Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and will lay flat on your work surface or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The third in a new series, this visual guide is filled with over XX continuous-line designs for your borders, sashing, and setting triangles—all from your favorite designers—to get you stitching. • Perfe...

Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and will lay flat on your work surface to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The first in a new series, this visual guide is filled with over 75 diverse block designs from your favorite designers to get you stitching. • Perfect for domestic and longarm machines • Full-page spreads with innovat...

"You will find the tips and confidence you have been looking for to launch you into a machine quilting style that is new and unique . . . a great new book!" —Lois Tornquist Smith, author of Fun and Fancy Machine QuiltmakingTrapunto gives us raised motifs that add textural richness to the finished quilt. This book will open new doors to your way of thinking about Trapunto. Hari teaches you time-saving techniques in six easy-to-follow lesso...

Presenting new machine trapunto quilting patterns, as well as creative project ideas. • All new designs and patterns • Teaches hand quilters how to use the machine trapunto technique • Presents technique refinements that enhance shape definition • Includes cornerstone quilting — a reverse trapunto technique, great for borders and special effects • New tips and techniques for adding trapunto to miniature and small-scale quilts • New tips and techniques for using water-soluble thread in your...

A Smooth Path for Your Quilting 80 original continuous-line designs for hand or machine quilting Spend less time starting, stopping, and securing stitches Visual design index makes it easy to find the best patterns for your quilt Includes tips on machine quilting, marking, and background stitching Best-selling author Hari Walner is back with brand new quilting patterns and also variations on old favorites. This book has something for everyone, from sophisticated motifs to sweet animal face...

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 ...

Give traditional quilts a wonky twist!• Trim traditional blocks at a new angle to easily create dramatic patterns that are fun!• Each one-block project has step-by-step instructions for sewing five different sizes, from a crib quilt all the way up to a king size quilt• Choose from 4 different borders in each project to stitch a perfectly personal quilt8 projects use a simple rotary cutting technique to make traditional large quilt block...

Photo tutorials show you stitching in actionPicture this - more than 50 quilting designs to create modern quilts with classic style! Natalia's instructions are illustrated with detailed photos that make it much easier to get beautiful results on your home sewing machine. Tips for choosing batting and thread, layering and basting, starting and stopping, and prepping your machine are included. After you've practiced, show off your new free-motion skills with ...

A professional organizer's handy guide to creating an uncluttered, inviting quilting space for yourself—whether it's a small closet or a large studio.This practical guide shows you how to organize and maintain your quilting space, no matter what size. Learn handy ways to sort and arrange all of your fabrics and supplies into easy-to-use stations—and find actual organizing solutions from quilters' studios, including Alex Anderson and Diana McClun.Create a calm...

Experiment...create...succeed!Popular machine quilter Angela Walters will motivate and inspire you to try something new! Learn how to stitch her fresh continuous-line designs on your longarm or domestic machine. Using basic free-motion skills you already have, discover how to approach quilting a modern quilt by working with bold fabrics and negative space, uniting a variety of shapes, and blending designs.• Step-by-step instructions for continuous-li...

Triangle Perfection • Welcome to the 3rd volume in the Hargrave's popular quiltmaking series that takes you from the basics to complete mastery! • Add 8 new methods to your repetoire for creating precise, half-square triangles • Learn how to make three-triangle unit squares, quarter-square triangles, as well as the Flying Geese and Feathered Stars blocks • Discover new "internal frame" border ideas to make your quilt designs even more dynamic Bonus 16 projects! You studied the fundamentals...

Breaking the SurfacePondering how to begin a new piece of art? Surface Treatment Workshop has the answer! The authors of Image Transfer Workshop are back to show you 45 stepped-out mixed-media techniques that will add depth and texture to your artwork. These techniques are the perfect jump-off point for creating art you will love to look at, and, in some cases, touch!In this comprehensive guide, you’ll find:• 45 technique...