Quilt Talk: Paper-Pieced Alphabet with Symbols & Numbers * 12 Chatty Projects

by Sam Hunter

Overview

You’ve got something unique to tell the world. What better way to get your message across than sewing your words into a quilt? Fiber artist and quilt designer Sam Hunter teaches you to say it all with 12 new projects featuring modern, paper-pieced text blocks. The book includes patterns of an easy-to-read font that includes lower- and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Sam covers everything you need to know about paper piecing, choosing fabrics, and designing your own quilted words. Use Sam’s designs to get started, and then stitch up your own words to give any occasion the ultimate personal touch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058885
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	106,586
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sam Hunter is a fiber artist and quilt designer who considers her sewing machine to be the ultimate power tool. She started sewing at age seven and has never really stopped. Sam lives in Oregon. Visit her blog at huntersdesignstudio.com.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Basics
How to Paper Piece
Letter and Word Anatomy
Choosing Fabric for Letters
Designing Your Own Text
Gallery of Ideas
Projects [head1]
Celebration
Welcome Baby
• baby quilt
Bébé
• wall hanging
Communication
Leia <3s Han
• twin/snuggle quilt
Talk to Me
• message board wall hanging
Rackafrax!
• twin/snuggle quilt
Inspiration
Love What You Do
• wall hanging
She Was a Nice Girl…
• lap quilt
She Ignored People…
• lap quilt
Decoration
• for home and studio
EAT
• place mats
Afternoon Snooze/Afternoon Delight
• reversible bed runner
Oh Scrap!
• canister/bucket set
• personalized canister
Make it Sew!
• sewing machine cover
Patterns
Appendix
Resources

Editorial Reviews

Sam Hunter has written a book about using the alphabet to make text-based quilts and gives you 12 projects to try out the technique for yourselves. One alphabet is used for this book and resized for the different projects. Paper Piecing is the method used for putting together the letters and the description of the basic technique is well-explained and illustrated. A consideration of how to work upper and lower case letters is also included, and this is very helpful. The projects are fun and modern and are divided into different categories – celebration, communication, inspiration and decoration. The basic instructions on how to go about lettering in quilts is very clear and easily taken outside the book for your own projects.

Workshop on the Web

For those who know my work, you will not be surprised that I LOVE THIS BOOK! I like things that please me, as well as entertain me, or make me laugh. These designs do all that. All the designs include paper-pieced wording. You can get an idea from the cover of the book about some of the fun things you can make.

Canadian Quilter Magazine