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Make + love quilts : scrap quilts for the 21st century / Mary Katherine Fons.

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Lafayette, CA : Stashbooks, an imprint of C&T Publishing, Inc., c2014.

Patchwork quilts.

Patchwork -- Patterns.

Quilting -- Patterns.

9781607058625 (soft cover)

1607058626 (soft cover)

128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Scrap quilts in the twenty-first century -- The 1,000 ideas theory -- Fabric for backings -- Why quilts are cotton -- The prewash question -- Solids -- The dress test -- Degrees of "yes" -- Patterned neutrals -- Design fundamentals -- Contrast -- Hue and value -- Scale -- Scale in fabric -- scale in overall design -- Selecting fabrics for a quilt -- Rogue blocks -- Construction basics -- The patchwork quartet -- Cutting -- sewing -- pressing -- ripping -- The mighty Fons & Porter -- Grain, bias, and the pop test -- Assembling the top -- Joining the blocks -- borders -- Essential tool: the design wall -- Putting together the layers -- Layering -- batting -- making the quilt sandwich -- basting -- quilting -- Finishing up -- Binding -- labels and charms -- Black and white binding -- Projects -- Northbound -- Forest preserve -- Whisper -- The royal we -- Formal affair -- Hello, there -- Rum raisin -- Herzog -- My dear -- Devotee -- Night sky -- Embers.

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