Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings by Beth Oberholtzer (English) Paperback Book

Description: Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings by Beth Oberholtzer, Lynn Sommer Learn this traditional technique to make beautiful holiday stockings. Popular since Colonial times, crazy quilting is a wonderful way to use scraps of mismatched, irregularly shaped fabric, piecing them together into a collage of textures and colors. In Victorian times, decoratively embroidered seams were added, as were embellishments of beads, lace, ribbon, and buttons. In Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings, youll learn how to use this old-world technique to make seven holiday stockings. Youll start with a very basic project and progress to more elaborate designs, using the detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations. The finished projects make lovely gifts and are sure to be cherished for many holiday seasons to come. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Learn this Traditional Technique to Make Beautiful Holiday Stockings Popular since Colonial times, crazy quilting is a wonderful way to use scraps of mismatched, irregularly shaped fabric, piecing them together into a collage of textures and colors. In Victorian times, decoratively embroidered seams were added, as were embellishments of beads, lace, ribbon, and buttons. In Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings, youll learn how to use this old-world technique to make seven holiday stockings. Youll start with a very basic project and progress to more elaborate designs, using the detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations. Feel free to follow the examples closely or use them as starting points. The finished projects make lovely gifts and are sure to be cherished for many holiday seasons to come. Flap Learn this Traditional Technique to Make Beautiful Holiday Stockings Popular since Colonial times, crazy quilting is a wonderful way to use scraps of mismatched, irregularly shaped fabric, piecing them together into a collage of textures and colors. In Victorian times, decoratively embroidered seams were added, as were embellishments of beads, lace, ribbon, and buttons. In Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings, youll learn how to use this old-world technique to make seven holiday stockings. Youll start with a very basic project and progress to more elaborate designs, using the detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations. Feel free to follow the examples closely or use them as starting points. The finished projects make lovely gifts and are sure to be cherished for many holiday seasons to come. Author Biography Beth Oberholtzer is a graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer from Lancaster, Pa. The daughter of a Lancaster County farmer whose Mennonite ancestors crossed the Atlantic in 1727, Beth greatly admires Pennsylvania German handcrafts, vintage textiles, and works of art and utility made from repurposed materials. Although she has designed hundreds of books, this is the second she has coauthored.Lynn Sommer grew up in a small Swiss Mennonite community in Ohio. Her family home was filled with traditional folk art motifs found in quilts, stenciled walls, painted furniture, and fraktur. She learned how to make crazy quilts from her grandmother, and then fine-tuned the style and made it her own. Sommer pieces her grazy quilts on her mothers vintage 1940s Singer Featherweight portable sewing machine. Long Description Learn this traditional technique to make beautiful holiday stockings. Popular since Colonial times, crazy quilting is a wonderful way to use scraps of mismatched, irregularly shaped fabric, piecing them together into a collage of textures and colors. In Victorian times, decoratively embroidered seams were added, as were embellishments of beads, lace, ribbon, and buttons. In Crazy Quilt Christmas Stockings, youll learn how to use this old-world technique to make seven holiday stockings. Youll start with a very basic project and progress to more elaborate designs, using the detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations. The finished projects make lovely gifts and are sure to be cherished for many holiday seasons to come. Promotional "Headline" Learn how to combine fabric scraps to create crazy, quilted holiday stockings with this easy-to-follow guide. To make your holiday special, youll learn traditional methods of combining different fabric scraps to make your own Christmas stockings as well as: *Which fabrics to choose when there are so many fabrics available *Decorative stitches with illustrated guides to instruct you *A short history of patchwork design in the United States *Patterns for quilted stockings, including: Woolen Wow!, Monochrome Magic, Rachels Homecoming, Distelfink Delight, Remembering Grandma, Purple and Plumed, and more! Description for Sales People *Which fabrics to choose when there are so many fabrics available *Decorative stitches with illustrated guides to instruct you *A short history of patchwork design in the United States *Patterns for quilted stockings, including: Woolen Wow!, Monochrome Magic, Rachels Homecoming, Distelfink Delight, Remembering Grandma, Purple and Plumed, and more! Description for Bookstore *Which fabrics to choose when there are so many fabrics available *Decorative stitches with illustrated guides to instruct you *A short history of patchwork design in the United States *Patterns for quilted stockings, including: Woolen Wow!, Monochrome Magic, Rachels Homecoming, Distelfink Delight, Remembering Grandma, Purple and Plumed, and more! Details ISBN1574213601 Author Lynn Sommer Short Title CRAZY QUILT XMAS STOCKINGS Publisher Design Originals Series Design Originals Language English ISBN-10 1574213601 ISBN-13 9781574213607 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 3483 Year 2012 Imprint Design Originals Place of Publication Fortworth Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2012-07-15 AU Release Date 2012-07-15 NZ Release Date 2012-07-15 US Release Date 2012-07-15 UK Release Date 2012-07-15 Pages 16 DEWEY 746.46041 Illustrations Line drawings, color; Line drawings, black and white; 80 Halftones, color; 20 Illustrations, color Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137389582;

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