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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Possibilities, Potential, and Limits
  • Beginnings
  • I. THE DEPARTURE:
    The Design System
    • Defining the Terms
    • Selecting the Block
    • Sizing
      Work Station I
    • Split-Outs
      Work Station II
    • Splicing
      Work Station III
    • Sampling Block Analyses
  • Design Strategy:
    • Visual Weight and Movement
    • Planning for Sizings
      Work Station IV
    • Planning for Splicing
      Work Station V
    • Planning the Construction
    • Creating Borders
    • Changing the Layout
  • II. THE JOURNEY:
    Color
    • Supporting the Theme
    • Determining Color Placement and Value
    • Discovering Emphasis Areas
      Work Station VI
    • Color Selection
    • Anxiety-Free Color Theory
    • Color Auditions
      Work Station VII

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  • Fabric:
    • Considering Fabric Types
    • Grouping Fabrics
    • Testing Fabric Choices
    • Cutting the Fabrics
    • Making and Using a Design Wall
    • Stitching the Top
  • Surface Ornamentation:
    • Overlaying Applique
    • Working with Dimension
    • Trimmings
    • Considering Embroidery
    • Adding Stardust
  • III. THE DESTINATION:
    The Other Half
    • Making the Backing
    • Selecting the Batting
    • Planning and Stitching the Quiltind Design
    • Finishing the Edges
    • Labeling the Quilt
    • Arrival
  • IV. PROJECTS AND PATTERNS:
    General Directions for Patterns
    • Alison's Design, "Butterscotch"
    • Anne Marie's Design, "A New Beginning"
    • Kate's Design, "The Fitzies"
    • Anne's Design, "KathAnne's Ragtime Band"
    • Bonnie's Design, "Some Like It Hot"
    • Lynn's Design, "Irish Pilgrim"
    • Quick Cutting Chart
    • Templates
  • V. SOURCES AND INSPIRATION:
    • Source Appendix
    • Bibliography
    • Index to Quilts and Quiltmakers
    • Index to Block Patterns
  • VI. TEACHING PLAN
  • About the Author

Title: Stretching tradition: New Images for Traditional Quilts
Author/Designer: Lynn G. Kough
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1995
Publisher: Quilt House Publishing, Saddle Brook, NJ
Language: English
Page Count: 160
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 1881588130

SUMMARY- When I sit down to review a book, I deliberately don't flip through it, but only look at the cover then enter the Table of Contents. I do it this way so that I will have some idea of what information you are getting when you open this page. I want to know if the Table of Contents will give you enough information to decide whether this is a book you want to pursue a copy of, or whether I need to give you a better idea of what the book is offering. I was intrigued by the Table of Contents, but I had no more real clue what was in store than I had just looking at the cover, so I'm going to attempt to explain why you want this book on your shelf without violating the designer's copyright. That's kind of difficult with this one, since the key words to unlocking this mystery are "Sizing," "Split-Outs," and "Splicing." If you're all Oh sure, I know what she means - been doing them for years, then you probably don't need this book. But if you're as puzzled as I was, enjoy trying new things with classic patterns, then you must go and find a copy of this book. I got my copy off of www.PaperbackSwap.com but I'm sure you can find used copies pretty cheaply off ebay as well. The "Sizing," "Split-Outs," and "Splicing" are techniques applied to the classic blocks in order to create a very sophisticated layout that No One will see coming. This is really cool. Buy it.

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