Foundation Paper Piecing Animal Portraits

Master the precision and creative freedom of foundation paper piecing

This comprehensive guide will equip you with the skills to confidently sew, design and finish your own foundation paper pieced (FPP) quilt blocks. Through clear instruction and encouraging guidance, you will learn to follow, adapt and even design your own creative projects. At the heart of the book is a striking pattern collection of nine rainforest animal quilt blocks, in the author’s signature style, designed to make a stunning 45x45in lap quilt.

Inside you’ll find:

• Essential equipment recommendations and workspace setup guidance

• Detailed, step-by-step instruction for sewing accurate FPP blocks

• A practical method for turning your own photographs into FPP patterns

• Nine complete beginner-to-intermediate rainforest animal patterns, to make your own lap quilt

• Expert troubleshooting for both sewing and design challenges

• Creative finishing ideas – because your blocks can become far more than quilts

Supported by over 250 photographs, diagrams and reference keys, this book is an invaluable tool for those wishing to expand on their textile art practice.