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"In this updated edition of best-selling Intuitive Color & Design, Jean's workshop assignments get your creative juices flowing, giving you challenges to expand your quilting horizons. Start by learning to see line and color; study the nuts and bolts of design; develop your color work and composition; and when you get stuck, there's expert advice on problem solving. Design and piece spectacular, free-form quilts you'd never have guessed you could...
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"1 Great Fabric + 1 Block = 1 Stunning Quilt! Brand new technique is all about texture, movement, sparkle, and swirl! Choose hexagons or octagons-you're the designer. Easy random cutting! No planning, no fussy cuts, no mess-ups. Simple piecing with NO Y-SEAMS! Amaze your friends! Maxine shows you exactly how to choose a large-scale print, figure yardage, cut and piece these drop-dead gorgeous quilts. Big pieces and clever short-cut methods make these...
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"Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell's guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage and modern, hand and machine work, and clever ways to make traditional quilts a little crazy. Includes 10 projects in sizes from small wall hangings to bed quilts; photo instructions for 15 crazy quilt and silk ribbon embroidery stitches; and tips for combining crazy quilting with machine piecing and embroidery."--www.Amazon.com.
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• 22 small embroidered projects with simple step-by-step instructions-ideal for beginner and intermediate sewists
• Learn 26 basic embroidery stitches and how to transfer embroidery patterns to fabric
• Full-size embroidery designs with instructions for color and stitch placement
Today's coolest crafters use beautiful COSMO embroidery thread to bring a fresh perspective to the centuries-old technique of embroidery in this charming collection....
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"Got a question about quilting? Whether you want to know how to choose colors for your quilt, how many squares or triangles you can cut from the fabric you have, how to mix and match quilt blocks, or the difference between French quilting and sashiko-you'll find the answers in Erin Burke Harris' quick-reference directory of contemporary fabrics, colors, designs, and quilting techniques. Includes helpful photos, charts, and tables help you make your...
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"Kaleidoscope - the very word promises surprise and magic, chance and change. Exploding with visual excitement, a kaleidoscope design organizes an abundance of light, color, form, and motion into a complex and coherent image, capturing a moment of infinity. This book is jammed with how-to's and why-not's, process and product, and an abundance of text and photos that explains elements of design and technique for creating the multifaceted, luminous,...
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All of the top questions about longarm quilting machines answered. Presenting all the information needed for new, or prospective, owners of longarm quilting systems to be successful, this guide is the perfect companion to the owner's manual of any short-, mid-, or longarm machine, regardless of the brand. New machine owners will find the information, tips, and tricks provided in this helpful resource invaluable, and it also troubleshoots common machine...
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"This collection of 18 charming quilts and home accessories from Sherri McConnell brings together the best of the old and new in quilting. Sherri's new designs update traditional blocks (many handed down from her grandmothers) with fresh colors and fabrics from some of today's top designers. You'll also visit Sherri's quilting room and learn how to find inspiration for your own quilting. Projects in the book include quilts both large and small, plus...
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"Fans of Jennifer Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilts series can now stitch up the quilts inspired by her last six novels. The best-selling author shares her inspiration for each of the quilts featured in The Winding Ways Quilt, The Quilter's Kitchen, The Lost Quilter, A Quilter's Holiday, The Aloha Quilt, The Union Quilters, and The Wedding Quilt. Create a bit of Elm Creek for your home!."--
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"The Make It Simpler? Way of rotary cutting is a brand new method for cutting your fabric pieces quickly?in just one step! Best-selling author and teacher Anita Grossman Solomon shows you how to cut squares into smaller pieces with precision but without waste. When you use her efficient shortcuts, you?ll get more bang for your fabric buck!."--
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"This inspiring guide from art quilter Elizabeth Barton is for quilt artists who have mastered the basics and want to explore deeper levels of creativity and skill. Learn how making a series of quilts can help you generate more ideas, find new subtleties in favorite subjects, and build a body of work for shows. Creative exercises help you develop your own themes and techniques. Includes a huge gallery of more than 200 examples from Elizabeth and other...
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"Take the Next Step in Free-Style Quilting. Learn Susan's free-hand cutting techniques that turn cast-off fabric pieces into new design discoveries. Clear, visual lessons help you let go of "the rules". Four projects go from beginner to advanced. Create beautiful, color-rich, impressionistic quilts. Save those scraps! Discover the joy and freedom of creating collage-style quilts without rules and measurements. Get hands-on instruction from an award-winning...
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"Take your quilt tops to the next level! Learn how to use quilting designs to tell a story, highlight the piecing, or achieve unique effects such as an illusion of depth. Angela Walter's machine-quilting strategies add dimension and distinction to any quilt. You get ten great projects plus creative machine quilting techniques together in one book. Each chapter features a design concept and technique that's tailored to a specific project. Quilting...
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"Squares and rectangles are not just for beginners! Fabric-lovers-you'll agree with Amy Walsh and Janine Burke that sewing basic patterns with straight lines is just about the quickest and most satisfying way to get yourself to a finished quilt. Ten quilt projects include yardage and cutting requirements for multiple-sizes. Enjoy stress-free piecing, easy construction, and learn how to alter patterns for completely different looks by resizing the...
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"Refreshingly Traditional Quilts * 11 quilting projects, from table runners to large bed-size quilts, reveal how fresh, traditional pieced and appliqu�ed quilts can look in all sizes * For projects with appliqu�e, full-size appliqu�e patterns are included so you can start cutting fabric immediately * Inspirational photo gallery shows off the projects in alternate colorways -see how you can achieve completely different looks with your favorite...
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Originally published in the spring 2015 issue of Quilter's World magazine, this lovely quilt pattern offers creativity with color. For example, you can try a monochromatic color palette of blues to create a soothing day-at-the-beach quilt. The finished size is 63" x 79". --Provided by publisher.
19) Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter: Exercises Take Your from Still Life to Art Quilt
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"As a best-selling author and teacher, Katie draws on her two passions-art studies and art quilts-to create abstract quilts that are inspired by still life compositions. In this book you'll learn how you can assemble a still life arrangement from your favorite items at home and transform it into an art quilt, even if you've never considered yourself to be an artist. With Katie by your side, you will succeed!."--
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