Learn to dye fabric the quick and easy way with twelve can't-miss techniques for adding custom color to fabric, clothing, linens, and household goods.How can you make quilting or crafting more fun? Add color! Everything you need to know about creating fabulous hand-dyed fabrics is right here—what supplies to get, basic techniques to try, and how to achieve different visual effects. Photo galleries give you lots of ideas for projects to show off the results....

It's About Time to Create a Clock!• Stitched, shaped, layered, and decorated—you've never seen clocks like these!• Time flies when you make one of these fun clocks!• Accent any room with working clocks made from fabric, paper, quilt blocks, photo transfer, buttons, trims, and memorabilia• Helpful resource list makes it easy to find everything you need!It's easy to forget that these fun projects are functional as well as decorativ...

Create an amazing variety of special effects on fabric using computer printers for quilts, clothes, home décor, and more.Use easy-to-learn photo effects to jazz up your quilts and craftsStep-by-step instructions for creating interesting effects to print on fabric using your digital camera, scanner, printer, and/or computerMake unique fabric by using three-D objects, painterly effects, kaleidoscopes, collage, photo montages, mosaics, and mo...

"An amazing book for kids . . . Each page is packed full of ideas for crafts, suggestions for games, and fun-to-do worksheets." — About Family CraftsThe Wonderful Colorful Wonder Wheel of Color teaches basic color theory by engaging kids with more than 20 activities, worksheets, stickers, quizzes, and games. Kids will learn how to create, mix, and match color to use in crafting, decorating, and more. They'll learn how to use the color wheel and ap...

This volume features 21 Amish-inspired quilts by some of today's top quilt designers—with simple patterns showing off beautiful solid fabrics.Thirty years after Roberta Horton's classic, An Amish Adventure, introduced quilters to the joys of Amish quilting, the editors at C&T Publishing are proud to bring you the adventure's next chapter. Along with the 21 featured quilt projects, this volume includes a gallery of 17 more beautiful quilts and an introductio...

Warning! Creating Images on Fabric Can Be Addictive Includes 13 Quilt Projects & Exhibition Gallery • 13 innovative projects with step-by-step instructions and inspiring digital techniques • Getting-started chapter on equipment, supplies, printing on fabric, and image-editing software • Gallery of more than 40 entries selected for the Innovative Fabric Imagery special exhibit in Houston This book is filled with inspiration for fabric artists, from projects that sh...

Frosted Fun for Creative Crafters • Make adorable cupcakes with fabric, yarn, felt, and paper, plus many mouth-watering cupcake recipes to taste while you create • Fun for the whole family - enjoy these quick and easy projects with your children • Sprinkle your creations with buttons, beads, sequins, embroidery threads, and paper embellishments Help yourself to hours of creative play with these charming cupcakes to craft and bake. This book's tasty treats include ...

Make every landscape a quilted masterpiece! Master fabric selection, design, cutting, painting, and more with detailed guidance from Nancy Zieman and Natalie Sewell Explore 50+ stunning quilts from the authors' collections, along with nine finishing techniques to perfect your creations Learn to add structural elements, craft captivating water scenes, expand landscapes, and design unique stylized quilts, making every quilt a timeless masterpiece

Embroider fabric or paper to create 26 colorful projects you can make to use, wear, give, and brighten your space.Whether you're super crafty or have never even picked up a needle and thread, you'll find something here that you just have to make! Ever gotten bored with one of your tee shirts or tote bags? Learn how to transform them into unique pieces all your own using embroidery stitches and super simple appliqué. Craft a fab necklace, a cute cover for a boring no...

Essential Quilting Tips in a Handy Take-Everywhere Size• Two of America's best-known experts share their secrets for making your quilting look as beautiful as your quilt top• Sections for both hand and machine quilting, with lots of helpful charts and photos• Small enough to tuck in your purse and take anywhere• Essential companion to the Piecing Tips & Tricks ToolYou've made a quilt top you're proud of, but you're not done yet! This hand...

A beginner's guide and visual dictionary for young people who want to learn to sew, packed with photos: "Some of the coolest projects we've seen."— Kiki MagazineWith this book by Sophie Kerr—with some help from her parents, Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio—kids can learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. Sixteen kid-friendly projects run the gamut from clothes to bags...

Get invaluable advice from sewers like you with this handy reference.This practical reference guide features the best hands-on sewing tips culled from the popular sewing website PatternReview.com, a community of more than 200,000 members. You'll also find special how-to features by PatternReview.com's master teachers and pattern designers, including Kenneth D. King, Susan Khalje, Sarah Veblen, Shannon Gifford, and Anna Mazur. Best of all, these words of wisdom—more ...