Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting [Paperback]

Phyllis Miller (Author), Bonnie K Browning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

'It's not a quilt until it's quilted' and 'How do I quilt it?' are two statements often heard among quilting enthusiasts and quiltmakers. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DESIGNS FOR QUILTING by Phyllis D. Miller is the first comprehensive reference of traditional quilting designs. Quiltmakers, quilt documentors, and historians/researchers will find this book a valuable tool. Phyllis documented 375 traditional quilting designs from texts and quilt collections. For quiltmakers, the front section of the book is a how-to guide with over 500 illustrations for drawing and transferring traditional designs onto quilt tops. Some of the diagrams are: straight lines, geometrics and triangles; squares and circles; diagonals and diamonds; ovals, crescents, and curves; ropes and cables; hearts and feathers; and representational, naturalistic, designs taken from a quilt pattern, and combination designs. In the back section, the Numerical Index has numbers assigned to the designs for easy documentation and reference. Phyllis's quilt designs have helped her win numerous awards in quilt competitions. You'll find the tools in the ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR DESIGNS FOR QUILTING will help you create your own designs and make your quilts ribbon winners, too! AUTHORBIO: Phyllis D. Miller has been making quilts since the summer of 1968. She has made numerous quilts and wallhangings since that beginning. Her quilts have been exhibited and won awards on the local, state,and national levels. Phyllis graduated from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, in 1963 with a B.S. in business administration. She is well known in the quilt world as a teacher and for her organizational abiltities. REVIEW: Miller, an experienced quilter who has been closely involved with the Kentucky Quilt Registry documentation project, here sets out to categorize quilting designs by shape, to assign names to the designs based on their use in the literature of quilting, and to teach the best methods for drawing.

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Miller, an experienced quilter who has been closely involved with the Kentucky Quilt Registry documentation project, here sets out to categorize quilting designs by shape, to assign names to the designs based on their use in the literature of quilting, and to teach the best methods for drawing and marking the designs on a quilt top. This excellent resource is recommended for all quilting collections.
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About the Author

Phyllis D. Miller has been making quilts since the summer of 1968. She has made numerous quilts and wallhangings since that beginning. Her quilts have been exhibited and won awards on the local, state, and national levels. Phyllis graduated from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, in 1963 with a B.S. in business administration. She is well known in the quilt world as a teacher and for her organizational abiltities. She is an active supporter and member of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society and is currently the museum and archives committee chairman. In this capacity, she oversees the Kentucky Quilt Registry which is an ongoing documentation project. Her duties in this position include training volunteers to register the quilts of Kentucky at Quilt Registry days that are held in the counties of the state. She is past president of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society and was the editor of the KHQS newsletter. She is the founder of the Kentucky Heritage Applique Society, a KHQS auxillary group. Phyllis feels that one of her most rewarding accomplishments was starting Quilter's Day Out in Kentucky so that quilters would have one day each year when they could be together. This was a way to bring a statewide organization to the quilters. This day of celebration was later declared National Quilting Day by the National Quilting Association and is now celebrated around the world. She is a member of the National Quilting Association and is a past first vice president and assistant treasurer. She was president and treasurer of the Murray Quilt Lovers and is a member of the Paducah Quilt 'n Sew On group. Phyllis's favorite parts of quilting are designing the quilt and choosing an appropriate design for the quilting of the piece. She promotes using creative and innovative quilting designs to make every quilt unique. She makes both traditional and contemporary quilts, often combining both ideas in one quilt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society; 1st edition (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891458875
• ISBN-13: 978-0891458876
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every quiltemaker must own this book...., December 14, 1999

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting (Paperback)

I have been a quiltmaker for 6 years now, but have yet to become a good quilter until I read this book. In just one evening, I was able to draft a border pattern using the box from Stovetop Stuffing and draw it on my current quilt project, a double 9-patch. I actually teach quilting but never got very intricate with my quilting stitches. I can now do feathers and cables with ease. I will refer to this book forever and will never need another for designing quilting patterns and getting ideas for future quilts. This book is entirely focused on the quilting stitches where most quilting books give you that info. as an afterthought. Thanks Phyllis D. Miller! I will now have some real heirlooms for my children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A to Z Quilting Designs, August 15, 2006

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This is an excellent "how-to" on just about everything pertaining to quilting designs. Instructions are illustrated and written not just on how to draft the design/s - but how to mark your quilt with the design - suggestions on where they might fit appropriately on your particular quilt top. She gives you a listing of the tools you will need to do each particular design, helpful hints, and much more. The variety of designs ranges from the common to the more unusual. The manual also includes a numerical listing of the quilt designs using a numbering system similar to the one used by Barbara BBrackman in her "Encyclopedia of Applique." If you only plan on purchasing one book of quilting designs you can't go wrong with this one!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting, November 20, 2004

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Kimberly Wulfert (Ojai, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting (Paperback)

New quilters to seasoned hand quilters will benefit from this book. The how-to part of the book is thorough and plentiful. Keep in mind that it was published in 1996, and the tools and methods described are traditional, similar to those used by our ancestors in quilting.
This encyclopedia of quilting designs completes what B. Brackman started with her encyclopedias on pieced and appliqué patterns. I will definitely bring this book with me to future documentation activities. This book will help train my eye to see the various patterns on a quilt and identify them in my memory so that I will see all the patterns on a quilt. A more in-depth look will be my gain.