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The Anniversary Sampler Quilt
40 Traditional Blocks, 7 Keepsake Settings
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Celebrate any important event in life, from an anniversary or a birthday to a retirement or a memorial, with these 40 beautiful blocks and 7 customizable settings. Created to commemorate the author’s 40th anniversary of falling in love with her husband (and making her first quilt for him!), you...
Creative Bloom
Projects and Inspiration with Fabric and Wire
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
Cultivate Your Inner Artist!
Prepare your own garden of self-expression with the creative fabric and wire projects inside Creative Bloom. The seeds of inspiration will be planted as you learn how to make a butterfly-adorned lamp, a sweet bird sculpture, an inspired canvas bag and a sparkling...
The Big Book of Lap Quilts
51 Patterns for Family Room Favorites
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019
Get a whopping 51 patterns for the always-popular lap quilt--designs for everyday, seasons, holidays, and special days abound. And at just 55 cents per pattern, you'll enjoy both inspiration and savings! Discover quilts from outstanding designers, including: * Country Threads * Kim Diehl * Amy Ellis...
Magic Add-a-Strip Quilts
Transform Simple Shapes into Dynamic Designs
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Give simple quilt blocks a touch of magic—the add-a-strip way! Slice into basic shapes like squares, triangles, and diamonds. Then, piece in a 1˝ strip of contrasting fabric to create dozens of new designs! Quilters of all skill levels can piece geometric patterns that look complex thanks to this...
A Change of Seasons
Folk-Art Quilts and Cozy Home Accessories
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Folk-art style is always in season, and this collection of charming projects will dress up your home all year long. Stitch your way through four collections of projects that display the distinctive colors and rich textures of each season. Cozy photos will inspire you to decorate your home with cheerful...
The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters
A Guide to Creating, Quilting, and Living Courageously
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Forget step-by-step instructions and copycat designs. In The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters, Sherri Lynn Wood presents a flexible approach to quilting that breaks free of old paradigms. Instead of traditional instructions, she presents 10 frameworks (or scores) that create a guiding, but not...
Adventures in Hexagons
11 Quilts, 29 Blocks, Unlimited Possibilities
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Move beyond one-patch hexagon layouts with 11 show-stopping hexie projects to stitch by hand or machine. Sew blocks in a variety of sizes and pieced combinations for stunning visual effects! You'll master the Y-seam with a variety of techniques to cut and piece hexagons. Mix it up with the author's design primer, which gives you the tools to draft your own unique hexie quilt layout.
Floral Abundance Quilt
9 Blocks Plus Borders, Bonus Pillow Instructions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Craving more gorgeous appliqué from award-winning author Deborah Kemball? This pattern pack includes complete instructions and full-size pattern sheets for a floral quilt (52˝ x 52˝) in 2 colorways, plus instructions to turn any of the 9 blocks into a sophisticated pillow. Stitch the 24 motifs...
The Big Book of Patchwork
50 Fabulous Quilts from Judy Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Brimming with exciting projects--50 in all--this collection provides extraordinary value. Choose from decorative crib quilts, lap quilts, and bed-sized quilts in a variety of fabric combinations. Create everything from two-fabric designs to scrappy multiple-fabric quilts. Featuring traditional patchwork...
Making Faces in Fabric
Workshop with Melissa Averinos - Draw, Collage, Stitch & Show
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge appliqué faces using Melissa Averinos' fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step by step, from a comprehensive lesson on drawing the face, to translating your sketch into fabric, to stabilizing the piece with stitching, to incorporating...
Super Cute Paper Piecing
Designs for Everyday Delights
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Paper piecing's never been cuter! Discover delightful designs to paper piece; then sew them into even more delightful projects. Photographs walk you through the technique, so you'll be paper piecing like a pro in no time--and get perfectly precise results.
Feature the motifs in a pillow, wristlet,...
Remembering the Past
Reproduction Quilts Inspired by Antique Favorites
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Antique quilts have a romance about them that captivates quilters and collectors. But inheriting such a treasure is rare, and buying one can be costly. What to do? If you love antique quilts and enjoy remaking them with today's Civil War reproduction prints, this is the book for you. 14 patterns make...
Block-Buster Quilts - I Love Churn Dashes
15 Quilts from an All-Time Favorite Block
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Introducing the classic Churn Dash block--like you've never seen it before! Whether you love scrappy, traditional, or modern blocks, you'll find a colorful Churn Dash that's perfect for your next quilt project.
Featuring basic to intricate Churn Dash designs, in quilts ranging from lap sized...
by Cheryl Oberle
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages. Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men's and women's vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the country of the design's...