Applique 12 Easy Ways!: Charming Quilts, Giftable Projects, and Timeless Techniques [Paperback] Review

This was one of my first applique books.It is a charming book for beginner appliquers.Many heart constructs,as well as simple piecing.Each pattern is labeled by ease of construction according to the various method(s) used to applique.Elly explains 10 different ways to applique.The directions are clear.Each project gives you the best method of applique to use(of course you can use which ever you want) for ease of construction. This is a great little book to learn how to applique.

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Fancy Feathered Friends for Quilters [Paperback] Review

The history is interesting.The patterns are full size,and beautiful. You can do a mix and match from the various patterns ,or follow them as they are presented. The birds are folksy, abstract,and realistic .Depending on what you are looking for, you will certainly find it in this book as it relates to birds and flowers. There are color plates of the completed quilts,and the patterns are in clear black lines. The book is very well done.

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Charming bird designs were everywhere in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They graced linens, china, fabric, jewelry, greeting cards, feed sacks, and more, and inevitably found their way into embroidery kits and quilt patterns, too. From the front parlor, to the bedroom, to the kitchen, bird designs were indicative of the era. Susan McKelvey's much-loved collection of antique bird design items inspired the designs in 'Fancy Feathered Friends for Quilters.' Her aviary of exquisite birds, from the whimsical to the realistic, will enchant quilters of every skill level. Two dozen patterns feature popular bluebirds, purple martins, doves, and swallows, with blocks ranging in style from folk-art to Baltimore Album. Birds swoop in flight, flutter over branches, stand in classic profile, and snuggle together as lovebirds. Susan adds vines, leaves, flowers, branches, vases, and fruits to showcase each bird perfectly. To add to their versatility, patterns can be appliqued, embroidered, or painted. Mix and match elements to create your own unique designs. An extensive gallery of quilts beautifully showcases the designs, providing inspiration and options. Susan shares her expertise on how to use ink pens to create shading and outline details. A section on color shows how to use hue, value, and intensity to advantage. AUTHORBIO: Susan McKelvey caught the quilting bug in 1977 in a quilting class in Greensboro, North Carolina. Although quilting was not a part of her family heritage, it has become a part of her children's lives - they grew up under her design and dewing tables. In 1984, Susan wrote her first quilt book, "Color for Quilters", and many have followed. Through her company, Wallflower Designs, she has produced many patterns and tools for quilters. REVIEW: This wonderful book is crammed full of information, techniques and illustrations.

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Baltimore Bride's Quilt Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive) [Paperback] Review

This book is a great addition to the Baltimore Album style patterns you already have. There are no instructions just blocks showing the patterns. I enlarged them to fit my block size and many of them I have not seen anywhere else. There are also border ideas shown toward the back. I think thisis a good book and a wonderful asset to any quilter's library.

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Rich selection of album quilt designs known as Baltimore Bride's designs, ideal not only for quilting but for a variety of arts and crafts purposes. (Album quilts are made of many different blocks rather than repeating one or two). This book contains designs (mostly florals) for 81 different quilt blocks and borders, offering quilters, artists and craftspeople a dazzling selection of motifs from which to build a unique album quilt design or to enhance any other art or craft project.


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Baltimore Bouquets: Patterns and Techniques for Dimensional Applique [Paperback] Review

I have really enjoyed working through four of the blocks in this book.It has made dimensional applique come alive for me. The instructions are clear and the patterns are all delightful!It is a book worth owning,particularly if you are wanting to clarify some of the techniques used inElly Sienkiewicz's books.

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With a few creative stitches, tucks, and gathers, you can take applique to a whole new dimension. Twenty floral-bouquet blocks feature gorgeous roses, hearts, birds, baskets, and other traditional applique motifs. These simple hand-stitching tricks will make flowers "bloom" right off any quilt!
· Includes 20 step-by-step block patterns, plus a dozen dimensional techniques that you can apply to any applique project
· Mix and match five companion border designs with the blocks you choose
· Eight exquisite quilts are featured in a full-color photo gallery
Mimi's inventive techniques will show you how to create quilted bouquets that will always stay in bloom.

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Design a Baltimore Album Quilt!: A Teach-Yourself Course in Sets and Borders [Paperback] Review

Everything you need to combine the scaled blocks & borders is included in this cut-and-paste workbook with scaled charts of classic quilt sets for paste-up pictures; scaled pictures of blocks, sashings, medallion centers & borders; 18 teach yourself lessons plus plans; 3 antique quilts & 38 revivalist albums shown in full color; patterns for the Heart-Garlanded Album plus 4 Baltimore Album quilt borders

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Baltimore Elegance: A New Approach to Classic Album Quilts [Paperback] Review

Everyone is really excited about this book, but I think her earlier books were better.This book is really geared to the beginner in the Baltimore Album technique, and for them, it is superb.For the more advanced quilter, it is better for patterns and for a reference book.If you want something that will give you real information, get some of her earlier books, even if you have to pay a little more for an out of print copy.

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* Eight large reproduction blocks, plus 25 smaller blocks and border designs
* Six simple lessons for improving applique skills
* Author is an authority on the Baltimore Album

For anyone who's always wanted to create a beautiful Baltimore Album quilt...expert Elly Sienkiewicz offers more than two dozen simple blocks that build to timeless classics. In-depth how-tos and six skill-building lessons make it easy to make full-size or children's quilts, plus totes, aprons, pillows, even a block carrier. Great for classes or clubs, Baltimore Elegance is perfect for quilters everywhere.

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Mimi Dietrich's Baltimore Basics: Album Quilts from Start to Finish [Paperback] Review

This book is good for someone who has never tried doing a Baltimore Album Quilt or three dimensional flowers.But if the quilter is familiar with the techniques, the book is far too simple.It presents different layouts and techniques in a clear manner, and Ms. Dietrich does a good job with simple patterns.However, for someone who is wishing to learn about the more complex patterns and the history of this very beautiful quilt form, this book is only a taste of what can be learned from far more detailed sources.

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Take a start-to-finish course on Baltimore Album quilts from a famed applique expert! Bestselling author Mimi Dietrich shares all of her best tricks-which she perfected while teaching hundreds of students-for creating these beloved quilts.
-Get a complete primer for every stage of the process, from selecting fabrics and appliqueing blocks to choosing the best quilting designs
-Follow 12 step-by-step lessons for appliqueing baskets, wreaths, leaves, berries, and more
-Includes a dozen blocks plus ideas for a variety of setting options

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Baltimore's Country Cousins: Album Quilt Patterns [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

This book has some basic designs that are less intricate than the Elly Sienkiewicz type Baltimore Album quilt blocks. I liked the simplicty of design and the fresher look with modern fabrics. A good book to jump into applique.

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Ever-popular Baltimore Album quilts go a little bit country, in this marvelous new collection from well-known teacher, designer, and author Susan McKelvey. Twelve beautiful applique blocks are inspired by the simplest designs found in quilts made up and down the Eastern Seaboard in the early to mid-1800s. Susan has chosen bright, strong colors and traditional prints reminiscent of the famed album quilts, to create a new look for some old favorites. Then she adds four bonus blocks for mix and match elegance. Instructions are included for choosing fabrics and for making the applique blocks and border. For each block, the author provides information on color considerations and stitching sequence. The author also provides photos of Country Cousins Variations, showing how these sweet blocks can be used individually in small wall quilts, home decor, clothing, and accessories. A section on writing and stamping on quilts follows and includes embellishing the applique elements with ink.

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A Baltimore Album: 25 Applique Patterns [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

2010 is the year I am making a Baltimore Album quilt & this book is the perfect place to start. It arrived quickly & in excellent condition. The whole purchase process was so simple! I would absolutely purchase from this seller again. (The center of the Baltimore Album quilt is already finished:)

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When Marsha D. Radtke discovered a tattered quilt in her rural Maryland parsonage attic, she found local history as well as an old textile. The red and green Baltimore Album quilt not only had an inked date of 1850, it also had inked signatures of women with well-known area family names. It was the superb workmanship that inspired Marsha to re-create the quilt s 24 hand applique patterns (one of them repeated in different fabrics) and share this historic treasure with others. These patterns sewn with expert skill before the Civil War have been redrafted for today's quilter with precision, clarity, and easy-to-follow instructions.In addition to being a Baltimore Album pattern teaching guide and resource, the book includesMartha s quilt-as-you-go technique and fail-safe binding method. Marsha began quilting in the 1990s and has won numerous ribbons and awards. Applique is her first love, which she enjoys teaching to others. She lives in Crossville, Tennessee, with her husband, Jim.

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