Are you ready to take the challenge? Embark on a creative journey to design the kind of quilts you've always wanted to make! Proving that two minds are better than one, experienced quilters Wendy Hill and Pat Pease take on 7 quilt challenges, including designing a new twist on an old block and quilting with unconventional materials. Sew alongside them-by yourself, with a friend, or in a group-as you nurture your own voice of self-expression. Learn new tools, tricks, and techniques, including two-sided binding for two-sided quilts and satin stitching that is sure to impress!

By Pat Pease and Wendy Hill

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Challenge Yourself
The Challenges of Challenge Quilts
Challenge #1: Re-Imagine an Old Block with a New Twist
Using the Bright Hopes Block Improvisationally
Deconstructing the White House Steps Block
Challenge #2: The Value of Value
Using Value to Create and Play with Pattern
Using Value to Set the Mood
Challenge #3: Unlikely Materials
Using a Monochromatic Color Scheme to Incorporate the Unlikely Material
Using Color to Accentuate the Unlikely Material
Challenge #4: Pass It Back and Forth (And Do Not Speak)
Using Repetition to Unify the Elements in One Quilt
Using Repetition to Unify the Elements in a Triptych
Challenge #5: The Collection
Using a Collection of Echino Fabrics
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Challenge #6: Invent Your Own Challenge
Keeping it Simple
Focusing on Circles
Challenge #7: Mix It Up
Painting, Stamping, and Raw-Edge Construction
Surface Stitching, Thread Texturing, and Creating New Fabric
Show Me How
Reversible Double-Fold Binding
Machine Topstitched Binding
Facing Finish
Freeform Sawtooth Stars
Inset Squares
Pressing Advice and Seam Treatments
Quilting-As-You-Sew with Seam Covers
Quilting-As-You-Sew to Batting
Professional Looking Satin Stitched Edge Finish
Thread Texturing, Surface Stitching, and Satin Stitched Triangles
Using Zippers in Your Quilts
More Quilts
Resources
About the Authors