Kaleidoscope Quilts The Workbook

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607051834
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kaleidoscope Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic is revealed! Never before have there been this many kaleidoscope projects from the award–winning and bestselling author in one book. This collection of kaleidoscope blocks made a stunning display on museum walls; now you can make them for your own walls too! In this workbook, you’ll go “behind the seams” to learn Paula’s design approach and fabric selection process, as well as her drafting and construction methods. Includes patterns you can follow for all twelve one-block quilts! Twelve projects—each one makes an artistic 20” square kaleidoscope block Introducing 22.5˚ wedges (her narrowest wedges yet!) to increase the beauty and intricacy of each kaleidoscopic pattern Includes a gallery of the quilts from Paula’s exhibit at the Museum of American Folk Art, plus candid shots of the opening reception

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607052822
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paula Nadelsterns Kaleidoscope Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate Kaleidoscope Quilts With the Master Kaleidoscope Artist. Career retrospective of Paula Nadelstern's awe-inspiring quilts is packed with photos, design insights, and tips for making your own kaleidoscope quilts. Huge gallery with photos and in-depth, behind-the-scenes commentary on 19 quilts. Chapters with detailed explanations of Paula's design strategies and construction methods. The astonishing quilts that spring from Paula Nadelstern's passion for kaleidoscopes will change your view of what a quilt can be. This book highlights Paula's life work and shows how you can use her techniques to create your own unique fabric art.

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1571207740
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowflakes & Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Kaleidoscope Quilts shows how to create a stunning snowflake quilt, including how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully. Paula’s incredible quilts capture the delicate, three-dimensional effect of winter’s snowflakes. Learn how to create the endless variations found in snowflakes using the techniques and materials of quilt making! • Full-size patterns for making 11 of the snowflake designs from Paula’s quilts • Step-by-step instructions explain how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully • Paula reveals her strip-piecing techniques for “Power Stitching” • Learn methods for using your fabrics to create “Seemingly Seamless Seams” “Paula explores the collision of precise geometry and lush splinters of color and pattern. In this book, she reveals her unique technique with characteristic intelligence and humor.” —Stacy C. Hollander, Senior Curator, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City “Much like a child mesmerized by fireflies, I cannot get enough of looking when I see [Paula’s] quilts. Riveting, dazzling, hypnotizing—these are the words that spring to mind when I behold Paula’s art.” —Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C & T Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781607051794
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kaleidoscope Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C & T Pub. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of kaleidoscope blocks made a stunning display on museum walls; now you can make them for your own walls too! In this workbook, you'll go behind the seams to learn Paula's design approach and fabric selection process, as well as her drafting and construction methods.

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607053969
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puzzle Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Puzzle Quilt is a Sampler with a Secret! Finally...Paula Nadelstern's signature look in blocks any quilter can create. Choose special fabrics to create a variety of effects. The PUZZLE is in the PAIRS-identically pieced blocks look amazingly different! Everyone loves Paula's complex, optically challenging quilts. Now, Paula strips construction down to the bare bones, so you can focus on fabric selection, then use special techniques like symmetry, mirroring, and seam blending to create stunning, exciting designs. The six blocks are featured in a sampler, or combine them with your own ideas to create unlimited projects.

Author : Ricky Tims
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 160705163X
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ricky Tims' Kool Kaleidoscope Quilts written by Ricky Tims and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn Tims’ innovative techniques step-by-step to create a stunning kaleidoscope quilt of your own. • An inspirational gallery of 26 student quilts • Like snowflakes, each quilt you make with this technique will be unique • Includes easy steps to enlarge or reduce the size of your quilt Create a spectacular kaleidoscope quilt with Ricky's unique strip-piecing method for making a multi-faceted pattern. You'll see impressive and intricate results from simple sets of strips; it’s foolproof with little need for pre-planning. The beauty lies in the unpredictability of how the fabric unfolds—just like a real kaleidoscope!

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607050277
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kaleidoscopes And Quilts written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaleidoscope - the very word promises surprise and magic, chance and change. Exploding with visual excitement, a kaleidoscope design organizes an abundance of light, color, form, and motion into a complex and coherent image, capturing a moment of infinity. This book is jammed with how-to's and why-not's, process and product, and an abundance of text and photos that explains elements of design and technique for creating the multifaceted, luminous, and random nature of a kaleidoscope's interior on the flat surface of a quilt. The kaleidoscope configuration and its symmetrical repetition allows the quiltmaker to explore a variety of design possibilities using intricately printed fabric. With Paula as your guide, you will find that making kaleidoscope quilts is like making magic with fabric.

Author : Paula Nadelstern
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1617451894
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabricadabra: Simple Quilts, Complex Fabrics written by Paula Nadelstern and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Kaleidoscope Quilts shows how to use simple piecing to create spectacular quilts that are a feast for the eyes. Imagine a traditional quilt, its ordinary shapes gift wrapped with intricate fabrics. Celebrated author, teacher, and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern shows you how to design simple but stunning quilts with the help of vivacious fabric prints. Analyze fabrics to uncover their piecing potential for color and symmetry. Make your own cutting templates and learn how to get the “seemingly seamless” look made famous by Paula’s kaleidoscopic quilts. Example piecing diagrams show just how easy it is to quilt a visual spectacle. • Fabricadabra! Discover your fabric’s hidden potential and sew complex-looking quilts that are easy to piece with industry leader Paula Nadelstern • Understand symmetry in fabrics and fool the eye with daring design strategies • Fussy cut prints to perfection with self-drafted templates and camouflage seams for luminous effects

Author : Cheryl Malkowski
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607051516
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blocks to Diamonds written by Cheryl Malkowski and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quilt designer shares her technique for turning traditional square blocks into dazzling kaleidoscope star quilts in this guide featuring 12 projects. Quilt designer Cheryl Malkowski is always experimenting with new quilting possibilities. In Blocks to Diamonds, she shares 12 kaleidoscope star quilt patterns that use a simple yet ingenious design strategy: skewing traditional blocks into diamonds—and then forming those diamonds into stars. As Cheryl herself put it, “the results were instantly spectacular and very satisfying.” Blocks to Diamonds shows you how to create a complex quilt without the headache. With Cheryl’s step-by-step instructions, you will learn how simple techniques can be used to create unique and beautiful kaleidoscope star quilts.

Author : Deborah Kemball
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607051672
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beautiful Botanicals written by Deborah Kemball and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts.” —The Professional Quilter Magazine Plant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliqué. • 14 sophisticated floral appliqué projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings • Full-size templates for 45 appliqué flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders • Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece