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Treasury of Patchwork Borders: Full-Size Patterns for 76 Designs

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The right patchwork border, especially scaled to complement the central design, is the perfect finishing touch for the angular beauties of a patchwork quilt.

Elizabeth Nyhan’s comprehensive and invaluable reference book shows how to add that magnificent final statement to full-size quilts, decorative throws, eye-catching wall hangings, heirloom-quality gifts, and more. Twenty-one full-size patterns for 76 distinct borders, including appealing combinations of triangles, rectangles, squares, and other geometric shapes, are all available in five different sizes, giving the quilter a wide range of ornamental edgings.

Simple, step-by-step instructions and approximately 100 clearly diagrammed illustrations show quilters of all skill levels how to choose appropriate patterns and successfully incorporate them into their own patchwork quilt designs.

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Sew a Color Wheel Quilted Pillow

Sew a Color Wheel Quilted Pillow is a sewing project. It involves creating a decorative pillow using a color wheel design made up of different colored fabrics.

The project requires basic sewing skills and knowledge of quilting techniques such as piecing, quilting, and binding. The end result is a colorful and eye-catching pillow that can be used to decorate a bed, sofa, or chair.

If you want one for yourself, then look no further than this dazzling color wheel pillow to freshen up and brighten your living space in a flash. This quilter and expert sewist Leslie Schucker made this pillow to feature the EZ Quilting Fat Cat template, which makes cutting your fabric shapes a breeze.

She’ll demonstrate piecing your color wheel together and lightly quilting your pillow top.

You’ll also learn how to sew your own envelope pillowcase. You can create as many unique color wheel pillows as you like using fabrics from your stash.

By using a variety of fabrics, all of your pillows can be equally unique.  Online Class Tutorial 

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