Lisa O'Neill

“Sliver Quilts” by Lisa O’Neill features a new quilt technique, using diagonal strips of contrasting fabric inserted into folds of the quilt fabric. Stitching is done on the folds of the quilt fabric, encasing the contrasting fabrics in the seams, with no raw edges. The contrasting strips hang loose between the seams, and are pressed one direction or the other, and sewn down with either a straight stitch, or a decorative machine stitch.
O’Neill’s technique is very unique, but simple. The results resemble wonky, no-rule quilts that are very artsy. I think the best use of making “Sliver Quilts” are the patterns for the star quilt and the New York Beauty quilts. The star is absolutely beautiful and the New York Beauty is a picture of ease and fun, simple for even a confident beginners.
Sliver Quilts is a book for quilters of every experience level. The only requirement for making these quilts is the ability to sew a ¼” straight seam. More experienced quilters will enjoy design exploration and transferring the technique to other projects! Sounds like great fun!… (mehr)