The Quiltmaker's Handbook: A Guide to Design and ConstructionA complete quiltmaking manual offering easy-to-understand instructions and step-by-step photographs that illustrate each step in making a quilt. |
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... Nine - patch ( or three - patch ) is perhaps the most familiar pieced- work grid . Nine equal squares are grouped together three - by - three Figure 3-1 Nine - patch or three - patch . a . b . d . e . Figure 3-2 GRID SYSTEM 1,
... Nine - patch ( or three - patch ) is perhaps the most familiar pieced- work grid . Nine equal squares are grouped together three - by - three Figure 3-1 Nine - patch or three - patch . a . b . d . e . Figure 3-2 GRID SYSTEM 1,
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... nine - patch grids that are then subdivided to determine a particular pattern . The width of the space between either two sets of parallel lines is one - third the measurement of the corner ( nine - patch ) section . For example , if ...
... nine - patch grids that are then subdivided to determine a particular pattern . The width of the space between either two sets of parallel lines is one - third the measurement of the corner ( nine - patch ) section . For example , if ...
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... patch within a nine - patch within a four - patch ) are grouped to form a strong , symmetrical composition . The warm , muted vegetable - dyed wools contrast effectively with the crispness of the sawteeth in the design ( Plate 4 ) . The ...
... patch within a nine - patch within a four - patch ) are grouped to form a strong , symmetrical composition . The warm , muted vegetable - dyed wools contrast effectively with the crispness of the sawteeth in the design ( Plate 4 ) . The ...
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The Quiltmaker's Handbook: A Guide to Design and Construction Michael James No preview available - 1996 |
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