Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects

A manual on the traditional technique of stitch and flip quiltmaking, designed for everyone from beginners to seasoned quiltmakers. It features 14 projects, including quilts, pillows, placemats and a table runner, with step-by-step colour photographs. There is advice on fabric selection and tips to alert the reader to different design possibilities.

The stitch and flip technique is an easy way to build a quilt design. By sewing fabric strips onto a muslin foundation, flipping them at the seam line, and adding more strips over the raw edges, quilters with even limited experience can achieve dynamic creations without the painstaking labor of piecework. Valori Wells's bold sense of color and freewheeling approach to design yields eye-catching quilts that are delightful twists on more traditional patterns. (The Moon Phases quilt is particularly striking, a monochromatic symphony of blacks and grays that provides a nice lesson on understanding color value.) Good directions and excellent color photos make for an appealing presentation. --Amy Handy