Ricky Tims Convergence Quilts: Mysterious, Magical, Easy, and FunBecome a fabulous quilt artist - the fun, easy way! Popular quilting expert Ricky Tims presents an imaginative, new piecing technique that quilters will adore! Convergence quilts feature two or more fabrics cut into strips, sewn together, then cut and pieced again. Nothing could be simpler - or more magical! Ricky offers lots of creative guidelines but no hard-and-fast rules, so every Convergence quilt is a unique work of art. • 4 projects walk you through the steps of making Convergence quilts • Quilts look complex but are fun, easy, and, best of all, creative to make • Use any fabric from commercial prints to hand-dyed • Add decorative touches such as appliqué to dress up your projects • An infinite number of looks from one ingenious technique |
Contents
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The Nitty Gritty of Convergence Quilts | 15 |
General Tips and Guidelines | 23 |
Original Harmonic Convergence | 27 |
Harmonic Convergence Quilts | 34 |
Gloriously Appliqued Convergence Quilts | 38 |
Divide and Conquer Convergence | 42 |
Grand Convergence | 53 |
Blended Convergence | 58 |
Virtual Incentives | 63 |
Explorations of What If | 66 |
Loose Ends | 72 |
Authors Quilts | 75 |
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Legal Page | 80 |
Divide and Conquer Convergence Quilts | 49 |
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Ricky Tims' Convergence Quilts: Mysterious, Magical, Easy, and Fun Ricky Tims No preview available - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
11 strips Add borders appliqué Arvada basting Blended Convergence bottom edge Bradenton C&T Publishing California chiggers Colorado commercial fabrics create creative crepe myrtle curves cut the strips cutting strips design wall diagonal Divide and Conquer ELECTRONIC PRODUCT fabric choices fabric into strips fabric markers Fibonacci Fibonacci Sequence Flying Colors four fabrics freezer paper Gallery Grand Convergence Granny Granny's hand-dyed fabrics Harmonic Convergence quilt Horizontal convergence inside-out gradation Kickapoo Exchange large-scale print left edge Lubbock Move Strip multicolored fabric narrow strip number of strips options orientation line Original Harmonic Convergence original position overall design pairs pieced unit press the seam presser foot quilt top quilters random strips registration marks Remaining strip result Ricky Tims right edge gradation right sides ruler seam allowance Sew the strips sewing machine sewn Skyfire slice spacer strips strips are converged subsequent strip template trademark trim Turn the quilt vertical strips Wichita Falls workmanship www.ctpub.com