Description:
The unique Circle of Nine quilt setting technique is back and updated with 12 new patchwork projects and tips for designing quilts that are simple to make with stunning results. Fully illustrated piecing and sewing instructions include sewing techniques to make the projects easy enough for a beginner. Also included is a how-to section explaining the fundamentals of the Circle of Nine quilt setting so any quilter, from beginner to expert, can use the setting scheme to design a quilt using their favorite block.
Brief description:
Janet Houts transferred graphic design skills to a career in quilting. She designs for several textile companies and her quilts have appeared in numerous magazines.
Review Quotes: Houts and Wright ran workshops in conjunction with publication of their earlier book Circle of Nine, which pieced together the sisters' versatile ideas for laying out nine quilt blocks using what they call spacers instead of sashes. Attendees asked many questions about spacers: which will make the blocks look best; what happens with pieced spacers; how do mathematics matter? Wright and Houts here answer those questions while presenting variations on the nine-block-as-spacers theme. The idea, they say, is for all quilters, regardless of level of expertise, to build on the Circle of Nine design system. The authors re-explain the blocks themselves, followed by explanations and diagrams of spacers, with four full pages of variations by inches and designs. Twelve quilt patterns, designed alternately by each woman, include intricate ones, such as Garden Grace, that require a second study to tease out the circle of nine.-- "Publisher's Weekly"