Snowflakes & Quilts
Author: Paula NadelsternDetails: 112 pages
Price: $16.99
Learn how to create the endless variations found in snowflakes using the techniques and materials of quiltmaking.
- Diagrams for making 4 snowflake designs
- Step-by-step instructions explain how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully.
- Paula reveals her strip-piecing techniques for “Power Stitching”
- Learn methods for using your fabrics to create “Seamingly Seamless” seams
More information as written by reviewer Amy Handy:
Far more than the sum of its pieces, the kaleidoscope quilt is a mesmerizing manifestation of brilliant-hued, geometric complexity. When kaleidoscope quilter extraordinaire Paula Nadelstern decided to turn her magic loose on a more limited color palette, she drew upon her lifelong love of snowflake photomicrographs to provide inspiration, and Snowflakes & Quilts was born. Intricately detailed, symmetrical, and endlessly fascinating, the snow crystal structure is inherently suited to kaleidoscope quilting. Nadelstern provides expert guidance and strong encouragement as she leads readers through the adventure of conceptualizing the snowflake design, from working with templates and mastering piecing tricks to discovering and understanding appropriate fabrics for this unique application.
Nadelstern’s skilled way with words is a fine match to her talent with fabrics, making the text a joy to read. She observes, for example, that “printed textiles brimming with synchronous color and pattern deserve credit for catapulting the design way beyond the ordinary.”
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