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Fancy Tiger Crafts : Constellations : Twelve Pieced Astrological Blocks, 8 Personalized Sewing Projects - Amber Platzer Corcoran

Fancy Tiger Crafts : Constellations

Twelve Pieced Astrological Blocks, 8 Personalized Sewing Projects

By: Amber Platzer Corcoran, Jaime Jennings

Paperback | 1 June 2019

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Let the night sky be the inspiration for your next quilts with this collection of popular Constellation patterns from designers and Fancy Tiger Crafts founders Amber Platzer Corcoran and Jaime Jennings. Published together for the first time, this block collection also includes an exclusive Orion pattern as well as eight projects that feature these popular blocks.

Each sign of the zodiac is clearly illustrated in an easy patchwork pattern that makes a 20-inch square block and replicates precisely what your stargazer would see through their telescope. As featured on the book's cover, stitch together blocks for each astrological sign to make a starry queen-size quilt for your little (or big) dreamer. Make it personal by using a handful of constellation blocks unique to your family to create a mix-and-match quilt in multiple sizes.

Want to make the perfect personalized gift? Highlight a single block to make one of the other six distinctive smaller projects-like a trendy jacket, a beguiling divination cloth, a charming table runner or a conversation-starting tea towel. Whichever projects you choose, Corcoran's and Jennings' constellations are destined to spark the imagination.

Book Features:
  • Everyone loves to share his or her star-sign!
  • Includes a great selection of fast and easy projects to feature one, two or many blocks.
  • Crafters love gifting! Finally a modern and unique way to easily and elegantly personalize any project.
  • Simple construction will appeal to astrology-lovers who are new to the craft.
  • The twelve-block cover quilt has been accepted to hang at national quilt show.
About the Author

Amber Corcoran is the co-founder of the popular Fancy Tiger Crafts sewing and knitting store in Denver, Colorado. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Amber came to crafting as a knitter but has since designed internationally-distributed patterns for quilting, knitting, sewn garments, embroidery and needlefelting kits.

110 colour illustrations
Industry Reviews

Subtitled '12 Pieced Astrological Blocks, 8 Personalised Sewing Projects', this book includes blocks for each of the astrological signs. These modern blocks include clean lines. For each one, you will see a large colour image, cutting and assembling instructions with a clear line diagram presented over a two-page spread. The authors have included typical characteristics of each sign. The book also includes a block for Orion, one of the most famous constellations. I do like the blocks, but they all look very similar, the only difference is in the scattering of the yellow blocks. In Part Two, you will discover eight ways to use the blocks from a large quilt, another quilt in various sizes, a table runner, jacket, tea towel, cushion, tarot reading cloth and tote. In Part Three, find out how to use the blocks and star designs in any project you wish. This book also includes simple embroidery stitches and how to make a tassel. The book has a full-sized, pull-out pattern for the jacket. The book provides ample inspiration to make your own individual blocks and personalise the contents by adapting the blocks, using different quilting stitches to enhance the blocks and so on.

-- Karen Platt * www.karenplatt.co.uk *

Patchwork quilting meets the celestial sky in this stunning book by Amber Corcoran and Jamie Jennings. Each of the 12 blocks featured finishes at 20 inches square and brings the sparse beauty of the sky into the home with minimalist patchwork. Designs can be adapted to make everything from baby quilts to a fashionable kimono-style jacket.

* Craft Focus Magazine Dec 2018/Jan 2019 *

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