Retro curved pieced quilts : 15 throwback designs for today's quilter
(Book)

Includes index.

Includes templates available for download.

Add some nostalgia and a splash of color to your home with these fun, fresh, super cool modern quilt designs! This must-have quilting book presents visually striking projects that range in size, from pillows and wall hangings to throw-sized quilts ranging from 52" x 60" to 72" x 72" that anyone can achieve. With these awesome curved retro designs, what's old can be made new again! Each amazing modern piece with vintage inspiration incorporates curvy piecing and touches of hand-stitched elements. The designs are from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s but updated for the modern quilter with a 21st century twist, including peace signs, flower power, vinyl records, mushrooms, a double rainbow, Pyrex mixing bowls, owls, and more. Also included are technique tutorials for successfully sewing curves using the pinning method, no-pin method, and glue pen method, squaring up curved blocks, raw edge applique, creating the traditional Dresden quilt block, and adding handiwork with big stitch quilting.--Publisher description.