Bøger af Gwen Marston

Liberate your inner (quilt) medallion] Are medallion quilts truly as traditional as we think they are? In her third book on Liberated quiltmaking techniques, Gwen argues that the women who made antique quilts were very improvisational, more so than many contemporary quilters. And medallion quilts show this very well. She provides a brief bit of medallion quilt history and then presents 7 exercises or 'how-tos' to unleash each quilter's creativity. If you like precision, fine. Get liberated with color. If you prefer carefully orchestrated color, also fine. You don't have to sacrifice good technique or traditional ideas when making an original, one-of-a-kind, Liberated quilt. Gwen troubleshoots as she goes, so that your Liberated medallion experience will be a truly joyful journey as you add to your proficiency as either a traditional or contemporary quilter.

Join Gwen Marston as she leads you through her intuitive process for designing minimal quilts with maximum impact. Learn elements of design, art, color, and history via page after page of unique quilts. Although this book includes basic instructions, no patterns are needed for this minimalist quiltmaking approach.

Patterns for quickly worked "quiltlets" (about 16 inches by 20 inches): Drunkard's Path, Gwen's Tulip, London Stairs, more. Ideal doll bed covers, lovely wall hangings.

Mary Schafer is cited as being largely responsible for the rescue of the quintessential American folk art of quilt making. Gwen Marston presents Schafer as an unassuming scholar, devoted to historical accuracy and determined to make quilting available to as many people as possible.

Instructions, patterns for 20 "quiltlets." Sizes range from about 21 x 21 for the largest, to 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 for the smallest.