Learn methods for drawing and marking the designs on quilt top. An excellent resource guide. The 'Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting' is a comprehensive reference of traditional quilting designs. The author has documented 375 traditional quilting designs from texts and quilt collections. For quiltmakers, the front section of the book is a how-to guide with over 500 illustrations for drawing and transferring traditional designs onto quilt tops. Some of the diagrams are: straight lines, geometrics and triangles; squares and circles; diagonals and diamonds; ovals, crescents, and curves; ropes and cables; hearts and feathers; and representational, naturalistic, designs taken from a quilt pattern, and combination designs.
Author: Phyllis D. Miller
ISBN: 978-0891458876