Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Rachel May

Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to play with traditions and take liberties with fabrics, patterns, colors, stitching, and the ways in which they all connect In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics Their ideas, their quilts, and their tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity wherever it leads. Free Read [ Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community ] Author [ Rachel May ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Thank you to the publisher for advanced access to this title through Netgalley.I feel like there are two types of quilting books, ones that are made for quilters and ones that are made by quilters Let me explain Those made for quilters are full of patterns and tips and are useful on every page of the book Every section is something you can see a person photocopying to keep in their own stash of personal ...I just got a copy of this book for review this past week from the publisher.Initially, I always leaf through new books, after taking them out of the envelope, then set them aside to read later on This book gripped me and would not let go It was rather late, so I had to put it down, but I finished it up the next chance I had.It has a few patterns and how to s in it, but this is not the reason I would call it an instructional book I read the Bios of all the artists This isinspiration I just got a copy of this book for review this past week from the publisher.Initially, I always leaf through new books, after taking them out of the envelope, then set them aside to read later on This book gripped me and would not let go It was rather late, so I had to put it down, but I finished it up the next chance I had.It has a few patterns and how to s in it, but this is not the reason I would call it an instructional book I read the Bios of all the artists This isinspirational and instructional and uplifting than any patterns they could have given.It is amazing to read how other artists handle inspiration, go about their work and what process they follow What got them into their medium and how they l...Incredibly informative book with gorgeous pictures A great overview of people who are designing fabrics and quilts within the modern tag Really inspirational Gave me a lot of things to think about and I believe I found a few quilters who have projects I want to try This book is SUCH a winQuilting With a Modern Slant is Like Attending a Guild Meeting in Your Living Room Quilting With a Modern Slant by Rachel May isn t the typical quilt book While it does have a few techniques and patterns, this is really a book about inspiration and an attempt to define what modern quilting really is and what it means to different quilters The book highlights dozens of different quilters and designers giving their history and insights into their creative processes Packed with photos, this Quilting With a Modern Slant is Like Attending a Guild Meeting in Your Living Room Quilting With a Modern Slant by Rachel May isn t the typical quilt book While it does have a few techniques and patterns, this is really a book about inspiration and an attempt to define what modern quilting really is and what it means to different quilters The book highlights dozens of different quilters and designers giving their history and insights into their creative processes Packed with photos, this book has a place on mo...First, I want to say I am not a quilter, but I am a fiber artist and teacher and have long, long been obsessed with quilts I own a ton of quilt books for their inspiration and even own a fabric stash a sewing machine, though I can barely sew I want to be a quilter, but the fiber life has a mind of its own.The book starts with the basics, explaining how to make a simple quilt 6 parts and defines what modern quilting is, and what different people feel about quilting and modern quilting i First, I want to say I am not a quilter, but I am a fiber artist and teacher and have long, long been obsessed with quilts I own a ton of quilt books for their inspiration and even own a f...Excellent reference work for anyone interested in modern quiltingThe cover on this book is what drew me in I love the bright colors and energy it invokes Bright quilts make me happy This book reinvigorated me and inspired me to spendtime back at my sewing machine and to experimentI picked up a few tips and some methods I want to try I enjoyed having this book to come back to when I had a bit of time or didn t feel like picking up the novel I was reading I also added a few bookmarks digital , and now follow additional people or companies on The cover on this book is what drew me in I love the bright colors and energy it invokes Bright quilts make me happy This book reinvigorated me and inspired me to spendtime back at my sewing machine and to experimentI picked up a few tips and some methods I want to try I enjoyed having this book to come back ...A good format to dip in and out of, and inspiring to a novice modern quilter Led me on a trail of different blogs and Pinterest searches A book that I toyed with owning briefly There are many of these books now and sometimes the theme can be difficult to pick It still fulfills the pleasure of a for...Such a fun look at some very different and very beautiful quilts Filled with interviews from talented fiber artists, gorgeous pictures, and scattered tutorials If you want to be inspired, pick this one upThis was a fun book to browse quickly and also nice to see what people are making I didn t find much practical advice here, though it did get me to entertain the idea of attending a quilt guild meeting someday.

Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community

English
17 September 2017

Rachel May