Small Scale Quiltmaking: Precision, Proportion, and Detail - Paperback

by Sally Collins (Author)

If you are serious about quiltmaking and improving your skills, you will find this book most rewarding. Sally teaches how to make creative small scale quilts that excite the eye, challenge the hand, and failthfully reflect the "full size" vision, in a smaller space.

Nine projects are presented in order of their degree of difficulty. You will find creative challenges for both new and experienced quilters. Thinking large and working small helps you to develop a better understanding of the scale and proportion decisions that must be carefully considered for any size project. You will be missing a great deal if you do not explore the joy and satisfaction that come from small scale quiltmaking.

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This book will excite your eye and challenge your hand as Sally shares how she creates successful small scale quilts. The focus on precision workmanship, in each of the nine projects, demonstrates and displays all of the techniques and methods you need to be successful. Discover the fun and excitement of designing full scale and sewing small. The challenge, creatively and technically, is to bring all the detail and integrity of full scale to small scale quilts. This book is about enjoying the "process" of quilt making, making beautiful quilts, and achieving your personal best. Every quilt maker can benefit from the information in this book.

Author Biography

Sally Collins is an award-winning quiltmaker and a best-selling author. Widely admired for her precise workmanship, she shares her skills through a busy teaching and lecturing schedule. She loves the challenge of combining design, color, and intricate piecing in a traditional style. Sally lives in Walnut Creek, California.