Replique Quilts: Applique Designs from Favorite Photos

If you can take a picture, you can transform it into a quilted heirloom! With this "repliqué" technique, you simply enlarge a photograph on a copy machine, and then sew fabrics directly onto the enlarged image. Create accurate reproductions of buildings, people, pets, cars--"repliqué" almost any image into a one-of-a-kind quilted memory.

· Six projects plus a sample pattern walk you step by step through this innovative technique, which shows you how to replicate a photo's precise detail, depth, and perspective in fabric

· Start with simple images such as a basic house, and then move on to a more elaborate church, wildflower scene, and covered bridge

· Create unique gifts for family and friends, such as a quilt featuring a new homeowner's house, a favorite family photo, or a collage of several images

Capture an image in fabric with the fun, easy, and inventive techniques in Repliqué Quilts.