Your One-Stop Source for Crazy Quilting Know-HowFrom Victorian quilts to contemporary works of art, crazy quilting has evolved into a beautiful mixture of piecing, embroidery, and fabric techniques.Crazy Quilting: The Complete Guide tells you everything you need to know to create your own beautiful heirloom crazy quilts, including:10 different methods for piecingMore than 100 embroidery stitches for ribbons, flosses and threadsTechniques for dyeing, painting, stamping, printing, and embroidering on silk, cotton, rayon, wool and linenInstructions for adding buttons, beads, tassels, cording and other dimensional embellishmentsTips for finishing your quiltsWhether you are just getting started or have been quilting for years, Crazy Quilting: The Complete Guide is guaranteed to be the most crazy quilting resource you turn to the most.

    Each quilt tells a story of its own and there are designs for all skill levels.

    It is illustrated in full colour for both left- and right-handers. It is a suitable tool for a needleworker or quilter who wants to enhance a sewing project with hand embroidery.

    Features 501 pieced blocks, each with cutting and construction directions Each of the blocks is offered in six different sizes, resulting in more than 3,000 different block possibilities Get the master compilation of the successful books Around the Block, Around the Block Again, and Once More around the Block

    The gifted artists come from across the globe—including Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America—and their work displays their varying sensibilities, backgrounds, and talents.Abstract appliquéd shapes cascade across the surface of Ita Ziv’s brilliantly colored quilts, creating vibrant celebrations of life. Noriko Endo captures her deep feeling for trees in a stunning interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Gloves appear in nearly every quilt by Jane Burch Cochran, representing probing hands and, sometimes, angel wings. John Lefelhocz’s fantastic imagery—including an airplane silhouette that lights up—grabs viewers’ attention.Esteemed curator Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, contributes an illuminating essay for each of the 40 featured artists, who are showcased in 8- to 10-page features. The best-selling Masters: Art Quilts stands all on its own as a coffee-table keepsake volume or with the follow-up book Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2 as a truly irreplaceable set to cherish for a lifetime.

    Hunter!Quiltmakers have always known how to reuse, re-purpose and recycle their fabrics to make warm, functional quilts. Today, in our abundant world, being green isn't just about being thrifty, it's about keeping an eye on the world around us, doing everything we as quilters can to help sustain it.From reusing fabrics in our stash, re-purposing thrift store fabrics and recycling cotton clothing from our own closets to learning how to shop your local quilt store for green products, Bonnie steps you through the entire process.Learn how to make 12 new earth friendly quilts plus a bonus shopping bag as Bonnie shares with us her secrets to quilting green!

    Based on Fassett's signature line of Rowan fabrics, the pieces have been designed by some of the world's finest quilters, including Liza Prior-Lucy, Pauline Smith, and Robert Horton. And the gorgeous photography is just the start: Complete instructions for creating each museum-quality quilt are also included. Plus, Fassett draws from his 30 years of experience to offer tips and techniques that every quilter will treasure. This new collection from a master will be eagerly embraced by his fans worldwide.

    Color by Design shows you how to dye cottons and silks in an incredible range of colors and patterns--without changing the feel of your fabric. Using every tool imaginable--from brushes, sponges, stamps, and blocks to rollers, sprays, silk screens, and more--you will discover an endless array of techniques. Right away you will be able to create your own distinctive marks and colors, and with practice, you will create intricate designs with confidence and spontaneity. *.....Color by Design offers: *.....48 exercises with crystal-clear directions, step by step *.....Recipes that can be prepared ahead and instructions to store them *.....More than 120 color photos of sensational fabrics, with how-to captions *.....Information and options for more experienced dyers *.....Special chapters on water-soluble resists and on dyeing blacks

    They encourage quilters to use bold patterns and unusual color combinations, and to trust their instincts rather than follow rigid rules. In Material Obsession, Doughty and Fielke present 23 vibrant quilt patterns that appear fresh and modern, but are often based on traditional designs. They explain how any quilter, novice or seasoned, can create striking variations of their own by seeking inspiration from both the fabric in front of them and the world around them. Patterns are arranged in order of difficulty, from easy to advanced, and a techniques section fully describes the basics of patchwork and quilting. Material Obsession provides quilters with everything they need to put a modern twist on an age-old craft—and to express their own creative spirits while they’re at it.

    Immerse yourself in the sumptuous world of Jelly Rolls with 17 exciting quilting projectsTurn gorgeous Jelly Rolls into fabulous quilts, each of which can be made from just one roll.Features unique advice on making the most of this fresh approach to fabric, as well as tips on adapting the quilts to your existing stashes.Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams ensure that untying your beautifully rolled fabric will be the first step to quilting heaven!

    This book is a full-colour, visual retrospective packed with photos and in-depth, behind-the-scenes commentary on 19 of Nadelstern's best designs.

    This book offers patterns and techniques for 20 blocks, each one representing a slice of history with a story to tell. The blocks are traditional patterns, popular during the 1940s era. Along with strip piecing, Eleanor teaches her techniques for squaring up triangle-pieced squares, applique, flying geese patches, and much more. Make a sampler quilt "set on point" or straight set. Each method is clearly explained and has step-by-step illustrations in full color. Ribbon and swag borders are explained in detail and add unique interest to the quilt projects. Same block repeat patterns are included in addition to a table runner, wall hanging, and other projects. Victory Quilts contains yardage and cutting charts for 5 quilt sizes, and the blocks can be made in either 12" or 6" size. The book has 240 pages packed with lots of extra projects. Templates are included in sturdy cardstock paper. Take a step back in history to the greatest generation and stitch your quilt in memory of those long gone days!

    The inspiring and encouraging tone of this book will make you feel like you've been quilting your entire life! From the nation's favorite sewing teacher comes tips and step-by-step instruction for getting started quilting, from selecting tools, to rotary cutting techniques and edge-jointed seaming, you get it all!

    Even beginners will have no trouble cutting sewing perfect blocks into striking design

    Capture the feeling of a scene in simple layers create a landscape based on a favorite photo postcard SOFTCOVER Quilted Lizard

    The quilts in the first series, Constructions, are large complex pieces created from hundreds of strips of fabrics. The next, Markings, is a series of nine quilts in which the artist explores calligraphy. In the final series, Structures, the artist repeatedly places silk-screened images directly onto cloth, creating blocks of color. Featuring the works-in-progress alongside the finished artwork, this showcase provides fascinating insight into the artistic process.

    The main quilt is offered in two wonderfully creative versions, plus five other quilts, a hooked rug, a crossstitch pillow sham and two wool projects.

    It's a book for the many accomplished quilters who are not looking for yet another project book with pages of detailed elementary instructions on how to make someone else's quilt. Rather, it's intended for quilters who are seeking ideas and inspiration for their own work. In my quilt related travels, I've had the pleasure of meeting many such veteran quilters. This book was also developed to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of my Beaver Island Quilt Retreats (BIQR). Quilters who come to these retreats come with the expectation that they will be provided with an abundance of ideas which will help them design their own original work. The new works in this book were made specifically to provide ideas and inspiration to support the 2008 BIQR theme of making abstract quilts in solids.

    The bonus CD includes the basic shapes for the spiral patterns. Choose your technique for any of three methods:By hand, completely freehand, using only a straight edgeBy hand, precisely, using a ruler to measure increments in each spokeOn the computer, Electric Quilt works great for all types of spirals, but is not requiredNo matter the technique, the results will be simply amazing!

    Learn how to create beautiful and bold one-of-a-kind quilts with these simple, fully tested machine quilting techniques from renowned quilter Mary Mashuta.

    Illustrated to guide you through each step of the project and full color throughout to inspire your own creations. Softcover Alicias Attic

    Includes 9 quilt projects.Noted quilting authority Barbara Brackman has packed her book with historic photos, stories, and insights into the role of fabrics in everyday life. Making History is a compelling page-turner as well as a practical quilting book.

    This book shows how to immerse themselves in this folded style, free from stuffy traditions and the need to spend hours hand-stitching bits that don't even show. It features step-by-step instructions and color photographs that guide the reader through different projects, from the classic square to layered curves.

    The projects feature easy triangle-free piecing in a variety of fabrics, from batiks and reproduction prints to florals and folk-art designs. Contains projects for quilters of all skill levels, including beginners Inspires creativity with a wide variety of designs Covers all the basics, from choosing fabrics to sorting strips to cutting and piecing

    The motion of the 'hook' makes all the difference. Eliminates backtracking] It's fun, it's quick, it's easy, and the results are spectacular. With her trademark teaching style, Sally shows you exactly how you can accomplish beautiful machine-quilted feathers with ease.

    This lovely book showcases 80 doll quilts, made from 1830 through the 1950s. All are selected from Mary Campbell Ghormley's collection, possibly the largest private collection of doll quilts in the world, numbering more than 300 doll quilts. All doll quilts tell a story that begs to be retold, says Waldvogel. She sets out to reveal these gems' hidden truths, looking for clues in each quilt's fabrics, style, pattern, piecing, and stitching. This may be the first book to study doll quilts in this depth. This informative book is for anyone interested in antiques, miniatures, quilts and needlecrafts, dolls, and decorative arts. These doll quilts have an irresistible charm, captured graphically in the book's rich color photography. This book is a visual and historical treasure.

    It then shows how to jump right in and start making fabric designs on cotton, silk, and rayon.

    Showcased here are some of the most popular topics, articles, and artists from past issues of Quilting Arts magazine, as well as new and fresh methods from today's most respected contemporary quilt artists. Hands-on workshops introduce crafters to each facet of the art-quilt trade—from creating abstract, pictorial, and landscape quilts to in-depth techniques on surface design and stitching applications. Each chapter showcases various art-quilting concepts and ends with quick creative exercises and tips guaranteed to get both quilters and mixed-media artists creating with cloth right away.

    This lavishly illustrated celebration of her art gives form to the deeply personal and elusive inner workings of the artist’s mind. Drawing inspiration from nature, painters, philosophers, and travels throughout the world, her quilts tell timeless tales that are a culmination of these vast experiences and influences. In addition to experiencing the amazing scope of her work, readers will gain insight into her creative process which blends formal artistic principles along with inspiration and intuition. A brief review of an array of technical processes—sketching, fabric dyeing, layering, sewing, and appliqué techniques—is also included to further illuminate the design process.

    Cutting diagrams for 26 quilts.

    Readers can create their own heirloom quilt to be passed on, generation-to-generation.

    This tale celebrates the wonderful creativity of children. In this story, his quilt is so much more than a quilt. Whether his quilt is a superhero cape, a dark cave or a magic carpet, it still provides the security of home. This beautifully illustrated book weaves a tale of a young boy's prized possession, well-loved coverlet (or blanket) which magically seems to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Share this delightful story with your child and imagine the possibilities.

    Bestselling author Mimi Dietrich explains how to tell your personal story--or the story of someone special to you--in extraordinary quilts.Construct the pieces of your life in fabric with your choice of 100 pieced and appliqued block patternsLet Mimi guide your designs with inspiring questions and themes--24 categories include family, friends, holidays, hobbies, and moreA gallery of quilts, plus Mimi's unique setting tips, will help you launch your own ideas

    More than 50 fun projects. Leisure Arts

    Twenty groups of quilting patterns are perfect for use with home sewing machines or long-arm machines—or even by hand quilters Pattern groups make it easy to coordinate designs for blocks, setting triangles, and borders ranging from 1 1/2" to 6" wide Sixty easy-to-use design sheets make it a cinch to begin using these quilting patterns right away

    Make an unforgettable heirloom quilt with complete ready-to-use, full-size freezer paper pattern, 9 bonus quilt plans, and 25 Celtic appliqu, designs.

    It features six original quilt projects that will teach you how to choose the right fabrics and create dramatic designs.

    Play with positioning the units, add strips and fussy-cut squares, maybe even one of those leftover orphan blocks, toss in some three-dimensional embellishments, then stand back and admire your genius] The freedom and fun of this approach will appeal to quilters everywhere. The authors' friendly style and down-to-earth enthusiasm will have you reaching for your fabric.

    Nine bonus pattern ideas and a big collection of twenty-one extra applique patterns make it easy to create unique, unforgettable new designs. Everything goes together using fusible applique and machine quilting. Love quilting? Then you'll rhapsodize over Baskets & Flowers--Rhapsody Quilts.

    This is a collection of five original quilt designs - and dozens of suggestions for variations - that feature traditional-style blocks enhanced by the illusion of woven ribbons, with step-by-step instructions.

    Twenty Kansas City Star patterns from the 1940s have been redrafted into 10inch and 4inch paper pieced patterns, giving the quilter the choice of a larger quilt or a miniature.

    Each pattern features easy assembly instructions, and more than 40 unique quilts show how to combine quilt patterns to create original designs.

    Projects include quilts, advent calendar, tea towels, gift bags, pillows, table runner, aprons, hot mitts and more.Christmas is a season of loving and sharing. The 12 Days of Christmas embodies this spirit of giving to those you truly love. Enjoy and share the spirit of these delightful and easy projects.

    Add a touch of style and surprise to your favourite quilts with 250 fresh takes on five classic continuous-line quilting designs.

    Rediscover the joy of traditional quilts made from small blocks! This book features 10 bed-sized quilt projects, as well as expert hints and tips for 'batch work' to help you stay organized.

    The CD-ROM includes basic templates, and there are six projects and a gallery of spiral quilts for inspiration.

    This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definitional JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for anyone working in the area of visual art.

    Some of these quilts were never finished, left as orphans for another generation. Addressing the questions Can today’s quilter pay homage to those they so admire by finishing what they started? and  Is it possible to add today’s style of simple lines and contemporary fabric without compromising the original intent?, the volume helps gather pieces of the past and patches together fragments of stories for a new ending—creating a living legacy.

    Skill level: Beginner to Advanced

    Woven cottons stitched together in a scrappy way are the stars in this early 19th century reproduction quilt.

    Written by Susan Briscoe, a textile designer, this is an indispensable compendium of technical know-how and troubleshooting tips.

    Her book answers every question you have about using the computer - perfect for ALL quilt makers or other crafts people, not matter your computer skill. Easy steps, for both Mac & Windows versions of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements & Paint Shop Pro make it simple to work with photos, print like a pro, prepare web work, and learn about your computer. Includes full index and glossary. 208 pages, full color.