Alison Glass Appliqu: The Essential Guide to Modern Appliqu [Paperback]

Heirloom style with a fresh twist.Alison Glass Appliqu?: The Essential Guide to Modern Appliqu? is for the advanced beginner interested in heirloom and slow sewing. It's the perfect way to learn about incorporating inventive textile treatments and embellishments to achieve one-of-a-kind, modern designs.

14 Projects for the home.Former interior designer turned award-winning pattern and textile designer, Alison Glass, brings you fresh, creative projects guaranteed to add drama and style to your home. You'll love making eye-catching quilts and chic home decor that rival boutique-style accessories-you know them, they come with very hefty price tags.

Learn the hottest new techniques.All of the techniques, from old-school to cutting-edge, are clearly demonstrated with step-by-step instruction, 20 helpful illustrations, and 60 detailed, how-to photographs. Also included: more on the latest trend in quilt-makinglarge-scale appliqu?.

8 essential techniques, updated.You'll learn methods for working with the latest substrates and a variety of fibers to create unique, contemporary designs as well as updated traditional techniques, including:

• Needle-turn
• Hand stitch
• Crochet
• Embroidery
• Patchwork backgrounds, and more

Sew fun!Get your copy ofAlison Glass Appliqu?: The Essential Guide to Modern Appliqu?,and embark on an exciting sewing adventure.

• First book from well-known and loved designer, Alison Glass
• Create one of the 14 colorful projects to gift or keep
• The first book to look at trendy, large-scale applique, scrappy pieced backgrounds, and big-stitch embroidery.

Alison Glass does such an amazing job with the technical writing, explaining each and every little detail with fabulous illustrations.?? The instructions are plain and easy to understand, with detaillãC