Reclaim, Revere, and Reign With Patchwork Luxe

Regardless of your quilting style, you’ll open up a whole new world of possibilities when you add silks into your quilts. Imagine the satisfaction of transforming your beautiful, cherished silks into a stunning quilt. This masterful new book, Patchwork Luxe: Quilts from Neckties, Kimonos & Sari Silks by Julia McLeod, provides the encouragement and guidance you need to get your silk treasures out of storage and on display.

Delve into the pages and discover Julia’s secrets to quilting with silk. Learned through countless hours of stitching and experimenting, her tips and tricks will make working with this troublesome fabric a breeze. Explore techniques key to working with silk, including traditional machine piecing with fusible interfacing, improv piecing, fabric foundation piecing, fussy cutting, appliqué, and finishing.

Whether you have a scarf you've thrifted, a kimono or sari that was gifted, or a necktie from a loved one, you will find inspiration in the projects and the stunning photo gallery. From learning how to identify and harvest silks from garments to how to care for your stunning new silk quilt, you’ll find everything you need to bring your stack of silks out of storage, whether you are inspired towards zero waste quilting, want to honor a loved one or aim to keep fabric out of the rubbish bin. 

You might also enjoy Julia's Creative Spark class, How to Use Silks in Your Quilt Making, which is featured in this blog post.