String Quilts
Sustainable Patchwork Projects Using Fabric Scraps
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Search Press Ltd
Published:2nd Mar '24
Should be back in stock very soon
Sustainable quilts made from your well loved items with the design inspiration of Carolyn Forster.
Many quilters are rediscovering a range of traditional patchwork and quilting techniques that, at their heart, are based on recycling and reusing materials. A style of patchwork that is true to this ethos, and which has been around for centuries, is string patchwork with its use of sewn fabric strips. Due to the scrap nature of string quilts, they are good for using a wide range and eclectic mix of fabrics that, otherwise, would have gathered dust in the corner of a room.
Best-selling author, teacher and quilter Carolyn Forster will show you how to:
- Transform old clothes and bedding, off-cuts and once-loved furnishing fabrics into 10 beautiful string patchwork quilts
- To create easily your favourite designs with an array of scraps featuring traditional blocks
- Ensure nothing goes to waste - included here are 8 little gifts and accessories to make with the leftovers from your quilt-making including a needle case, a quilt-notions pouch, a table runner and duffel bag.
A small section on all the materials and notions to get started, plus an invaluable techniques chapter, is included.
Quilters will have everything they need to create planet-conscious quilts, and in the process celebrate old quilt and patchwork methods from quilters of yore.
This is a great book and guide. Carolyn explains everything clearly and with pictures to help you follow it well. There are some very lovely pieces to make in this book and I will enjoy making things for many weeks to come.
-- Rebecca Clarke * Customer Review *I already have a couple of books by Carolyn Forster and was very happy to get my hands on this one!
With a sustainability theme throughout, the book covers a great selection of patchwork projects to use up leftover fabrics and scraps, from larger quilt projects down to a little pin cushion. I’m looking forward to making the quilted pillow – the technique for the pillow back is one I hadn’t seen before.
It also goes into detail about fabrics and foundation materials as well as on techniques like appliqué and stitch and flip methods. Each section and project has clear pictures or diagrams to illustrate the steps involved. The colour scheme throughout and the fantastic photographs make it a great book visually too!
-- Kerry Howard * Customer Review *What a beautiful book.
I’ve enjoyed looking at this new book my Carolyn Foster. There are some beautiful photos of stunning quilts. The instructions seem nicely presented and easy to follow. It may be a bit challenging for a total beginner but anyone with basic sewing/quilting knowledge should find this book inspiring. Like most people that sew, I have a mountain of scraps and this book will encourage me to make something beautiful out of them.
-- Tori Matthews * Customer Review *I am absolutely in awe of this incredible book. It is one that will be an absolute winner as a gift for yourself, for the stitcher in your life, for anyone wanting to sew more economically, for anyone wanting to learn a new method, and basically for anyone with an interest in sewing, textiles, or quilts! It is so beautifully presented, it is easy-to-follow, it is inspirational, and it is absolutely jam-packed with ideas, methods, knowledge, history, and projects!
-- Naomi Alice * naomialicecm.wordpress.com *Discover traditional patchwork and quilting techniques. Using sewn fabric strips, string patchwork has been around for centuries. String quilts are ideal for using a wide range and mix of recycled and reused fabrics that would otherwise gather dust.
-- Machine Knitting Monthly * Issue 317 *In String Quilts, Carolyn explores how you can use scraps from your stash to create sustainable quilts you'll treasure forever! So dig out your precious prints and the leftover fabrics in your collection that you just can't part with and learn how to turn them into utilitarian string quilts!
Carolyn also touches on the history of this much-loved, scrap-happy style of quilt and highlights the fantastic improvisational techniques that are great not just for your quilts, but for the planet too!
-- Today's Quilter * Issue 112 *An essential title for readers interested in the sustainable crafting movement and quilting.
-- Elizabeth Chandler * Library JournISBN: 9781800920828
Dimensions: 280mm x 216mm x 12mm
Weight: 1g
176 pages