Snowflakes & Quilts

Snowflakes & Quilts

by Paula Nadelstern
Snowflakes & Quilts

Snowflakes & Quilts

by Paula Nadelstern

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Overview

The author of Kaleidoscope Quilts shows how to create a stunning snowflake quilt, including how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully.

Paula’s incredible quilts capture the delicate, three-dimensional effect of winter’s snowflakes. Learn how to create the endless variations found in snowflakes using the techniques and materials of quilt making!

• Full-size patterns for making 11 of the snowflake designs from Paula’s quilts

• Step-by-step instructions explain how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully

• Paula reveals her strip-piecing techniques for “Power Stitching”

• Learn methods for using your fabrics to create “Seemingly Seamless Seams”

“Paula explores the collision of precise geometry and lush splinters of color and pattern. In this book, she reveals her unique technique with characteristic intelligence and humor.” —Stacy C. Hollander, Senior Curator, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City

“Much like a child mesmerized by fireflies, I cannot get enough of looking when I see [Paula’s] quilts. Riveting, dazzling, hypnotizing—these are the words that spring to mind when I behold Paula’s art.” —Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781571207746
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Publication date: 07/30/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 112
File size: 20 MB
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About the Author

Paula Nadelstern Bio: Paula Nadelstern was the first contemporary quilt artist featured in a one-person exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum. She designs textile prints exclusively for Benartex, Inc. and travels extensively teaching her unique kaleidoscopic quiltmaking techniques. Paula lives in NYC. www.paulanadelstern.com

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: THE TECHNICAL SNOWFLAKE
In the Beginning
- Tools of the Trade
- The Truth About Triangles
- How to Draft a Trustworthy Angle
- The View from a Hexagon
Templating
- The Case for Gridded Transparent Templates
- How to Make a Template
- Two Types of Templates
- How to Mark a Template
- How to Mark the Fabric
My Piece Policy
- Seemingly Seamless
- What to Do First
- The Patch 1 Perspective
- Linking Patch 1 to Patch 2
- Shaping Templates to Fabric
Power Stitching
- How to Strip-Piece Very Small Patches
- Matching Templates for Precision Piecing
- Advanced Template Matching
Finishing Touches
- Joining Together
- Repair Strategies
- Corner Triangles
- Layout
- Quilting
PART 2: THE ARTFUL SNOWFLAKE
Interior Design
- The Anatomy of a Snowflake
- How to Build a Snowflake
- The Color of Snowflakes
A Quilter's Guide to Snowflake Fabric
- Material Whirl
- Shopping Karma
- The Prima Donnas
- Allovers
- Common Ground
- Blue and White
Design Considerations
- The Elements
- The Process
PART 3: THE WORKBOOK
Snowflake A
Snowflake B
Snowflake C
Snowflake D
INDEX
SOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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