| Quilting books offer an excellent medium with which you
can add to or improve your quilting skills. Listed below
are books that will amaze, inspire and stimulate your
creativity and enhance your quilting experience! To see a larger image of the cover just click on the book. Click on the "Table of Contents" to see what topics are covered in the book. Remember that due to the size they will take a while to load and use the return button on your browser to return to this page. |
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Start With a Sweatshirt: Sew a
Stylish Jacket by Nancie M. Wiseman. With Nancie's expert guidance, learn to deconstruct simple sweatshirts, layer them with beautiful fabrics, and stitch them into five comfortably soft jackets. The finished look is sophisticated and chic, nothing like a sweatshirt! Asymmetrical openings, unique collars, and clean finishes give the garments style. With easy construction, these project allow even those new to sewing to succeed.
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Quilting in the
Limelight by Philippa Naylor. The Life, Art
& Techniques of an Award-Winning Quilter. Internationally-known, award-winning quilter Philippa Naylor has penned an autobiographical book detailing her extraordinary career as a quilt artist and teacher. Philippa is known for her intricately designed quilts and her fans will find that same kind of meticulous detail in Quilting in the Limelight! Inside the pages of this vibrant, full-color book she shares all her secrets that will inform, inspire and instruct quilters, such as:
The master quilter also explains the most important elements of her quilts: drama, contrast, movement, balance, depth and layering. As a quilt instructor, she stresses the importance of confidence, enthusiasm and persistence—qualities she exemplifies and that shine through in her stories and teachings. Admirers of Philippa's work will feel like they are having a private lesson in her studio and will learn techniques to bring their quilting up to this award-winning level. |
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Quilting UFOs with Helen's
Hints by Helen Squire. "Beam Up" those UFOs (UnFinished Objects) and get started quilting!
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Hand Quilting by Alex
Anderson: Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson
presents basic instructions in a concise format to learn
the art of traditional hand quilting. Six manageable
projects designed for beginners are included, but
seasoned quilters seeking to improve their stitch or
looking for a "quick and easy" project will find a wealth
of information. Alex teaches you how to quilt in all directions and customize your own quilting stitch. Detailed photos and individual instructions are given for both left handed and right handed quilters. Included are classic quilting motifs, along with Alex's original feather designs. As host of Home and Garden Television's premiere quilt show, "Simply Quilts," Alex Anderson shares with millions of viewers each week, demonstrations and how-to information on making quilts. For almost two decades, Alex's quilts have been winning prizes and national acclaim. |
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Easy
Machine Paper Piecing by Carol Doak.
Paper piecing is not a new idea. Early quiltmakers
pieced their scraps of fabric to paper in random
fashion because the paper provided stability. Designs
sewn in a straight-seam sequence are as old as the
traditional Log Cabin block. Quiltmakers took this idea
a step further when they drew the sewing lines on the
wrong side of the paper, placed the fabric pieces right
sides together on the front of the paper, then sewed
from the wrong side of the paper. This technique
provided stability to the fabric and accuracy in the
piecing.
This book combines both of these concepts. Traditional patchwork blocks that are sewn in a straight-seam sequence were my primer. Then I began to create adaptations and variations of these designs. Through the use of the computer, I was able to draw the designs in quilt settings with different color schemes and see the wonderful patchwork possibilities these designs offered. One design led to another until I had a compilation of over one hundred and sixty designs. I soon realized it was time to stop making designs and smell the roses. This book contains some of my favorite designs, and I invite you to stop and smell the roses with me. |
