Wildflowers: Designs for Appliqué & Quilting [Paperback]

Carol Armstrong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2010

Sew beautiful wildflower gardens using Carol Armstrong's original appliqué patterns. Nature springs to life in quilts, wallhangings, and home decorations as you mix and match twenty-four wildflower patterns to create your own vision of the great outdoors. Instructions are provided for ten projects, with explanations of Carol's methods for light box appliqué, pre-appliqué, and the needle turn stitch. Also included are Carol's innovative techniques for free-form quilting designs that simulate rain, wind, sunlight, rocks, leaves, and other elements found in our natural world. Delicate watercolor illustrations throughout the book highlight the individual flowers. Includes the wildflower patterns: Bleeding Heart, Bloodroot, Blue Flag, Blue Flax, Bunch Berry, Buttercup, California Poppy, Colorado Columbine, Fireweed, Fringed Gentian, Hare Bell, Indian Paintbrush, Lady's Slipper, Lupine, Marsh Marigold, Orange Hawkweed, Ox-Eye Daisy, Shooting Star, Swamp Rose, Trillium, Trout Lily, Violet, Wild Columbine, and Wood Lily. Note: This digital file contains patterns that may not print true to size and may require sizing adjustments (inchmarks are included on patterns for reference). Depending on your viewing application or device, printing desired page may result in multiple printed pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc. (June 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571200452
• ISBN-13: 978-1571200457
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #980,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, realistic, wild flowers., February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wildflowers: Designs for Appliqué & Quilting (Paperback)

The author and designer of this book has a great sense of humor. Her designs are realistic and her technique is simple and easy to understand. Gone is the pressure to be perfect because nature is not perfect. The color plates give excellent ideas on use of the various line drawings. Designs are presented so they may be mixed to create a realistic flower garden appearance.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful applique, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wildflowers: Designs for Appliqué & Quilting (Paperback)

The applique designs are lovely, realistic, and disarmingly simple. Watch out for small applique pieces. The individual flower designs seem to me to work better than the larger composition pieces shown, but all in all a refreshing new look.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking Applique, August 29, 2009

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This review is from: Wildflowers: Designs for Appliqué & Quilting (Paperback)

Carol Armstrong has amazing talent; I'm so impressed! Using tiny bits of fabric, she creates masterpieces of floral arrangements. They truly take your breath away. She implies that I (her reader) can create the same by following her instructions. No way. It's gracious of her to be so inspiring and encouraging, but you need TALENT and a high level of skill to make these wallhangings. They look simple, but they are not - they're very sophisticated. I don't believe the average quilter would succeed with these. Her unrealistic expectations (and giving false hope?)is the only drawback to this book.