Making Welsh Quilts - Mary Jenkins

Mary Jenkins and Clare Claridge’s Making Welsh Quilts is a paperback guide to the history and practice of Welsh quilting. Published by David & Charles, this illustrated volume explores a textile tradition known for its distinctive fabric choices, simple patchwork designs and decorative quilting patterns.

Alongside its historical focus, the book includes a gallery of photographs showcasing Welsh quilt examples and a pattern library of traditional Welsh quilting templates. Techniques covered range from hand piecing and hand quilting to rotary cutting and machine quilting, making it a useful reference for readers interested in both traditional and more modern approaches to quilt-making.

Key features

• Explores the history of the Welsh quilting tradition
• Includes a gallery of photographs of Welsh quilts
• Features traditional Welsh quilting templates
• Covers hand piecing and hand quilting techniques
• Also includes rotary cutting and machine quilting techniques
• 256 colour illustrations

Specifications

• Author: Mary Jenkins; Clare Claridge
• Subtitle: The textile tradition that inspired the Amish?
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 27 June 2008
• ISBN: 9780715329962

Dimensions

216 x 279 x 6 mm

Rackhams Reference : WI7DF51DD4