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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
How to Use This Book
Supplies - GETTING STARTED: Goals and Definistions
- Acquiring Quilt Blocks to Work With
- Preparation of Sampler or Friendship Blocks
- Bordering Each Block
- Working to Scale with Colored-Paper Blanks
- WORKING "FROM THE INSIDE OUT"
- Blocks as Squares
- Blocks on Point
- Combining Straight and On-Point Blocks
- The Block Linking Network
- The Block and Blank Approach
Some "Loosening Up" Excercises - Positioning the Quilt Within the Perimeter-
An Extension of the "Block and Blank" Approach - Sashing Strips- Variations on a Theme:
Another Area to Reach for the Unexpected
- DESIGN DETAILS: Tools of the Trade
- Block Segments
- The Basic Cuts
- Distorted Blocks
- Repeat Design Elements
- Border within a Border
- Fabric Choices
- Offsetting Blocks and Other Elements to Create Movement
- Letting the Action Escape
- A Checklist
- THE PIECING PROCESS: From Paper Design to Real Quilts
- Supplies
- Creating the Scale Drawing
- Creating Full-Size Template
- Using the Graph Paper Templates
- Sewing the Quilt Together
- The Freezer Paper Technique
- Variation on a Theme
- Sewing Techniques
- Projects for You
- Afterword
- Appendices-
Appendix A: Sample Blocks to Work(Play) With
Appendix B: Sample Layouts - Resources/Bibliography
- INDEX
- About the Author
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