Welcome to the North Pole: Santa's Village in Applique

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 48 pages
• Published by: That Patchwork Place July 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1564771946
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1564771940
• Book Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 6.4 ounces

Product Description
This North Pole village is full of charming places for Santa and his helpers to work and play. Create a whimsical appliqued scene, or stitch one of two smaller scenes using elements from a just a few blocks. Including instructions for one large and two small wall hangings, this work, with pullout patterns, helps you learn an innovative color-stacking technique for selecting fabrics; and, discover an easy way to make templates and find tips for tricky applique, plus creative embellishing, quilting, and finishing ideas.

About The Author
Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins have gained much acclaim for their work. The flourishing partnership that is now Piece O' Cake Designs began in 1994. Both designers teach and lecture nationally.

Reader Reviews
As a beginning applique quilter with intermediate sewing skills, getting this book is like being a kid in a candy store! I don't know which little house to make first! Much of the applique is very teeny-tiny (e.g. the reindeer antlers, window panes). However, the book gives tips on simplifying these hard parts (e.g. using twigs or ultrasuede for the reindeer antlers). Actually, the applique is easier than it looks, and the results are GREAT! It really isn't that much harder to 'cut as you go' (for the thin spirals). I'm learning a lot of applique techniques by working on this quilt. The book itself is simply a black and white compilation of the patterns needed to complete the quilt on the front cover. I saw this quilt completely finished at a quilt show and it is absolutely breath-taking. I spent half an hour just standing there and looking at all the detail of the quilt. It snagged each person who walked by and got a lot of attention! If you are looking for a project that will be greatly admired, this certainly is worth tackling.