Product Description

In 144 easy-to-read, easy-to-understand pages with more than 550 full-color photographs and illustrations, teacher and designer Janet Pittman has created a stunning and comprehensive guide to applique techniqes, preparation, projects, patterns, stitching and embellishing.

Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started successfully. Experienced appliquers who want to improve their techniques will be inspired by the hundreds of photos, patterns for mixing and matching and personal tips.

Other features included notebooks--special reference sections throughout the book that highlight frequently used, essential how-to information, and machine and hand-embellishing ideas shown in clear photo detail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99662 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781890621063
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
• Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices

About the Author
Janet has been designing quilts for 20 years. Her quilts have won several awards and have appeared in Love of Quilting, American Patchwork & Quilting and Country Marketplace magazines, and in the Landauer book, Best-Loved Designers: Quick-Sew Quilts.

Customer Reviews

This is the one!
If one were to buy only one book on applique techniques, this would be the one. This is by far the clearest explaination of the process. It covers all possible approaches to a project, hand to machine. The illustrations are fabulous. I finally get it--- and you probably should too, if you are at all interested in tackling any applique projects.
The projects contained in the book have a nice simple modern look, and would be worth trying to get a feel for the process.
After this good start the techniques can be applied to all sorts of designs, even ones so advanced as those in another amazing book Little Brown Bird, by Margaret Docherty, a master (or mistress) of hand applique.
The only aspect of applique that is probably not covered fully enough is reverse applique. There is one page discussing this technique, however for a more complete discussion I would recommend Dutch Treat by Judy Garden.
My final favorite applique book is Applique Inside the Lines by Carol Armstrong which combines applique outlined and highlighted with simple hand embroidery, however, many more techniques for embellishing with embroidery are covered in Pittmans book. She has done a magnificent job! So again--- This is the one!

Best applique book ever
I teach a begining applique class and this book has everything I have been covering in my class. I plan on requiring my students to buy this book and am currently redesigning the class using this book. I love this book and highly recommend it. It covers everything completely with easy to understand directions and beautiful color pictures every step of the way. This is a must have book for your quilting library!

Applique away!!!!!!!
The great thing about this book is that it illustrates every type of applique in simple, easy to understand, full color pictures. Even the "applique impaired" like myself will want to try all the different kinds of applique. The quilt patterns provided are beatiful, functional and modern. A must have guide for the novice or experienced quilter