Quilts category: 927 books
Amish Quilts
Crafting an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Quilts have become a cherished symbol of Amish craftsmanship and the beauty of the simple life. Country stores in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and other tourist regions display row after row of handcrafted quilts. In luxury homes, office buildings, and museums, the quilts have been preserved and...
String Quilts
10 Fun Patterns For Innovating And Renovating
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Award-winning quilt maker, Elsie Campbell, loves to take homemade fabric yardage and turn it into stunning, pieced, string quilts, whose leftover yardage can then spawn an appliqued "sister" quilt. Ten patterns for all skill levels. String Quilts is one part innovation, one part thrift, and a whole...
More 90-Minute Quilts
20+ Quick and Easy Projects With Triangles and Squares
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Quilting Can Be Quick!
Creating handmade, beautiful quilts has never been more fun . . . or more time-efficient! In her follow-up book to 90-Minute Quilts, Meryl Ann Butler teaches you to add a new dimension to your quilts by incorporating triangles into the designs, while still using her 90-minute...
by Dena Dale Crain
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2015
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...
Pre-Cut Combo Quilts
14 Quilts That Blend Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Turnovers and More
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Combine Your Favorite Pre-Cut Fabrics to Make 14 Gorgeous Quilts!
Discover a world of exciting design possibilities by blending different types and sizes of pre-cut fabrics to create stunning quilts in less time. With instructions for 14 quilts and 5 variations, you'll be inspired to start sewing...
Amish-Inspired Quilts for Today's Home
10 Brilliant Patchwork Quilts
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Noted quilt designer Carl Hentsch has always admired Amish quilts and quilters. Living only a short distance from an old-order Amish community has allowed him to explore their world and come to know and respect some of these quilters and their ability to create beautiful quilts without the use of electricity....
by Pam Lintott
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Offers clever techniques for using pre-cut fabric collections, which are increasing in popularity among quilters and sewers of all skill levels. - The authors' previous book, Jelly Roll Quilts, sold more than 40,000 copies in the first four months. - Published with the support of Moda Fabrics. Jelly...
by Marguerite Ickis
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2013
Here is the best available book on quilt making — a complete, easy-to-follow guide that shows you how to make beautiful, useful quilts that you will be proud to own and display. Even if you are a beginner, you will soon find yourself quilting like an expert by following these clearly drawn patterns,...
Make & Love Quilts
Scrap Quilts for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
To warm the heart, soul, and bedroom, this how-to book, Make & Love Quilts with Mary Fons, features a stunning collection of 12 quilts specifically sized to fit beds (queen and king). Constructed from Mary's favorite fabrics for a modern aesthetic, the quilts are classified as scrap quilts and have an...
By the Block
18 Surprisingly Simple Quilts
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Simple, sophisticated quilts sewn "by the block."
Today's quilters have many demands on their time but still want to create beautiful quilts. By the Block shows the time-poor quilter how to make sophisticated, complex-looking quilts that are based on easy-to-assemble quilt blocks....
Finders Keepers Quilts
A Rare Cache of Quilts from the 1900s - 15 Projects - Historic, Reproduction & Modern interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Finders Keepers Quilts is based on a collection of quilts found in an abandoned farmhouse in Davis County, Iowa. Searching through the house, the new owner, Susan Knapp, found stone crocks, pretty dishes, and other intriguing little odds and ends. But best of all, she found a box of early 1900s quilts...
Cozy Modern Quilts: 23 Easy Pieced Projects to Bust Your Stash
23 Easy Pieced Projects to Bust Your Stash
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Elegantly Cozy Contemporary Quilts. Make 23 cozy, contemporary quilts to complement any decor. Sizes include wall and lap quilts, table runners, and placemats. 100% easy straight-line piecing-no tricky measurements or stretchy bias edges. Use color choices to create quilts with different moods. Modern...
by Thos. K. Woodard, Blanche Greenstein
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Crib quilts — small quilted spreads of pieced or appliqué work — are among the most popular American collectibles. This carefully researched and knowledgeably written volume by two experts on quilting and American folk art provides an engaging introduction to the history and creation of these...
Quilts in the Attic
Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the Quilts We Love
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
For generations, quilts have both preserved history and furthered artistic innovation, leading to personal and creative discoveries that have changed lives. In Quilts in the Attic, author and quiltmaker Karen Musgrave presents 30 stories of great quilt discoveries, including hidden masterpieces, fascinating...