Classic comfort quiltsSome quilts beg to be snuggled under, hot cocoa in hand. Renowned patternmaker, Monique Dillard, delivers plenty of just such quilts in this jam-packed book. Quiltmaking basics for 11 fat-quarter quilts demonstrate how stash scraps can create interesting interplay that's both familiar and fresh. These handsome Americana-style quilts are comforting and cozy and perfect for everyday enjoyment.• Patterns galore at a great value!

A quilter's best friend: diamond fat-quarter quiltsHere's a beautiful new way to indulge a love affair with fat quarters: 11 diamond-themed traditional quilts from Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts. Sophisticated diamond patterns use fat quarters as focus or background fabrics—the perfect way to use your favorite fat quarter bundles or scrappy fabrics.• 11 quilts with yardage and cutting charts, 10 in four different sizes: throw, twin, full/queen, ...

Waste no fabric• Put every inch of your favorite fat quarters to work with clever shortcuts and streamlined techniques• Put a pair of light fabrics with a pair of dark fabrics and you're ready to go!• Multiple quilt sizes are included for each project, from a lap quilt to a king-sized bed quilt• Eleven patterns for less than $1.50 each!What makes this fat-quarter book different is the emphasis on using every last bit of each piec...

"A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts." — The Professional Quilter MagazinePlant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliq...

The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no tome, that accent any existing decor. This book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt patter; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; and teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room...

Quilt As You Go with a modern, fresh twist! No one will ever never know your quilts are quilt-as-you-go and that's the twist.Quilt As You Go is the process of making quilt blocks (from 12 to 16 inches square) and then quilting them - easy! Join the quilted blocks and you almost have a finished quilt, you just need the binding.This book teaches a few modern twists on a very popular technique which results in simple, easy to make quilts that can be made from "fat quarters", "...

To make a larger quilt it isn't always necessary to use many blocks. The 4 quilts in this pattern use 1 big block to make quilts that are about 45 inches square finished. The units for these quilts include four patches, nine patches, half square triangles and tri square triangles.

Brown bag lunches don't have to be in brown bags! Sew colorful, customized baggies, bicycle bags, totes and more with these fun patterns.Why shouldn't your lunch bag match your personal wardrobe and eco-conscious lifestyle? The projects you can create with this book include sandwich wraps, baggies, bicycle bags, picnic bags, and totes—quick and easy to make with basic sewing techniques.Customize the outside with your favorite fabrics and insulate the inside. ...

This comprehensive beginner's guide to quilting skills covers everything from setting up a sewing area to designing your own quilts.Harriet Hargrave has taught quilting all over the world. Now, with the Quilter's Academy series of coursebooks, you can learn from her mastery and decades of experience. Volume one of the series welcomes freshman quilters with classes, lessons, exercises, and projects that will build your skills from one project to the next.Arr...

A comprehensive, step-by-step resource for fabric design and printing—including tips from top designers.If you've ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts.First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by ...

The fiber artist and author of Crazy Quilting Odyssey shares her secrets for creating embroidered landscapes and seascapes in this illustrated guide.Beloved fiber artist and teacher Judith Baker Montano demonstrates how to beyond traditional embroidery in this new and comprehensive to free-form embroidery. In this book full of stunningly photographed examples and watercolor illustrations, she shows you how to apply the principles of fine art to various pro...

Learn Tims' innovative techniques step-by-step to create a stunning kaleidoscope quilt of your own.• An inspirational gallery of 26 student quilts• Like snowflakes, each quilt you make with this technique will be unique• Includes easy steps to enlarge or reduce the size of your quiltCreate a spectacular kaleidoscope quilt with Ricky's unique strip-piecing method for making a multi-faceted pattern. You'll see impressive and intricate results from...