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Free Expression:

The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter

Learn Fused Applique, Quilt Design,
Free Motion Quilting, and Basic Fabric Dyeing all in one book!


Free Expression:

The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter
By Robbi Joy Eklow
$26.95

Are you wanting to release your inner quilting artist? Do you wish you could finish quilt tops faster and with fewer complicated steps?

This is definitely the book for you!

Robbi Joy Eklow is an amazing quilter who has packed this book with loads of awesome information that will help you not only put your quilts together faster, but with a lot more freedom too.

First you learn fusible applique, a technique that will forever free you from complicated curved seam piecing and fussy turned under edges.

Next, the book teaches you quilt layout and design. Wouldn't you like to be able to take the visions in your head and turn them into real quilts? Now you can!

Check out this video that demonstrates just what you can do with this book:


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You may be shocked at just how quickly you can finish a quilt using fused applique!

Very soon you will move on to quilting your quilt and Robbi walks you through starting free motion quilting and all the stitches and textures you can add to your quilt.

Finally, several quilt patterns are included in the book for you to enlarge and try on your own. Best of all, Robbi included a short section on dyeing fabric!

Here's more information from the back of Free Expression:

"In her first book, the irrepressible Robbin, known for her award-winning art quilts as well as her side-splitting first-person columns in Quilting Arts Magazine, shares her techniques for designing, fusing, and finishing quilts so you, too, can create fiber masterpieces - without an art degree or even knowing how to draw.

The full-color book features many of Robbi's popular quilts and patterns as well as chapters on:

  • Fused applique process - save your machine for the quilting!

  • Free motion quilting techniques - So comprehensive it could be a separate book.

  • Innovative finishing techniques - to make your quilts wall art, not wallflowers!

  • Dyeing your own fabrics - create a river of colors as unique as you are.

Includes appendix with eight patterns of Robbi's popular quilts!"


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