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Farm Girl Vintage
Lori Holt
The fourteen projects include ten quilts, two tablerunners, a tabletopper and a potholder.
Quilty Fun: Lessons in Scrappy Patchwork
Lori Holt
All ten patterns are written with four size options from crib to king. The designs in this book are carefully written and beautifully illustrated in full color. Step by step directions take you through the construction of each block and the assembly of the quilt top. With a variety of styles and genres, this book has something for everyone - perfect for quilters of all skill levels!
Feathered Star Quilt Blocks I
Marsha McCloskey
The smallest finishes at 12", the largest, at 38". Some are given in more than one size. Design and shading suggestions are given throughout. Some of the stars in this book, like the Double and Triple Feathered Stars patterns, are "really hard and take a long time to make". Others are fairly straightforward. All the blocks have a traditional look too them, but some are actually original blocks designed just for this book. The patterns are written for rotary cutting and machine piecing. Templates are provided for checking purposes, and for quilters who prefer more traditional techniques.
The Modern Quilts Sourcebook: Over 50 Inspiring Projects With Detailed Step By Step Instructions And Illustrations
Weeks Ringle
This book makes modern, graphic quilts accessible, both in technical and design terms, to both novice and experienced quilters. The Modern Quilts Workshop is more than just a pattern book. Through detailed step-by-step text and illustrations, even the reader with no prior knowledge of quilt making or design will be able to complete a beautiful and sophisticated quilt. Readers will be treated to both design theory and technical diagrams detailing every stage of the process. An introduction to design topics such as colour, scale, fabric selection and composition accompanies 15 original patterns for contemporary, functional quilts that can be used, machinewashed and dried. Illustrations will show how you can customise each of the quilts to a variety of colour palettes. Beautiful colour photographs make creating the quilt even easier and each pattern includes the fabric requirements and the technical and design skills that will be learned by making the quilt. The Modern Quilts Workshop also includes a reference guide for basic techniques used in each of the patterns, including cutting, piecing, aligning seams and thread colour selection.
Art and Inspirations: Ruth B. McDowell
Ruth B. McDowell
It gives an in-depth look at McDowell's quilts over the last 25 years in which she shares the ideas, methods, construction tips and philosophy behind her work.
Gabby Quilts For Friends
Michael McCormick
A quilt is just the answer! But when Bear, Goose, and Sheep all have different ideas for the quilt, things get complicated. With love and imagination, Gabby stitches and sews for weeks. Can she make a quilt that will please each of her friends?
Playful Fabric Printing
Carol Soderlund
Until now, the process of printing with dyes could seem difficult to learn and even harder to implement. But Carol Soderlund and Melanie Testa have taken all the stumbling blocks out of the way of would-be fabric dyers and printers. With step-by-step advice, instruction, and photographs, this book is a master class in using dyes and low-tech equipment to print your own fabric, and it begins at the beginning. If you've never handled dyes before, never designed your own print motifs, aren't even sure what supplies or space you might need, everything you want to know is here. More advanced students will value the in-depth presentation of techniques, tools, and insights into approaching fabric printing as an art and taking your work to the next level. The opportunities for fun creative expression and producing your most original and exciting fabric work ever are unlimited with Carol and Melanie's friendly help. It's time to try playful fabric printing!
Big Book Of Scrap Quilts
Patricia Wilens
Includes a complete quiltmaking guide, hints and tips for pros and beginners, full-size patterns, and easy-to-follow diagrams.
Panel Play: Designs for Using Quilt Panels in Table Toppers, Wall Hangings, Bed Quilts, and Runners
Barbara Becker
Make a Wall Hanging. Make a Bed Quilt. Make a Bed Runner. Make a work of art. Beautiful, charming, amusing, full of color or subtle and romantic. However you describe them, this book contains a wealth of ides for using them. So pull out your panels and prepare to play.
Six Is for Hexagon Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks Volume 6
Marti Michell
Marti removes the mystery of planning cutting and sewing the classic Thousand Pyramids Tumbling Blocks Flower Garden and more. Featuring Template Set G MM8950 and H MM8951. 72 pages with dozens of quilt designs. Softcover Michell Marketing Volume 6 from Michell Marketing
Log Cabin ABCs
Marti Michell
14 quilt patterns for wall to bed size quilts, including some you may not be familiar with, like Inside/Out and Baskets. Includes some great tricks and tips for cutting and piecing.