Foundation Paper Pieced Stained Glass Quilts

The author of Crazy Quilting shares new techniques for capturing the style of stained glass in cozy quilts, bedcovers, wallhangings, and more. Quilt designer Allie Aller spent years developing her own techniques for mimicking the look of stained glass. Surprisingly simple and endlessly inspiring, her methods produce stunningly beautiful results. In Allie Aller’s Stained Glass Quilts, she shares her secrets—from design sources and strategies to step-by-step instruction in various “glass and leading” techniques. Allie also includes six stained glass style quilt projects to get you started.

Now quilters can stitch stained glass quilts without using those old, time-consuming techniques! Instead, just four steps -- trace, cut, fuse, and quilt -- will produce gorgeous, color-splashed stained glass quilts in a fraction of the time. The simplicity and speed of this exciting technique creates stunning results that beginners will marvel at and advanced quilters will admire. -- Twelve brilliantly colored, stained glass quilt patterns that don't require unruly bias tape -- Simplified techniques for fusing colorful applique pieces to a black background, which eliminates the need for hand or machine applique -- A super-quick method for quilting and securing fabric edges in one step that every quilter will appreciate

In this manual the editors of Quilter's Newsletter and Quiltmaker magazines dish up a serving of quilt designs using paper piecing. Each of the 17 paper-pieced quilt projects tells a story, from the stained glass of Nancy's Garden to the patriotic Shooting Stars to the breast cancer survivor's Busting Out and 14 other designs.

Presents step-by-step instruction for creating floral quilts using the foundation piecing method.

A complete "Step-by-Step" Course in Stained Glass Quilting! I am a quilt maker! I always have been true to this art form. I love stained glass too and always wanted to dabble in glass, however, this craft was not portable and traveling around with glass would be a dangerous adventure. How do you combine a love for quilting and marry it with stained glass? Stained Glass Quilting! In this book I go over pattern selection, fabric choices, and the steps to make your very own sample from the patterns included in this book. I have made dozens of these quilts. My favorite is "E-Kennekoi" (The Japanese word for "Koi Pond") - the quilt that is on the cover. It took over two years to complete and well over two miles of thread just to piece it! I hope you will enjoy the lessons in this book and be inspired to make a masterpiece of your own! As I always say, "Never master the mundane". A stained glass quilt is never mundane!