More William Morris Applique

Capture the glory of the historic textile designer’s work in exquisite appliqué quilts, cushions, and wallhangings, featuring an array of motifs. No artist ever captured the beauty of nature in such exquisite detail as William Morris. Now Michele Hill has transformed his graceful birds, flowers, vines, and woodland creatures into appliqué designs any quilter can master. • Turn William Morris' designs into 6 lovely appliqué projects: quilts, cushions, and wallhangings • Mix and match more than 50 appliqué motifs to create your own William Morris-inspired designs • Make your masterpiece quickly with easy fusible appliqué

10 new projects for quilts and home accessories, plus 55 individual applique designs in authentic William Morris style. Hill has beautifully captured the essence of Morris' love for his home by dedicating each project to a room from his era.

Quilt artist, Rosemary Makhan returns with more exquisite appliqué creations in five elegant new projects. Lush blossoms, twining vines and bluebirds come to life in colors inspired by authentic antique quilts. Choose from large medallion quilts and wall quilts that offer options for beginning and advanced appliquérs.

“A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts.” —The Professional Quilter Magazine Plant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliqué. • 14 sophisticated floral appliqué projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings • Full-size templates for 45 appliqué flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders • Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece

"Bring Beatrix Potter's delightful stories to life: stitch by hand and by machine as you create projects the whole family will love; learn about the life and work of Beatrix Potter with historical vignettes; amazing appliqué tips"--Page [4] of cover.

Blackthorn, on the lined notebook of the set, was designed by John Henry Dearle and printed by Jeffrey & Co. as a wallpaper sample for Morris & Co. in 1892. Dearle also designed the Golden Lily wallpaper pattern, 1880-1917, used for the continental grid style journal, and Seaweed, from the 1890s, used for the blank paper notebook. All three wallpaper samples are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

This oversize volume (12x12.5") is appropriate for display of glass artist Morris' beautiful recent sculptures--stunning depictions and explorations of themes related to archaeology, animals, and the hunt. Essays by James Yood (art theory and criticism, Northwestern University) and Tina Oldknow (curator, Museum of Glass, Corning, NY) provide background for the 268 plates (most in color). Morris is based near Seattle; his extensive exhibition, award, and bibliographic history is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.