Fast-And-Fun Stenciled Quilts [Paperback]

Vicki Garnas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

Create whimsical quilts with a few simple snips, a dab of paint, and a scribble from a pen! No special skills are required--these stenciling and embellishment techniques are easy enough for any beginner. Just stitch up a quilt background, and then use freezer-paper stencils, ordinary craft paint, and other easily accessible items to add delightful details to your heart’s content! Inside, find:

• Instructions for adding unique details to quilts with fabric pens, markers, threads, trims, charms, ribbons, painted buttons, and more

• Seven quilt patterns, plus 5 little quilts, pillows, and ornaments for practicing your stenciling and embellishing skills

• Unique designs for holidays, seasons, gift giving, and everyday decorating

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About the Author

Hometown: Granada Hills, California

Vicki Garnas learned to sew from her mother and learned to quilt from books. As a teacher and lecturer, she has traveled around California sharing her simple techniques for using common paints, pens, and embellishments to create uncommon quilts. Vicki has shared her designs as a guest on The Carol Duvall Show and has had two of her stenciled designs featured in American Patchwork & Quilting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564772861
• ISBN-13: 978-1564772862
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stenciling--a Surface Modification Technique for Quilters, March 30, 2000

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Nancy Jacobus (Flying Geese Quilters Guild, Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast-And-Fun Stenciled Quilts (Paperback)

By using freezer paper stencils, craft paint, fabric pens and other embellishments, Vicki Garnas provides quilters a creative alternative to conventional applique, especially for those who have trouble with "A word" techniques. Her directions are clear and the supply lists are concise, so getting started in a new medium is not difficult.

There are seven quilt patterns with themes ranging from neighborhood houses and a campsite in the woods to bee hives, cars & trucks, flowers baskets, a traditional "Rose of Sharon" pattern, and others. Most importantly, there are several simple projects for wall hangings or pillows that will ensure success for the beginner before going on to more complicated stencils that require several overlays and colors.

You may want to take some other favorite "house" patterns and try them as stencils. For example, patterns in "Welcome to the North Pole" and "Wear Warm Clothes" could easily be adapted to stenciling and pen & ink embellishment.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great even for beginners, November 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast-And-Fun Stenciled Quilts (Paperback)

I am a beginner quilter but love the idea of using other media to embelish as i am not yet able to quilt complex patterns. this book offers many tips to incorporate stenciling in sewing projects large and small.

I had the opportunity to see the author on a television show and was so excited I bought the book. No disappointment here.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain fun, November 13, 2002

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Georgie-Anne Holder "Aine" (NB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fast-And-Fun Stenciled Quilts (Paperback)

This book is fun to thumb through and has some great projects. What a wonderful combination, quilting and stenciling. I have really enjoyed using some the the techniques found in this book. A real gem for quilters who are looking for a bit of a twist.