Putting on the Glitz: Unusual Fabrics and Threads for Quilting and Sewing

by Ann Boyce and Sandra L. Hatch

Book Overview

Unusual fabrics and threads for quilting and sewing. Oodles of new ideas for your creativity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801980186
• ISBN13: 9780801980183
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Chilton Book Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Make Your Quilted Pieces Shine!

I found myself drawn to jackets, wall-hangings and quilts at shows when they had some glitter to them. Now with this book, I can work with silk noil, tissue lame, and metallic thread adding glamour to my quilting. It opens your eyes to a whole new range of materials, many of which need special treatment. Some of the techniques are easier than others (fused design with glitter paint edges), but all are explained in detail. You'll learn how to add sequins-by-the-yard, piping, piped-edge pearls and bead, sew-on jewels, shisha mirrors, and more. They should have omitted the black-and-white crazy quilt border on each page which sometimes detracted from the photos showing techniques. Mainly it explains the tricks of working with special fabrics and trim with only a small section at the end having actual projects. Useful for fabric artists, quilters and home sewers wanting to add something special to their projects.