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Hexa-Go-Go: English Paper Piecing • 16 Quilt Projects
Author(s): Tacha Bruecher (Author)
- Publisher: Stash Books
- Publication Date: 16 July 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1607053578
- ISBN-13: 9781607053576
Book Description
Fat Quarterly Magazine co-founder Tacha Bruecher takes a fresh look at an old favorite―English paper-pieced hexagons―with current fabrics and settings for quilts, table toppers, and more. Modern and traditional designs are both featured, including rosettes, stars, and free form. Learn how to combine settings and how to creatively quilt hexagons. Projects are varied for any skill level or time commitment – make a few hexagons, make a few more, or make few hundred. Making the individual hexagons are perfect for modern quilters on the go; they are terrific stash busters (and stress busters) that take your priceless handwork from repetitive to remarkable!
Editorial Reviews
Review
May 12
Fat Quarterly e-zine cofounder and quilt blogger Bruecher introduces contemporary quilters to the classic art of English paper piecing in this collection, which focuses on paper-pieced designs made with hexagons. The projects, which range from a beginner-friendly, seven-hexagon needle case to a king-sized bedspread that uses 1,666 pieced hexagons, implement fabric choices to make an old technique fresh and modern. Hexagon templates, as well as easy-to-follow basic directions for paper piecing, are included. VERDICT The modern quilt movement is at its best when it finds creative ways to make classic techniques fit in with modern tastes. Bruecher has done just that with this collection of patterns, and a new generation of quilters will benefit from her expertise.
― Library Journal, USA
July 12
A great place to look for hexagonal inspiration is the new book from Stash Books – Hexa-Go-Go – written by Tacha Bruecher. With sixteen projects to choose from there is plenty for any skill level and interest in hexies. She mixes them up for a modern twist on a traditional quilting technique, using hexies to create the stripes in the American flag, squaring them up for quilt blocks and to make both stars and diamonds!
― Fabshop.net
About the Author
Tacha Bruecher is a quilt designer and teacher who is well-known in the online quilting community as a founding member of the Fat Quarterly e-zine. Tacha lives in Berlin, Germany, with her husband and two daughters. For more information, visit www.haniesquilts.blogspot.com.
