- Easy-to-follow instructions for creating beautiful, elaborate designs with more than 90 Sashiko patterns- 33 projects incorporate different designs and techniques- Features a full-color inspirational gallery of Sashiko work from contemporary textile artists.

    Thirty projects range from the simple to the challenging, from patchwork slippers and aprons to tote bags and pillows to her beloved quilt patterns, offering something for every level of quilter. Schmidt reviews the fundamentals of quilting and provides easy-to-follow instructions, patterns, sewing tips, and an artful approach to design basics. With engaging wisdom and beautiful step-by-step color photography throughout, Denyse Schmidt Quilts will inspire beginning and skilled crafters alike to embrace this age-old tradition with a new and modern twist.

    The farmer's wife was usually responsible for caring for her chickens and the money received from the sale of the eggs was hers. Surely, some fabric was purchased with this precious fund and from that came the quilt patterns uniquely associated with the Depression years of the 1930's. During a time of hardship in America, there were still many things for which to be thankful. Life was simple, people neighborly, and quilts not only useful but also an extraordinary expression of imagination. Journey back to the times when milk was 14 cents a quart and bread 9 cents a loaf.With over a year in planning, testing and writing, Quilt in a Day is delighted to announce Egg Money Quilts-A 1930's Vintage Sampler. Egg Money Quilts is not only a collection of twelve vintage quilt block patterns with two layouts, but also a treasury of extra projects created from the blocks. Join Eleanor as she guides you through her techniques to re-create the flavor of the "good old days." The book contains over 200 pages, in full color, with sample quilts, step by step instructions and illustrations, yardage and cutting charts, and assistance in fabric selection. Enjoy a visual quilt show with photographs of a bounty of quilts and projects.The new book will carry the tones of the era with snippets of lifeNot only will Egg Money Quilts become one of your favorite quilt books; you will enjoy reading the book just for the pleasure of it.Block patterns included:Grandmother's Flower Garden, Road to California, Turkey Tracks, Rosebuds, Old Maid's Puzzle, Dresden Plate, Double Wedding Ring, Rocky Road to Kansas, Peony, Friendship, Christian Cross, Garden Walk, Double Ax Head.

    Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, the Master Quilter, has her own reasons for preferring a quiet, even subdued, Christmas. Her young friend Sarah McClure, however, takes the opposite view and decides to deck the halls brightly. As she explores the trunks packed with Bergstrom family decorations that haven't been touched in more than fifty years, Sarah discovers a curious Christmas quilt. Begun in seasonal fabrics and patterns, the quilt remains unfinished. Sylvia reveals that the handiwork spans several generations and a quartet of Bergstrom quilters—her great aunt, her mother, her sister, and herself. As she examines the array of quilt blocks each family member contributed but never completed, memories of Christmases past emerge. At Elm Creek Manor, Christmas began as a celebration of simple virtues—joy and hope buoyed by the spirit of giving. As each successive generation of Bergstroms lived through its unique trials—the antebellum era, the Great Depression, World War II—tradition offered sustenance even during the most difficult times. For Sylvia, who is coping with the modern problem of family dispersed, estranged, or even forgotten, reconciliation with her personal history may prove as elusive as piecing the Christmas Quilt. Elm Creek Manor is full of secrets, from a Christmas tree with unusual properties to the sublime Bergstrom strudel recipe. Sylvia's tales at first seem to inform her family legacy but ultimately illuminate far more, from the importance of women's art to its place in commemorating our shared experience, at Christmastime and in every season.

    Inspired by the art nouveau movement's Alfonse Mucha, this freehand, background filler quilting design has electrified the quilting community. Dubbed "McTavishing," after its creator, it has become the most popular new design concept in quilting today. As shown in the 25 illustrated projects, McTavishing may be added to any quilt or garment, from wholecloth to contemporary art quilts, and done by hand, domestic machine, or longarm technique. The book's seven how-to chapters demonstrate the uses of the McTavishing stitch—as an addition to an open quilt block, in a border, to highlight complex applique, custom tailor a favorite garment, or as part of a larger overall design—while the accompanying DVD provides lessons from the author. Accompanied by interviews with accomplished hand and domestic machine quilters, this guide offers readers an unparalleled view of the exciting new quilting process.

    In addition to quilts by Fassett himself, there are designs by Janet Bolton (whose work is the subject of a special feature), Hilde Krohg and Kiko Goke, as well as work by previously featured designers including Roberta Horton, Mary Mashuta, Liza Prior Lucy, Pauline Smith and Brandon Mably...The quilts feature the new range of fabrics for Rowan in the Kaffe Fassett Patchwork Collection. His fascination with antique quilts provides the inspiration for two of his own designs for the book, Mossy Radiation and Dark and Light Chequerboard. The quilts are all protographed in glorious colour on location in the Yorkshire countryside, against a background of lichen-encrusted dry-stone walls, barns and gardens. * All the projects have full colour step-by-step diagrams and instructions. * Rowan Yarns, based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wool yarns and knitting fashion designs, and now a leading publisher of knitting and patchwork project books.

    This book shows novice and expert quilters alike new ways of planning, designing, and constructing contemporary quilts. The Modern Quilt Workshop takes you through every step of making a quilt, encouraging you and challenging you along the way. YouÆll learn basic principles of quilt design, as well as new technical skills that will make your quilts more beautiful, more durable, and more fun to make.Never before published, these breathtaking patterns were created to help you learn specific design and technical skills. Want to learn how to piece circles flawlessly? Need to fine-tune your color choices? Confused about how to choose quilting patterns? Follow the step-by-step diagrams and youÆll be mastering new design concepts and innovative techniques with each new project.Each of the 15 quilt projects shows the level of difficulty, lists the skills youÆll learn, and shows how each quilt might look in different color combinations.Design tips in each chapter teach you what to look for in fabrics, or options for how to quilt the quilt.Measurements and yardage requirements are provided for 4 sizes, from baby quilts to bed quilts.Cutting templates, and tips for using them, are included.A thorough section on quilt construction and assembly helps even the first-time quilter learn the basics of cutting, piecing, aligning seams, thread color selection, choosing batting, quilting, and binding. Beginning quilters will love the simple, yet sophisticated, patterns that can turn a pile of cotton fabric into a work of art. Advanced quilters will hone technical and design skills, as well as master new techniques, such as improvisational piecing and working with sophisticated color palettes.Whether you wish to create a treasured family heirloom or a beautiful gift for a friend, these unique patterns will inspire you to try something new.

    A companion to Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide 1800-1960, this source is ideal for those studying fashion and clothing trends from the late twentieth century, as well as collectors of recent quilts. Today's quilts may have elements of more than one decade because many quilters collect a great deal of fabric, and may draw from one group of fabric over a long period of time. The recent proliferation of reproduction fabrics has caused concern for the ability to differentiate the old from the new in reproduction quilts and repairs. An informative section on these fabrics from the 1980-2000 era provides a blueprint for building confident conclusions as to the fabric's origins. For ease in identification, prints are shown actual size and specific fabric lines and styles are grouped and sorted by date, then color. Dating divisions coincide with turning points in history which influenced attitudes and styles, and are highlighted by a brief history of each era.

    Acclaimed author Robert Shaw, a widely recognized expert on American folk art, introduces the volume and provides both a beautifully illustrated history of the art quilt movement and a special section on building, displaying, and caring for collection of quality pieces. The techniques and materials featured in these 400 spectacular quilts are as varied as the people who created them, and through spectacular color photographs and artists' discussions, readers will discover how the boundaries of traditional quilt-making have expanded in the last decade.

    Here, quilters can achieve dazzling and accurate Mariner's Compass designs with Judy's freezer-paper foundation method, that eliminates the tedious tearing away of foundation paper.

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    Learn her techniques and design your own artistic quilt. Winner of the Hobby/Crafts/How-To category of the USA Book News Best Book Awards contest for 2005.

    Even the smallest pieces meet precisely, quickly, and accurately. With 365 projects, you could make one every day of the year. They’re organized month-by-month, so you could make a patriotic quilt with the July blocks; a Thanksgiving quilt in November; a Christmas quilt with the December blocks; or pretty floral quilts with each month’s flowers. (There are also some whimsical designs such as the yellow submarine that marks the day the Beatles came to America.) Photos of quilts made with blocks for each month accompany the complete instructions for the entire foundation piecing process.

    Two versions of the featured quilt are included one by Barb, one by Alma along with 13 additional projects.

    Create 40 scrappy-style quilts, with projects for all skill levels Choose from garden, seasonal, and holiday looks, with many designs needing only three to five fabrics Enjoy a fast journey from fabric bolt to finished quilt with time-saving techniques

    Readers will appreciate over 150 color photos and illustrations that demonstrate the effectiveness of finished edges in enhancing an entire quilt. Featured techniques include scalloped edges, prairie points, setting options, size options, binding secrets, curved edges, notched edges, quilt labels and more! In addition, quilters gain valuable formulas for figuring yardage and size.Includes formulas for figuring yardage and sizeInvolved a variety of quilting skills to give quilters practice

    Sew along with Eleanor to learn new methods for quick traditional quilt blocks. Step by step illustrations and instructions are offered for strip piecing, applique, flying geese patches, half-square triangles, and quarter square patches. "El"ementary offers two sampler layouts, a square sampler on point, and a vertical sampler. Once you know the techniques, it is time to make a larger quilt using the newly acquired skills. Full yardage and cutting charts are provided for all five quilt sizes for all five block patterns. To finish your quilt, learn about adding outside borders, folded borders, and nine-patch corners. Instruction is given for preparing the quilt backing, layering the quilt, pinning, machine quilting and binding. As a challenge for seasoned quilters instructions, yardage and cutting charts are included for 6" blocks to miniaturize the designs

    Learn new techniques for making perfectly spaced stitches in wonderfully intricate patterns. *Stitch 10 projects including a sampler, a wall hanging, and a table runner *Quilt as you go; then join blocks the reversible-quilt way for stunning, stress-free results *Gorgeous machine-stitched appliqué designs add new dimension to sashiko quilts

    Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. The original version of this book came with a CD. You can access the full content of this CD online at C&T's website.

    Kaffe breathes new life into old masterpieces by updating the colourways and employing, where necessary, new patchwork techniques. The designs fall loosely into three separate groups. The utility quilts employ large simple patch shapes cut from charming prints; the traditional pieces encompass popular heritage patchwork formats, reborn here in fresh modern colours; and the irresistible showpiece designs incorporate applique- to create dazzling showstoppers. Kaffe's fabric sources include his own ever-expanding fabric collection, reproduction vintage prints, antique scraps, contemporary quilting prints of every description and toile de jouy. The designs are easily accessible to today's quilters, with Kaffe's sympathetic interpretations echoing the magic of the originals but employing contemporary techniques. This book is an inspiration.

    Learn easy, painterly techniques to bring an image to life in fabric.

    You'll learn the history, stories, and artistry of original quilts that represent the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation of American quiltmakers. The 24 selected projects feature red and white quilts, Susan McCord quilts, log cabin quilts, appliqu� quilts, and patchwork quilts inspired by antique quilts from the archives of The Henry Ford. Each project includes easy-to-follow instructions and full-size patterns for making replicas of vintage quilts. In addition to quilt projects, you'll also find a quilting timeline, feature essay, and gallery section devoted to the impressive quilt collection of internationally-known nineteenth-century quilting genius Susan McCord at The Henry Ford.

    Please allow approximately 2 weeks for USA delivery, with an additional 2 weeks for international shipments. Expedited shipping is not available on POD Editions. The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. Bring Renaissance Italy Home with Paper-Pieced Mosaics. Quilt designs based on beautiful Italian mosaics bring the Italian Renaissance into your home. Familiar quilting shapes in new combinations and settings yield exquisite, intricate-looking designs. 8 stunning quilt projects in a variety of sizes, or create your own variations. Full-sized paper-piecing patterns for most quilts. Photos of Italy and its architecture - a great coffee table book!

    Create eight pairs of quilts and rugs that spotlight favorite themes, from antique game boards to baseball and pets Achieve a timeless look with traditional quilt patterns, such as Log Cabin and Irish Chain Learn all you need to know about hooking rugs and stitching quilts-complete how-tos are provided for both Author Bio: Hometown: Naples, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan Polly Minick is a contributing editor to Country Home and Coastal Living magazines. Her work has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, and Colonial Homes. Designs from Polly and her sister Laurie Simpson, a quiltmaker for more than 20 years, have been featured in Victoria and Better Homes and Gardens. This is their second book.

    Presenting a galaxy of paper-pieced 9-patch stars, this title allows quilters make sparkling stars through easy mixing and matching of 4 inch units, that offer endless star possibilities.

    All new projects from Piece O' Cake feature up-to-date interpretations of classic quilt designs Applique elements are designed for easy stitching the Piece O' Cake way Show-stopping projects for both beginners and advanced quilters Combined piecing and applique gives a distinctive Piece O' Cake twist!

    Presenting 60 quilt block designs that combine to make five distinctive quilts, this collection features techniques for various skill levels, a progressive approach that moves from easy to more complicated blocks, quiltmaking basics, a broad range of quilt designs that varies from casual to formal, and different quilt-making styles.

    From table runners to pillows to bed size quilts to framed art-you're sure to find a project or two that meet your needs.Quilts to love...Enjoy this marvelous collection of favorite quilts from the pages of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Color options, optional sizing charts, and all-new projects expand on the original quilts.Charming Keepsakes!THese are quilts you'll be inspired to make for your home, family, and friends. So pick a favorite, gather some fabric, and start quilting.

    Capturing the romance of long skirts, pretty bonnets, and flowing ribbons, the author depicts the ladies enjoying a game of croquet, a fun day of shopping, a picnic by the lake, and many other outings. Place Bonnet Girls in settings of your own choosing, move them from one setting to another or group them together to illustrate a specific event. Dresses, skirts, hats, bonnets, hair, arms, and hands can all be exchanged to create the positions and actions needed to fit a particular scene. Prop patterns are also provided to enhance each setting. Among the charming pieces, you will find lanterns, shopping bags, mittens, shawls, candles, and parasols.

    Inspired by world-wide civilizations of the past and present, both angular and flowing quilting motifs feature an abundance of unique cultural flair. A doctor in anthropology and an experienced designer of quilting patterns, Joyce Mori combines these two passions to transform interesting objects into patterns for your original quilts. The motifs are inspired by a fascinating array of sources from 20,000 BC to the twentieth century, such as an Egyptian mummy case, marble floors of Venetian churches, Native American stamped pottery, a dyed moose hair design on Canadian moccasins, a South Carolina wrought iron railing, an Eskimo wood mask, and Australian aboriginal art. A few continuous-line designs have been included for longarm machine quilters. Some designs can be adapted to redwork-type embroidery and hand or machine applique. Some can even be scanned into your computer, then converted to machine embroidery motifs."

    Create beautiful hand-embroidered, beaded fabrics you could only dream about; they're a cinch to make with Beaded Crazy Quilting's easy-to-understand photographic instructions. This is a must-have reference guide for you library.Make any of the 23 individual projects or the elaborate keepsake wall hanging in Beaded Crazy Quilting while learning the basics.Features include:40 illustrated embroidery and bead stitchesDetailed instructions for fabric painting and imagery400 color step-by-step photos for 23 projects15 full-size applique patterns

    - 6 captivating quilts inspired by the novel- Styles are bright and fun, patriotic, traditional- Use quick methods, templates, applique

    This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

    All the WOW Without the Work! Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact C&T publishing.

    Choose from ten projects, including a quilt, table runner, wall hanging, and place mats. Use full-sized patterns for easy paper piecing, fusible-web applique, or a combination of both techniques.

    Get back to bed quilts! Bestselling author Judy Hopkins leads the way with a collection of trouble-free quilts featuring traditional blocks, a range of beautiful fabrics, and easy techniques--all tailor-made for bigger beds.

    Enhance your quilt top with this expansion of Helen's reliable patterns, offered in sizes ready to trace, scan, or photocopy. Learn how to mix, match, and adapt your patterns! Over 100 quilting patterns have been grouped into the following seven categories: More Helen's Hints II, Framing Ideas, Traditional Patterns, Continuous-Line, Beautiful Scrolls, Grids VII, and Secondary Designs. Pattern pages feature placement diagrams, combinations, helpful hints, and a range of designs that can easily be adapted from hand to machine quilting, and vice versa. Fifteen secondary designs, including edge-to-edge quilting patterns, illustrate what happens when you combine multiple repeats into new placement possibilities. See how framing techniques help to establish the main motifs in your quilt. Over two dozen continuous-line patterns are included for use on home quilting systems and professional quilting machines. Also, discover how to manipulate a pre-purchased stencil to fit into the corners, blocks, and borders of any size quilt.

    The "Big Book of Quilting" is perfect for beginning or advanced quilters, offering illustrated instruction and advice for making a variety of quilts that will delight the eye and inspire the hands.With easy-to-follow expert guidance, you'll discover a wealth of quilting techniques, tips and tricks including: Easy to follow basic instructionSimple time-saving tricksTips for choosing the right fabrics, thread and battingEasy techniques for eliminating the frustration of time-consuming piecing methodsInstruction for making your own quilt templatesTips for how and where to hand quilts in areas where it shows and machine quilt where it doesn'tTips to correct both big and small mistakes in measuring and sewing borders, sashes and blocksStep-by-step diagrams and create beautiful, curvy-petaled flowers with just a sewing machine, ruler and rotary cutterOutstanding embellishing techniques

    Readers will find: solid techniques for completing innovative projects; instructions that will save time and help machine embroiders become more familar with the capabilities of their machine; and beautiful home decor projects and accessories including a wall hanging, table runner, tote and purse.

    It is filled with almost 900 full-colour step by step photographs that cover every aspect of creating a beautiful and unique quilt.

    The six projects included in this book, aim to let crafters have fun while creating a work of art.

    The daughter of a prominent farmer, Mary Louisa Snoddy Black (1860-1927) is remembered in the Spartanburg, South Carolina, region for the hospital named in her honor and for the philanthropic foundation that continues to support community health and wellness. Laurel Horton explores the even more tangible legacy Black left to her descendants--trunks full of quilts made by women of the family, each labeled with detailed information about its origin and significance. Pairing the information from the labels with research culled from interviews, letters, and public documents, Horton stitches together the family's history across the fabric of two centuries as she explores the roles of women as keepers of home, hearth, and history in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America.Valuable both as artistic creations and as historical artifacts, the family quilts reflect decades of work, familial interactions, economic philosophy, and personal and communal values. Suggesting that quilts were exchanged as a mode of currency in an informal, female-centered economy, Horton uncovers the clues they hold about the people who made and used them in their daily lives.From the whole-cloth quilt made by Black's great-grandmother around 1850 to examples from the early twentieth century, Horton traces changes in style, material, and functions of quilts. In doing so, she dispels popular misconceptions associated with these pieces of Americana, including the notion that the earliest examples were made out of necessity from salvaged materials. She shows instead that early quilts were finely crafted from expensive materials and prized more for their aesthetic merits and symbolic functions than for their assumed domestic use.Mary Black's Family Quilts also includes a foreword by Michael Owen Jones, Professor of Culture and Performance, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity.

    Let her teach you to draw feather designs and explore the world of quilting with section-by-section feather patterns. Border corners can be enhanced with elegant framing techniques and decorative motifs for square and rectangular quilts. There are dozens of examples to choose from and full-sized patterns to try. Discover how to create eight different kinds of popular feather designs, including straight and undulating lines, circles, hearts and their variations, scallops, swags, plumes, and paisley designs] These techniques are extremely easy with pleasing and unique results.

    As she, her husband, and her sons construct their log-cabin home, Abby dreams of happier times spent quilting. Follow Abby as she journeys through the fall harvest, icy winter, and first buds of spring, and choose from ten Log Cabin quilts that you can make for your own home. · Ten chapters share Abby’s experiences on the frontier, with a unique Log Cabin quilt to make for each chapter · The Log Cabin block gets new life with exciting variations, from simple rotary-cut patterns to a paper-pieced hexagon design · A special chapter reveals how to create original secondary designs in Log Cabin quilts

    The traditional Pineapple block, and several variations, are featured here in fresh and exciting colors and fabric choices. Lynda and Nancy make it easy and fun to create stunning pineapple quilts. Most of the directions in this book require the Pineapple Rule #8015.