Geometric Patterns from Patchwork Quilts

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This book illustrates and demonstrates how geometrical patterns lie at the heart of so many wonderful designs for patchwork quilts. Idoes not set out to be a guide on how to make a quilt or to be a handbook of quilting or patchwork techniques. Nor is it a history of quilting. But it is a qonderful repository of ideas for future quilting. Thanks to the generosity of many quilt makers, photographs of a wealth of beautiful examples have been included. They show, as do a multitude of line drawings, how the application of sound geometrical principles can open doors to wonderful and imaginative designs. Robert Field has travelled extensively and has taken his camera and a keen eye with him wherever he has gone. Many people will be both surprised and delighted by the sheer number and variety of interesting patterns that he has discovered. The 5 Geometric Patterns books will appeal both to those who have a particular interest in the topic covered but also to those who are looking for a rich resource of pattern designs. Show more