Teach yourself the tips, tricks, and techniques to start creating your very own stunning art quilts. Discover the amazing world of art quilts with this superb guide from renowned quilter and best-selling author Gloria Loughman. "Quilted Symphony" features simple step-by-step instructions that teach readers everything they need to know to start designing and making their very own dynamic works of art. This volume also includes four projects with full-sized pullout patterns to practice and perfect your newly acquired skills.

Create a spectacular Art Deco design quilt with this easy-to-follow guide. Inspired by 1930s Art Deco style, these striking, stylized quilts are the perfect way to show off your creativity with bold colours and geometric designs. "Design Art Deco Quilts" teaches you everything you need to know to create your very own Art Deco masterpiece - from choosing the right fabrics to cutting, planning, and piecing - plus full instructions for a fantastic sample quilt, a full-colour gallery of 11 quilt ideas, and a visual tour through the history of Art Deco.

Step-by-step details outline the entire process for enhancing creativity in quilt-making -- how to plan, draft, choose color and fabric, cut, pin, sew, assemble, quilt, and bind. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Inspired by nineteenth-century tile quilts, these projects work beautifully with today's colorful, contemporary fabrics, but they retain that folk-art style that makes them so much fun to sew and show off. * A contemporary take on a charming quilting tradition * Use your favorite applique technique-needle turn, machine applique, or fused * 6 projects teach you about designing and constructing various styles of tile quilts, from traditional to contemporary. * Big blocks of 10" x 10" or even 15" x 15" are great for bold contemporary fabrics

Create Beautiful Machine Quilting with Almost No Marking. Sew these 24 graceful machine-quilting designs with ease on your home sewing machine, with almost no marking! An elegant alternative to stippling or meandering for all-over quilting, or give your quilt the look of Sashiko without the slow hand sewing. Many designs can build into more intricate patterns by simply adding more lines. Scalable patterns are easy to enlarge or reduce to fit even odd-shaped spaces. Every design includes easy-to-follow instructions and stitched sample; some include full-page pattern. Whether you want to quilt a simple overall pattern or a show-stopping design for a competition, you'll love the elegance of these continuous-line designs. Stitching them is so easy: just sew one line of stitching at a time. Stitch some designs with feed dogs up, others with them down. Designs include cross-hatching, triangles, stars, clamshells, jigsaw puzzles, and many more. *Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: This title will be printed after purchase and will arrive separately from any in-stock items. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for USA delivery, with an additional 2 weeks for international shipments. Expedited shipping is not available on POD Editions. The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Cheer up that dull spot in your home with an adorable flower-and-bug quilt. Includes 9 colorful quilts to hang on the wall, dress up a table, or snuggle in on the sofa. * Create a bouquet of floral quilts with 50 adorable blocks of appliqued flowers and bugs * Make 9 complete quilt projects in a lively, contemporary folk-art style * All 50 blocks are 8" x 8" for easy mixing and matching into one-of-a-kind quilts * It's all so easy with quick fusible applique and simple piecing

Unleash your inner artist with this great 'how to' guide to art quilt techniques.Expand your artistic horizons and learn new and exciting ways to play with surface designs and art materials with this fabulous new book from premier handicraft publisher C&T."Art Quilts at Play" teaches you 22 different techniques and special visual effects that are sure to ignite your artistic flair. It also includes a huge photo gallery for inspiration, as well as hints and tips for connecting with other like-minded artists through online groups and art shows.

Discover the captivating history of applique with this revised edition of Barbara Brackman's classic book. Fully revised and updated, this is the classic compendium of applique designs. Featuring 2,000 traditional and modern applique patterns from the 19th and 20th centuries, plus 5 applique quilt projects and an authoritative and entertaining history of the technique, this is a book no applique lover can afford to miss.

Create beautiful soft and cuddly quilts for your little ones - or to give as gifts. Wrap up your little ones with these 10 delightfully soft and cuddly handmade quilts. Master quilter M'Liss Rae Hawley teaches you everything you need to know to create wonderful snuggly cotton and flannel quilts for infants and toddlers. This volume also includes an inspirational gallery of over 40 quilts, plus a bonus layette set and 2 adorable doll quilts to make from your leftovers.

Take your French braid quilts in dramatic new directions with this sequel to the bestselling French Braid Quilts. You'll love the new shapes and sizes, new techniques, and bold new colors. You'll also love what hasn't changed-the fast strip piecing and crystal-clear instructions that have made French braid quilts a favorite style for thousands of quilters.

If you've ever struggled to make a Lone Star quilt the old way, you're in for a pleasant surprise! These scrappy little Lone Stars come out with perfect points every time, and they're easier to make than traditional Lone Stars. Everything you need to succeed is covered here, from tools and supplies to binding and finishing your quilts.

From the basset hound's mournful sincerity to the corgi's lively alertness, Carol Armstrong's designs capture that certain something that gives each breed its characteristic look. Now you can immortalize your own canine companion with her easy applique and quilting techniques.

Rediscover the joy of applique with this freeform technique that lets your imagination run riot. Make applique exciting again with these 8 freewheeling and original projects. "Applique Outside the Lines" teaches readers an innovative new freeform applique and piecing method, so let your imagination run wild and fall in love with applique all over again.

The powerful quilts of Harriet Powers (1837-1910), a former Athens, Georgia slave, continue to capture our imagination today. Her two-known creations, the Bible Quilt and the Pictorial Quilt, have independently survived since stitched more than a century ago. Over the years, thousands of museum visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have stood transfixed viewing her artwork. Powers' two quilts are arguably the most well-known and cited coverings in American quilt history. But, until today, no one has told the entire, dramatic story of how these two quilts, one of which initially sold for $5, were coveted, cared for, and cherished for decades in private homes before emerging as priceless, national treasures. This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilts and Other Pieces brings to light new, exciting facts - many never before published: complete exhibition history for both known quilts; proof Harriet Powers was a literate, award-winning quilter, who stitched at least five quilts and promoted her own artwork; profiles of the two nineteenth century women who sought to purchase the Bible Quilt; profiles of the three men who once owned the Pictorial Quilt; unveiling of a young artist who embellished the Pictorial Quilt; and the name of the person who first made the connection in the twentieth century that Harriet Powers stitched both quilts. This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilts and Other Pieces is the most comprehensive resource guide on this influential African American quilter. The book includes nearly 200 bibliographic references, most annotative, including books, exhibition catalogs, newspapers, plays, poetry, interactive map and more. For the first time ever, readers are provided with clues and encouraged to search for Harriet Powers' lost 1882 Lord's Supper Quilt. This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilts and Other Pieces is written by Kyra E. Hicks, a quilter whose story quilts have appeared in over forty group exhibitions in places such as the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY, the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the American Folk Art Museum in NY. Hicks is the author of Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook and Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria. She lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Discover the secrets to creating stunning Italian mosaic inspired quilts with these 10 original projects. Re-create the grandeur of Italian mosaic floors with these 10 fantastic pieced designs. "Viva Venezia!" features expert hints and tips on everything you need to know to create stunning mosaic inspired quilts - from choosing the right fabrics and colours to speedy new strip piecing techniques. With 10 original projects, including a spectacular Venetian Sampler medallion quilt, you're sure to find something you love.

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. Make Your Quilts Look Like Antiques with Authentic Period Quilting Designs Over 300 historically accurate quilting designs, organized into four time periods to make it easy to find the right designs for your quilt Essential reference guide for anyone interested in vintage and antique quilts Designs for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced Use for hand or machine quilting You've created a beautiful quilt top in the style of your favorite era. But how do you quilt it? This huge collection of historic quilting designs has the answer. With hundreds of designs gathered from old quilts, patterns, books, magazines, and other original sources, you'll find the perfect quilting design to make your quilt look like it was created generations ago.

You do not need to know how to draw to make a good portrait in fabric. You do not need to be an artist. The process of creating a fabric portrait requires no paint at all. The realistic effect is achieved strictly with fabric, repositionable fusible web and thread painting. With the step-by-step help provided in this book you will learn how to select a workable photograph, use the computer to enhance the photograph, choose and apply fabric, bring the portrait to life with thread painting, and complete all of the final touches. With this book you can successfully produce a fabric portrait that you will be proud to hang in your home.

Marilyn Belford is an award winning creator of portrait quilts.

Rediscover the traditional Dragonfly block with these 12 dazzling designs & 6 variation. Everything you need to create daring, dramatic, and dazzling new quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block is here in this comprehensive workbook. Try your hand at any of the 12 fabulous complete quilt projects, or use the easy-to-master design techniques that "Dancing Dragonfly Quilts" teaches to make your own original Dragonfly designs. This title features: 12 captivating projects; Design & piecing options; and, 6 block variations.

Create eye-catching quilts with elegant curves with the help of this book, which instructs you in the angleplay method - the use of half-rectangle triangles to make exciting geometric designs.

Discover the secrets to foolproof paper piecing with the revolutionary single-foundation technique. Paper-piecing is a great way to ensure pin-point accuracy in your quilts, but there are some blocks that are just so much fiddlier than others. With its revolutionary single-foundation technique, "Flip-Flop Paper Piecing" teaches readers everything they need to know to achieve piecing easily and with ideal accuracy. Also included in this volume are full-size foundations for 26 blocks - each in two sizes - and complete instructions for a beautiful Flip-Flop sampler.

Open a Treasure Chest of Batik Quilts. Make 29 vibrant batik quilts in colors that span the rainbow and sizes ranging from crib to king-size. Find out all about batiks - how they're made, how to care for them, and how to pair them beautifully with other quilting fabrics. Learn to make scrappy batik quilts in color combinations that really work. These quilts celebrate everything that's glorious about batiks - the rich colors, the exotic prints, and the dramatic effects you can get with easy patterns. Laurie makes it easy to create your own masterpiece with complete how-to instructions and lots of tips on fabrics, tools, and techniques. *Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

The staff of the fictional Elm Creek quilter's retreat-and 72 of author Jennifer Chiaverini's real-life friends-contributed 140 blocks to this beautiful sampler quilt that became Sylvia Compson's wedding gift inThe Master Quilter. Now you can join quilters around the world in making this much-loved quilt. Sylvia's Bridal Sampler makes a wonderful wedding gift, guild project, or raffle quilt.

Mom is gone, the last of the four generations of Stadels who lived on Stadel Mountain. The 1870's farmhouse lies quiet, but for an old dust covered trunk. Memories of life on the farm draw us to the trunk.
The eager hands of the fifth generation gently open the lid to reveal twenty- four family quilts. Vibrant splashes of colorful fabrics stitched together in quilted patterns spill from the trunk. Quilts containing stories stitched from threads of time reveal the family's history. The beautiful quilts hide a box filled with photo albums, prose and poetry written by Mom. Our minds begin to create chapters of our family's role in the development of the Catskill Mountain area of New York. And thus, Quilts Stories From Stadel Mountain was written.
Co-authors, Gloria Driscoll and Carol Gendle, are daughters of Mae Stadel Reisinger. Gloria is the eldest of Mae Stadel Reisinger's children. She is a registered nurse, mother of three, avid quilter and quilt teacher. Gloria was featured in the "Yesterday Today" article of the February, 1999 issue of Quilting Today magazine. Carol is the youngest of Mae's children and mother of 2. She is a retired elementary teacher, quilter, and family historian.
The quilts and their stories have been juried into the New York Quilts in Troy, NY and the Bennington Quilt Show in Bennington, VT. Gloria and Carol have lectured for school, church, historical, and quilt groups, and their local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A presentation was also given for a women's studies class at the State University of New York at Binghamton. It is most unique that the twenty-four quilts, artifacts, historical references, and writings compiled to create this book come from one source, Stadel Mountain.

Make 24 beautiful miniature quilts, each in a day or less, with techniques that dramatically speed up your paper piecing.

You can never have too many star quilts, and Jan Krentz's latest book offers you a whole galaxy of big, colorful, pieced stars. Everything you need to succeed is here-from helpful advice on choosing the right fabrics, tools, and equipment, to step-by-step instructions for pain-free cutting, piecing, and finishing. Includes 5 full-size template patterns. * Make 20 simply spectacular star quilts featuring 10 different types of pieced stars * No fussing with tiny pieces! Large-scale quilts go together fast with Jan's time-saving techniques* Inspirational photo gallery of quilts by well-known quilters