Synopses & Reviews
From fussy cutting, to working with directional fabrics, to precision paper piecing, Amy Friend will guide you through the essential techniques that give creative quilters inspirational results from their favorite fabrics. Beginning with the best supplies and the basic techniques, then learn how to prepare and cut fabrics to achieve the best results. Follow along any of Amy's projects (including bags, smaller projects, and quilts) and learn what every creative sewist needs to know to make intentional fabric selections work in their own piecing.
Synopsis
Let s get fussy about fabric Maybe it s the rich colors or the tactile feel or the fashion vibe it brings to the mix. Fabric has an uncanny ability to transform a project, evoke a mood and deliver a whole, new level of satisfaction to today s sewist. Intentional Piecing, a sewing workshop in a book from renowned sewer Amy Friend, shows you how to make fabric the star of every project with the hot technique known as fussy cutting. What to stash and why. How to make it look seamless. Where to find creative inspiration. These are the fabric-related topics you ll explore with one crafty lady aptly named Friend
Cut the aggravation and sew gorgeous quilts and projects. Intentional Piecing offers page after page of best tips and techniques to ensure your success. You ll learn the best methods to fussy cut manufactured fabrics and work effectively with selvages and stripes.
You get:
- 12 unique, modern quilt patterns including 5 smaller projects such as a tote bag and magnetic pin tray
- Super-clear instructions and 90 detailed illustrations
- 100 beautiful, inspirational photographs set in pastoral New England
- An entire section of the book devoted to the types of must-have fabrics for your stash
Be one step ahead of the Fussy Cut trend. Intentional Piecing is the first book of its kind, focusing on the popular Fussy Cutting trend. That means you can tell all your friends how to do it. Or, you can keep these insider sewing secrets to yourself as you create quilts and projects that will garner rave reviews
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About the Author
When Amy Friend was a little girl, she said she wanted to grow up to be a mommy and an artist. She is now the mother to three young children, studied art history in college and worked as a museum collections curator. She now expresses her creative side through sewing and pattern design. She is the creator of many patterns, an active volunteer at the Modern Quilt Guild and blogs at duringquiettime.com.