Sixty-seven short and charming personal stories from the lives of quilters from across the United States.For those who enjoyed the honesty and insight of How to Make an American Quilt, this is a moving collection of personal stories that highlight the laughter, sadness, friendships, frustrations, and triumphs shared by the more than twenty-one million people across the country who call themselves quilters.These touching tales from sixty-seven contr...

From the bestselling author of Flower Festival, a collection of 23 quilting projects for all skill levels that can complement any décor.In this book, you will find a collection of scrappy, pieced projects to decorate your home. There are lap quilts, wall quilts, table runners, and placemats. All of the projects are made from just two simple shapes—the square and the rectangle—with no tricky measurements or stretchy bias edges. Whether you are a beginning or...

For busy moms who want to quilt • 16 one-of-a-kind quilt projects to make for babies and kids. • Almost all the patterns offer sizing for baby quilts and 7 of the patterns easily adapt to fit sizes baby, crib, and twin. Also includes instructions for a pillow and quillow • Fun, full-color photographs throughout the book are sure to inspire both beginner and novice sewers Growing Up Modern shows how anyone can make a child's quilt that will be cherished for years to come. Beginner and exper...

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...

Quick and Modern Quilts, Easy as 1-2-3!Selecting fabrics and making great quilts has never been easier! In 3-Fabric Quilts, Leni Levenson Wiener gives you the tools to make twelve fantastic quilts that each require only three fabrics. With each quilt composed of geometric squares, rectangles and strips, cutting and piecing has never been so fast and simple.Inside, you'll find:• Advice on choosing the three fabrics, including tips on underst...

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. ...

"I love patchwork, beadwork, and I love handwork . . . The instructions are easy to follow and it's nothing short of divine inspiration for me." —Mark Lipinski, editor, Quilter's Home magazineUse beads and simple stitches to create magnificent texture, dimension, and lifelike details on any quilt. Award-winning quilter, Thom Atkins, teaches you everything you need to know about the best supplies and techniques to get breathtaking results . . . plus there's...

You Loved the Elm Creek Books - Now Make More of the Quilts They Inspired!Get reacquainted with your favorite characters from the Elm Creek Quilts series while browsing through a dozen brand-new quilts designed by best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini.• 12 all-new quilt projects inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts novels, including 3 from Jennifer's book, The Master Quilter• Read about new and familiar characters with each quilt patter...

A wonderful world of intricate beauty You'll be captivated by the elegance and grace of these elaborate shadow trapunto quilts-especially once you discover how easy they are to make! Create the old-world look of tatting or lace with a simple 3-step technique. Geta provides instructions and patterns for working with whole cloth, pieced, or appliqué backgrounds. A gorgeous gallery of her work is included. • 30 remarkable projects include wallhangings, pillows, tablerunners, and postcards • A...

With simple step-by-step instructions that require only basic sewing skills, Barbara Weiland Talbert shows you how to make your own beautiful and durable quilts. Taking you through the complete quilting process in an easy-to-follow sequence, Talbert shows you how to select a suitable design, choose the best fabric, cut shapes, piece together blocks, assemble the quilt top, and finish your project. You’ll quickly acquire the know-how and inspiration to create unique high-quality quilts that...

Working with curves in quilts opens the door to a world of immense beauty, excitement, and grace. Quiltmaker Judy B. Dales teaches you her methods for creating free-form curved designs.• Step-by-step instructions take you from the design stage through making the master pattern and templates, demonstrating that curves need not be complex or difficult to be effective.• Special techniques showyou how to use registration and intersection marks to ensure perfectly flat pieced tops...

Follow this innovative 3-step technique for adding layers of visual interest to representational quilts—from the author of Artful Log Cabin Quilts.Simple steps will take your quilts to an exciting new level! Katie walks you through making a simple block using her 3 steps: Make a design based on a photo or drawing. Add a "ghost" layer that is lighter or darker than the base blocks colors. Create a color wash that allows use of even more colors in the quilt.