Selecting a Quilting Design

Kathy: OKAY! Quilting Designs 101 is the most useful 'course' I've studied in a very long time. This will come in handy as I work on my PHD. I am eager to read the next class ... er, installment. Thank you. PAT

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:08:24 -0500, Pat in Virginia wrote (in article ):

I have several books with quilting designs in them. Often I just sit down and page through them until something jumps out at me.

Maureen

Maureen, If you have a minute, could you tell us the titles and authors of your books, please? Thanks bunches, PAT

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:18:08 -0500, Pat in Virginia wrote (in article ):

I have the 1st 4 volumes of the Quiltmaker's Quilting Motifs book, which are the ones I use most often. Add-A-Line Continuous Quilting Patterns by Janie Donaldson Create with Helen Squire, Helen's Mix and Match Quilting Patterns, and Helen's Copy and Use Quilting Patterns, and Infinite Feathers Quilting Designs by Anita Shackleford

Most of these I've picked up on sale or as sort of "dent and ding" hurt books in Paducah.

I really like the Quiltmaker books the best and go back to those often. Since I think there are a couple of more volumes in the series now, I'll be looking for a good price on them.

Maureen

Thank you so much, Maureen. My current de-cluttering activity is to eliminate quilting magazines. When I have a few minutes, or while I listen to TV, I look at them and remove what I want to save. Right now I am sorting old Quilt Magazines and I've found myself saving several quilting motifs. I had no idea there is a book of them, and I am glad to know it. PAT in VA/USA PS: I do not save too much from the magazines, so they are in pretty good shape when I finish. I take them to the guild's 'freebie' table and members snatch them up. I like that!

Pat, what I like somewhat better is that most of Helen Squire's and most of the Quiltmaker design books are also available as CDs. With the CD you can print out the design you want on foundation paper (designed to tear off smoothly) and attach the printout to the quilt. (Use 202 spray which is designed for sticking pattern tissue to fabric and be removable without leaving a residue, for example) Quilt through the paper, tear it off and you're set. Or use the print out, stitch with a large needle/no thread to make a "stencil" of the design. Then pounce it and get going. The CDs take the "tracing" step out of the way. And you can frequently resize the design as needed for your quilt block/space.

Pati, in Phx

Oh, that is very cool. Thanks, Pati! PAT,already wearing Green in Virginia!

To add to Maureen's list, I also like Hooked on Feathers by Sally Terry