The author of Crazy Quilting shares new techniques for capturing the style of stained glass in cozy quilts, bedcovers, wallhangings, and more.
Quilt designer Allie Aller spent years developing her own techniques for mimicking the look of stained glass. Surprisingly simple and endlessly inspiring, her methods produce stunningly beautiful results. In Allie Aller's Stained Glass Quilts, she shares her secrets-from design sources and strategies to step-by-step instruction in various "glass and leading" techniques. Allie also includes six stained glass style quilt projects to get you started.
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By Allie Aller
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Introduction
Chapter One: Design Sources and Strategies
How to find, enlarge, and transfer designs to suit your needs
A small stained glass project, from start to finish
Chapter Two: Glass and Leading: Supplies and Approaches
Fabrics, tools, and notions to use
Couching, appliquéd ribbon, and iron-on leading
Chapter Three: Glass and leading techniques, with practice exercises
Detailed explanations and practice sessions lead you through the three techniques
How to set up your workspace for best results
Gallery
Chapter Four: Workflow and Good Habits
Project One: Windy Sunshine; a summer throw
Project Two: Leaf Vine; a bed quilt
Project Three: Mondrian's Window; a couch quilt
Project Four: Window for Frank; an improvisational couch quilt
Project Five: Welcome Wreath; a wool and cotton wallhanging
Project Six: Tiffany's Peacock; a classic stained glass wallhanging
Conclusion
Resources
About the Author