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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > Quiltmaking
This is a vibrant and dynamic collection of 10 all-new Kaleidoscope quilt designs. Dazzle your friends and family with a stunning Kaleidoscope quilt! Choose from 10 all-new paper-pieced designs featuring eight shapes that come together to form a single, wonderfully unique block. Each pattern includes clear step-by-step instructions that will help you achieve great results.
Redwork embroidery is a form of classic embroidery in which red thread is used to create patterns on a white or cream background. Here is a complete collection of creative redwork designs with whimsical flair. Blizzard Buddies has 10 unique redwork quilting projects with 17 embroidered interchangeable motifs to personalise your snow village. Includes detailed stitching art with finishing instructions for each project.
Make fabulous quilts quickly with the 10-minute block technique. You'll love the straight seams and curved line designs. Take "10-Minute Blocks" further, expanding the possibilities with a stunning array of easy to execute designs. Experiment with positive-negative blocks, discover layers of patterns and just have fun. The 12 block sampler quilt will inspire you all year long, whether you assemble it as a block of the month, or make an entire quilt from each delightful square. There's plenty to please in this new collection. For a new approach to pinwheels, check out Solar Winds. Experiment with fussy cuts in Oasis. Dazzle your family with a stunning Starburst. Feel the thrill of finishing a quilt in an afternoon.
Anyone can quilt stunning scenery - from brand new landscape quilters to veteran artists! Explore Joyce R. Becker's simple methods with 50 tips for success and a gallery of quilts from featured designers.
Everything you need to master quilting, patchwork, and applique, and make beautiful gifts and items for the home. Do you want to design and stitch your own unique quilts and other quilting projects at home? Quilt Step by Step will show you how. Discover what the essential tools and materials are to get started, then master the key techniques and stitches with simple step-by-step photography and explanations, including using traditional and modern patchwork block designs. Then be inspired with 15 fabulous projects to try, from bags and toys to cushions and quilts - you'll learn everything you need to know to create unique gifts and treasured keepsakes at home. Easy-to-use and fully illustrated, this book is ideal for beginners, as well as more experienced quilters looking to build on their skills and refresh their techniques.
In Crosses of Many Cultures: Designs for Applique, Joyce Mori provides historical explanations along with easy-to-understand instructions and line drawings for twenty international cross designs for applique.
Perfect colour every time, now in travel-size! Create colour combinations on the go with this easy-to-use reference tool. With 12 colours and five essential colour-plans, selecting colour has never been easier.
Learn to make beautiful quilts in only 5 minutes with this clever one-seam technique. Get 12 great projects for making quilts, wall hangings, and table runners, with color photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions.
Turn idle time into fun time with 72 word search puzzles just for quilters! With topics all sewists can relate to like "Have iron, will travel" and "Best places to hide fabric," these large-print puzzles make a perfect gift for stitchers. Take this book with you in the airport, or host a contest among your guild friends. A helpful answer key is included.
Create perfectly-pieced miniature quilt blocks in a variety of themes--from hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Secure them inside your Carol Doak's Keepsake Frame Cards for gift-giving and artistic display. These blocks are also perfect to mix and match for making table linens, wall quilts, and other small projects.
This is the one reference every quilter needs. Its 352 pages and 1,000 photographs cover every aspect of machine quilting. Sections include quilt basics, block-pieced quilts, applique quilts, special piecing methods, embellishing quilts, and a sampler quilt with related projects. Quilters from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again and again. Revised with new photography and updated content to be more complete, this is the only reference machine quilters will need."
Quilters love the look of textural, detailed stitching that adds to the beauty of the quilt top design. This stitching is actually the "quilting" in quilting, and many quilters feel that paying a professional for machine quilting is one of their only options. The walking foot is an accessory for sewing machines that's often used for machine quilting, but many quilters only use it to stitch around their designs. But the walking foot can do so much more, and author Jacquie Gering shows all of her tips, tricks and techniques to master all of the skills needed to quilt with a walking foot. This book cover the basics of using the walking foot, in addition to preparing the quilt, marking, managing large quilts, preventing puckers and keeping lines straight. Chapters include a variety of types of walking-foot quilting, including channel quilting, matchstick quilting, and decorative stitch quilting. Quilters won't be limited to straight line quilting, either! They'll learn how to quilt spirals, simple curves, and and marked curves like braids and clamshells.
Discover the amazing creative possibilities of the traditional 'Storm at Sea' block with these innovative new techniques that makes piecing, well, a piece of cake! "A New Light on Storm at Sea Quilts" features 6 complete projects, plus an extensive gallery that is sure to inspire quilters everywhere to bring new life to an old favourite. Rediscover the traditional 'Storm at Sea' block with this superb new volume.
This is sure to be your go-to book for block designs. It includes patterns for both 6 and 12 block designs along with matching projects.
This irresistible new collection features 21 gorgeous bags produced from 13 basic designs, specifically with quilters in mind.. Each bag is shown with variations in different colourways or adapted for a different purpose, to inspire quilters to take the designs further.. These bag designs allow quilters to explore several new techniques on a small scale, while making something useful and beautiful at the same time.. Essential information is also included on fabric selection, secure fastenings and comfortable carrying straps and handles.
The latest book from Carolyn Cullinan McCormick, inventor of the Add-a-Quarter ruler, offers 12 timeless tree patterns that can be made successfully without making thousands of separate half-square triangle units. A gallery of beautiful finished quilts also shows examples of other ways to use the patterns. One look at the beautiful sampler quilt and it is clear that she is gifted at turning timeless patterns into remarkably easy and accurate paper-piecing patterns for today's quilter. She has even included a brilliant, eye-catching sashing to enhance the center.
New and improved the extra diagonal lines allow for keeping the 60 degree angle true. The right tools make the process so much easier. Perfect for 60 Degrees and 30 Degrees shapes.
Learn how to make beautiful quilts with this comprehensive guide to patchwork and quilting for beginners. Covers all aspects of quilting from piecing and applique to quilting and binding. Choose from 16 simple projects, each focusing on a different technique, from bags and cushions to table mats, wall hangings and bed quilts. Clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions accompany each project, making them all suitable for even a complete novice. The book also includes a quilting glossary explaining common quilting and sewing terms.
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: Learn how to make quick and easy sampler quilts using the world's favourite pre-cut fabric pack, the Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts is packed with 10 stunning sampler quilt patterns to make from over 50 patchwork blocks, each using just one Jelly Roll. Each quilt designs comes with full step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams, with alternative colourways for added inspiration. The Pick 'n' Mix section at the end of the book even shows you how you can create your own unique sample quilt designs by combining the quilt block patterns in different ways. Inside Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: Classic Sampler Quilt - there are twelve gorgeous blocks in this quilt, focussing on well-loved designs that have stood the test of time. Big and Bold Sampler Quilt - five distinctive blocks in this striking quilt are linked by connector blocks, making this colourful quilt easy to sew. Snowball Sampler Quilt - the eighteen bright and sunny blocks in this quilt are linked by snowball blocks, creating a contemporary design. Star Sampler Quilt - there are three different sizes of star blocks in this elegant quilt, radiating out from a central star. Basket Sampler Quilt - nine different basket blocks in fresh blues and whites were used to create this lovely quilt, set on point for extra impact. Pick 'n' Mix Quilts - learn how to mix and match different quilt blocks to create your own unique sampler quilt designs.
Sometimes all you need is a small pop of colour, a quilted throw or a simple table topper to complete a room. It's not always easy to find just what you're looking for. This book features 10 gorgeous projects to choose from. Select your fabrics and colours and create the perfect accents for your home.
Deal yourself a quilt challenge with these delightful blocks to create dynamic quilts. Featuring 50 4" x 4" cards, there are endless possibilities to create your unique quilt! Each card features a unique quilt block on the front and cutting information on the back. Combine different cards to create your own two-block or sampler quilt. Great activity for groups, quilting bees, and guilds - distribute a card to each person and have them make the block.
Learn how to create fabulous traditional-style quilts but using today's brilliant low-cost fabric packs. Quilters, it's time to send all your adorable little pre-cuts to charm school! From the owners of the popular Country Threads quilt shop and pattern company, this collection of designs is ideal for showcasing today's precut 5" squares. Enjoy a fun and light-hearted approach to quilting with 19 terrific projects that combine traditional appeal with modern sensibilities.
Presents essential know-how together with a wide range of inspirational samples of work collected from international top-name quilters. It is ideal for both the beginner looking for trustworthy advice in a single volume and the committed quilter searching for authoritative reference for seldom-used techniques. Over 15 projects featured including cot quilts, bed quilts, lap quilts, bags, cushions, wall hangings, table mats and runners, and other beautiful projects for the home. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams and stunning photography combine to create this the must-have resource for quilters of all abilities.
A practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics and traditional Oriental style with fast, super-easy techniques. Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colorways for maximum inspiration, and shown both as hand and machine quilted designs. As an added bonus, there are five simple-to-make home-style projects for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile, and the finished projects will work well in both the most modern interiors as well as rustic cottages. |
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