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...

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 ...

" 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...

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. ...

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...

Fat quarter bundles are all the rage because there are plenty to go around, they're affordable, and often come in the latest fabrics. Recent quilting surveys show fat quarter quilting is where it's at for many of today's quilters. Fat quarter bundles are a guilty pleasure many quilters can afford to indulge in, and this follow-up to the popular guide Bundles of Fun shows you how to make the most of your investment. It features detailed instructions for making a quilt from start to finish, ...

Welcome a new baby with these exquisite keepsakesThere's nothing more heartwarming than an exquisite handmade keepsake for a little one. In this charming collection, popular designer Sue Kim puts her signature style into 16 projects to welcome a new baby. You'll find patterns for hats, bibs, booties, blankets, toys, diaper bags, and so much more. All the projects are presented with beautiful photography that highlights various infant-friendly fabric options...

A collection of modern quilting projects you can create with scraps.Are scrap piles wreaking havoc in your sewing space? Not sure what to do with all those tiny bits of gorgeous prints you hate to part with? Modern quilters Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison share a passion for scraps, and they're here to help you get creative with 16 scrappy quilt projects that include piecing, appliqué, and improvisational work. This book has ideas on how to adapt patterns for...

The founder of the internationally popular website WhipUp.net shares twenty contemporary quilts from across the globe in this charming, easy-to-follow guide.Quilts come in all shapes and sizes. Wall hangings, pillow covers, lap quilts, and more.The little quilts in Whip Up Mini Quilts range from simple to more challenging, offering something for everyone. More than just a project book, Mini Quilts outlines the fundamentals of quilting, offer...