Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration »

Malka Dubrawsky is a fiber artist whose work has been shown in juried exhibitions including Quilt National and Visions. In addition to a successful Etsy shop and popular A Stitch in Dye blog, Malka contributes to Stitch, Sew Hip, and Quilting Arts magazines. She is the author of Color Your Cloth, and her work has also appeared in books, including Fiberarts: Design Book, Sweater Surgery, Quilts, Baby!, Pretty Little Pillows, and Pretty Little Mini Quilts. Malka is based in Austin, Texas.

Brighten up any room with fun, contemporary, and functional projects exploding with sensational color! Fresh Quilting presents 21 brilliant designs featuring quilt artist Malka Dubrawsky’s intoxicating colors and unexpected palettes.
Learn to create beautiful and lively pieces for you and your home—from modern quilts and fun pillows to flirty bags and scarves. In addition to clear directions and step-by-step illustrations for machine-sewn patchwork and quilted projects, Fresh Quilting includes a detailed section of techniques from basic piecing, cutting, and measuring methods to more advanced techniques such as inserting zippers into pillow backs and using bias binding to finish a quilt. Throughout Fresh Quilting, Malka will teach you how to adventurously and confidently mix colors and prints. You’ll be inspired to infuse your own brilliant palettes into each project and discover just how irresistible and beautiful contemporary quilting can be!

Biography

Malka Dubrawsky is a fiber artist whose work has been shown in juried exhibitions including Quilt National and Visions. In addition to a successful Etsy shop and popular A Stitch in Dye blog, Malka contributes to Stitch, Sew Hip, and Quilting Arts magazines. She is the author of Color Your Cloth, and her work has also appeared in books, including Fiberarts: Design Book, Sweater Surgery, Quilts, Baby!, Pretty Little Pillows, and Pretty Little Mini Quilts. Malka is based in Austin, Texas.

Introduction

Tools and Materials

Fresh Techniques for Patchwork, Piecing, Quilting, and Finishing

Fresh Patchwork Projects:
1. Strings Attached Potholders
2. Strings Attached Trivet
3. Flower Garden Sham
4. Scrap-Busting Coin Purses
5. Round and Round Coasters
6. Menswear Pillow
7. Peppermint Neck Warmer
8. Windows Sewing Machine Cover
9. Indigo Needle Case
10. Nine-Patch Kitchen Curtain
11. Four Points Tote
12. Mix-it-Up Patchwork Scarf
13. Zig-Zag Sofa Pillow
14. ABC Baby Quilt

Fresh Quilt Projects:
15. Modern Baby Quilt
16. Annie’s Picnic Quilt
17. Nate Quilt
18. Whirligig Quilt
19. Stripped and Striped Quilt
20. Hexagon Quilt

Resources

Index