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Quilt with Tula and Angela: A Start-To-Finish Guide to Piecing and Quilting Using Color and Shape
Tula Pink - 2016
Angela Walters creates the complementary finish and surface texture for each design, resulting in the perfect marriage of color and style for each of the featured 17 quilt projects.Pairing one shape with one color family in each chapter, you'll step through quilts of varying sizes, at the same time enjoying a front row seat to the creative collaboration between these mavens of style.In addition to the 17 signature Tula Pink quilt designs and 42 quilt design motifs from Angela Walters, you will also be treated to useful tips on choosing fabrics and mixing up prints and approaching the quilt process.Featuring bold illustrations and gorgeous photographs, Quilt with Tula & Angela is the comprehensive approach to intuitive color choices you've been waiting for.
The New Hexagon: 52 Blocks to English Paper Piece
Katja Marek - 2014
Learn the glue-basting method of English paper piecing and use it to create exciting designs. You'll enjoy relaxing handwork as you incorporate hexagons into decorative projects.
Select from 52 patterns for 6" blocks
Divide the shapes within the hexagon outline and discover new shapes
Stitch projects ranging from a mug rug and candle mat to a bed-sized quilt
It's a Wrap: Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets, and Bowls
Susan Breier - 2006
Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes. Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colors Simply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure with machine stitching Special sections on lids, handles, and embellishments offer unlimited options for your own variationsVideo
Simplify with Camille Roskelley: Quilts for the Modern Home (Stash Books)
Camille Roskelley - 2010
simplify your life and make it more beautiful with a little help from fabric and quilt designer camille roskelley and her quilts for the modern home she shows you eight quilt projects plus four pillow patterns to make using pre cut jelly rolls charm packs fat quarters and more each project features step by step directions and colored illustrations so even new quilters can learn camilles simple yet modern techniques. author camille roskelley. softcover 110 pages. imported.
Quilts From The Quiltmaker's Gift
Joanne Larsen Line - 2000
20 traditional patterns for a new generation of generous quiltmakers are included.
Still Stripping After 25 Years
Eleanor Burns - 2003
Stroll down memory lane with photos and stories of good times, good friends, and beautiful quilts. "Still Stripping" is a collection of 12 quilt patterns, some traditional, some contemporary. The patterns are based on 2.5" fabric strips, which have become Eleanor's trademark. As an added feature, most patterns have complete yardage and cutting charts for all five quilt sizes. The book, with over 200 pages in full color, has fully illustrated, step-by-step directions for the patterns and features Eleanor's latest fabric line, "Yours Truly" from Benartex, Inc. Each quilt includes a convenient chart with each fabric color name and number for easy identification."Still Stripping - After 25 Years" is sure to become a collectors item, for the fun, easy quilt patterns, photographs, and stories of Eleanor's first 25 years!
All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool: Updated
Harriet Hargrave - 2004
Find information fast in this convenient pocket-size reference guide. Easy-to-follow Charts, Tables & Illustrations. Yardage requirements. Cutting instructions. Setting Secrets. Choosing Supplies. Piecing Techniques. Number Conversions & More.
Quilter's Precut Companion: Handy Reference Guide + 25 Precut-Friendly Blocks
C & T Publishing - 2015
You’ll cover all the basics, including precut options, standard quilt sizes and needle types. Plus, finish your quilt like a pro with yardage and cutting info for borders, backings, and bindings! Easy-to-use charts, tables, and illustrations are at your fingertips in this handy, spiral-bound guide that’s easy to take with you.
Quilts Made Modern: 10 Projects, Keys for Success with Color & Design, from the Funquilts Studio
Weeks Ringle - 2010
This work teaches you everything you need to know about colour theory, fabric selection, and design, as well as providing expert advice on piecing, hand and machine applique, and finishing techniques."
Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks + a Dozen Quilts and Projects!
Katy Jones - 2012
Each chapter offers 10 colorful quilt blocks, instructions for a full-size quilt and a smaller project, plus all the necessary templates. Both a trusted guide and an inspirational workshop, this is a perfect resource for all quilters, especially members of traditional and online quilting bees.
City Quilts: 12 Dramatic Projects Inspired by Urban Views
Cherri House - 2010
In this book, you'll discover the secrets of minimalist design-how to find beauty in the basic elements of your environment. These projects deliver exciting, vivid results with solid color fabrics. City Quilts was named one of the Best Books of 2010 in the Fiber Crafts Category by Library Journal, and is a finalist in the 2010 Foreword Book of the Year Awards."
The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt: Inspiring Letters from Farm Women of the Great Depression and 99 Quilt Blocks Th at Honor Them
Laurie Aaron Hird - 2015
The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block, instructions are provided for template piecing, and--where applicable--rotary cutting, so readers can piece the blocks based on their preferred technique.
Magic Stack-N-Whack Quilts
Bethany S. Reynolds - 1998
The kaleidoscope effects occur spontaneously, thanks to the ingeniously simple 'Stack-n-Whack'(R) cutting technique. By stacking identical repeats of fabric, quilters can efficiently cut the pieces needed for all the blocks. Each block will be unique and unexpected, keeping the quilting experience fresh and exciting! With over 200 how-to illustrations and dozens of color plates. Designs include the classic LeMoyne Star, Hybrid Lilies, Kaleidoscope Pinwheel, Hexagon Star, Diamond Ring, Morning Star, and others, all pieced with construction methods that eliminate set-in seams and ensure quick, successful results.
Machine Quilting Made Easy!: Perpetual Calendar
Maurine Noble - 1994
Get familiar with the basics as you do the exercises; then use the samples you make as handy references. Learn to machine quilt with sixteen lessons in straight-line quilting with a walking foot, freehand quilting with a darning foot, quilting with decorative threads, and more Includes five comprehensive charts for selecting needles, thread, and batting Find guidelines for planning quilts and basic techniques for finishing quilts
Your First Quilt Book: Or It Should Be!
Carol Doak - 1997
Eight small projects are provided to help you practice your new hand- or machine-stitching skills Step-by-step illustrations, a friendly, conversational style, and a generous dose of humor keep the learning easy and fun Treat yourself to an enjoyable, anxiety-free first quilting experience and lay a solid foundation for your quiltmaking with this resource that you'll turn to again and again