This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community’s top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting. Discover Aboriginal patch...

"Amazing pattern designs . . . If you love patchwork, quilting and applique, I know you will adore the 24 beautiful projects." — Shabby Art BoutiqueIn this glorious celebration of her passion for fabric, Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger shares over twenty sewing, patchwork, applique and quilting projects that will bring color and beauty to your home.Projects include stunning quilts, pretty pillows, sophisticated soft toys and beautiful accessories—a...

Finishing your own quilts is easier than you think Turn the corner to free-motion success with a meandering makeover! Best-selling author Angela Walters shows you that free-motion quilting doesn't have to be scary - with a couple designs in your pocket, you can finish almost any quilt on your home machine and enjoy the process. Practice 8 meandering stitches for beginners, plus creative variations on each, with step-by-step visuals and quilted samples. Start your free-motion journey on the...

Fourteen simple projects: "Readers will be awestruck by the brilliant designs and . . . sidebars on famous stitcher Ayako Miyawaki, yukata cottons, and more." — Booklist (starred review)Improv quilting—in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched—is easy, popular, and fun. In this book, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters ...

This book features 82 quilts of Betty Kaiser (BettyQuilts) made from 1994 to 2006. On the pages you will enjoy one-of-a-kind designs of Crazy Patch, Landscapes,Water Colors, Paper Piecing, Interlocks, Wreaths, plus many quilted Greeting Card designs. A great book for design ideas for all quilters. I hope you enjoy what Betty has left us as much as I do.

Sewing machines are complicated machines, but with this book you can unravel their mysteries—and make even an old sewing machine work wonders.With just a little know-how and the right accessories, you can get the most out of your sewing machine and give all your sewing and quilting projects a professional look!In Sewing Machine Magic, designer and sewing instructor Steffani Lincecum shares more than thirty years of experience on how to handle a sewin...

Put a feather in your quilting cap Take the fear out of quilting feathers! Explore 68 modern feather designs with step-by-step guidance from award-winning quilter Natalia Bonner. Quilt stunning feathers on a variety of blocks and borders with this beginner-friendly, visual guide. Unlike traditional feather quilting, which relies on exactness and precision, Natalia's ideas will help you break away from perfection and find creativity in your quilting practice. Use your home sewing machine or...

Quilt with fewer starts and stops! Streamline your free-motion quilting with this workbook full of exercises to build your skills. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations for each design suite show how to adapt the quilting design for blocks, borders, sashing, and allover quilting. Practice each design with a pencil on the included practice pages before stitching by machine, then put your skills to the test on a gorgeous pieced sampler project. These creative continuous-line quilting de...

The Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Book for Almost Anyone covers general theory and detailed troubleshooting information, along with an extensive fault diagnosis quick index and explanations applicable to all sewing machines, from the newest to the oldest. Uses a common-sense approach to any electrical, electronic, and mechanical sewing machine fault using a common sense and logical, or probability-based investigation to observe and correctly identify the failure or failures. This is no di...

Scalloped edges provide rich detail while giant scale and bold, bright colors turn the classic Dresden Plate fresh and modern. This quilted Christmas tree skirt pattern includes: fabric selection guidelines material requirements for the quilt top using one yard cuts, half yard cuts, or fat quarters material requirements for backing, batting, and binding cutting instructions to use your fabric as efficiently as possible a t...