacket., Let s get fussy about fabric Maybe it s the rich colors or the tactile feel or the fashion vibe it brings to the mix. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today s sewist. Intentional Piecing , a sewing workshop in a book from renowned sewer Amy Friend, shows you how to make fabric the star of every project with the hot technique known as fussy cutting. What to stash and why. How to make it look seamless. Where to find creative inspiration. These are the fabric-related topics you ll explore with one crafty lady aptly named Friend Cut the aggravation and sew gorgeous quilts and projects. Intentional Piecing offers page after page of best tips and techniques to ensure your success. You ll learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and work effectively with selvages and stripes. You get: 12 unique, modern quilt patterns including 5 smaller projects such as a tote bag and magnetic pin tray Super-clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England An entire section of the book devoted to the types of must-have fabrics for your stash Be one step ahead of the Fussy Cut trend. Intentional Piecing is the first book of its kind, focusing on the popular Fussy Cutting trend. That means you can tell all your friends how to do it. Or, you can keep these insider sewing secrets to yourself as you create quilts and projects that will garner rave reviews ", Let's get fussy about fabric Fabric choice can make or break a quilt design, and quilters are always looking for ways to spotlight their favorites. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's quilter. Learn to focus on precise, mindful work and have fun with fussy cutting with Intentional Piecing: From Fussy Cutting to Foundation Piecing, by award-winning quilter Amy Friend. Amy establishes how to make the fabric the start of every quilt in spirited, modern projects you'll use every day. Many ways to make your fabric "shine." Intentional Piecing offers 7 inspirational quilts and 6 smaller projects that will stretch your creative skills using foundation piecing, traditional piecing, and applique. Amy offers more than 40 pages of cheerful templates to experiment with, and teaches you how to consider all of your choices as you create quilts you can't wait to share, Let's get fussy about fabric! Fabric choice can make or break a quilt design, and quilters are always looking for ways to spotlight their favorites. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's quilter. Learn to focus on precise, mindful work and have fun with fussy cutting with Intentional Piecing: From Fussy Cutting to Foundation Piecing, by award-winning quilter Amy Friend. Amy establishes how to make the fabric the start of every quilt in spirited, modern projects you'll use every day. Many ways to make your fabric "shine". Intentional Piecing offers 7 inspirational quilts and 6 smaller projects that will stretch your creative skills using foundation piecing, traditional piecing, and applique. Amy offers more than 40 pages of cheerful templates to experiment with, and teaches you how to consider all of your choices as you create quilts you can't wait to share!, Let's get fussy about fabric! Maybe it's the rich colors...or the tactile feel...or the fashion vibe it brings to the mix. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today's sewist. Intentional Piecing, a sewing workshop in a book from renowned sewer Amy Friend, shows you how to make fabric the star of every project with the hot technique known as fussy cutting. What to stash and why. How to make it look seamless. Where to find creative inspiration. These are the fabric-related topics you'll explore with one crafty lady aptly named Friend! "Cut" the aggravation and sew gorgeous quilts and projects. Intentional Piecing offers page after page of best tips and techniques to ensure your success. You'll learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and work effectively with selvages and stripes. You get: 12 unique, modern quilt patterns including 5 smaller projects such as a tote bag and magnetic pin tray Super-clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England An entire section of the book devoted to the types of must-have fabrics for your stash Be one step ahead of the Fussy Cut trend. Intentional Piecing is the first book of its kind, focusing on the popular Fussy Cutting trend. That means you can tell all your friends how to do it. Or, you can keep these insider sewing secrets to yourself as you create quilts and projects that will garner rave reviews!