Book

Williamson, Jeanne.

The uncommon quilter : small art quilts created with paper, plastic, fiber, and surface design / Jeanne Williamson.

New York : Potter Craft, ©2007.

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

In The Uncommon Quilter, Williamson provides quilters, sewers, paper crafters, and mixed-media mavens with 52 projects for creating unique small quilts. The book is divided by the type of medium or technique used in each projectÑPlastic, Paper, Surface Design, and FiberÑand each contains innovative ideas for using everyday materials and found objects. Projects take anywhere from twenty minutes to a few days to make, ensuring that artists can fit creative time into their busy lives.

With charming anecdotes and clear, step-by-step instructions, The Uncommon Quilter is an inspiring, insightful guide to creating unique small quilts for self-expression, creativity, and personal and artistic growth.

Quilting.

Miniature quilts.

Includes index.

Plastic -- Striped bag collage -- Circle collage -- Heartbeat -- Amish influence -- Green design -- Netting gates -- Red design -- Red bag, black handle -- Free-form netting -- Autumn leaves -- Construction fence -- London vacation -- Paper -- Black & white squares -- Shredded evidence -- Making seal leftovers -- cupcake design -- Problem newspaper -- Off -center design -- Sunny-side up -- Recycled patchwork -- College drop-off -- Tissue collage -- Folded stitched paper -- Water lily collage -- Amsterdam & Paris vacation -- Surface design -- Forsythia -- Alien allium flowers -- Hair dye? -- Accidentally on purpose -- Clematis -- Red leaves -- Cemetery visit -- Seedpods & lint -- Lace design -- Ribs or fence? -- Ocean waves -- Let them have (chocolate) cake -- Fiber -- Checks with stitching -- Budding branches -- Sewn chair -- Leaves & batting -- Dryer lint sandwich -- Flat flower parts -- patchwork labels -- Skin-like bark -- Stitched socks -- Funky yarn, sheer fabric -- Graduation day blur -- Red & blue states -- Late night result -- Chocolates & ribbon -- Knit-sample collage.

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