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Celtic Pieced Illusions by Karen Combs presents mystical Celtic designs which are created with only two blocks! Add excitement to 14 full-sized projects with color, texture, and value, guided by the author, using this new and innovative method.

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Celtic Pieced Illusions

Author: Karen Combs
Pages: 111
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4L0241
Weight: 1.2 lb

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Mystical Celtic designs are created with only two simple blocks!

  • It's Magic! Learn how easy it can be to piece these exciting Celtic designs using this new and innovative method.
  • Add excitement to 14 full-sized projects with color, texture, and value, guided by the author's third book in her illusion series.
  • Helpful worksheets are provided utilizing the basic blocks for trying unlimited setting and color placement possibilities.

Author Karen CombsAbout the Author

Karen Combs is an internationally known quilter, teacher, author and designer, who has been nominated by students for Quilt Teacher of the Year in 1995, 2000 and 2005. Teaching since 1989, she is in high demand as a teacher who encourages her students, makes learning fun, and makes the complex easy to understand.

Karen is fascinated with optical illusions and quilts, this is the subject of many of her workshops, magazine articles and books .Her quilts have appeared in the Hoffman Challenge and in many popular quilting magazines. She has appeared on several television quilting shows, among them Quilting from the Heartland, Simply Quilts, Quilt Central, and American Quilter.

She lives in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee with her husband Rick and a very sweet Shih Tzu named Cocoa. Karen and Rick have two grown children: Angela and Joshua. Her hobbies, besides quilting, include reading, yoga, Pilates, power walking and American Sign Language.

She is the author of these AQS books: Optical Illusions for Quilters, Combing Through Your Scraps, and Floral Illusions for Quilters, and she is the co-author of 3 Quilters Celebrate the 4 Seasons. Celtic Pieced Illusions is Karen's fifth book with the American Quilter's Society.

 

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Introduction6Celtic Roundabout64
Chapter One - Let's Play8-21Celtic Reflections68
Building Blocks, Simple Grid, Playing with Blocks, Grid Options Celtic Fire 72
Chapter Two - Color & Value 22-31Celtic Hearts76
Color Temperature, Color Value, Transparency, Texture, Inspiration CelticQuest80
Chapter Three - From Design to Fabric32-38Celtic Rose Window84
Determining Quilt Size, How Many Blocks? What Do I Cut? Figuring Yardage Celtic Rings88
Chapter Four - Sewing Hints39-43Lavender and Lace92
Connector Block, Nine-Patch Block, Joining Blocks, Quilt Assembly, Quilting Ideas Celtic Fantasy96
Chapter Five - Patch Patterns44-50Celtic Dawn100
Making Templates, Using Templates, Block Patterns Celtic Maze104
Chapter Six - Quilt Patterns51For Quilt Teachers108
Celtic Charm52Resources110
Celtic Vision56Meet the Author111
Celtic Cross60  

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