Flip Flop Block Quilts

by Alyce

Overview

Use one ingenious shape to make an endless variety of gently curved designs! Kathie Alyce brings contemporary movement to traditional quilt design with her tessellated 'flip flop block' technique. One simple, gently curved shape provides unlimited design possibilities-and sewing ease-when it's flipped and flopped. Twelve projects ranging from small wallhangings to queen bed quilts can be adjusted to individual taste for size with seven options (and your imagination). More than 40 color photos illustrate this super simple design and lead you straight to making your own fascinating flip flop block quilts. Great for beginners and quick-and-easy quilters. See what happens when this amazingly versatile shape is applied to Rail Fence, Pinwheel, New York Beauty, Charm, and Log Cabin blocks. Then hold your breath for how easy it is to create a stunning version of a Double Wedding Ring!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574326758
Publisher:	American Quilter's Society
Publication date:	10/12/2010
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Kathie Alyce is a full-time artist working in fabric. A thrifty New Englander from Vermont, she is also a tool inventor and pattern designer. She teaches, lectures, and vends her wares nationally under the name of her company, Waterfall Quilts.

Editorial Reviews

I purchased the flip flop template from Kathie Alyce a few years ago at market. I thought it was a clever, yet simple, little tool for making interesting blocks. It was not until her book came out that I realized just how versatile this tool is. But, you don't need the tool to make the designs; she provides a template in the book. The curved designs are "gentle" enough to not stress you out as there's no clipping or notching or pinning! The design variations are very nice. I absolutely love the

Vivian Benton