Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter [Paperback]

Robbi Joy Eklow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Robbi Joy Eklow and Quilting Arts, LLC, have fused forces to bring you Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter by Robbi Joy Eklow. The full-color book features many of Robbi’s popular quilts as well as chapters on: fused appliqué (save your machine for the quilting); free-motion quilting techniques (so comprehensive it could be a separate book); innovative finishing techniques (to make your quilts wall art not wallflowers); and dyeing your own fabrics (create a river of colors as unique as you are).

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About the Author

Robbi Joy Eklow has been sewing, beading, and playing with fiber since she was a kindergartner getting up early to watch moon launches. For awhile her love of science and math overcame her love of textiles while she earned a degree in engineering from Purdue University. She dyes all of her own fabric for her quilts. Robbi started her first quilt in 1976, during the Great Quilt Revival.

Robbi has written a first-person humor column on her adventures in quilting, Goddess of the Last Minute, for Quilting Arts Magazine since Summer 2002. She teaches internationally and her work has been exhibited in major shows where she occasionally wins ribbons.

She lives in Chicago, IL

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Quilting Arts, LLC (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976692805
• ISBN-13: 978-0976692805
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best machine quilting book out there, July 2, 2006

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Matchatank Deb (Onancock, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter (Paperback)

The best compliment I can give this book is that it is never on my bookshelf - it's always right next to my sewing machine! Robbi Joy Eklow has the best instructions for fabric dyeing (and I've read quite a few books on dyeing) and the best information on free-motion machine quilting. Since purchase, I have consulted it over and over. Highly recommended!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is amazing, August 18, 2005

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CC Collins (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter (Paperback)

My eyes practically popped out of my head when I saw the amazing colors and techniques that Robbi Joy Eklow uses to make her quilts, and I couldn't wait to try them out myself. I found the directions easy to follow and the patterns and CD included really made this book a good value. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in new ways of designing and stitching quilts.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It has it all!, December 11, 2005

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Kathy Leever "Kathy Leever" (Pampa, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter (Paperback)

Free Expression has information on design, color, construction, fusing, quilting, and dyeing your own fabric. Patterns are included in the book and sizeable on CD. The designs are wonderful, photographed artfully, you can really see the quilting in the photos! You feel like Robbi is talking to you when you read this book! There is no book out there even similar, it has every step illustrated and photographed. What a well written book.