Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects [Paperback]

Valori Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000

In this instructive book, fresh designs for quilts, pillows, placemats, and other items update a traditional strippiecing technique and bring flexibility to a popular quilting style. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The stitch and flip technique is an easy way to build a quilt design. By sewing fabric strips onto a muslin foundation, flipping them at the seam line, and adding more strips over the raw edges, quilters with even limited experience can achieve dynamic creations without the painstaking labor of piecework. Valori Wells's bold sense of color and freewheeling approach to design yields eye-catching quilts that are delightful twists on more traditional patterns. (The Moon Phases quilt is particularly striking, a monochromatic symphony of blacks and grays that provides a nice lesson on understanding color value.) Good directions and excellent color photos make for an appealing presentation. --Amy Handy

About the Author

Valori Wells, the co-author of Through the Garden Gate and other crafts books, lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc. (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571201114
• ISBN-13: 978-1571201119
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll Flip Over This Easy Technique!, February 5, 2001

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Sharon Darling (Quilter's Review) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects (Paperback)

Here are some excerpts from my review of this book. You can see the complete review on the Quilter's Review website.

"Every once in a while I read a book that inspires me to put aside all my works in progress to start something completely new. This is one of those books....

"Stitch 'n Flip combines techniques of paper piecing and log cabin. But it is easier than paper piecing in several ways. Instead of paper, Stitch 'n Flip uses a muslin foundation that becomes a permanent part of the quilt, so you don't have to tear out all the paper after sewing and assembly....

"Like the log cabin block, the center piece determines the next piece to be attached, so the pieces are assembled clockwise or counterclockwise around the center piece. The difference is that the center piece is not always square. Because of this difference, each quilt you make using this technique can look completely different....

"If you want to try something different, try this new, easy method and produce a quilt that looks much harder to make than it is. Check out Valori Wells' Stitch 'n Flip!"

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lavender blue dilly dilly..., July 20, 2002

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Dianne Foster "Di" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects (Paperback)

If you are as flipped out about lavender, mauve, and shades of purple as I am, and love pansies and lavender, the STITCH AND FLIP QUILTS may be for you. Valorie Wells includes several chapters (14 projects) and each chapter is devoted to making a specific quilt. She advises you as to what materials you will need, how to prepare the materials (cutting the appropriate sized pieces), how to arrange the materials (blocking), and how to sew the pieces together on a sewing machine. A teenage girl could make these quilts.

Stitch and flip involves sewing pieces of precut material together, and then flipping the joined piece so that the seam is hidden and then sewing another piece to the joined first piece and sew on. Wells has provided the creative design and you assemble it. She provides some information about attaching the quilt cover to a backing and topstitiching the ensemble, but it would probably help if you know how to do this or have another book that helps you work through the assembly steps.

Each of the quilt designs includes a fabric color selection, but if you are imaginative you can make other choices. It's difficult for me to visualize the "pansy" design without purple but these days anything goes. Wells provides a list of material sources including email addresses.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Total Inspiration!!!, July 9, 2001

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Elaine Hamilton (Belleville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects (Paperback)

If you are looking for a non-traditional quilting technique, this is it. I have not been able to put this book down since I found it. I have 3 different quilts started because of it. I was inspired to follow my own imagination and creativity. The technique takes maybe 15 minutes to learn and then, you're off. I simply love this book.