Stitch Your Story

Six Complete Alphabets to Quilt in Your Own Words

Sarah Fielke

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English

Lucky Spool Media
28 May 2019

Quiltmaking, patchwork & applique

AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR

When creating heirloom quilts for family, quilters everywhere are looking for ways to personalise, customise and use text to show their unique perspective. From award-winning quilt shows containing powerful messages to sweet portions of poetry for a baby's bedroom, these alphabets encourage complete freedom to piece one-of-a-kind quilts but using the structure of the patterns Sarah provides.

More than just a collection of letters as in competitive titles, Say Something! has been careful to provide something for everyone. From paper-piecing, to applique to improv, her 6 alphabets allow readers to create symmetrical chunky block letters, sophisticated scripted cursive or whimsical improvisationally pieced letters all supplied in both lower and upper case. The perfect blend of having the structure and reliability of patterns, but still allowing for total customisation.

Includes 12 project instructions to get quilters inspired!

Upper and lowercase letter patterns

Photographed on location in Australia

Learn how to scale letters to the perfect size!

AUTHOR: Sarah Fielke, is a quilter, teacher, designer, and author of five hugely successful quilt books: Material Obsession: Contemporary Quilt Designs, Material Obsession Two: Shared Inspiration, Quilting: From Little Things, and, for CICO Books, Hand Quilted with Love, and Little Quilts. Based in Australia, Sarah has designed seven quilting fabric collections in her trademark whimsical designs. She regularly teaches classes on how to make her unique style of quilts at craft shows and in quilt shops around the world, and online at craftsy.com. You can find her at www.sarahfielke.com and on her blog, www.thelastpiece.net.

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Photographed on location in Australia.

12 project instructions to get quilters inspired!

Allows for complete customisation but with reliable patterns.

Includes instruction for piecing, applique, bias tape and improv and instructions for how to scale her letters to the perfect size!

Includes upper and lowercase letter patterns.

The hottest trend in quilting today.

50 illustrations

By: Sarah Fielke
Imprint: Lucky Spool Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781940655352
ISBN 10: 1940655358
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 28 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Fielke is a quilter, teacher, designer, and author of five successful quilt books including Material Obsession and Material Obsession 2. Based in Australia, Sarah has designed seven quilting fabric collections. Find her at sarahfielke.com and on her blog, thelastpiece.net.

Reviews for Stitch Your Story: Six Complete Alphabets to Quilt in Your Own Words

From song lyrics and political slogans to sweet sentiments for a baby's room, words and letters are one of the hottest trends in modern quilting. In Stitch Your Story, expert quilter ans bestselling author Sarah Fielke has created six alphabets that can be used to make statement designs. Offering something for everyone, this delightful collection is perfect for crafters looking to personalise, customise and stitch their own heirloom pieces. We Say: Through paper piecing, applique and improvisation, this engaging volume can be used to stitch everything from chunky block letters to sophisticated cursive. * Craft Focus *