Liberated String Quilts [Paperback]

Gwen Marston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2010

Quilt artist Gwen Marston introduces a new concept in string quilts! Learn her innovative techniques for fast, foundation-free string quilts that sizzle. According to Gwen, grand results come from letting go and improvising as you create your masterpiece, so get ready to have lots of fun sewing strings! • 20 string-pieced quilt projects include updated traditional designs, Amish classics, and more • Complete instructions for working with short strings, long strings, rectangles, and wedges • Gwen shares string quilt history and her "liberated" methods of construction • Plus a dazzling gallery of antique string quilts

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About the Author

Gwen Marston is a well-known quiltmaker and the author of 16 books. For the past 20 years, she has conducted quilting retreats at her home in Beaver Island, MI.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (June 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202072
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202079
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #826,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book!, April 21, 2004

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Marsha L. Mcginnis "Marsha" (Victorville, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Liberated String Quilts (Paperback)

This is another "got to have" by Gwen Marston. It was like I was looking at the quilts my grandmother made when I was growing up. These quilts are not only easy, but they give you the inspiration to create.
I have two other books by Gwen. Some things I love about her books . . . she has great respect for the quilters that came before us, her books are fun to read, easy to understand - and they ignite the creativity that we all possess. I'm on my second reading of this book,(I'm in the process of trying to decide which quilt I want to try first.)
I think the thing that has made the most impact on me from reading her books is "Who made up the rules?" We make our own "rules", quilt the way we want to quilt, use fabric we love - and the result is something we love doing.

Get this book as a special gift for yourself. And if you look at the many examples, you'll probably find one of your grandmother's quilts between the covers of this book. Bottom line is you'll have a great time - both reading and quilting!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for string quilts past and present !, February 20, 2005

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Mary Z. Cox (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Liberated String Quilts (Paperback)

I have been waiting for this book and like it even more than Gwen's Liberated Quilts. (and I love it!) Liberated String quilts focuses on process instead of patterns and draws on color photos of antique quilts made in this manner to inspire more modern versions of string quilt process. I have made samples of Gwen's process and it is fun to make a quilt this way. If you have recently been bit by the scrappy quilt bug--you will be particularly thrilled with this book. Some of the types of quilts covered in this book are: string bars, pinwheel strings, strings and stars, Amish string, chevron sting bars, slanted bars, string tulip block, string baskets.

The color plates of the quilts are clear and detailed and you could tell a lot about these quilts' construction by them.

Gwen writes her directions and discussions with enthusiasm and clarity. I took her string quilt class a few years ago, and her books really do reflect her great quilting personality as well as offer good directions for string process quilts.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even more liberation!, January 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Liberated String Quilts (Paperback)

As a big fan of "Liberated Quiltmaking", I waited with great anticipation for the release of "Liberated String Quilts"...and I certainly have not been disappointed. While the book itself follows a more common structure than its predecessor, it is still full of liberating ideas sure to inspire creativity. It certainly has given me ideas to apply to my current stack of projects on the go. I have added it to the stack of books I keep close by for easy reference and applaud Ms. Marston's latest contribution.