Spectacular Scraps
Published on 9. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-86351-272-5 (ISBN)
Description
Take four squares, each made up of two half-square triangles in two different colours and there are no less than 256 ways of putting those squares together! See for yourself in Spectacular Scraps.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Binda
Australia
Illustrations
80 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 308 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86351-272-5 (9781863512725)
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Persons
Judy Hooworth an art school graduate and former art teacher, is one of Australia's leading quiltmakers. She continues to teach quiltmaking throughout Australia, New Zealand and Germany. Margaret Rolfe helped found Canberra Quilters in 1980 and has gone on to not only make many quilts but also to reseach the history of quilts and quiltmaking. The result is a number of well respected books authored by Margaret Rolfe, the most recent being Australian Quilt Heritage.
Content
Introduction. Materials and equipment. The Spectacular Scraps approach. Quilt design. Construction. The quilts. Swizzle. Noel. Summer. Gathering rosebuds. Bonjour Paris. Octopus Garden. Black opal. Rainforest rhythms. Lavenders Green. Summer peaches. Teddy Bears picnic. Sining the blues. Redcurrent. Find the froggies. Kandy kisses. Gallery of quilts. Rotary cutting techniques.