Quilting in the Limelight: The Life, Art and Techniques of an Award-Winning Quilter

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Author: Philippa Naylor

ISBN-10: 0981886000

ISBN-13: 9780981886008

Category: Artisans & Craftspersons - Biography

Detailing her extraordinary career as a quilt artist and teacher, this memoir of internationally-known, award-winning quilter Philippa Naylor both recounts her development as a quilt artist and serves to further inspire her many fans around the world. Filled with the same meticulous detail as her intricately designed quilts, her story travels from a child in England fascinated with sewing clothes for dolls to the high-pressure world of fashion design to a world-renowned quilter. Along the way...

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Detailing her extraordinary career as a quilt artist and teacher, this memoir of internationally-known, award-winning quilter Philippa Naylor both recounts her development as a quilt artist and serves to further inspire her many fans around the world. Filled with the same meticulous detail as her intricately designed quilts, her story travels from a child in England fascinated with sewing clothes for dolls to the high-pressure world of fashion design to a world-renowned quilter. Along the way she also shares her techniques, secrets, and the most important elements of her quilts—drama, contrast, movement, balance, depth, and layering.

Acknowledgements Intro Beginning Saudi Arabia The journey home House renovation A change of direction Gallery of quilts Workplace Equipment and materials Starting a new quilt The quilt top and precision piecing The quilting and trapunto design Free-motion machine quilting Piping Mitered binding Finishing Conclusion Book list Resources