The Applique Book

Peek inside the design process with today’s modern quilters. Learn the secrets to fearless, modern appliqué! Top appliqué designers share 16 innovative projects with full-size patterns. Master 7 classic techniques from invisible machine appliqué to bias tape design, each with step-by-step instructions that make it easy to learn. Then, peek inside the design process with profiles of 9 award-winning quilters, inspiring you to rethink the bounds of appliqué. • 16 innovative appliqué projects with full-size patterns • Master 7 skills from raw edge and needle-turn appliqué to reverse appliqué, Broderie Perse, and free-form methods • Projects from 12 of today’s modern designers: Jenna Brand, Shannon Brinkley, Vanessa Christenson, Jenifer Dick, Debbie Grifka, Lynn Harris, Rossie Hutchinson, Allison Rosen, Latifah Saafir, Beth Vassalo, Casey York, and Betz White • Profiles of award-winning artists: Bari J. Ackerman, Melissa Averinos, Sarah Fielke, Carolyn Friedlander, Alison Glass, LUKE Haynes, Chawne Kimber, Kevin Kosbab, and Denyse Schmidt