Description
At long last! Gwen Marston has updated her signature Liberated Quiltmaking! The fascination with Gwen's Liberated Quiltmaking has generated a demand for more, more, more! Introduced in 1996, her distinctive methods for creating original quilts are expanded in this new volume including Liberated Square Within-a-Square, Liberated Medallion, and Recut Blocks and Sashing. Gwen presents nine Liberated Quiltmaking processes and each is clearly illustrated with step-by-step instructions, pieced samples, and loads of example quilts. Multiple techniques and variations are given. Liberated Quiltmaking II provides a way of working without using templates or set patterns. Truly original quilts result that engage the quilter's intuition and emotion as well as technical skills.
Reviews
My copy arrived today and I love it. I have been a fan of Gwen Marston for a long time. She is a master quilter with a sense of humor. Whether you are a new or experienced quilter, you will find something here to love. Gwen is an excellent teacher who shows you useful techniques for piecing "by eye," and she answers many practical questions that will enable you to confidently design and make your own unique quilts....-Karen Griska
Reader Reviews
“Gwen plumbs new depths in her liberated method of quiltmaking.” - 08/17/2010
Reviewer: Quilter's Home Magazine from USA
You’d think after two dozen books and 30 years stitching, this Quilt Queen would run out of ideas! Not happening anytime soon, apparently. In this sequel to her 1996 “Liberated Quiltmaking,” Gwen plumbs new depths in her stash and her students’/friends’ efforts in the liberated method of quiltmaking. Here’s what defines Gwen’s fabri-freedom: No rules, no prescribed finished dimensions, no cutting instructions and no worries about running out of fabric. For her second lib-book, Gwen has updated the lessons and totally blown any boundaries with a new set of quilts. Her quilts are gorgeous, vibrant, throbbing masses of color and stitching that leave you gasping for more. Read Gwen’s book and you can make them yourself! --“Quilter’s Home” magazine, August/September 2010, page 69.
Liberate yourself! - 05/10/2010
Reviewer: American Quilt Retailer magazine from USA
No templates, no patterns, no rules -- sounds good to me! “Liberated Quiltmaking II” by Gwen Marston is all about fun -- having stressless fun while quiltmaking. She teaches nine easy-handed techniques that result in visually exciting quilts. The results are not necessarily contemporary looking quilts, but free-spirited looking quilts. --“American Quilt Retailer,” May 2010, page 6.
Gwen Marston: Liberated Once More - 04/30/2010
Reviewer: Small Quilts, quiltmaker.com from USA
Gwen Marston published “Liberated Quiltmaking” in 1997, but she has been teaching her trademark concepts for at least twenty years. “Liberated Quiltmaking II” expands the concepts and tops them off with chapters on liberated medallions and liberated samplers. A gallery of great liberated quilts is the grand finale. Whet your appetite for creative thinking and out-of-the-box sewing with this colorful treasure. --“Small Quilts,” www.quiltmaker.com, page 9.
Marston’s “Liberated Quiltmaking II”...is packed with color. - 03/15/2010
Reviewer: James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief from Oregon, WI, USA
Gwen Marston’s “Liberated Quiltmaking II” represents an update on her “Liberated Quiltmaking” technique and provides step-by-step instructions, pieces samples, and examples without the usual pattern and template approach. The result is packed with color, and a very different kind of quilting guide! --James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, The Midwest Book Review, Needlecraft Shelf, March 2010.
A gorgeous guide highly recommended! - 01/19/2010
Reviewer: James A. Cox from Oregon, WI, USA
LIBERATED QUILTMAKING II is the updated guide to author Gwen Marston's signature style of original quilts that can be made without using templates or set patterns. Full color photographs and step-by-step diagrams guide the reader through unique, distinctive, and individual designs that come alive rather than simply repeat a sterile, static image. A gorgeous guide highly recommended especially for intermediate and advanced quiltmakers interested in experimenting and putting their own personal stamp on their creations! --James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review, "Wisconsin Bookwatch," January 2010.
