Craft stunning quilts while being resource-savvy. Revolutionize your approach to quilting by eliminating fabric waste and embracing sustainable crafting. Each project serves as a catalyst for additional projects, using all the scraps and leftovers. This mindful approach—intentional fabric buying, using what you have, augmenting as needed, and minimizing waste—embraces purposeful designs in a collection of beautiful projects. Zero Waste Quilting offers practical insights into sustainable cr...

Learn how to fine-tune your patchwork with this collection of expert piecing tips and tricks.Determining what makes a great quilt is different for everyone. Most quilters agree that one important element of every beautiful quilt is impeccable piecing―square blocks, perfect points, little or no bulk in the seams. How do you get there? This pocket guide will show you how to use basic techniques and foolproof tips to solve common construction problems for the basic qu...

Do your quilt blocks tend to misbehave? Perfect your patchwork with a visual, step-by-step guide to 21 popular quilt blocks. Piecing expert Patty Murphy shows you how with fail-proof techniques that can be used in all types of quilt designs, from traditional to modern. Say goodbye to patchwork problems like mismatched seams, blunt points, and too-small blocks, and learn to avoid common mistakes in sashings, borders, and bindings. Though mistakes happen to all of us, these easy techniques w...

Create stunning quilts with flowing curves with this 8-project guide by a designer who offers a fresh take on bargello quilting techniques.Here's Bargello like you've never seen it before: stunning quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects that look like pop-art paintings. The biggest surprise is how simple these quilts are to make! Designer Ruth Ann Berry shows you how to use easy, straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion of curves in motio...

Create charming fabric crafts inspired by the Japanese design movement that you can use to brighten up your home or give as gifts to friends.Discover the hottest new trend in fabric crafting—Zakka! These clever, modern projects are a cinch to sew using basic patchwork, appliqué, and embroidery. It's scrap-friendly and fun for all sewing skill levels.Rashida Coleman-Hale has gathered talented designers from around the world to bring you 24 delightful Zakka pro...

Get into shape: The ultimate visual guide for free-motion quilting in specific geometric shapes • Follow step-by-step illustrations to create more than 70 free-motion quilting designs to use in specific shapes, negative space, and borders • Features full-page quilt photos, close-up details of stitched designs, and a comprehensive visual index • Best-selling author Angela Walters takes you to the next level in free-motion quilting by showing you how to manipulate shapes into modern designs ...

Move beyond the classic hexagon with time-saving tips on tools, materials, and techniques from the Patchwork with Busyfingers designer.You'll love these ten soft and pretty designs made with traditional hexagons, as well as squares, circles, pentagons, and other shapes. Learn the fundamentals of English paper piecing and needleturned appliqué to add to your repertoire of quiltmaking skills. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced quilter, Sue's teaching sty...

" The colourful photographs, vibrant fabrics, and charming vintage-modern styling give this book a warm and inviting feel ." —Ellen Luckett Baker, author of 1, 2, 3 SewSewing with pre-cut fabric packs is all the rage. It allows for endless creativity and makes it a cinch to stitch up lovely quilts without breaking the bank. Little Bits Quilting Bee features twenty projects for small fabric scraps and bundles inclu...

Author Joy-Lily helps readers to put the fun back into quilting. Inside, readers will experience a fresh approach to quilting with two simplified, carefree methods:"sew & flip" and "stack, slice & swap," where skills like matching seams and measuring are not important. At the end of construction, each piece is trimmed to a uniform size to facilitate mixing and matching into many quilted projects. While matching seams and other traditional quilting skills are unimportant for success with th...

Go beyond basic scrap quilts with this guide to turning fabric bits snips into striking modern art quilts—featuring 8 quick and easy projects.In Scrappy Bits Applique, fabric designer and quilt artist Shannon Brinkley shares her secrets to putting sewing room scraps to use. With her easy stitching and collage techniques, she shows how simplicity can produce dramatic results.Shannon's "scrappy" approach to quilting uses a fast raw-edged technique. Wit...

You CAN quilt it yourself!• Refine your free-motion skills with a series of machine quilting exercises using your table-top sewing machine• Don's visual troubleshooting guide to common machine quilting problems and solutions is indispensable• Master a variety of techniques, including perfectly stitched points, absolutely straight lines, and smooth curves• Choose from 50 quilting designs or gain the confidence to draw your ownMr. ...

Build your quilting skills with this beginner's guide featuring 12 modern projects using basic patchwork, appliqué, curves, and foundation paper piecing.Quilt designer Jo Avery has a wealth of experience teaching beginner and intermediate quilters at her popular workshops and retreats. In New Patchwork & Quilting Basics, she guides you through 12 quilt projects using basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles.Jo's easy-to-follow instructions make ...