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Features 10 unique redwork quilting projects with more than 17 embroidered interchangeable motifs to personalize a snow village.
Page Count: 48
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Everything first time quilter need to
succeed, with 8 quick, easy and beautiful projects. Alex guides you
every step of the way as you learn to plan, cut, piece, quilt and bind
your quilt. Expanded edition includes new projects, more quilt sizes
and lots of helpful new tips and shortcuts. Uses Creative Grids CGR24.
48 pages
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Your first quilt is just around the corner!
Learn the ropes from best-selling author Alex Anderson, who has taught
hundreds of thousands of people to quilt with her books, beloved
television show, and online learning platform. Make classic Arkansas
Crossroad blocks, and then choose one of the layout options to put it
all together. Includes material and cutting instructions for 4
sizes—wall/baby, lap, twin, and queen.
Master the basics, from rotary cutting to
borders and machine quilting. Take this portable guide with you or keep
it right by your sewing machine. It includes a lay-flat binding, yardage
and cutting instructions, and a construction checklist to keep you on
track every step of the way.
• Television and Internet personality Alex Anderson shares the quilting ABCs in a way that’s simple and fun to learn.
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Options galore! Use Alex's layout or choose one of the 12 optional
arrangements for 12" blocks in 4 size options (wall/baby through queen).
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Learn it all—choosing fabrics, pinning, strip piecing, making a quilt
sandwich, basting, quilting, and binding for the perfect finish.
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Pack up your sewing machine and take a
"Quick Trip" with Eleanor! Quick Trip Quilts is a strip pieced pattern
with three layouts. The traditional "Quick Trip" is based on a "Trip
Around the World" format. A Bargello effect is achieved with the "Quick
Quarter" pattern, and for the artist in you, piece a "Water Lily" which
adds a bit of applique to a rippling water background. The patterns are
easy enough for a beginner but will challenge seasoned quilters to
achieve just the perfect effect for an inspiration quilt. Eleanor's
technique for this quilt is fun and so easy that it is truly a "Quilt in
a Day." Let your personality shine through in your quilt by fabric
selection and placement. Yardage and cutting charts are included for all
five-quilt sizes with bonus instructions to
make table runners from your scraps. The book features sample quilts
that symbolize locations from the desert to the sea. Take a trip to your
sewing room and create your dream vacation wit!h a Quick Trip Quilt!
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Fat Quarter Baby is simply baby-crazy in the best way possible!
Continuing our bestselling series of books on fat quarter projects,
there are 20 crib-size quilts and one bonus table runner for your
bundles of joy. Packed with fresh fabrics and a variety of styles,
there is a something for every quilter. Great for baby shower gifts!
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Simply Fat Quarters includes 10 fat quarter quilts that can each be made in four sizes: crib, lap, twin and king. With a variety of styles and genres, there is something for everyone. This book is perfect for quilters of all skill levels. All are suitable for a confident beginner, yet will have appeal to quilters of any experience level.
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The Peppermint Lane quilt gets us giddy for certain beloved Christmas traditions! Hanging stockings, stringing lights, baking cookies, trimming the tree, and more are celebrated with pretty picture blocks in this 12 month quilt. With full color illustrations and clear instructions, this book is great for classes, retreats, and casual sew-ins with friends. So cuddle up with a cup of cocoa and get ready for the happiest Christmas quilt ever! Plus, enjoy a beautiful bonus quilt that you can keep our even after Winter has gone, included free in the book!
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Enjoy a winter wonderland of quilts to celebrate the most festive season of the year! Enjoy decking the halls with twelve Christmas quilts by Sherri Falls. Christmas magically becomes merry and bright with these delightful projects!
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Create delightfully scrappy quilts featuring classic quilt blocks--and get to the finish line fast using time-saving precut fabrics. No need for stockpiles of scraps; precut bundles include small cuts of many different fabrics, so getting a scrappy look is a snap. Simply pick your favorite precut!
* Layer Cakes: Tasty 10" squares made for slicing up quickly
* Jelly Rolls: scrumptious 2 1/2" x 44" strips to cut and sew
* Fat quarters: yummy 18" x 22" chunks of fabric fun--a quiltmaking favorite
Just one or two precut bundles plus a background fabric are all you need to make these beauties. And you know if it's from Sue, it's economical too! She'll help you make the most of any precut bundle you buy.
48 pages. Paperback Author Susan Pfau
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12 Patterns for Fat-Quarter QuiltsDesigner Doug Leko has so much sewing fun in store for you; he's made each quilt in two different colorways, and the results are spectacular. So whether you love dark, subdued hues or you prefer light and bright quilts, you'll find the inspiration to make these quilts your way.
Quilt patterns for fat quarters are a perennial favorite - most every quilter has a stash of them. With 2 colorways for each gorgeous quilt in Stashtastic! quilters will be twice as inspired to cut into the fat quarters they have. Each quilt design is shown in warm, cozy colors and in brighter, more contemporary fabrics, so quilters can easily envision their fat quarter collections in any pattern. From easy breezy quilts you can whip up quick to stunning renditions of traditional blocks,
Stashtastic! is here to de-stash those fat quarter piles and make room for more! Fat quarters are by far the most popular pre-cut fabric; quilters are always looking for new patterns that use them. Seeing each quilt in an alternate colorway makes it easier for quilters to choose colors and prints, often a challenging step. Make the most of fat quarter leftovers by stitching pieced backings; readers get bonus how-to instructions online.
80 pages. Paperback
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13 Colorful Quilts from 2 1/2" Strips
Master scrap quilter and Instagram sensation author, Susan Ache, shares her secrets for creating gorgeous, colorful scrap quilts with Jelly Rolls - those irresistible slices of 2-1/2in fabric strips. Instead of using pre-bundled Jelly Rolls as they come, Susan sorts her strips by color, mixing and matching Jelly Roll strips to the max. The scrappy effects are nothing short of sensational! Once quilters learn Susan's tricks for sorting their strips, they'll discover the freedom to make strip quilts without fear of choosing colors or prints that do not mingle well - and what a feeling of freedom that will be!
Jelly Rolls are at the peak of popularity and quilters need pretty patterns to use up all the strips they are accumulating. Susan's unique way of working with pre-cuts will appeal to quilters who own fabric from the entire pre- cut family: fat quarters, charm squares, layer cakes, and more.
With sizes from large lap to bed sized quilts, these are colorful, comfortable quilts with a style that will appeal to all.
80 pages. Paperback
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Pretty. Petite. Playful. Pinnies! Inspired by a 30-day sewing challenge on Instagram, these patchwork pincushions stitch up pronto and are perpetually addicting—no quilter can make just one. And why would they when the pinnies are so easy to create?
Simply sew, quilt, turn, and stuff! Best-selling author Carrie Nelson packs these pinnies with personality and shares adorable ways to use and display them as singles or in pleasing piles. Quilters will want to put a pin in the philosophy behind making Carrie’s delightful pincushions: to sew just for the joy of it. 40 pincushion projects (plus variations) are super-quick to sew and delightful to display.
Techniques used are similar to quiltmaking techniques, so quilters will instantly be up to speed. Even beginners with basic sewing experience can whip up these pincushions in a flash. 96 pages
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Love fabrics inspired by the Civil War era? Save every scrap? Carol Hopkins applauds you--she saves every scrap too! In this fourth book from her "Civil War Legacies" series, you'll find a collection of small, spectacular quilts where every scrap you save can shine.
Make a quilt honoring the Blue and Gray Trail; choose a stunning tribute to the woman who established the American Red Cross; stitch a sampler chock-full of charming Basket blocks. Along with 14 of Carol's exquisite designs to make step by step, you'll enjoy reading little-known facts about the Civil War and Carol's stories about how each stunning little quilt came to be.
80 pages
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One fabric, one quilt! Magical kaleidoscopes from pieced hexagons
Transform a single fabric print with marvelous piecing magic! Best-selling author Maxine Rosenthal and Linda Bardes share stunning One Block Wonders quilts, with contributions from their popular Facebook design community. Learn how to choose the right 60-degree ruler, pick the most useful fabric, and change the look of a quilt with a different strip size. See what others have done - the beginning fabric and the ending projects - and courageously cut into that beautiful yardage! Sew simple pieced hexagon blocks with no "Y" seams, and enjoy the thrill of arranging and rearranging them on your design wall.
+ Fantastic transformations! Turn one fabric print into a kaleidoscope quilt with this visual guide.
+ Learn to cut and piece identical triangles, arrange blocks on the design wall, and design borders.
+ Admire 30 One Block Wonders, the original uncut fabric, and strip width needed to cut your own.
+ Quilt with best-selling author Maxine Rosenthal, Linda Bardes, and international quilters from their popular Facebook design group.
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"Gail Pan's whimsical, cheerful embroidery
style is incredibly easy to re-create, whether you're an experienced
stitcher or have never picked up a needle. Think you're too busy to make
gifts for the holidays? Finishing is easy with projects that are so
portable and quick you can stitch while traveling, socializing, or even
as you wait for an appointment.
Gail explains it all: which needles to use,
how to choose thread, how to mark the designs on fabric, how to make
each stitch, and more Featuring festive designs to bedeck gift tags,
bags, wall hangings, Christmas stockings, table runners, sewing
accessories, and much more Enjoy a satisfying and relaxing way to
decorate your home for the holidays--or create one-of-a-kind gifts from
the heart"
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Indulge in the sentimental pleasures of
stitcheries with wistful vintage artistry. Inspired by nature and
stitched with the gentle romance of days gone by, noted artist Kathy
Schmitz creates designs that use simple embroidery to create thoughtful
keepsakes.
Select from a variety of elegant embroidery projects, including a pillow, pincushion, wall decoration, tote bag, and more
Find success with each design--clear illustrations demonstrate how to master every featured embroidery stitch
Revel in Kathy Schmitz's original artwork, gracefully presented throughout the book.
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Join 15 of Moda's all-star designers as
they explore creative small quilt patterns that you'll love to stitch.
These mini-quilts are tailor-made for scraps. With designs ranging from
easy to intricate--plus many make-in-a-day designs--these fun little
quilts are showcased in photos that will inspire you to display your
mini creations as artful accents to your decor.
This collection features patterns by your
favorite Moda designers: Pat Sloan, Carrie Nelson, Brigitte Heitland,
Camille Roskelley, Me and My Sister Designs, Sherri McConnell, Sandy
Gervais, Edyta Sitar, Lynne Hagmeier, Vanessa Christenson, Anne Sutton,
Laurie Simpson, Jen Kingwell, Lisa Bongean, and Betsy Chutchian.
Many of the quilts are quick to finish; all are fun to make Each mini project
offers an opportunity to try a different technique: traditional piecing,
applique, paper piecing, and even embroidery. 80 pages.
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Happy Flower Quilts is the most colorful
and cheerful collection of quilted projects around. Originally published
in Japan, this book showcases master quilter and fabric designer Atsuko
Matsuyama's unique ability to combine bright colors and fun prints.
Packed with over 30 projects, quilters will
be inspired to sew beautiful and bright vintage-inspired quilts, bags,
pouches, pin cushions, sewing kits, tea cozies, and more! Step-by-step
instructions and full-size templates are included for all projects.
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Fabulous Quilts That Make the Most of Your Stash
Want to be a scrap quilter? Great! Want to think like a scrap quilter? Learn from a master! Lissa Alexander (MODA FABRICS) has spent three decades honing her scrap-quilting talents, and in her first solo book, she offers page after page of tips for making dazzling scrap quilts bursting with colors, prints, and textures. Learn Lissa's secrets for deciding which fabric combinations work (and understanding why others don't). Best of all, with a dozen patterns to choose from you'll discover how to (finally!) use your unique stash to make scrap quilts that sing. Includes a preface by renowned quilt historian Barbara Brackman.e.
Choose from a dozen patterns, quilts range in size from cuddly lap quilts to bed quilts. Lissa is the marketing director of Moda Fabrics, she also compiled the best-selling Moda All-Stars series.
96 pages. Paperback
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More than 28,000 quilters have joined the Splendid Sampler online quilt-along--and now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again!
Along with blocks from Pat and Jane, quilters will find beautiful designs from superstar quilters including Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, Rob Appell, and more.
Patchwork, appliquéd, embroidered, and foundation-pieced blocks provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques, while a quilt gallery offers fun ideas for arranging blocks. Quilters can share their progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this very special community of quilters.
2 pullout pattern sheets.
144 pages
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The Ultimate Quilt Finishing Guide: Batting, Backing, Binding & 100+ Borders
Harriet Hargrave and Carrie Hargrave-Jones
Finish your quilt strong with a polished and professional touch! From borders to binding (with batting in between) this is the perfect reference tool with step-by-step instructions on how to complete each finishing touch. Make more than 100 different borders with guided techniques on how to piece and add them to your quilt top. Learn numerous ways to bind your quilt from straight and bias binding to prairie points and beyond. This guide is the perfect lifelong reference tool that can be referred to again and again.
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Small Quilts That Celebrate the Pioneer Spirit by Kathleen Tracy
Inspired by yesterday’s traditional blocks and today’s reproduction fabrics, the author of the best-selling Small and Scrappy returns to share more petite quilts with ties to the past. Thirteen designs whisk readers back to an era when the time-honored quilt blocks today’s quilters love were just making their debut. Stitch projects with names such as Wagon Wheels, Crossing the Prairie, and Aunt Sarah’s Scrap Baskets, or make a Tree of Life friendship quilt featuring blocks autographed by family members.
Vintage photos and the words of pioneer women from the mid-nineteenth century, a time when quilting offered a welcome respite from the hardships of moving westward, are sprinkled throughout.
Petite patchwork and applique projects welcome scraps and are a cinch to complete.
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Easy Stack Quilts is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way of making dramatic kaleidoscope quilts using large-print fabrics.
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Eleanor's love for log cabin quilts continues in her sixth edition of Make a Quilt in a Day Log Cabin Pattern. This complete overhaul is bursting with new ideas and full-color photographs.
The timeless, innovative method of assembly-line sewing is still included but has been expanded to include an all-new Log Cabin Ruler for cutting perfect logs, detailed instructions for using pre-cut 2½ strips, Accuquilt instructions and much more! Eleanor Burns hopes, "you enjoy making Log Cabin quilts through the years... Focus on the light side of life! Remember, a little bit of dark reminds you of how wonderful the light side is."
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It's Sew Emma is proud to introduce their first book with Lori Holt of
Bee in my Bonnet! Quilty Fun includes complete instructions for her
incredibly popular Bee in My Bonnet Row Along quilt, along with 10 brand
new coordinating projects! This book is jam packed with over 100 pages
of projects, tips and inspiration to use all around your home, and the
book is spiral bound to last use after use.
Lori's exciting designs in her first book, Quilty Fun, will fill your home with beauty and fun for a lifetime.
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In Kim Diehl's first-ever Christmas book,
you'll find decoration inspiration for your family's celebration. Revel
in the sight of gracious rooms all dressed up for the holidays in Kim's
signature style.
Enjoy more than a dozen festive projects,
including a table topper, throw pillow, tree skirt, wall hangings and
lap quilts, ornaments, door hangers, stockings, and more
Welcome the winter season with Kim's tips for decorating your home with yuletide flair.
Enrich your table with Kim's scrumptious holiday recipes.
Publish Date: 5/17/2016
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Kim Diehl & Jo Morton
It's hard to imagine authors Kim Diehl and
Jo Morton could get any better--until they joined forces to share their
signature looks. Enjoy stitching this creative blend of 14 spectacular
quilts, all created from classic blocks. Discover fun ways to exchange
blocks with friends or make a scrappy mix yourself. Enjoy a wide variety
of small- to medium-sized quilts, ranging from a table topper to wall
hangings and lap quilts.
Ideal for quilters who love scrappy patchwork style and classic applique. 128 pages
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Take an in-depth look at the artistry of Angela Walters, a true visionary and leader in the modern quilting movement. This coffee table book delves into her free-motion quilting
journey in gorgeous detail. The best-selling author gives insight into her design process, with full-page photography of her own quilts and commissions for well-known designers. Discover how she sketches with grand details and lavish texture to complement each quilt’s specific design.
+ Inspired quilts! The work of celebrated artist Angela Walters in a collectible book.
+ A visual conversation on choosing free-motion motifs for
specific quilts and spaces.
+ Stunning detail photography and full-page shots of Angela’s free-motion magic.
Publish Date: 10/1/2016. 144pg
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Celebrating Traditions, History, and Design by Mary Kerr
In more than 270 color images, hundreds of quilts, juxtaposed for the first time, celebrate and explore the South’s rich quilting history. Quilt expert Mary W. Kerr joins 13 other textile historians to show why Southern quilts have a distinctiveness setting them apart, including factors like their patterns, use of tiny pieces, and specific color choices. Learn how the South’s quilting traditions developed among all socioeconomic levels, and in communities such as African American, Scots Irish, and German. The use of cotton, the prominence of making-do aesthetics, and other characteristics are discussed, with in-depth looks at topics like feed sack use and tri-color quilts. Explore the classic patterns of Crown of Thorns, Whigs’ Defeat, and Double Wedding Ring. Enjoy regional treasures like Texas Rattlesnake, the Shenandoah Valley Farmers Fancy, and many more. This compilation includes quilts from every Deep South state, offering commentary, examples, and insights. Size: 8-1/2in x 11in 272 color images | 144 pp | Binding: hard cover
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