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The StoryBuilder Method™ Foundation Volume- INTRODUCING THE Front Yard Friends

Bring your quilts to life with a fresh, interactive approach to appliqué storytelling.

Written and designed by Marisa C. Gray, The StoryBuilder Method™: The Foundation Volume, Introducing the Front Yard Friends Collection is a comprehensive 160-page creative guide and template library. It invites you to explore new possibilities, follow your inspiration, and confidently develop your own voice as a fabric artist.

Meet the Front Yard Friends!

Inspired by the animals and birds that have visited the author’s own yard, this charming cast includes Bill the EveryDuck™, the dignified Professor Harrington and his exacting standards, Chuck the Woodpecker and his “Unhinged Quilting Tips”, Fatty the Squirrel, the Ducklings, and the beloved mallard couple, Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth.

What Is The StoryBuilder Method™?

The StoryBuilder Method™ is a flexible framework that helps you think differently, make creative decisions with confidence, and enjoy the process as much as the finished quilt.

Beginners are absolutely welcome, although this is not a technical guide to quilting. Learn the basic techniques through a beginner-friendly book, class, or video, then use The StoryBuilder Method™ for inspiration, direction, templates, patterns, and ideas, with the freedom to decide what belongs on your quilt and how you want to create it.

Follow the four-step creative cycle:

MAKE • LOOK • RESPOND • BUILD

At the heart of the book is the modular EveryDuck™ Foundation Framework, a character-building system that lets you mix features, expressions, poses, accessories, and personalities to create original scenes and stories.

Inside This 160-Page Workshop Companion-

OVER 85 PAGES OF TRACEABLE TEMPLATES!

A Complete Character-Building System: Detailed placement guides help you create Bill the EveryDuck™, Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth, Professor Harrington the Goose, the Ducklings, Chuck the Woodpecker, and Fatty the Squirrel. Interchangeable expressions, seasonal sports gear, and personality-filled accessories make each character your own. After all, how many geese do you know who wear loafers and a green argyle sweater vest?

Creative Teaching Modules: Explore communicating movement, choosing and balancing low-volume fabrics, building a scene, and creating your own one-of-a-kind heirloom quilt.

Created by a quilter with ADHD, this method supports creative minds that thrive on variety. Move between characters, techniques, ideas, and sections of your quilt whenever interest begins to fade. Repetition is always optional.

Full-Scale Quilt Layouts: Includes cutting measurements, fabric requirements, and assembly diagrams for the 72" × 72" Duck Pond Quilt Top and the 66" × 72" Seasons Quilt. You will also find five panel options, scenery elements, seasonal props, and reversed letter templates for all four seasons.

Trace-Ready Templates and Quilt/Character Size Charts: Dozens of crisp character, accessory, and scenery templates, in both right and left-facing versions, include 1-inch calibration squares for accurate printing and tracing at home.

Whether you are an appliqué beginner or an experienced textile artist, The StoryBuilder Method™ will help you transform your next heirloom quilt into an unforgettable neighborhood story.

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NOTE: DIGITAL PRODUCT

This purchase includes a digital PDF. No physical product will be shipped. Purchase includes one personal-use license for the original purchaser. Digital files may not be shared, resold, redistributed, posted online, or reproduced for distribution.

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Each PDF is marked with the purchaser’s name, email address, and order number. This identification helps protect the artist’s work and is designed not to interfere with printing or tracing.