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Two great books by Elly Sienkiewicz: Baltimore Beauties and Beyond Vol 1 and Best of Baltimore Beauties Part II. Unquestionably the most comprehensive books on how to do hand appliqué.

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The Best of Baltimore Beauties Part II

The Best of BALTIMORE BEAUTIES
Part II
More Patterns for Album Blocks

Author: Elly Sienkiewicz
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Pages: 224
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4e0300
Weight: 1.80 lb
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The Best of BALTIMORE BEAUTIES Part II
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By popular demand—The rest of the best!

In response to overwhelming demand from fans, Elly Sienkiewicz presents a second collection of her most popular out-of-print Baltimore Album quilt block patterns, plus new designs you won't find anywhere else.

  • Over 100 full-scale block and border patterns for Baltimore-style Album quilts, fully annotated for history, symbolism, and construction
  • Features patterns personally chosen by Elly from her most sought-after out-of-print books: Papercuts and Plenty; Baltimore Album Quilts; Baltimore Beauties and Beyond, Volume Two; and Dimensional Appliqué
  • Includes 12 new Baltimore-style patterns from Elly
  • Preface by Elly with commentary on Baltimore Album quilts and the current revival of interest in them
  • Plus a glossary of terms and a complete index for finding multiple patterns of any block style (baskets, bouquets, papercuts, etc.)

The Best of BALTIMORE BEAUTIES Part II
Table of Contents:

Glossary
9
Preface
11
Introduction
16
Baltimore Album Quilts  
Pattern 1 • Fleur-de-Lis Medallian I
19
Pattern 2 • Fleur-de-Lis II
20
Pattern 4 • Betty Alderman's Scherenchnitte
21
Pattern 5 • Sylvia's Wycinanki
22
Pattern 6 • Hearts and Swans I and II
23
Pattern 7 • Rose of Sharon II
24
Pattern 8 • Folk Art Flower Wheel
25
Pattern 10 • Red Vases and Red Flowers
26
Pattern 11 • Victorian Favorite
27
Pattern 14 • Fleur-de-Lis with Rosebuds IV
28
Pattern 15 • Grapevine Wreath II
29
Pattern 16 • Strawberry Wreath II
30
Pattern 18 • Circular Sprays of Flowers
31
Pattern 21 • Fleur-de-Lis Medallion II
32
Pattern 24 • Rose Cornucopias
34
Pattern 30 • Vase with Fruits and Flowers
36
Pattern 41 • Victorian Basket of Flowers IV
38
Pattern 42 • Victoria Basket V with Fruits and Flowers
42
Pattern 44 • Scalloped Epergne of Fruit
46
Baltimore Beauties and Beyond, Volume II  
Pattern 1 • Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Hearts
50
Pattern 7 • Heart Medallion Frame
51
Pattern 8 • Goose Girl Milking
53
Pattern 9 • Hearts and Hands in a Feather Wreath
54
Pattern 12 • Wreaths of Hearts I and II
56
Pattern 13 • Bird in a Fruit Wreath
58
Pattern 15 • Goose Girl
62
Pattern 16 • Waterfowling
66
Pattern 17 • Tropical Boating
70
Pattern 21 • The Peony Border
74
Dimensional Appliqué  
Pattern 7 • Rick Rack Roses
76
Pattern 8 • Flower-Wreathed Heart II
78
Pattern 9 • Lovely Lane's Grapevine Wreath
80
Pattern 11 • Basket of Quarter Roses and Buds
82
Pattern 12 • Unadorned Victorian Basket of Flowers
84
Pattern 14 • Folk Art Basket of Flowers
86
Pattern 15 • Apples in the Late Afternoon
90
Pattern 16 • Ivy Basket with Bow
94
Pattern 17 • Jeannie's Iris, Pansy, and Pleated Flowers Basket
98
Pattern 18 • Regal Bird Amidst the Roses
102
Pattern 21 • Baltimore Bouquet
106
Pattern 27 • Pedestal Basket with Handle
110
Pattern 28 • Annie Tuley's Pleated Basket
110
Pattern 33 • Kaye's Ribbon Basket
111
Pattern 32 • Ribbonwork Basket for Broiderie Perse Blooms
111
Two Borders

112, 121

Color Section
113-120
Papercuts and Plenty  
Pattern 1 • Kangaroos
122
Pattern 2 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis I
122
Pattern 5 • Varietal Botanical I
123
Pattern 6 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis II
123
Pattern 7 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis III
124
Pattern 8 • Varietal Botanical II
124
Pattern 9 • Varietal Botanical III
125
Pattern 10 • Varietal Botanical IV
125
Pattern 15 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis IV
126
Pattern 16 • Varietal Botanical V
126
Pattern 17 • Varietal Botanical VI
127
Pattern 18 • Varietal Botanical VII
127
Pattern 19 • Hearts and Swans
128
Pattern 20 • Abstract Design I
128
Pattern 23 • Varietal Botanical VIII
129
Pattern 24 • Varietal Botanical IX
129
Pattern 27 • Varietal Botanical X
130
Pattern 28 • Abstract Design II
130
Pattern 29 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis V
131
Pattern 30 • Varietal Botanical XI
131
Pattern 31 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis VI
132
Pattern 32 • Varietal Botanical XII
132
Pattern 35 • Pineapple
133
Pattern 36 • Alex's Cats
133
Pattern 39 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lix VII
134
Pattern 40 • Varietal Botanical XIII
134
Pattern 45 • Turtle Hill
135
Pattern 47 • Carnations
136
Pattern 48 • Double Hearts
136
Pattern 49 • Rose Medallion
137
Pattern 50 • Great Grandma May Ross Hamilton's Scottish Thistle
137
Pattern 53 • Hearts and Tulips
138
Pattern 54 • Landon Bears Football Team
138
Pattern 57 • Pinecones for Maine
139
Pattern 58 • Varietal Botanical XIV
139
Pattern 59 • Christmas Cactus Variation
140
Pattern 60 • Varietal Botanical XV
140
Pattern 61 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis VIII
141
Pattern 62 • Varietal Fleur-de-Lis IX
141
Pattern 63 • Sometimes Take Tea
142
Pattern 64 • Violins and Bows
142
Pattern 65 • Flamingos
143
Pattern 66 • Eiffel Tower
143
Pattern 67 • Lindsay as a Young Gymnast
144
Pattern 68 • Family Pets
145
Pattern 69 • Tiptoe Through My Tulips
146
Pattern 70 • Ruched Ribbon Rose Lyre II
147
Pattern 71 • Cornucopia III
149
Pattern 73 • Strawberry Wreath III
153
Pattern 74 • Dove and Lyre
157
Pattern 75 • Album in a Rose Lyre Wreath
161
Pattern 77 • Victorian Basket of Flowers III
164
Pattern 78 • Basket of Full-Blown Roses
168
Pattern 80 • Half-Wreath of Blooms from Mrs. Mann's Quilt
172
Pattern 82 • Red Bird on a Passion Flower Branch
176
Pattern 83 • Folk Art Bird
180
New Patterns  
Pattern 1 • Heart Wreath of Roses
184
Pattern 2 • Heart Wreath of Acorns
186
Pattern 3 • Heart Wreath of Cherries
188
Pattern 4 • Heart Wreath of Tulips
190
Pattern 5 • Baltimore Rose Bouquet
192
Pattern 6 • Baltimore Basket of Roses
196
Pattern 7 • Baltimore Urn of Roses
198
Pattern 8 • Squared Wreath of Embroidered Flowers
200
Pattern 9 • Intertwined Crown of Flowers
201
Pattern 10 • Theorem-Style Urn of Fruit
205
Pattern 11 • Grape-Flanked Urn of Fruit
209
Pattern 12 • Theorem-Style Urn of Flowers
213
Pattern Note Continuations
217

Index

About the Author

219

224

Out of Print
Baltimore Beauties & Beyond

Baltimore Beauties & Beyond
Studies in Classic Album Quilt Appliqué
Volume 1

  • FYI: This Hard Cover book is Out of Print, we purchased last copies from publisher.
  • NOTE: Some of the Protective Paper Jackets are marred or missing.

Author: Elly Sienkiewicz
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Pages:175
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Cover: Hard Cover
Item Code: 4FF0133
Weight: 1.70 lb
20% off: $19.96

MSRP: $24.95

Baltimore Beauties & Beyond
Back Cover Information

Unquestionably the most comprehensive book on how to do hand appliqué in print today, Baltimore Beauties and Beyond, Studies in Classic Album Quilt Appliqué is clearly and copiously illustrated, and sparkles with 16 pages of color. Elly's patterns for making 29 blocks lead from beginner simplicity to complex classic appliqué. Basic details of perfect points, corners, curves, and invisible stitches lead the reader through Victorian fancywork like ruching, then right up to the modern ease of appliqué with the "freezer paper on top" method. Baltimore Beauties and Beyond will surely become a needlework classic.

REVIEWS FOR THE FIRST VOLUME OF The Best of Baltimore Beauties

"The beauty of this book is that all the traditional appliqué patterns are under one cover, so it makes an extremely good resource and reference guide...With full-size templates and historical explanation for each of the blocks, this should provide hours of enjoyment for those wishing to make such a special quilt."
Patchwork & Quilting

"Fans of Elly and appliqué will treasure this newest book and use it as a reference source for years to come. What a treasure for all quilters!"
—The Quilting Quarterly

 

Table of Contents:

AUTHOR'S PREFACE  
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK  
Part One: Getting Started
15
FABRIC
16
Block Size and yardage requirements
16
Background fabric
16
Appliqué fabrics
16
The "Classic Look"
17
OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
20
For pattern transfer
20
Pins
20
Scissors
20
Needles
20
Thread
20
Permanent pens
20
Light and magnification
20
PATTERN TRANSFER
21
How to paper-fold in preparation for pattern transfer
21
How to take a pattern from this book
21
First Method: Patterns shown at one-quarter block on one page in "Part Four: The Patterns"
21
Second Method: Patterns shown at one-half block on two pages in "Part Four: The Patterns"
22
Third Method: Patterns shown as a whole block on four pages in "Part Four: The Patterns"
22
How to transfer your pattern to fabric using a freezer paper template
24
Version I (Drawing around freezer paper)
24
Version II (Freezer paper on top)
24
Other pattern transfer methods
24
BLOCK PREPARATION AND COMPLETION
25
Material
25
Pin-basting
25
Pressing
25
Cutting the block to size
25
Part Two: The Lessons
29
Lesson 1
30
Cutwork Appliqué and the Tac Stitch (Both Visible and Hidden), 3/16"Seams, the Terms "Inlaid" and "Onlaid" Appliqué, Mending Appliqué, and Troubleshooting Points and Corners  
Lesson 2
39
Onlaid Cutwork Appliqué with Freezer paper on Top, Plus Pattern Bridges, and the Blind Stitch (Alias the Invisible Appliqué Stitch, the Ladder Stitch, the Pumpkin Stitch, the Jack-o'-Lantern Stitch, the Slip Stitch, the Speed Stitch, and the Hem Stitch)  
Lesson 3
42
Inlaid Cutwork Appliqué with Freezer paper on top; Appliqué in the Opposite Direction: Facing the Seam, a Smaller (1/8") Seam Allowance, and How to Do Inlaid Appliqué Without Freezer Paper, Plus Writing on Your Quilt  
Lesson 4
45
Celestial Bodies: Masterpiece Straight-edge Appliqué, Plus Sharper Points  
Lesson 5
48
Adding a Second Color—Unit Cutwork Appliqué; Patterns Adapted for Cutwork; Cutwork Islands; Layering. Abutting, Needleturn, Pattern-bridged Islands for Cutwork; and Placing Appliqué on Grain  
Lesson 6
55
Unit Cutwork with Folded Fabric Flowers, Rectangle Roses, and Circle Roses, Plus Stitched Rose Hairs  
Lesson 7
60
Interrupted Cutwork, Plus Stuffed Silk Roses (Stuffed Appliqué), Layered Roses, Cutwork Roses, Simplifying Units in Layered Appliqué, Template-free Flowers, use of Tie-dyed Fabric, and Drawing on Your Block in Ink  
Lesson 8
64
Mixed Appliqué Techniques, Ruching, the Textured-edge Running Stitch, Plus Needleturning Without a Marked Seam Turn Line, Nineteenth-century Style  
Lesson 9
69
Superfine Stems, Stuffed Berries, and Perfect Grapes, Plus Split Leaves  
Lesson 10
75
The Many Modes of Seams Pre-basted-under Appliqué, Including 1) Turn and Baste, 2) Machine-edged Turn Line, 3) English Paper Method, 4) English Paper Method with Freezer Paper 5) Spray Appliqué, 6) Freezer Paper Inside, 7) Freezer paper Inside with Glue Stick, 8) (Plastic) Template Appliqué™, 9) Yo-yo Hearts, and 10) Basted Reverse Appliqué  
Lesson 11
97
Buttonhole Appliqué—Raw-Edge Buttonholing, Hemmed-edge Buttonholing, Plus a Modern Buttonholing Miracle  
Lesson 12
105
The "Mary Evans" Challenge  
Part Three: The Quiltmakers
109
Part Four: The Patterns
115
BIBLIOGRAPHY
171
APPENDIX I: Sources
173
APPENDIX II: Course Descriptions
174

Out of Print
Baltimore Beauties & Beyond

Baltimore Beauties & Beyond
Studies in Classic Album Quilt Appliqué
Volume 1

  • FYI: This Hard Cover book is Out of Print, we purchased last copies from publisher.
  • NOTE: Some of the Protective Paper Jackets are marred or missing.

Author: Elly Sienkiewicz
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Pages:175
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Cover: Hard Cover
Item Code: 4FF0133
Weight: 1.70 lb
20% off: $19.96

MSRP: $24.95


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