You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you'll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidered seams with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations!

Applique hexagons using stunning, floral designs with this block-of-the-month pattern pack from Becky Goldsmith of Piece O' Cake Designs. This take-along sewing project includes 9 applique blooms that complement each other yet shine on their own in single-block projects. Individual templates for each applique shape make prep work fast and easy. Graphic, fast, and full of movement, these easy-to-piece wedge blocks are appealing to both traditional and modern quilters. Show off your favourite motif in Tequila Sunrise, a bonus one-block project.

Sew 20+ creative blocks from squares with timesaving tips and tricks from the one and only Missouri Star Quilt Company. You'll cover all the basics, including easy half-square triangle construction, cutting other shapes from 10" squares, and guidelines of how many 10" square packs are needed for different size quilts.

Best-selling author Laurie Aaron Hird of The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt shares the next installment of this beloved series. A few years before Ada Melville Shaw's death in 1937, she wrote--and The Farmer's Wife magazine published--a seven-part series of articles about her homesteading adventures. It is this series of articles that come to life in The Farmer's Wife Homestead Medallion Quilt. Master of traditional quilting, Laurie Aaron Hird has used Ada's writings to inspire the 120 classic quilt blocks that surround a stunning center medallion. Full instructions for sewing this queen-sized sampler quilt, featuring 64 six-inch and 56 eight-inch blocks, are included. No CD-rom, no problem! The Farmer's Wife Homestead Medallion Quilt templates for paper-piecing and rotary cutting are provided in a ready-to-print, easy-to-download PDF. Travel back with Laurie and Ada to 1910s Montana where a homesteading pioneer woman inspired a contemporary quilt for the modern age.

Learn how to do the big stitch technique of sashiko with these 8 simple sashiko sewing projects. Traditional Japanese sewing technique, sashiko, is currently a major sewing trend in craft, interiors and fashion. Big stitches are used to create stunning, geometric patterns and texture to make home wares with a stylish, Japanese minimalist look. This collection, featuring content previously published in The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook and Japanese Sashiko Inspirations, includes eight patterns for home decor so you can try this traditional technique for yourself. Choose from eight simple projects including coasters, cushions, wall hangings, bag and greetings cards.

Did you know that the biggest struggle for quilters of all types is color selection? Unlock the secrets to winning color combinations from best-selling author Becky Goldsmith of Piece O' Cake Designs. Learn how every quilt has a foreground and a background, how to use clear versus gray colors-plus other essentials that will shake up your design process. Quilters of all skill levels will appreciate Becky's practical, easy-to-understand advice on neutrals, value, and contrast. Put your newfound knowledge to the test with 10 pieced and appliqued projects designed to focus on specific aspects of color. With visual examples used to explain all color topics, this go-to guide will give you an edge when it comes to quilt design.

Sew the Dazzling Diamonds crazy-quilt pattern, with 27 diamond-shaped, foundation-pieced blocks! Includes photos and step-by-step instructions.

Kaffe Fassett uses the colorful Venetian island of Burano to form the backdrop of another stunning collection of new quilt designs from the Kaffe Fassett Studio. In this 22nd installment of Kaffe Fassett's ever-popular series of patchwork and quilting books, the quilts have been photographed on location in Burano, a tiny island in Italy's Venetian archipelago, famous for its lace making but also for its brilliantly painted houses in a myriad jewel colors. The colorful house walls, sometimes distressed and occasionally decorated with murals, form the backdrop, along with the canals, bridges, and boats of this special Venetian island, to another wonderful selection of Kaffe's new quilt designs. The collection of 19 quilts features both new fabric designs from the Kaffe Collective and some of his Classics. Bali Brocade makes a fantastic background to Kaffe's sumptuous Shimmer Star quilt with its ripples of pattern in contrasting prints. His two versions of a very simple quilt, comes in two very different colorways. Hot Steps is a riot of color, whereas by contrast its sister quilt, Cool Steps, in dusty blues, greens, and greys has an dreamy quality. Liza Prior Lucy's rich and dark Turkish Coffee quilt, with its hint of Eastern promise, fussy cuts Kaffe's new Turkish Delight fabric to brilliant effect. Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Burano provides all the instructional text, diagrams, and templates to make the quilts, plus a section on basic patchwork techniques for less experienced quilters.

Get ready for some of the best-kept secrets in strip quilting! Learn tips for cutting, storing, and piecing fabric strips in a variety of widths. Start by sewing easy strip sets, then advance to triangles and more complex layouts. Make the most of your stash by turning precut strips, sliced yardage, and selvages into fifteen innovative projects. Customise the look of each quilt with blank colouring pages, laying the foundation to design your own.

Is your fabric hoard growing on a daily basis, taking over shelves, spilling out of drawers, stacking up on chairs? Take action now - make a stash-buster quilt! Lynne Edwards, world-renowned quilt maker, teacher and author of the bestselling Making Scrap Quilts to Use It Up!, continues her campaign to help you reduce your fabric collection, leaving you free to go out and buy more! In this colourful book, 20 scrap quilt projects are described in step-by-step detail, complete with easy-to-follow piecing diagrams. Additional quilts are pictured to provide added inspiration for combining your leftover fabrics. Time-saving techniques are featured to help your quilt grow speedily. Arranged in six chapters, the book starts with Layer Cake quilts, where several squares of fabric are layered and then cut into wedges, just like cutting the slices of a layer cake, to create three different scrap quilts, each with a variation. The next chapter, Stitch a Strip, looks at quilt designs made from patchwork strips, while Squaring it Up gives you quilt designs to make from fabric squares. The Bits and Pieces chapter looks at joining different shaped pieces into attractive blocks and designs. Finally, the Small but Satisfying chapter includes a selection of smaller projects from bags to soft toys to ensure every last scrap is used! The book ends Lynne's expert advice for finishing a quilt including how to add borders to your quilt, how to attach the quilt backing, how to bind a quilt and advice on quilting the finished item. So, don't let your fabric obsession get the better of you - get creative, use up that stash and then you'll have the perfect excuse to restock!

Based on the success of the much beloved book Happy Flower Quilts, Japanese quilt artist Atsuko Matsuyama has created a brand new sampler quilt featuring 24 large format patchwork and appliqué blocks. The book features step-by-step instructions for assembling each block with lots of detailed, close-up photos. The book also includes five adorable companion projects, such as pillows, tote bags, table runners, and more, all utilizing the sampler block designs. The Vintage Flower Sample Quilt will guide you to create a stunning quilt that’s sure to become a family heirloom.

Piecing with intention simply means taking the time to think about how you cut your fabrics and where they will end up appearing in the finished quilt. From fussy cutting particular design elements from commercially manufactured fabrics to working with selvages and stripes effectively, Amy offers readers unique patterns (quilts, a clutch and even a tote with 10 interchangeable paper piecing patterns to customise-perfect for gifting) that feature precise piecing for graphic and sometimes whimsical results. Fabric is the focus of this book: how to work with your favourite fabrics effectively to achieve the patchwork results you want. Foundation paper piecing is the most effective way to achieve perfect blocks even from the smallest pieces of fabrics, so most of the patterns are created using this method, but there are some traditionally pieced and applique projects as well. Amy includes both smaller projects and larger quilts-truly something for everyone.

A handmade quilt is a great addition to any home. Here are ten of them in a range of sizes and with a fresh, contemporary style, designed by quilting expert Janet Goddard. Combining simple block colours with bright patterns, Janet's designs have a chic quality that will easily suit and accessorise a beautiful contemporary house or apartment. Follow the easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions provided to create your own stunning quilts, each accompanied by gorgeous photographs of the finished piece. Several of the projects inside have also been designed to be completed in a weekend or two, making these lovely, thoughtful gifts for family and friends. For those new to the world of quilting, materials and basic techniques sections in the book give you all the information you need to start - from essential equipment to basic piecing techniques. So simply pick up the book, choose fabrics and colours to match your own decor, and go on to create an eye-catching accessory for your home.

Learn how to turn squares and rectangles into circles and ovals with no curved piecing-it's easy! Use innovative layering, playful patterns, and delightful color choices to create 11 mind-bending quilt projects that'll have you seeing double. The best-selling author of Strips 'n Curves shares 3 simple construction methods. With something for every type of quilter, the endless possibilities of this collection will inspire you to see quilting in a whole new light.

You asked for it...you've got it! Best-selling author Angela Walters is back with 70+ all-new free-motion designs and variations to take your quilting to the next level. Tackle your quilt top one bite at a time, with ideas for quilting specific shapes-squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, diamonds, and hexagons-plus background fillers and borders. Quilt planning is easier than ever with step-by-step illustrations and detail shots of each motif, plus stunning full-page quilt photos and a handy visual index. Each versatile design is perfect for use with your longarm, midarm, or home sewing machine.

Get the know-how you need to create beautiful quilts and decorative quilted items
Quilting is a fun hobby -- but where do you begin? From selecting fabrics and designing a quilt to stitching by hand or machine, this friendly guide shows you how to put all the pieces together -- and create a wide variety of quilted keepsakes for your home. We'll have you in stitches in no time!
Discover how to
* Select the right fabrics and threads
* Design your masterpiece
* Use quilting software
* Save time with rotary cutters and other cool tools
* Quilt by hand or machine
* Get creative with applique

Includes 16 projects, twelve using Marci Baker's strip-pieced method from Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks and several updated designs from Sara Nephew's most popular book Big Book of Building Block Quilts, including Hollow Cube, Honeycomb Waffle, Downtown, and Space Crystal. Be inspired to explore the world of 3-D with the full-color photos and step-by-step illustrations.

A brand new collection of beautiful quilted and stitched projects by internationally-renowned designer, Lynette Anderson. Lynette brings her distinctive style of patchwork mixed with exquisite hand embroidery and applique to the theme of nautical quilts a subject that was inspired by her own family history and her grandfather's career in the navy.

This collection of projects celebrating the sea includes large and small quilted projects so there is something for everyone. Choose from full-sized quilts, wall hangings, a needlework roll, pillows, bags and wall hangings, all illustrated with step-by-step artworks and instructions.

Taking a journey back in time, Kaffe Fassett presents 20 glorious new quilts that feature all the romance of a time gone by. The eleventh in the series of best-selling quilt-pattern collections, Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance is a study in pastels and tradition set against the dramatic Italianate architecture of a tiny Welsh village. Based on Fassett's signature line of Rowan fabrics, the pieces have been designed by some of the world's finest quilters, including Liza Prior-Lucy, Pauline Smith, Robert Horton, and introducing Kim McClean, an Australian quilt designer and teacher. The stunning photos by Debbie Patterson are just the start: complete instructions for creating each museum-quality quilt are included along with tips and techniques that Fassett has gathered in his more than 30 years of experience. Every quilter will treasure this next book in the series from an international favorite.

Now in an easy-to-use reference guide size, this updated block tool includes 110 authentic blocks from America's first mail-order pattern company, the Ladies' Art Company. Each block has instructions for 5 sizes, design details, construction diagrams, inspiration blocks, and even a project! The projects will be a breeze with helpful design hints specific to each block, including pairing them with plain alternate blocks, creating secondary patterns, and using precuts. Make the blocks your own with line drawings ready to fill in with your own colours, plus values-only blocks to spur your creativity, then fly through construction with easy rotary-cutting charts, yardage requirements, diagonal measurements, and more.

With simple step-by-step instructions that require only basic sewing skills, Barbara Weiland Talbert shows you how to make your own beautiful and durable quilts. Taking you through the complete quilting process in an easy-to-follow sequence, Talbert shows you how to select a suitable design, choose the best fabric, cut shapes, piece together blocks, assemble the quilt top, and finish your project. You'll quickly acquire the know-how and inspiration to create unique high-quality quilts that add a charming touch to your home.

Who can resist a perfectly coordinated and fun-filled fabric charm pack? Now make the most of your growing collection with projects designed for the charm pack lover in mind. Time to clear out your charm pack stash! Sew 18 vibrant projects that only need one charm pack each.

Create stunning modern quilts and quilted projects from jelly rolls, layer cakes and other pre-cuts fabric bundles. Featuring 25 small and large projects, each made from pre-cut bundles of fabric, including full sized bed quilts, bags and table runners. Be inspired by fabulous contemporary quilt designs using the most exciting fabric lines, and use up the leftovers to make quick and easy small quilted projects.

Sew modern quilts with these jelly roll designs Love modern quilts? Love jelly rolls? Pam and Nicky Lintott have designed 12 thoroughly modern quilts made using jelly rolls for quick and easy piecing. Their designs and instructions are easy to follow and the quilts come together very quickly for fast results. As well as the 12 stunning quilt tops there are designs and instructions for using up the remaining jelly roll strips to create beautiful backs for each quilt - creating a collection of 24 quilt designs! All the designs feature step by step instructions and flat shots of the quilts for extra clarity. Jelly rolls are the ultimate pre-cut fabric bundle and give you a head start on any quilting project. These modern quilt designs lend themselves incredibly well to using jelly rolls, making them quick and easy to piece with stunning results.