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Free-Motion Combinations

Unlimited Quilting Designs

Christina Cameli author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:C & T Publishing

Published:3rd Dec '21

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This guide by best-selling author Christina Cameli empowers quilters familiar with allover and repeated designs to enhance their skills, enabling them to confidently combine techniques like professional quilters.

"Free-Motion Combinations" by Christina Cameli is an insightful guide aimed at quilters looking to enhance their skills in free-motion quilting. With a focus on combining various quilting designs, this book serves as a valuable resource for those who are already familiar with allover and repeated patterns. Cameli, a best-selling author and experienced quilter, provides a structured approach to help readers elevate their quilting projects.

The book is designed to build on the foundational skills that quilters already possess, encouraging them to explore new creative avenues. Cameli emphasizes the importance of confidence in quilting, guiding readers through the process of merging different designs seamlessly. By breaking down complex techniques into manageable steps, she empowers quilters to take risks and experiment with their work, much like professional quilters do.

Throughout "Free-Motion Combinations," readers will find a wealth of tips, tricks, and visual examples that illustrate the concepts presented. Cameli’s approachable style makes the learning process enjoyable, ensuring that quilters of varying skill levels can benefit from her expertise. Whether you are looking to add depth to your quilting or simply want to explore new design possibilities, this book provides the tools and inspiration needed to transform your quilting practice.

This is not an instruction book but rather a design reference book for free-motion quilting patterns. It starts with simple designs in the Motif Library. Five important Allover Designs are shown next followed by Essential Skills. These include listening to your intuition when quilting to help decide what to put where, echoing, managing tight spots, working within a defined area and understanding density. 

Quilting designs follow with many suggestions. For each design, a full page of the drawn pattern is shown along with the directions of travel and a close up image of fabric quilted in the design. They are varied and are also shown in combinations with each other. 

Practice is key and drawing the designs several times first on paper is recommended to ensure you learn how the design will work on your fabric. 

For those wanting to stretch their free-motion quilting, this is an ideal reference book. Lots of designs and combinations which will help develop your design library. 

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ISBN: 9781644031209

Dimensions: 254mm x 203mm x 6mm

Weight: 370g

112 pages