Design Then Quilt

A Dynamic Guide to Creating Stunning Modern Quilts

Irene Roderick

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English

Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 July 2025

Quiltmaking, patchwork & applique

A book that demystifies quilt design principles and teaches readers how to apply them.

This colorful book clarifies graphic design concepts as they relate to quilts. It allows modern quilters (and any quilters) to learn the definition of design and how to use design, or not, when creating a quilt.

Instantly putting quilters at ease, the vivid pages richly illustrate each concept, using photos of fabric pieces, threads, and quilts.

Award-winning quilt artist Irene Roderick knows from decades of workshop teaching that an accurate, academic approach to design is essential. Even for the entirely intuitive modern creations she's so well known for.

Learn the elements of design such as line, shape, form, and color. Next up: the principles of design such as balance, variety, movement, and repetition. For each design concept, Irene shows it to you using quilts: her own quilts and those of her workshop students.

Plenty of practice is included, and to bring each concept to life, actual quilt pieces are arranged and rearranged in varied ways. As Roderick shows, a quilt is constructed of three layers, and each can use different design elements in distinct ways.

Clear, easily understandable text and visuals are specifically aimed to be effective for quilters of all levels of expertise.

AUTHOR: Irene Roderick teaches quilt design. Her quilts are widely exhibited and award winning, including first place in the Improv category at the modern quilt convention QuiltCon. Her work has appeared in Fiber Art Now, Quiltfolk, Simply Moderne, and other media. Her previous book is Improv Quilting (Penguin). She lives in Austin, Texas.

200 colour images

By: Irene Roderick
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780764368776
ISBN 10: 076436877X
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Irene Roderick teaches quilt design. Her quilts are widely exhibited and award winning, including first place in the Improv category at the modern quilt convention QuiltCon. Her work has appeared in Fiber Art Now, Quiltfolk, Simply Moderne, and other media. Her previous book is Improv Quilting (Penguin). She lives in Austin, Texas. ireneroderick.com

Reviews for Design Then Quilt: A Dynamic Guide to Creating Stunning Modern Quilts

""An insightful primer on how to utilize visual design elements when quilting.... Intermediate and advanced quilters will be inspired to up their game."" -- Publishers Weekly