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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!
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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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Hearts Aplenty by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith: Have a Heart! In fact, have hundreds!
Our newest book Hearts Aplenty, is full of quilts that make the perfect gift for any loved one. With 19 new quilt patterns
ranging in size from wall hangings to full-sized bed quilts, you are sure to find one to warm your heart.
Inside, find quilts using a variety of styles, techniques. and skill levels. There is something for everyone. We've added 8 small bonus projects for you to make and share. They include pillows, jewelry and Plate Charmers. Use your creativity to make them special! |
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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. |
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Morning Star Quilt by Eleanor Burns.
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Winning Hand Quilt by "Mackie".
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Northern Star Quilt by Sue Bouchard. It's all done with the same technique! The Northern Star Quilt uses Flying Geese patches to make small stars that
interlock with large stars. With Quilt in a Days Large and Small Flying Geese Rulers, you can make perfect patches in four different sizes. And as all good quilters know, consistent pieces make quilts come together more easily.
Very little waste of fabric. Rulers are clearly marked for quick cutting. Patches are automatically checked for consistency. Two rulers make four different sizes of geese. |
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A Star For All Seasons by Wendy Gilbert.
Table Runner and Place mats. |
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Kaleidoscope Quilt by Eleanor Burns.
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Row by Row 10 Easy Bar Quilts by Terry Martin. Feature your favorite fabrics in ten quick-to-stitch quilts! The blocks in these designs are set into wide strips that reduce
the need for matching seams and eliminate the boredom that comes with repeating the same block. If you love theme
fabrics and conversation prints, you'll use this book over and over again! Inside, find:
10 quilt patterns and more than 40 block designs that show you how to use your theme fabrics, fat quarters, and stash fabrics in lap size or larger quilts. 9 Simple rotary-cutting and chain-piecing techniques that help beginners develop their skills and let advanced quilters focus on using fabrics in new ways. Bonus alphabet-block patterns that you can use to incorporate names, dates, and special phrases for a unique and personal touch These patterns are perfect for Round Robins, friendship quilts, or other group Projects-just add a row and pass it on! |
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Fancy Flowers by Patricia Knoechel. Picture yourself on a sunny spring day. You're standing by a hillside, breathing in the clean, crisp air. The
hillside is alive with the colors of wild flowers, bursting as far as the eye can see. The vibrant colors: purples,
yellows and magentas are nestled in a blanket of bright green grass. Through the inspiration of Patricia Knoechel,
this fantasy can be re-created into a wall hanging or quilt. Included are step-by-step instructions for machine
piecing and applique using fusible interfacing. A pull-out sheet includes all patterns and shows placement.
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