One of my all-time favorite quilt books, and I have 'em all!

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	• Liberated Quiltmaking Gwen Marston Collector Books, 1997 - 191 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Textile artistry for the beginning quilter!

I happened upon the Accidental Quilters list of favorite quilt books-and thank goodness!! She spotlighted this book, and I ordered it immediately for several reasons-but mostly because I was a beginning quilter, and the artist in me bulked at the thought of making a cookie cutter quilt-regardless of whether it would be my first or my fiftieth! I appreciate the time and talent that goes into making a quilt from a pattern, but that is just not me. Thank you Accidental Quilter, thank you Gwen Marsten! Fabulous!!

It's simply the best

I own more than 100 different quiltingbooks, and this one is simply the best. It has given me a new way of looking at quilting, the whole prosess of it.

It has liberated me from the usual way of looking at blocks, and I know that this book will help me to make unik quilts, quilts I can sell without thinking of copywrights...

I have only been quilting for a year, but I have made more than 80 different quilts from dobbelbed size to tablerunners and I needed something new. This book gave me that.

I like to be able to make a quilt in a week or shorter time, this book has given me inspiration for many new ones, I just love it. Many thanks to Gwen Marston for setting me free....

Good luck to all you happy quilters out there from Olaug Berg Haugland in Norway

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Free spirit?

Beeing a self-taught quilter and a "one time is enough pattern-follower" I simply loved this book! If you buy quilting books just for the patterns this is probably not the book for you, but if you like me read books for inspiration you will love this one. The photos are simply wonderful and the author's way of working is very easy to follow. This will be one of the few books I will read and enjoy more than once.

An essential liberation!

This book is an absolute inspiration. This way of working is so wonderfully freeing and draws forth creativity long buried beneath a plethora of rules. It connects one to quiltmaking's past and propels you forward into a broader future. I would not be without it.

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One of my all-time favorite quilt books, and I have 'em all!

I overlooked this book for a long time because the cover photo didn't inspire me, but when I finally took a look inside, I realized that it is a rich goldmine of quilt ideas! Not only that, but it has had a big influence on my approach to quilting. The result is that I'm now having more fun with my quilting. And, that is the purpose of quilting, right? This book is fun to read, too. Gwen has a great sense of humor.
If you ever get discouraged in the pursuit of perfection in quilting, or if you are tired of using patterns and want to design your own quilts, don't waste another minute before buying this book. It's worth twice the price.

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Quilter and lecturer Gwen Marston introduces quilters to distinctive processes for creating original quilts. Without using templates or set patterns, Gwen guides the quiltmaker through each process, showing a way to work rather than actually dictating the destination. Over 100 beautiful and colorful quilts plus 150 illustrations are pictured in the book and the step-by-step instructions will serve as guides to help the quilter realize her own creative abilities. The adventure of Liberated Quiltmaking processes keeps the quilter engaged throughout the entire operation. These processes require using both intuition and emotion as well as technical skill. Discover true freedom to create your own quilt that is beautifully unique. AUTHORBIO: Helping quilters realize their own creative abilities, Gwen Marston teaches quiltmaking in the United States as well as Japan. She has enjoyed more than 26 solo exhibits of her work in both of these countries, including seven museum exhibits of her small quilts. Gwen has been a regular columnist for "Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts" and has authored 15 books, five for AQS. REVIEW: "Her 'liberated quiltmaking' is the making of utility quilts (quilts meant to be used, not just exhibited) without templates or patterns or even necessarily a preplanned color scheme. When process becomes more important than pattern, the endless possibilities that arise during the combined planning/making process keep the quilter fully engaged. Highly recommended for subject collections."

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