Quilts Quilting category: 927 books

Nothing compares to the accuracy you get with paper piecing—and it’s never been easier to learn! Amy Garro’s step-by-step visual guide to precision piecing opens up a world of possibilities for the modern quilter. Choose from 13 striking quilt patterns that appeal to the modern aesthetic, designed...

How to combine traditional patterns into pre-planned layout to create handsome, one-of-a-kind quilts. 100 block plans.

Quilts exemplify precious things: comfort through the warmth they provide; community, since they are often created by groups; and love, given the time and effort they require. With this in mind, legions of kindhearted quilters all over the world choose to donate their labors of love to people in need....

Ever said, "I wish I had time to make that!"? This handy book makes small, charming projects easily doable--during your lunch hour! Perfectly portable patchwork can be completed in as little as an hour or over just a few lunch breaks during the week. Choose from pretty pillows, small quilts,...

Expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your first quilt. Pat's easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects--even if you're an absolute...

Twelve Maine lighthouses inspired the quilt block designs in this collection, mostly done in hand applique. The author includes interesting short histories of the lights along with her always lucid, simple directions and diagrams for making the blocks. She also includes a variety of attractive nautical-related...

A complete quilt pattern to make 3 sizes of a Lone Star Christmas tree skirt. Sizes are 40, 58 and 78 inch square in an octagon shape. Intermediate quilting skills in sewing "Y" seams and diamond are needed.

Complete instructions to make a Pumpkin Patch quilt that measures about 20 inches by 14 inches finished. Basic quilting skills such as sewing half square triangles are used to make this quilt.

The poverty of the Depression and fabric shortages during World War II made feedsacks highly important to the quilter during the 1930s and 1940s. In this book, quilt historian Gloria Nixon shares her research through tens of thousands of pages of old farm periodicals, magazines and newspapers as she explains the story of the patterned feedsack.

They'll Never Believe You Made It In A Day! A beginner book without that "beginner look!" It's been called the "potato chip quilt"-no one can make just one. Use your favorite fabrics including large-scale, novelty, and panels. Talk about bang for the buck: combining a special fabric with a few easy nine-patches...

Award-winning quiltmaker Jane Sassaman is known for her bold designs celebrating the energy and miraculous beauty of garden flowers and plants. Joy and enthusiasm radiate from every quilt! Now, in her first book, Jane shares her methods and inspirations.

Put those precious scraps to work for you with a dazzling quilt pattern that plays up color and value. Sew a field of wonky stars atop colorful scrappy squares and low-volume, string-pieced sashing. Easy rotary cutting and simple patchwork make this pattern from best-selling author Bonnie K. Hunter...

This vintage book contains an anecdotal history of quilt making in England and Wales. An interesting and informative volume, it will appeal to those with an interest in the history of the British textiles industry, and would make for a valuable addition to collections of allied literature. This volume...

The fingers of a quilter stitch portraits of love with every pull of the thread. From the lines of the pattern to the clip of the final string, a quilter stitches moments in time. Woven through the intricate quilt blocks, stories of family, history, and hope for the future turn scraps of material...