Patchwork, Quilting and Applique - Hardcover

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Amelia Saint George is the successful author of many craft books – The Stencil Book, which sold over 100 000 copies, The Needlepoint & Cross-stitch Book, Papercraft and Painted Furniture & Walls (HarperCollins), and The Table Decorating Book. She contributes regularly to leading international lifestyle magazines, including House & Garden, Homes and Gardens, Period Living, Good Housekeeping, Popular Crafts, Maison et Jardin, Madame Figaro and many others. Amelia also lectures at the Victoria & Albert Museum, West Dean College, Millfield School and The Women’s Institute.

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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AMELIA SAINT GEORGE SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE A RANGE OF DECORATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE HOME USING THE TRADITIONAL SKILLS OF PATCHWORK, QUILTING AND APPLIQUÉ IN AN EXCITING, MODERN WAY.

ALL THE PROJECTS ARE EXPLAINED IN STEP-BY-STEP DETAIL WITH READY-TO-USE TEMPLATES AND PATTERNS.

Patchwork, quilting and appliqué are traditional needlecrafts that have never lost their appeal. In this inspiring new book Amelia Saint George shows you how to make a range of decorative projects for the home using time-honoured skills in a simple and innovative way.

There are twenty projects in this book, all with clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photographs, together with practical hints and tips on how to cut corners yet still achieve the very best results. In addition there are nine ready-to-use templates and several trace-off patterns so that you can easily transfer the designs on to your chosen material.

There are 20 projects in the book, all with clear, easy-to-follow instructions and detailed step-by-step photographs, together with practical hints and tips on how to cut corners and yet still achieve the very best results. in addition there are 9 ready-to-use templates and several trace-off patterns so that you can easily transfer the designs on to your chosen material.

Amelia Saint George uses a wide variety of fabrics, ranging from silk and cotton to felt, fleece and velvet. In particular, however, she takes great delight in re-using fabrics from around the house – outgrown clothes, old patterned sheets or discarded men's shirts, for example, giving them new lease of life in the form of attractive and original items for the home.

Some of the projects are quick and easy to do, others more time-consuming – for example, a charming baby's puff-patchwork quilt that is light, warm and durable, a set of plain white towels transformed by adding brightly coloured felt appliqué shapes inspired by Matisse designs. Projects include:
• Baby's puff-patchwork quilt
• Geometric patchwork cushions
• Silk patchwork cushions
• Tumbling blocks patchwork tablecloth
• Sumptuous silk and velvet patchwork throw
• Appliquéd bed linen
• Block appliqué child's animal quilt
• Appliquéd towels and place mats