Quilt Blocks and Quilts from Your Favorite Fabrics: Recycling Fabrics as You Learn to Quilt (Easy Singer Style) (Paperback)

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Easy Quilts from Your Closet is a guide to making the most of the fabrics you love. Quilting is a great way to recycle T-shirts, blue jeans, neckties, pj’s , and even prom dresses—to give old favorites a quick and cozy makeover.

 

These fifteen projects teach three of the most basic quilting techniques: patchwork piecing, foundation piecing, and applique. Readers learn how to “deconstruct” their favorite garments and then reconstruct the pieces to form the small individual blocks that are stitched together to form a quilt.

 

Block by block, they’ll learn how to make quilt tops and “sandwiches” and then decoratively stitch their surfaces by machine—with straight lines or freeform shapes. They’ll also learn how to assemble blocks to make three full sampler quilts, adding sashing, binding, and designer labels.

About the Author

Kate Perri, of White Plains, New York, teaches hand- and machine-sewing and quilting to middle-school-age boys and girls in after-school programs, camp programs, workshops, and private classes. She has developed a range of projects based on these experiences-and on kids' special requests. She has a BFA in Designer Crafts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589233905
• ISBN-13: 978-1589233904
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #589,229 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I can't believe what I created, April 14, 2009

By	Mama K (New York) - See all my reviews

I started with 15 of my daughter's favorite tee shirts and finished with an oversized quilt that is making its way to the University of Michigan to decorate her room. This book was invaluable and got me through the process from start to finish. I learned some cool blocks and new techniques. The instructions are clear and easy to follow with detailed pictures. Great tips, great new ideas! My family is amazed and all of my kid's friends are putting their orders in! I am ready to start on my next project.

5.0 out of 5 stars What a way to get rid of those favorite old clothes!, January 29, 2009

By	Westchester Sewer - See all my reviews

This book has creative and interesting ideas for making quilts from some of my favorite things. I no longer have a box filled with my dad's old ties. My mom and I made pillows out of my dad's ties and tuxedo shirts. What a wonderful way to have a memory of my dad with me all the time.

My next project...doing something with all those t-shirts my daughter just can't part with. They will look much nicer as a quilt than as a pile of laundry on the floor. If my kids aren't careful, I will be sewing all their clothes into quilts.