Product Description

Learn how to create the endless variations found in snowflakes using the techniques and materials of quiltmaking. * Diagrams for making 4 snowflake designs * Step-by-step instructions explain how to draft a design, make templates, and piece successfully. * Paula reveals her strip-piecing techniques for "Power Stitching" * Learn methods for using your fabrics to create "Seamingly Seamless" seams More information as written by reviewer Amy Handy: Far more than the sum of its pieces, the kaleidoscope quilt is a mesmerizing manifestation of brilliant-hued, geometric complexity. When kaleidoscope quilter extraordinaire Paula Nadelstern decided to turn her magic loose on a more limited color palette, she drew upon her lifelong love of snowflake photomicrographs to provide inspiration, and Snowflakes & Quilts was born. Intricately detailed, symmetrical, and endlessly fascinating, the snow crystal structure is inherently suited to kaleidoscope quilting. Nadelstern provides expert guidance and strong encouragement as she leads readers through the adventure of conceptualizing the snowflake design, from working with templates and mastering piecing tricks to discovering and understanding appropriate fabrics for this unique application. Nadelstern's skilled way with words is a fine match to her talent with fabrics, making the text a joy to read. She observes, for example, that "printed textiles brimming with synchronous color and pattern deserve credit for catapulting the design way beyond the ordinary." Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #371522 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-31
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

From Amazon.com
Far more than the sum of its pieces, the kaleidoscope quilt is a mesmerizing manifestation of brilliant-hued, geometric complexity. When kaleidoscope quilter extraordinaire Paula Nadelstern decided to turn her magic loose on a more limited color palette, she drew upon her lifelong love of snowflake photomicrographs to provide inspiration, and Snowflakes & Quilts was born. Intricately detailed, symmetrical, and endlessly fascinating, the snow crystal structure is inherently suited to kaleidoscope quilting. Nadelstern provides expert guidance and strong encouragement as she leads readers through the adventure of conceptualizing the snowflake design, from working with templates and mastering piecing tricks to discovering and understanding appropriate fabrics for this unique application.

Nadelstern's skilled way with words is a fine match to her talent with fabrics, making the text a joy to read. She observes, for example, that "printed textiles brimming with synchronous color and pattern deserve credit for catapulting the design way beyond the ordinary." She offers four step-by-step snowflake construction how-tos, and although there are no full-quilt projects here, her superb instruction in all aspects of snowflake quilt design should see experienced quilters well along the way to creating their own lovely snowflake quilts. --Amy Handy

About the Author
Paula Nadelstern is a world-renowned quilt artist, author, and teacher. One of her quilts was named to the "Century's Best 100 Quilts of the Twentieth Century" sponsored by Quilters Newsletter Magazine. Paula and her intricate kaleidoscope quilts have been featured in numerous national publications and viewed on television. She lives in New York City.