Quilt and Appliqué These Lovely Floral Quilts in One Step • 8 small, easy-to-make art quilts celebrate the simple pleasures of the garden • Fast assembly with full-size patterns and easy, fusible appliqué - stitch the appliqué and machine-quilt at the same time • Learn to use fabric to re-create the soft effects of Diane's original watercolor paintings Everything's in bloom when you make these beautiful floral appliqué art quilts. Inspired by watercolorist Diane K...

Get ready for some of the best-kept secrets in strip quilting! You'll start with the basics of cutting, storing, and piecing fabric strips from 1½" to 3½" wide. Explore five techniques to make strip-pieced rows, triangles, and more advanced blocks. Then make the most of your stash by turning precut strips, sliced yardage, and even selvages into fifteen innovative strip-quilt projects. Customize the look of each quilt with blank coloring pages, laying the foundation to design your own strip...

Scrap to it! Turn your scrappy mess into a quilting success! Armed with the easy-to-use S.C.R.A.P.S. system (style, contrast, repetition, accent color, palette, and selvages), you'll sew extraordinary quilts from every last bit of the fabric you love—even the tiniest scraps. Personalize 16 beginner-friendly quilts using the blank coloring pages, or apply the concepts to tackle any scrap quilt you want to make. These 6 must-know scrap secrets will forever change the way you look at scrap qu...

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 ...

Learn to create modern quilts more quickly and easily than ever with this popular method, featuring thirteen projects and twenty-five bonus ideas.Do you believe rules were meant to be broken? If so, this improvisational quilt-as-you-go technique is for you. Instead of dealing with precise paper patterns and cutting measurements, you'll learn how to piece fabric onto small, manageable batting blocks. Let your creative juices flow as you quilt directly on the blocks (...

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. ...

Create an entire world of sophisticated projects using one simple skill.Absolutely anyone can sew in a straight line. And with this one skill and some basic guidance, television host and crafty expert Brett Bara demonstrates how you can make custom home decor, stylish fashions, and one-of-a-kind gifts.Sewing in a Straight Line is a step-by-step guide to creating 28 deceptively simple projects that look like they came from a chic boutique—far more impressive than yo...

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...

Use your stash of precuts from the popular fabric company to treat yourself to quilts, table runners, pillows, totes and more!In this deliciously inspiring book, 15 popular project designers from the Moda Bake Shop serve it up in style! Their recipes are simple: Start with a mix of Moda precuts, sprinkle in some eye-catching details, and then top it all off with creative garnishes. Easy-to-follow instructions, vibrant photographs, and a variety of clever tips make ...

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", "...

Welcome to the "new" crazy! • Jump into crazy quilting with seven enticing projects that include small quilts, a needle cushion, and a softie • Learn four different crazy piecing methods • Try creative techniques on fabric, such as stenciling, photo-transfer, and Angelina fiber effects • Discover how to add beauty and dimension to your work with embellishments like 3-D ribbon flowers, embroidery, beads, and painted lace • Follow along with a step-by-step photo guide that takes you from cut...

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...