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...

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...

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. ...

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...

Bind Quilts by Machine is a patchwork quilter's dream come true! There is no more reason or need to finish patchwork quilts with hand sewing. Modern technology, methods and standards now permit quilt bindings to go on quickly and easily, entirely sewn by machine. Teaching three primary methods for binding quilts entirely by machine, Bind Quilts by Machine even conquers double-fold binding!Bind Quilts by Machine begins by introducing a new method for stacking and squaring a quilt, o...

Includes practical, user-friendly diagrams and templates to simplify instructions - perfect for both novice and experienced quilters.Quilting: Feathered Blocks by Sarah Fielke is a showcase of the feathered blocks technique. Mastering this technique can be a challenge, but this vibrant and beautifully photographed book, with Sarah's insider tips, provides the quilter with an accessible way to try out this new technique and in the process build upon their skills.By first con...

Celebrate the Possibilities of friendship• Create four projects in Possibilities' signature style with this new Pattern Pack• A quilt, two wall hangings, and a tote combine piecing with easy fusible appliqué• Mix & match these versatile appliqué elements and full-size templates to design your own cheerful pattern, tooShow off your love for handmade with these new, colorful quilt projects from Possibilities. Stitch up rays of sunshine, l...

Turn to an ancient Japanese needlework technique to update your home in a striking and minimalist way—from the author of The Ultimate Sashiko Source Book.The traditional Japanese embroidery technique, sashiko, is currently a major sewing trend in craft, interior design, and fashion. The big stitches are used to create stunning, geometric patterns and texture to make homewares with a stylish, Japanese minimalist look.This collection of eight simple sa...