Ricky Tims' Rhapsody Quilts

Design and make fabulous, one-of-a-kind contemporary art quilts—includes an inspiring quilt gallery.Learn to design, choose fabrics, and make templates for one-of-a-kind rhapsody quilts from award-winning quilter Ricky Tims.Handle curves easily with Ricky''s sure-fire method for No-Pin Precision Curved Piecing. Start with five ready-made design outlines, then expand the possibilities by composing your own Rhapsody quilts. Learn Ricky''s secrets for enhancing your designs with applique. Get inspired by the gallery of Rhapsody quilts made by Ricky and other quilters just like youRhapsody Quilts are medallion-style quilts with graceful, curved designs in a reversed and mirrored arrangement. Like a musical rhapsody, the form is flexible and lets you express an endless variety of themes and motifs. Ricky shows you how to work with your quilt''s basic skeleton, then enhance your design themes with original applique or lush quilting. You''ll take away all the techniques you need to start making your own beautiful quilt rhapsodies.