#5205 Timeless Toile

Wander back to a place in time when mothers and grandmothers took time to make their surroundings beautiful with needlework and handmade items made with love. Learn how to turn traditional toile fabrics into quilts, wall hangings, pillows, totes and purses… over two dozen timeless projects in all! There are numerous quilting designs with color-coded diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, plus a diagram of basic embroidery stitches. This new release will invigorate your creative juices with clever embellishment ideas.

The glorious full-color photographs make the projects pop-out with excitement! Charming poetry accompany many of the designs. This book is an excellent gallery of toile projects. There is a brief history of toile fabric, how it is made, excellent designer tips, valuable tea-dye techniques and instructions to bind off edges. The quilting diagrams are color-coded for easy assembly and all the embroidery patterns are full-size.