Free-spirited Quilting Techniques Gives You The Freedom To Create the Perfect Design. Create decorative quilting designs on any sewing machine that fit your quilt the best. Use the troubleshooting guides to solve common free-motion quilting problems. Create stunning designs using your own doodles as patterns. Add movement, personality, and texture to your quilts. Discover the beauty and ease of working with decorative and metallic threads Are you looking for a faster way to create custom quilting designs? Then you'll love free-motion quilting! Not only is it relaxing and calming, but the free-style approach is so much fun you'll want to make a quilt for everyone you know!

Best-selling author Hari Walner is back with brand new quilting patterns, as well as some variations on old favorites. This book has something for everyone, from sophisticated motifs to sweet animal faces. Directional diagrams make it easy to smoothly stitch your design from start to finish in one continuous line.

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Learn how to take fabulous digital photos and turn them into even more fabulous art quilts. Learn how to compose and shoot dynamic digital photos from a quilter's perspective. With fun, creative workshop-style exercises, "Point, Click, Quilt!" shows you how to combine traditional fabrics with innovative materials to turn those photos into small art quilts, both realistic and abstract. Every quilter can succeed with these achievable designs and accessible techniques. This volume also includes 16 artful applique projects inspired by digital photographs.

Quilt and Appliqu These Lovely Floral Quilts in One Step 8 small, easy-to-make art quilts celebrate the simple pleasures of the garden Fast assembly with full-size patterns and easy, fusible appliqu - stitch the appliqu and machine-quilt at the same time Learn to use fabric to re-create the soft effects of Diane's original watercolor paintings Everything's in bloom when you make these beautiful floral appliqu art quilts. Inspired by watercolorist Diane Knott and designed by her daughter, art quilter Holly Knott, these small beauties celebrate the simple country pleasures of being in the garden.

A great book for cooks and quilters, quilters and cooks, or want- - to- - -be both Delicious aromas will fill the kitchen, mixed from 140 plus, time tested family recipes. Blended with these, are the quilted treasures throughout your home, pieced from the 18 favorite "quilt recipes" also included in Quilts in the Kitchen.

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

This book includes complete instructions for 9 wall hangings, which can then be transformed into 27 bed-sized quilts. Barbara shares many valuable life lessons and shows you how to achieve the fine workmanship found in the quilts made in her Mennonite community.

Christine's quilter-friendly approach will open your customers' eyes to new and exciting ways to apply simple color concepts to their work. See successful color combinations in action with an inspiring gallery of eye-catching quilts. Chock full of hands-on exercises, this book teaches how to use value, temperature, and intensity to make quilts luminous and full of movement.

A daily serving of tidy makes all the difference - Practical guide shows you how to organize and maintain your quilting space, no matter what size- Learn handy ways to sort and arrange all of your fabrics and supplies into easy-to-use stations- Actual organizing solutions from quilters' studios, including Alex Anderson and Diana McClun Create a calm and happy place for all your beloved fabrics, books, notions, tools, and even UFOs. From small closets to large studios, you'll see real examples of what makes an efficient, functional, and inviting quilting space. You'll identify what's causing the clutter, learn how to turn it into a more creative zone, and find more time to do what you love-quilt!

Making a quilt is easier than you might think when you gather some friends and exchange blocks. Let the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas show you how. Inspired by their love of antique 19th-century quilts, this Texas-based block exchange group recreates these quilted treasures of the past with 1800s reproduction fabrics. The group's co-founders, Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle, have assembled a captivating collection of quilts from past block exchanges. Ranging from the simplicity of the Double Nine-Patch block to the more challenging Carolina Lily block, there is a project for every skill level among this book's 16 classic quilts. Each of the chapters features detailed block instructions that you can easily adapt for your own block exchange as well as one to three setting options for completing your quilts. And for those who prefer to make the quilts individually, each setting option also includes all the necessary block instructions to help you successfully complete the projects from start to finish. To give you even more setting and color palette ideas, most of the chapters include an inspiring photo gallery of additional quilts by the Patchwork Divas.

Each postage stamp design reflects the unique qualities of every state in the Union plus the nation's capital Raw-edge fusible applique makes the layered patterns quick and easy to complete 6-inch quilt blocks can be enlarged to any size via the included pattern CD Make a fun souvenir block for your home state and every state you've visited Print Patterns Any Size from CD. Quilt a travelogue of your adventures across the country Every state is represented in a realistic pictorial landscape that shows off state flowers and animals, national landmarks, and the scenery that make each state special. These applique designs are a great way to use favorite fabrics from your stash and treasured scraps to sew up vacation memories.

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how colour-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical applique. The 14 sophisticated floral applique projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings. There are full-size templates for 45 applique flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders. Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece. PRINT QUALITY WILL VARY FROM ORIGINAL EDITION: PODs are printed on uncoated (non-glossy) paper and the colour may appear more saturated. Information presented is the same as the most recent printed edition. Pattern pullouts (if applicable) have been separated and presented as single pages.

Each of the 16 lighthearted designs reflects Anni's favourite things-relaxing at home, shopping, travelling, and of course, sewing. Her passion for hand stitching plays a fanciful role in most all the projects with her signature quirky embroidery designs. Among the projects are three charming quilts as well as a pillow, table runner, and other decorative accessories to warm your everyday surroundings. Whether you're running to the local mall or travelling abroad, Anni's handy bag, coin purse, and travel document holder will keep everything in its place. And every quilter can use Anni's delightful pincushion, needle book, and sewing case to keep his or her sewing accessories organised! PRINT QUALITY WILL VARY FROM ORIGINAL EDITION: PODs are printed on uncoated (non-glossy) paper and the colour may appear more saturated. Information presented is the same as the most recent printed edition. Pattern pullouts (if applicable) have been separated and presented as single pages.

Master the art of making stylish and dramatic circle and medallion quilts. Learn how to create stunning circle quilts with this easy-to-master paper-piecing technique from master quilter Colleen Granger. Featuring 8 original projects, and packed with expert advice on everything from fabric choice to finishing techniques, "Circle Quilts" is the perfect volume for quilters wanting to add that little bit of oomph to their creations.

Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Even beginners can create beautiful crazy quilts with this book to guide your stitching. Template patterns will help you keep seams straight and neat...and give you great variety. 150 combination seams are charted so you can see exactly how to stitch them...and they are easy Use simple embroidery stitches to create these...straight stitch, lazy daisy, french knot... Plus 104 different monogram designs and over 60 embroidery motifs are charted...to include flowers, baskets, birds, teapots, hearts, and more A great addition to your crazy quilt library...even if you are not a beginner

Laura shows quilters how to make bright, cheerful fused applique quilts. Along the way, she shares 17 different hand stitches that add unique color and dimension, that help the quilter tell a story with each design. The small, take-along size of these projects makes them perfect for your classes or clubs.

1.6 Million African American Quilters is a handy, eye-opening booklet about today's Black quilt makers: Latest quilt industry figures, including number of Black quilters nationally; most comprehensive resource of websites, blogs, and YouTube videos featuring African American quilters and guilds. Also included in the more than 270 references are selected textile artists, doll makers, fabric designers, and quilters from the African diaspora; six afro-centrically designed art quilt blocks by Washington, D.C. artist Francine Haskins; and bibliographic references, many annotated, for selected books, articles, exhibit catalogs, dissertations, papers, and films about Black quilters.