Practice 8 meandering stitches for beginners, plus creative variations on each, with step-by-step visuals and quilted samples. Start your free-motion journey on the right foot with proven techniques to help you disguise mistakes and transition between designs with ease.

    Sew modern quilts for everyday use that will help you return to the roots of quiltmaking, with projects designed to help you use up every last scrap. Learn sorting and storage tips to help you plan your next quilt, with projects categorized by type of scrap--squares, strings, triangles, or little snippets. You'll never look at scraps the same way again!

     You'll enjoy trying your hand at 100 eye-catching designs that use a wide range of techniques, including traditional patchwork, applique, foundation paper piecing, and embroidery A number of the 6-inch blocks are shown in two colorways for twice the creativity Be inspired by gallery quilts featuring carefully selected placement options for your Splendid Sampler blocks

    Try your hand at 9 projects, including an elegant sampler with 51 mix-and-match blocks. For quilt as-you-go enthusiasts, Jera shares 3 optional joining methods, including her new technique that makes your quilt reversible! No matter how busy your schedule, you can set attainable goals and practice quilting patchwork blocks in small, manageable pieces.

     Meet Margaret, whose adventures in a new quilting group help her reconnect with her daughter as they grieve the slow loss of a loved one to Alzheimer’s. Then there’s Liz, a quilter seeking her own tribe in a neighborhood of perfect moms. But maybe she has more in common with her neighbors than she thinks. Sisters Amanda and Lucy, one dreamy, the other practical as the day is long, have financial woes that may force them to sell their beloved home. Can a quilt made with fabric from a mysterious aunt save the day? Lisa is still reckoning with the loss of her best friend. Diving headfirst into a new quilt project, she learns that sometimes a gift can be a first step toward healing. Melissa Bennett is sensible, smart and skeptical of marriage. A husband sounds nice, but with all the books and quilts in her life, where would she put him?

    More than 60 striking quilting motifs are at your fingertips in this comprehensive visual guide to free-motion machine quilting. Lori Kennedy takes you through each step of the process with easy-to-understand instructions and a multitude of clear, close-up photos so you won't miss a stitch. Learn to quilt dozens of unique and clever motifs, including flowers, animals, zigzags, swirls and twirls, and much more Give your next project that irresistible pop of texture you've been looking for--many of these designs aren't found in other quilting books Convenient lay-flat spiral binding makes the instructions easy to follow while you quilt

    Renowned for his use of color, Kaffe creates color palettes of brilliant hot pinks and reds; deep blues, purples, and greens; and soft blues and whites from his journey to Ireland, showcased in striking quilt designs that are as unpredictable as the landscape of Ireland.With contributions from designers Liza Prior-Lucy and Philip Jacobs, Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland will inspire quilters of all skill levels. Each quilt pattern includes complete instructions, with color diagrams, and the book includes a section on patchwork and quilting basics.

    Embrace crazy quilting with 35 must-know stitches and endless variations, shown in clear, step-by-step photographs for both right- and left-handed stitchers. Fine artist Sharon Boggon reveals design fundamentals to guide you in your process, so you can sew thoughtful, visually appealing blocks. Learn the theory and process behind this fascinating art—how to choose fabrics, piece stitch-and-flip blocks, and embellish seams with embroidery, beads, buttons, and charms.

    Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more. Using precuts from your stash or your own charms cut from scraps or yardage, you’ll learn tips to take the guesswork out of piecing. Modern and traditional quilters alike will fall in love with these quick, clever, and clean designs!

    Once you learn Susan's tricks for sorting strips, you'll feel free to make these sensationally scrappy quilts without fear of choosing colors or prints. And Susan's sorting method? It works the same for ALL precut fabrics! Whether you use Jelly Rolls, yardage, or scraps from your stash, you'll love creating these oh-so-beautiful quilts--the kind that make a house a home.

    Acclaimed author and designer Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts shares dozens of antique quilts in a gallery of inspiring photos and follows with patterns for 17 gorgeous quilt designs. Mixed in with the stunning array of quilts and patterns are photographs taken in and around Edyta's home in Southern California. Take a journey with Edyta as she embraces her fresh start in a new location, exploring the beauty surrounding her. Her signature style is artfully reflected in exquisite shades of blue and white.This book is published by Laundry Basket Quilts, is distributed by Martingale, and is nonreturnable.

    Forget the rules (and even your ruler) as you piece colorful solids into compelling quilt designs. Use color, pattern, and repetition to develop your personal design aesthetic as you stitch freely to create unique quilts that pack a punch!

    Use templates to zero in on motifs and create secondary patterns from your fabrics, fussy cutting for color as well as design. Try your hand at 14 fun projects from traditional and improv piecing to English paper piecing.

     60 stunning strip quilts at a great value--just pennies per pattern Choose from sizes ranging from wall hangings and baby quilts to bed-sized quilts, all by top designers Includes projects for beginners and experienced quilters in a variety of attractive patchwork styles

    Bargello master Ruth Ann Berry shares 16 all-new projects, from bed quilts to smaller ones—a satisfying next step for fans of her first book. Weaving in more design elements and colorways, you'll be able to work 20 or even 40 fabrics into a single quilt! Track your progress with a design chart and learn expert tips for fabric cutting and strip piecing for quilts that dance as if they're set to music.

    Enjoy stitching this creative blend of 14 spectacular quilts, all created from classic blocks. Discover fun ways to exchange blocks with friends or make a scrappy mix yourself Enjoy a wide variety of small- to medium-sized quilts, ranging from a table topper to wall hangings and lap quilts Ideal for quilters who love scrappy patchwork style and classic applique

    From the Amish and Gee's Bend to the first use of the word "modern" in quilting, trace the history of modern quilts and learn about hallmarks of the genre in a concise retrospective. With a foreword from Martha Stewart, this beautiful hardcover book celebrates the genre, honoring its past, present, and future.

    This collection features patterns by today's favorite designers. Styled photography offers a colorful preview of how the quick-to-stitch projects look on tabletops and shows creative ways to include the designs in your home decor Seasonal and holiday-themed projects are ideal for gift giving and year-round stitching Double the variety with two comprehensive sections: traditional, long table runners and diversely shaped table toppers

    Learn how to create realistic representations of your favourite animals and birds in stunning paper-pieced quilt blocks. This unique collection of 12 contemporary quilt patterns includes a tiger, butterfly, swan, owl, peacock and polar bear as well as many more. There are instructions to show how to resize the quilt blocks if you want to make them larger, as well as instructions for how to add borders to increase the size of the overall quilt. Author and foundation paper piecing expert, Juliet van der Heijden, explains how your fabric choice can really alter the overall effect of the quilt patterns to create very different results, and she encourages you to have fun and adapt the quilt patterns through your own choice of fabrics.There are step-by-step instructions showing Juliet's foundation paper-piecing techniques and all the pattern pieces are available via a PDF download.

    This book reveals the beauty in kantha's simplicity--it is based on simple running stitch--and offers step-by-step instructions that enable today's textile artists to enjoy it. Kanthas were originally created from threadbare clothing to rejuvenate it. The used fabrics were layered, then embellished with motifs and themes from nature, everyday life, and spirituality. This guide leads you through the layering of fabrics, transfer of imagery, and the stitching itself. There are handy motif patterns, instructions on how to begin a personal kantha reference library, and more. Both simple and complex projects, appealing to beginners and expert stitchers, get you started, and a colorful gallery of kantha work is included to inspire you.

    Practice this straightforward approach to curved piecing, foundation piecing, and simple machine applique on 10 full-size quilts and 27 pillow projects. Lively color combinations provide movement and drama, with fabric selections from Tula Pink, in collaboration with Carl Hentsch.

    

    Unwind in Kim's warm and inviting world as you stitch 19 fall-themed projects, including lap quilts, wall quilts, kitchen towels, sewing notions, place mats, and more--plus Kim's irresistible recipes and signature decorating tips.Also available: Kim Diehl's Simple Reflections journal, where this best-selling author of 14 books on quiltmaking has gathered her favorite quilts, recipes, and more to enjoy year-round.

    Play with unexpected design elements, choose a winning color palette, and achieve balance and symmetry. Grab your favorite ruler and the included full-size templates to trim up equilateral, isosceles, and right triangle blocks with ease. With no tricky seams, these sampler blocks are perfect to mix and match.

    The guild is making a sampler quilt of every state in the union for their annual project, Each pattern is to reflect each state the sisters visit while on their retirement vacation throughout the United states. The spinster sisters have hardly ever taken a vacation and have a lot to learn. They choose Amtrak as their mode of travel. But each time they set out to different regions of the United States, they are caught up in a mystery. On their first trip in Heist Along the Rails they meet detectives Milton and Anthony. Josie becomes infatuated with Anthony who accompanies them on their third trip to the South. The journey begins without incident or definite purpose other than to enjoy themselves and research quilt patterns of the Southern states, until Milton asks to join them. Josie has tried her best to push Milton and Dora together, but Dora resists. Milton will only join them if Dora consents as he has made a promise not to pressure her. He owns a quilt thought to have been made during the Civil War and would like to find its origin. Dora gives her consent that Milton may join them and research his quilt. Finding the quilt's origin becomes the central theme and leads them all through Civil War history and its impact on the nation. Milton uses signatures on the album quilt to begin his search. At first, his strategy yields few results but as the story progresses the origin begins to unfold with the discovery of a Civil War diary. Milton fears he's overtaking his friend's travel plans, but the ladies and Anthony are drawn into the history of the war and its relationship to the quilt. They encourage him in his search.Surprisingly, Milton will discover how he is connected with the quilt and diary. Romance blooms into an unexpected ending. Dora and Josie discover how traveling America and meeting two detectives has enriched their lives.

    Gather as few as eight or as many as 30 fat quarters and let the creativity begin!Designer Doug Leko has so much sewing fun in store for you; he's made each quilt in two different colorways, and the results are spectacular. So whether you love dark, subdued hues or you prefer light and bright quilts, you'll find the inspiration to make these quilts your way.

    This jelly roll quilt collection includes 15 contemporary quilt designs that are quick and easy enough to piece in a weekend.

    Traditional feather quilting relies on precision, but Natalia s expert guidance will help you break away from perfection to free-motion feathers with confidence. Using your home sewing machine or longarm, you ll quilt creative motifs on blocks and borders. Learn beginner-friendly techniques with this easy-to-use, visual guide and add a truly elegant finish to your modern quilt."

    Learn a multitude of crisp walking foot designs, including straight lines, matchstick, grids, serpentine, spirals, and more. Explore more than a dozen techniques and patterns for free-motion designs. You'll find inspiration in the gorgeous quilt gallery, while the simple projects provide the perfect canvases for fun and useful quilting practice. And as you go, you can take notes on the roomy, workbook-style pages to make this book your own perfect personalized resource for Modern Machine Quilting.

    Learn how Japan and its top fabric designers, quilters, scientists, and artists combinetradition and high tech to weave the thread, fabrics, and stunningdesigns that are so coveted in today's fiber art world. Take a tour of Japan's elite textile printing mills to understand why Japan is considered the world's finest producer of quilting cotton. Learn where all this cotton comes from, and its close connection to another prized plant, indigo. Dozens of beautiful fabric designs and quilts by Shizuko Kuroha, Keiko Goke, Yoshiko Jinzenji, Yoko Saito, and others are featured, as well as cotton and indigo folk textiles through the ages. This journey gives a deeper understanding of the connection between contemporary textile art and Japan's cotton, indigo, and traditions.

    Presented in a lovely antique color palette, these simple and elegant projects include a journal cover, pillow cover, wallhangings, storage boxes, table rug, and more, perfect for your home or to give as gifts. Includes a basics chapter and an updated chapter on the collection, storage, and use of wool.

    This book is a rich resource and reference for textile artists seeking new ideas and who want to experiment with texture and pattern. Clear, close-up images and exciting hot tips help to make layering enjoyable and accessible. All aspects of texture and pattern are explored in this fantastic reference book that will bring new dimensions to your fabric work.

    Each of the twenty-one quilts featured here gathers a special collection of fabric, outlines a new technique, and spins a story. By using special fabrics as the starting point for each project--from a wedding dress to baby's first clothes, worn denim, Tyvek race numbers, and more--the finished quilt is made even more special. Create quilts that have a story to tell and you'll find a whole new level of appreciation for what they represent in your life and the lives of the ones you love.

    Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams, mini improv piecing, and free-form curves. Test your newfound skills with 17 projects, including full-size templates for bed quilts, pillows, and more.

    If you've always dreamed of organizing a day, a weekend or a week away just to sew, this planner by Jacqueline Sava Clarke and Karyn Valino will help you step-by-step through scheduling, packing, and sewing your way through your time together.Meet up with your friends to sew as often as you like because this book includes 14 individual and 7 group projects, at least a year's worth of fun get-togethers. Designed specifically for sewing retreats, the authors offer practical guidance and checklists for everything your group will need, from help with planning supplies and how much time you'll need, to suggestions for extra activities and menu planning. It won't matter if your friends are new to sewing or if they're pros, what matters is that you'll all be together making your own cherished items that can only have been made with collaboration that happens on a handmade getaway.

    Whether you have a handpicked collection of reproduction fabrics just waiting to shine or want to discover new favorites, you'll love sewing and displaying each pretty little patchwork gem! Decorate your home with little quilts--artfully styled photos will inspire you Improve your accuracy with Jo's tips for precise patchwork sewing Helpful hints include instructions about how to quilt each eye-catching project

    Each fast-pieced project is great for beginners, with skill-building design tips and suggestions throughout. These lovely patterns are a reason for readers to dig into their stash and make a quilt that will be used and loved for years to come. The quilts are inspired by timeless and well-loved block patterns and use surprising fabric and color choices to put a new, modern spin on tradition.

    Award-winning quilter and designer Christa Watson guides you through 11 skill-building projects with quilting designs in three categories: walking-foot, free-motion, and a combination of the two techniques. Christa is here to help you start and finish strong!

    Starting with simple patchwork squares and leading up to more challenging applique and paper piecing, you'll practice 27 specific quilting skills like reverse applique, constructing on-point squares, and getting an accurate 1/4- seam. Straightforward how-to photos and full-size patterns will help you gain confidence as a quilter and grow your skills, row by row!

    Star designers including Kim Diehl, Country Threads' Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene, Pat Sloan, Carrie Nelson, and Jo Morton will help you along the way.Pair your repeated blocks with plain squares, rotate blocks for a playful spin, or simply line them up row by row. From fun make-in-a-weekend designs to stunning quilts to cherish and pass on, you'll find the perfect block to repeat in this colossal compilation of quilt patterns!

    Gorgeous photographs illustrate 10 beautiful projects where Amy Friend seamlessly bridges the gap between improvised design and technical execution. Discover a unique approach to creating one-of-a-kind blocks with guided exercises that explore scale, symmetry and alternate gridwork. Then, with Amy's help, you'll have the opportunity to design your own patterns. You really can have a dash of the unexpected through improv with the precision of paper piecing and still create those secondary patterns we all love in quilts made using traditional blocks. With a modern spin, Improv Paper Piecing gracefully guides the reader, step-by-step, through improvisationally designing your own paper piecing patterns to strategically setting the grid---so that the end result is a masterful, unique quilt of repeated blocks. If you're looking for a fun exciting challenge, the party is here. Step over and stitch outside the box.

    Learn to choose the right 60-degree ruler, pick the most useful fabric, and change the look of a quilt with a different strip size. See what others have done - the beginning fabric and the ending projects - and courageously cut into that beautiful yardage! Transform a single fabric print with piecing magic and no -Y- seams.

    Whether you have a handpicked collection of reproduction fabrics just waiting to shine or want to discover new favorites, you'll love sewing and displaying each pretty little patchwork gem! Decorate your home with little quilts--artfully styled photos will inspire you Improve your accuracy with Jo's tips for precise patchwork sewing Helpful hints include instructions about how to quilt each eye-catching project

    Learn three methods for auditioning quilt designs so you know where your favorite designs will work best on the quilt.Speaking of designs, we'll explore 30 quilting designs that work great for walking foot quilting. Each design is stitched into a quilt square so you can see the stitches clearly and read the instructions to understand how to quilt them in a variety of quilting styles.Your exploration of walking foot quilting would not be complete without several fun quilt projects to piece and quilt. Leah Day's book contains seven beautiful quilt patterns, including a specially designed walking foot wholecloth quilt. Two Quilt-As-You-Go quilt patterns are also included because quilting block by block will be much easier on your home machine.While walking foot quilting is the easiest form of machine quilting, you still may run into issues along the way. We cover troubleshooting with pictures of what can really happen if your machine isn't threaded correctly or you're using materials it just doesn't like.We'll round out our exploration of walking foot quilting with finishing techniques. Learn how to connect blocks together quilt-as-you-go style and how to bind both straight edge and curved edge quilts easily.No matter your skill level or opinion about walking foot quilting, you really need to give this style of quilting a try. There is an amazing variety of textures and quilting designs ready for you to quilt so let's begin our machine quilting adventure and explore walking foot quilting together.Leah Day's mission is to empower and encourage quilters of all skill levels to piece and quilt their own quilts. Since 2009 she has shared free designs, quilting tutorials, and articles on quilting on the Free Motion Quilting Project (www.FreeMotionProject.com) that have insired quilters from around the world. Leah has written many books on quilting that include How to Piece Perfect Quilts and 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs. For more information visit www.LeahDay.com

    Presenting 12 favorite quilts from Miss Rosie's Quilt Company, curated for the first time in a single collection! If you enjoy scrappy piecing, you'll love popular designer Carrie Nelson's showcase of her most beloved creations Carrie's innovative tips for fabric selection, placement, and piecing mean successful stitching from the get-go Get inspired by colorful quilts presented in fresh settings--plus some shown in two colorways

    We've done the math for you, taking the effort out of resizing traditional square blocks into attractive 4 x 5 beauties Learn how to assemble your blocks into a one-of-a-kind sampler quilt Includes tips to help you set up a fun block exchange or club with friendsVideo

    

    

    Pick up useful techniques along the way, like cutting on the bias and arranging blocks in unexpected ways. Patterns range from beginner to more advanced and each quilt is shown in two colorways to show how you can make it your own!

    In this glorious celebration of her passion for fabric, Tone shares over 20 sewing, patchwork, applique and quilting projects that will bring colour and beauty to your home. Projects include stunning quilts, pretty pillows, sophisticated soft toys and beautiful accessories--all designed with characteristic Tilda charm. Featuring gorgeous photography, in-depth instructions and full-size templates, you'll soon be sewing by heart.

    Got one charm pack, two packs, or three? Make the most out of them with quilts that use up nearly all of the charms in your favorite packs. You don't need a huge fabric stash to achieve a dynamic, scrappy look--just your choice of charm packs Make a range of projects, from table runners to lap-sized quilts, all by top Moda designers Tips and tricks from each designer are included to help you show off your unique collection of charm squares

    Showcase the traditional color combinations of reproduction fabrics and popular Civil War-era blocks that quilters love in patterns for mini-quilts, lap quilts, and large bed-size projects. Use your favorite reproduction fabrics--including scraps and precuts--in quilts ranging from simple to intricate, all created by expert designers.

    Clear instructions and diverse designs, ranging from modern and bright to traditional and scrappy, make this the perfect introduction to quilting with Star blocks for beginners and experienced stitchers alike.

    Straightforward piecing and simple designs highlight all-American color combinations in these patriotic projects with perennial appeal.Enjoy spirited projects that will brighten your home, including table toppers, quilts, wall hangings, a throw pillow, and morePerfect year 'round as gifts for military families, national holidays, and fans of Old GloryBe inspired to mix and match red, white, and blue fabrics for a scrappy look

    Typically Medallion Quilts can have eight or more different borders, each one needing to fit perfectly around the previous one and each one growing the quilt some more. It's like the matryoshka doll of the quilting world!They are tricky to build from scratch because the math needs to be perfect. Destined to be a classic backlist title, this hard-working manual features some of the most popular, and some more unusal blocks that quilters can use to build their Medallion Quilt from the center out. Similar to our Quilt Block Cookbook , this will comprise the bulk of the book with one page for each of the 30 blocks and a precise cutting chart for each size.