Patchwork Persuasion

by Wolfrom, Joen

• ISBN13: 9781571200273
• ISBN10: 1571200274
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: C & T Pub
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Summary

Essential reading for quiltmakers and quilt artists interested in altering traditional blocks to create their own exciting and innovative quilts. This extraordinary book is a natural sequel to Joen Wolfrom's best-selling The Visual Dance. Joen presents numerous ways to create innovative quilt block settings and shares her ideas for making novel and interesting internal block changes. Inspiring options for other creative exploration are included. An excellent resource for quiltmakers of all skill levels; an invaluable reference for quilting instructors.

Author Biography

Joen Wolfrom is an author, teacher, and owner of JWD Publishing. She has taught and lectured in the quilting field, both nationally and internationally, since 1984. During a span of fifteen years, she created commissioned textile art for private clients and corporations. www.jwdpublishing.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(1)
Dedication	5	(1)
Foreword	6	(1)
A Gallery of Creative Inspiration	7	(70)
Chapter One: Setting the Stage	17	(11)
Beginning the Journey
Creating a Well-Designed Quilt
Anatomy of a Quilt Block
Fabric Hints
Borders
Chapter Two: Enhancing One-Block Designs	28	(15)
Knowing Your Pattern--Up Close and Personal
Realizing a Block's Personality Traits
Using Fabrics and Colors to Increase a Pattern's Interest
Using a Block's Pattern to Create an Unrelated Design
Enhancing the Design--Using a Diagonal Setting
Activities and Extended Learning
Quilt Show(*)	39	(4)
Chapter Three: Superb Block Marriages--Blends and Merges	43	(16)
Blending Blocks
Merging Patterns Through Block Explosion
Activities and Extended Learning
Quilt Show(*)	57	(2)
Chapter Four: Wonder Blocks with Moving Parts	59	(12)
Adding Design Lines
De-emphasizing Pattern Pieces
Eliminating Pattern Pieces Removing a Section of the Block Pattern
Rotating Block Parts
Creative Block Changes: A Jumping-Off Point
Activities and Extended Learning
Quilt Show(*)	69	(2)
A Gallery of Joyful Innovation	71	(65)
Chapter Five: Making the Block Design More Flexible	87	(15)
Rotating Blocks
Dropping Blocks
Varying Block Sizes
Two Blocks Sharing the Same Background
Moving One Block's Pattern into Another Block
Staggering the Blocks
Floating the Blocks
Activities and Extended Learning
Quilt Show(*)	100	(2)
Chapter Six: Fascinating Block Contortions--Stretching and Squeezing	102	(13)
Stretching the Block
Stretching and Staggering the Block
Condensing the Block
Enlarging and Diminishing the Blocks
Inspirational Sources
Activities and Extended Learning
Quilt Show(*)	113	(2)
Chapter Seven: Old-Time Favorites Forging New Paths	115	(9)
The Window--Changing Architecture
Unbroken Circles--The Double Wedding Ring
Successful Samplers
Exciting Group Quilts--Sharing a Theme with Friends
Innovation Overstepping Traditions
Activities and Extended Learning
Chapter Eight: Taking a Creative Leap--Planting a Seed; Watching it Grow	124	(12)
Taking the First Step
Creating Your Own Design Style
Abstract Block Designs
Using Geometric Shapes
Curves-on-the-Whole: Free-Flowing Curves
Activities and Extended Learning
Special Feature: Patchwork Block Pattern Play	136	(5)
Index	141	(2)
Sources Other Books by Joen Wolfrom; Other Suggested Resource Books for Your Personal Quilting Library; Fabric Sources; Pattern and Additional Technical Sources	142	(2)
About the Author	144