Applique Basics: Flower Wreaths FROM THE PUBLISHER
Easy to follow instructions for dimensional applique techniques and basic embroidery stitches show you how to add realistic accents to your quilt blocks. Learn to make daisies, peonies, marigolds, bluebells, tulips, dogwoods, pansies, and more. Each of the nine flower wreaths is also home to an inquisitive insect. Once you learn the techniques presented in this exciting new release, you will want to use them on other projects. 8.5 x 11.
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Karen Buckley presents easytofollow instructions for dimensional appliques and basic embroidery stitches for adding realist accents to quilt blocks in Applique Basics: Flower Wreaths. Needlecrafters will learn to make daisies, peonies, marigolds, bluebells, tulips, dogwoods, pansies, and more. Each of the nine flower wreaths featured is also home to an inquisitive insect as butterflies, moths, ants, ladybugs, and woolly worms, adding a touch of whimsical realism. Border designs are included, as well as tips on choosing and preparing fabric for a quilt projects. Highly recommended for the novice quilter and with much to commend it to even seasoned and experienced quilters, Applique Basics: Flower Wreaths is enhanced with a beautiful gallery of Karen Buckley's students' quilts.
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Karen Kay Buckley's Applique Basics provides an excellent survey by a master quilter who tells how to make all kinds of appliques. The author features her own sampler quilts and variations on their themes, with full-size border designs and illustrations and photos in color throughout.