"Sixty-two original designed medallion quilts by Gwen Marston with seven how-to projects with traditional and contemporary appeal"--Provided by publisher.

Contains an illustrated guide to twenty string quilt designs, including traditional and Amish, instructions for short strings, long strings, rectangles, and wedges, and photographs of antique string quilts.

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.

Each author shares 20 of her own creations, along with an additional 30 collaborative quilts--and every project comes complete with patterns for shapes, pieces and blocks.

This is a book for grownup quilters. It's a book for the many accomplished quilters who are not looking for yet another project book with pages of detailed elementary instructions on how to make someone else's quilt. Rather, it's intended for quilters who are seeking ideas and inspiration for their own work. In my quilt related travels, I've had the pleasure of meeting many such veteran quilters. This book was also developed to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of my Beaver Island Quilt Retreats (BIQR). Quilters who come to these retreats come with the expectation that they will be provided with an abundance of ideas which will help them design their own original work. The new works in this book were made specifically to provide ideas and inspiration to support the 2008 BIQR theme of making abstract quilts in solids.

These authors have joined forces to reintroduce the triangle in quilting. This is a new look for a seasoned shape with parameters that provide structure, clear direction, and focus for the projects. The projects get back to basics with lessons learned at Granny's knee. Traditional methods and styles provide a springboard to updated quilt patterns. Quilt projects and patterns encourage taking risks to create your own piece of art. View quilts already made using the free range concept of the triangle.

The story of the woman who helped create the modern American quilting revival