Synopses & Reviews
Heirloom style with a fresh twist. Alision Glass Applique: The Essential Guide to Modern Applique 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-making--large-scale applique.
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 of Alison Glass Applique: The Essential Guide to Modern Applique, and embark on an exciting sewing adventure.
Review
llison Glass does such an amazing job with the technical writing, explaining each and every little detail with fabulous illustrations.
Review
Alison Glass does such an amazing job with the technical writing, explaining each and every little detail with fabulous illustrations.
Synopsis
Enjoy the classic art of appliqué but with thoroughly modern projects. Features 8 essential and updated techniques, including the hottest new thing in quilt making: Large Scaleappliqué. Use the skills learned to create one of the beautifully crafted 14 projects for the home by former interior designer turned pattern and Andover Fabrics textile designer, Alison Glass, including (for the first time) the pattern for QuiltCon's 2013 People Choice award winning quilt. Further embellishment tips capture the trend of taking time to add layers of handwork to compositions.
About the Author
Alison Glass is a surface designer and former interior designer living in Virginia with her husband and two young children. She is a well-known fabric designer for Andover and is well-known to distributors due to her established pattern business she designs under her own name., Alison Glass Designs. She has a collection of threads through Aurifil and teaches nationally.