Quilts from the House of Tula Pink: 20 Fabric Projects to Make, Use and Love [Paperback]

Tula Pink (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 2012

Inspired fabrics and designs await you in Quilts From the House of Tula Pink!

Welcome to the world of cutting-edge fabric designer Tula Pink, where clever quilts show off fanciful fabric, and your imagination can be let out to play. Featuring fabrics that you know and love, Tula offers 20 patterns with her signature flair for color, design and original style. Between 10 amazing quilts and 10 extra-cool companion projects, you'll be inspired to play with fabric, color and design in a way like never before!

Step inside to find:

• 10 large quilt patterns, perfect for the bedroom or snuggling on the couch.
• 10 accessory sewing projects, like an embroidered lampshade and a fabric cuckoo clock, to make your everyday life extraordinary.
• Tips from Tula on choosing and combining fabrics, selecting a quilting motif, and even sketching your own fabric and pattern designs.
• Step-by-step illustrations (hand-drawn by Tula herself) and super-simple sewing techniques for successful quilt making.

Come on in to Tula's house for the ultimate in sewing, style and fabric innovation!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Featured Project by Tula Pink: Color Bars Body Pillowcase

Sometimes a giant pillow is all that stands between me and the jarring experience of falling out of bed; it's like water wings for the bedroom. Just because a pillow can function as a safety precaution doesn't mean it has to be ugly.

Materials

• Color bar fabrics: 10 fabrics, 1⁄8 yard (0.1m) each
• Background: 1-3⁄4 yards (1.6m)

Cutting

From each color bar fabric, cut (3) 2-1⁄2" x 12-1⁄2" (6.4cm x 31.8cm) rectangles. You will only need 28 rectangles; you will have two left over.

From the background fabric, cut:

• (1) 59" x 20" (149.9cm  x 50.8cm) rectangle (cut across the length of the fabric to make one long piece for the back)
• (28) 2-1⁄2" x 8-1⁄2" (6.4cm  x 21.6cm) rectangles
• (2) 5" x 20" (12.7cm  x 50.8cm) rectangles

Building the Pillowcase

1. With right sides together, sew each color bar to one 2-1⁄2"  x 8-1⁄2" (6.4cm  x 21.6cm) cream background rectangle by stitching down both short sides to create a tube.
2. Make a straight cut through only the background fabric at random intervals.
3. Sew twenty-eight color bars together along the long sides to form a long column. You will have two extra color bars to use in another project.
4. Fold the two 5"  x 20" (12.7cm  x 50.8cm) cream rectangles in half lengthwise and press to make two cuffs.
5. Line up the raw edges of one cuff with the opening end of the color bar rectangle.
6. Sew together using a 1⁄2" (13mm) seam.
7. Fold the cuff back over the seam toward the open end of the pillowcase and press.
8. Topstitch on the cuff 1⁄4" (6mm) away from the seam.
9. Repeat steps 7-8 to attach the second cuff to the pillow back.
10. Place the pillow top and the pillow back right sides together. Stitch a 1⁄2" (13mm) seam around three sides of the pillowcase, leaving the cuff end open. Backstitch at each end.
11. Stuff with a body pillow and you're done.

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Review

Fun book full of interesting color combinations and surprising design elements" --Jennifer at Erica's Craft & Sewing Center

"Well organized with lots of technique instructions" --Roseann from Rosebud's Cottage

"[Tula's] hand drawn illustrations are so clear, there is no room for confusion" --Kristen of KD-Quilts

"If you're trying to get your kids into quilting, I would definitely recommend this book." --Sharon at Jimmy Beans Wool

"Tula is brilliant!" --Bianca of Sweet Diesel Designs

"Not only are there great pattern instructions in the book, but the photography is eye candy!" --Nancy Zieman

"If you don't have this book you must get it! It is amazing and super informative." --Kim of Kim's Krafts

"Tula has some amazing artistic skills and she really does an awesome job of putting in the details in her work. High Five Tula!" --Brenda of Pink Castle Fabrics

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (March 21, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440218188
• ISBN-13: 978-1440218187
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.6 x 9.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts > Quilts & Quilting

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Intermediate Quilter, and I really liked the book. February 28, 2012

By Jeanne Mapes

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've also never written a review, but I was motivated by the contrast of the first two reviews. I would consider myself an "early intermediate" quilter, and I probably own 10-15 quilt books. I thought this book was wonderful, and hope to eventually make most of these quilts and the cuckoo clock. I liked her explanations of the importance of the quilting based on other aspects of the fabric and quilt pattern. I also enjoyed her explanations of the design process. I did find the quilt designs refreshing, and I would definitely have bought the book had I paged through it on the shelf. To me, they are pretty, but simple enough that I believe I could make them successfully.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous and More ... February 28, 2012

By Wendy

Format:Paperback

Kudos to Tula Pink for creating mouthwatering quilts with a modern day flair! The instructions are very easy to follow. The photos are awesome! Thumbs up to photographer Elizabeth Maxson for her unique styling abilities. She's the best! This book is a must have for quilters and fans who enjoy the beauty of quilts as an art form!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Beautiful Quilts February 28, 2012

By debbie1953

Format:Paperback

I recently received my copies of the book and absolutely LOVE them. It is refreshing to see quilt books that are out of the box and Tula's fabrics are wonderful. The photography is just beautiful and compliments Tulsa's quilts and style so well. Tula's comments about the quilts throughout the book are fun. The instructions are easy to follow. I would definitely recommend this book to others. Cannot wait to give my cousin our "family quilter" her copy of the book.