Review
Learn the art of fast-piece applique by creating 11 three-panel quilt designs using this easy-to-follow process which incorporates a simple grid, cutting apart numbered patterns, and machine sewing into a quilted masterpiece. Striking designs like "Poppy Pods", "Fields Full of Posies", and "Geometric Gems" feature bold, vibrant fabrics in gorgeous layouts. Author Rose Hughes shows you how to take a basic shape, choose the right color fabrics, add texture and contrast, and properly use repetition for the most visually appealing designs. Construction techniques, finishing info, and patterns are all included, too. --Craft Ideas Magazine, Spring 2015
Rose Hughes writes "Todays quilts bring back those wonderfully large, graphic designs, and the quilted line has made an incredible transformation. While the stitching of today is beautifully added to create incredible quilts, its being done in new ways with new threads in order to make its own statement". If you are searching for a new way to express yourself through applique then you will learn a lot by reading Fast-Piece Applique, Easy, Artful Quilts by Machine. Learn to simplify any design you may have to create one of-a-kind inspired designs. Art theory from color, texture, line, contrast and repetition are touched on as well and a good list of supplies will start you on the path. The quilts in this book are made using the authors Fast-Piece Applique method and your sewing machine. Clearly written instructions and photos illustrate the method. The quilts are finished with quilting, dimensional stitching, couching and beading. The 11 projects found in the book consist of three panels each. You have the option of making a single panel, piece them all together as one quilt or make all three panels for a dynamic display. --The Applique Society Newsletter, March/April 2015
Simplify! Author Rose Hughes teaches you how to transform images from nature and other complex images into bold applique designs. Create 11 stunning three-panel quilt designs using these images and her clever fast-piece applique technique. Make single panels to display individually or stitch them together into quilts, then add texture and dimension with her creative stitching and embellishment options. --Modern Quilts Unlimited, Spring 2015
About the Author
Rose Hughes first took up quilting in 2003, and has never looked back. She loves to share her quilting passion and travels the world providing entertainment and educational lectures.