Scrap Quilt Celebration : 24 Fantastic Projects from Quilters' Best-Loved Patterns
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Its a classic quilters dilemma: what to do with your boundless supply of scraps? Look no furtherbeginners and accomplished quilters alike will find never-ending inspiration with the 24 quilting projects detailed here, all selected for their special ability to incorporate large numbers of scrap pieces. A range of styles from classic to contemporary includes best-loved patterns such as Log Cabin, Wedding Ring, and Sawtooth Star.Each project is depicted with line drawings to allow the quilter to create their own color scheme. Thorough instructions illustrate each step. Shortcut tips show quilters how to get the most from even small scraps of fabric with speedy rotary-cutting methods and other easy techniques. Unlike other quilting books, most of these projects can be created in a variety of sizes from small (wallhangings and crib quilts) to large (queen- and king-size bed quilts).Scrap Quilt Celebration presents the best-loved quilts from the bestselling Classic American Quilt Collection, which has over 324,500 copies in print.
From the Back Cover
We'll help you find a home for your fabric scraps--in dozens of beautiful quilts. You'll find new scraps, old scraps, and swapped scraps in these eye-catching traditional patterns and exciting contemporary quilts. Whether you have a bin of small scraps or stacks of neatly folded yardage, you'll find 24 wonderful quilts in Scrap Quilt Celebration to inspire you to dig into your stash of gorgeous fabrics.
Use your creativity to combine plaid, batik, hand-dyed, and floral fabrics with exciting, popular block patterns. Take a simple Nine Patch into new territory by combining dozens of scrap fabrics with simple black and white triangle squares in an Oklahoma Nine Patch quilt. Make a humble Schoolhouse block really zing with a bright mix of madras plaids, country homespuns, and dazzling brights, and a zippy diagonally pieced border. Create an unforgettable Log Cabin quilt by gathering dozens and dozens of fabric scraps in just two colors--you'll be guaranteed peaceful dreams when you sleep under your paper-pieced Summer Night quilt.
This collection of quilt patterns is a treasure trove of inspiration, no matter how you cut and sew your scraps. And if you're on a never-ending quest to use up your scrap fabrics, you'll discover many fabulous new variations on traditional scrap quilt patterns in Scrap Quilt Celebration.
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