Baltimore Basics: Album Quilts Print on Demand Edition

by Mimi Dietrich

Book Overview

Take a start-to-finish course on Baltimore Album quilts from a famed appliqu expert Bestselling author Mimi Dietrich shares all of her best tricks-which she perfected while teaching hundreds of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564776786
• ISBN13: 9781564776785
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great designs and instructions

Our Applique Society is teaching classes based on this book for all the blocks. It is easy to read and photos follow the text well. She even goes over fabric selection. I highly recommend the book.

great needleturn book

This an excellant book on needle turn for anyone beginning this craft or someone already versed in this method, I am looking forward to starting a progectfrom the book very soon. Barbara

Straight from Baltimore

What a delight for the appliqué enthusiast! Mimi, a Baltimore native and lifelong resident, is an authority on this amazing quilt form that has hooked so many of us on appliqué. Mimi begins by presenting food for thought in planning your quilt, considering options, making decisions, and getting organized. This is not your quick-and-easy type o' deal. These are more like thoughtful, measured, long-range projects that you should enjoy all along the way. Next comes a great idea -- printed layout mockups! You can photocopy the block thumbnails, cut them apart, and try them out in several pre-printed arrangements to see what you like best. Very cool. Then there's a whole beautiful section giving fabric yardage and cutting instructions for a wide variety of sizes and settings. Mimi really helps you design your own quilt. After giving information on fabrics and supplies, Mimi takes you step-by-step through several methods of preparation for hand appliqué. She encourages you to try them all to see which is your favorite. Then comes detailed information on hand stitching, plus sections on the stems, circles, baskets, and bows that we see so commonly in Baltimore Album. Since Mimi also knows dimensional appliqué, she throws in folded rosebuds and ruched flowers. Then, of course, there are the 12 beautiful block patterns reminiscent of old, each one accompanied by a color photo of the stitched design. The book ends with how to sew your blocks together, how to make appliquéd borders, and quilting and finishing your big or little masterpiece. A comprehensive guide for those wishing to learn just what the title says... Baltimore Basics! Kay Mackenzie Author, Easy Applique Blocks: 50 Designs in 5 Sizes (That Patchwork Place)

Best Book for Baltimore

This is the book to have! You will love it if you want to really learn Baltimore Album. DG