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.

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.

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!

Sewing in No Time: 50 Step-By-Step Weekend Projects Made Easy


Emma Hardy - 2008
    You are sure to find plenty of ideas to inspire you in every room of your home. Designer style can be achieved at a fraction of the cost. Store-bought soft furnishings can be expensive and the choice is often limited-but with so many gorgeous designer fabrics on sale, there's never been a better time to make your own. Sewing in No Time sets out 50 simple step-by-step projects using nothing more than the most basic of sewing skills. From a simple curtain with a pattern border and a striped duvet to a fabric storage box and a children's play tent, Sewing in No Time is the perfect book for people who are big on ideas but short of time. Whether your home is a traditional country cottage or a modern warehouse-style apartment, you're sure to find plenty of ideas to inspire you. Softcover: 160 pages. Made in USA.

Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Sun: 20 Designs from Rowan for Patchwork and Quilting


Kaffe Fassett - 2007
    Master colorist and quilter Kaffe Fassett escorts you through a showing of each gorgeous new piece accompanied by photos of the quilts taken on the sun-drenched shores of Portugal, the inspiration for the fantastic designs. Detailed instructions, diagrams and templates accompany each work ensuring that your quilt in the sun will be in hand before long.Twenty new creations from the master himself and acclaimed designers such as Liza Prior Lucy, Mary Mashuta and Amy ButlerExuberant colors and patterns inspired by and photographed amidst the beautiful sea and land, artifacts and architecture of PortugalDetailed step-by-step instructions, full-color piecing diagrams and templates plus a flat shot for each dazzling designVaried palettes for selected designs vividly demonstrate the impact of color and encourage you to explore your own unique color combinationsA special section of tips and techniques give knowledge and confidence to quilters of all skill levelsAn extraordinary gift to delight the quilters on your list

Heather Ross Prints: 50+ Designs and 20 Projects to Get You Started: 50+ Designs and 20 Projects to Get You Started


Heather Ross - 2012
    In Heather Ross Prints, a book-and-DVD package, Ross shares reproducible artwork for more than 50 of her most popular prints. She provides step-by-step instructions for 20 craft projects using the prints on the DVD—everything from sea turtle stationery to a shower curtain covered with swirling mermaids. Crafters can use the artwork on the DVD as they wish, printing on fabric, paper, or whatever surface they choose. Plus, Ross teaches her process for designing fabric using Photoshop—a boon to anyone who has ever dreamed of following in her footsteps.

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."

Cricut Expression: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating with Your Machine


Cathie Rigby - 2012
    For advanced crafters, this book instructs on features such as modes and functions, and teaches how to create with color, texture, and dimension. A cutting guide teaches the perfect settings to cut every type of material. A separate chapter introduces the new features of Cricut Expression™ 2 and explains how it differs from the original Expression machine. More than 50 creative projects inspire ideas for home décor, gifts, parties, cards, and scrapbook layouts.

Quilts From The Quiltmaker's Gift


Joanne Larsen Line - 2000
    20 traditional patterns for a new generation of generous quiltmakers are included.

The Quilter's Ghost: An Elm Creek Quilts Story


Jennifer Chiaverini - 2015
    Could it be that the gray stone walls of Elm Creek Manor shelter the restless spirit of one of Sylvia's ancestors? New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini revisits the world of her beloved Elm Creek Quilt series in this spooky Halloween short.

24 Hours Crochet Hacks: 25 Fast and Easy Crochet Hat Patterns for Beginners


Emily Rohan - 2015
    In just one day, you can make a super cute hat with the help of easy to read and learn instructions. We made the patterns easy for new people trying to crochet by levelling down the instructions using less coded words. It is important that you know the basics of crochet because most of the directions are filled with simple crochet basics like making single crochets, double crochets, half-double crochets, and others. You should also know how to weave ends and fasten yarns. Some patterns use a little bit of special stitches like FPDC (front post double crochet), BPDC (Back post double crochet) and V-Stitches. And so, we included the easy to follow instructions on how to do these as well. Most of the patterns are designed for babies and children because their small size means they can be completed within hours. However, once you’ve practiced crocheting smaller things, bigger things will be just as easy to make once you get the hang of it. So start making crochet hats for your friends, family, and loved ones! Show them the fruits of your labor. Without further ado, here are 25 Fast and Easy Crochet Hat Patterns for Beginners.Enjoy making crochets!

The Bunco Club


Karen DeWitt - 2013
    Attitudes surface and personalities clash as struggles, secrets, and obsessions emerge. Follow the lives of eight quilters from Chicagoland as they gather once a month to play Bunco, the popular no-skills dice game. The last thing Lettie wants is for a member to quit the Bunco Club, but a well-guarded hoarding obsession may cause that very thing to happen. When Nancy’s one-love contacts her after twenty years, she shares tidbits each month about the devastating breakup along with news of a possible reunion and she finds there is no shortage of opinions from the women of the Bunco Club. Follow the members as their stories are revealed and woven together through the bond of friendship—from a heart stopping discovery of a national historic treasure, to a 39-year-old secret, to a mom whose child is devastated from being bullied. Eight women capture the hearts of readers who will long to be members of The Bunco Club.Show more Show less

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.