Sewing Scrap Blocks with Character

by Olesya Lebedenko

Overview

• Author and artist Olesya Lebedenko’s modern style and unique designs are completely original and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before
• Included are easy-to-use templates for enlargement of designs and piecing
• Offers quilters a cornucopia of original block designs, ranging from traditional paper piecing sewing to whimsical drawing and sewing technique
• Discover 60 fresh and modern patchwork blocks based on #365daysquiltscraps year challenge, from baby dragons and lions to curious raccoons and bunnies
• The ultimate scrap block pattern book for quilters seeking fresh, fun, and whimsical animal designs, all with loveable character and charm

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607658146
Publisher:	Landauer
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	36 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Author Olesya Lebedenko is an artist from Ukraine living in Canada, where she works and creates modern pattern designs. She is a teacher, designer, quilter, doll maker, author, magazine contributor, and entrepreneur as the founder and owner of Olesya Lebedenko Design. Her work has been featured in Canadian and Ukrainian publications, she has written countless tutorials and articles, and she has led hundreds of workshops all over Europe and Canada. 

Olesya is a professional member of the International Quilt Association and the Canadian Quilters’ Association. She is also a member of the York Heritage Quilters Guild based in Toronto, as well as the Global Doll Society. To learn more about Olesya Lebedenko and to view her work, visit her website, (www.olesya-l-design.com), her Instagram (@olesyalebedenkodesign), and her Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/OlesyaLebedenkoDsgn).

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Useful Tools and Materials 8

How to Use This Book 9

Part 1 Christmas and Winter Fun

Happy Penguin 20

The Red-Nosed Reindeer 21

Serious Polar Bear 22

Aurora the Snowy Owl 23

Santa's Stocking 24

My Father's Santa Suit 25

Clever Santa 26

Merry Santa 27

Cozy Hat 28

Warm Mittens 29

Ball Ornament 30

Star Ornament 31

Icicle Ornament 32

Bell Ornament 33

Diamond Ornament 34

Close-Up Snowman 35

Close-Up Penguin 36

Santa's Belt 37

An Elf's Belt 38

Part 2 Spooky Halloween

Friendly Ghost 42

Screaming Ghost 43

Almost Dracula 44

Spider 45

Witch on a Broom 46

Redheaded Good Witch 47

Frankenstein 48

Dracula 49

Mummy 50

Skull with a Mustache 51

Spooky Pumpkin 52

Pumpkin in a Witch's Hat 53

Smiling Pumpkin 54

Scary Pumpkin 55

Part 3 Easter Joy

Modern Egg 58

Egg Hunt 59

Colorful Hen 60

Rabbit Silhouette 61

Part 4 Feline Friends

Otis the Gentleman 64

Friendly White Cat 65

Curious Otis 66

Peaceful Lily 67

Little Kittens 68

Soft Summer Nap 69

Butterfly Catcher 70

Lunchtime 71

Siesta 72

Cute Meowtie 73

Meowtie's Prize 74

Forest Petites 75

Forest Ladybugs 76

Part 5 Cat Yoga

Time for Yoga 80

Soprano Is Awake 81

Cat Pose 82

Puppy Pose 83

Planking Soprano 84

Resting in Corpse Pose 85

Part 6 Animal Babies

Baby Unicorn 88

Baby Dragon 89

Giraffe Calf 90

Zebra Foal 91

Baby Mouse 92

Panda Cub 93

Raccoon Kit 94

Lion Cub 95

Patterns 96

Acknowledgments 112

About the Author and Contributors 112

Editorial Reviews

09/21/2020

With this pleasing collection of animal and seasonal designs, quilting teacher Lebedenko provides a convincing answer to a question all crafters face at some point: what to do with leftover material. To that end, Lebedenko challenged herself to put her overflowing piles of scrap fabrics to good use, and the results are 60 scrap block patterns, all 3.5-inch squares and relatively easy to make using basic patchwork sewing. Creating blocks from many small bits of fabric will require patience, and perhaps some eye-strain, but the projects are appealing, and for beginners, Lebedenko provides a brief but informative section on putting a patchwork block together from start to finish. Seasonal delights include an assortment of Santa-themed blocks, which can be combined into holiday quilts or framed as stand-alone decorative items, and, for Halloween, ghosts, witches, and goblins. Meanwhile, pet lovers and fitness enthusiasts will appreciate Lebedenko’s Cat Yoga patterns, involving a remarkably flexible feline. Sewing and quilting artists with baskets of scraps will find enough projects to keep them occupied year-round. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly