Highlights include dozens of precut-friendly designs and a complete block index, plus convenient rotary-cutting charts and reference tables that no quilter should be without. Exploded block diagrams and repeat layouts make construction a breeze. With colour-filled sample blocks, blank line drawings, and design tips to spur your creativity, you can easily create a unique project for each block!

Discover how to create fabulous projects in neutral colours that will go with anything. If you think neutral fabrics are only for backgrounds and blending, you're in for a pleasant surprise. "Spotlight on Neutrals" shows you what can happen when sophisticated taupes, warm browns and creams, and contemporary greys take center stage. Choose from 13 projects with timeless appeal, including quilts, pillows, a square table topper, and a mantel scarf.

Patchwork quilting has never been easier! Complete instructions, illustrations and four permanent plastic templates help needlecrafters create such favorites as Ohio Star, Dutchman's Puzzle, Windmill and many more-using the sewing machine or traditional handsewing techniques.

A refreshingly new approach to free-motion stitching allows you to make something beautiful while improving your free-motion quilting skills. You'll learn the basics, pick a project, and start stitching. Includes a handy troubleshooting guide.

This is a delightful collection of 15 paper-pieced miniature quilts in a range of traditional styles. A treat for paper-piecing enthusiasts everywhere, Little Gems brings together a collection of 15 miniature quilt projects. Select from a range of traditional designs for decorating and gift-giving, all of which can be easily quilted on your home machine.

Picture this - more than 50 quilting designs to create modern quilts with classic style! Natalia's instructions are illustrated with detailed photos that make it much easier to get beautiful results on your home sewing machine. Tips for choosing batting and thread, layering and basting, starting and stopping, and prepping your machine are included. After you've practiced, show off your new free-motion skills with six delightfully geometric quilt projects. *Clear step-by-step photography takes the mystery out of free-motion quilting *Learn how to quilt all-over, as background filler, on borders, and on individual blocks *Loops and swirls, feathers and flames, flowers and vines, pebbles and more!

Stuart Hillard is on a mission to help quilters all over the world realize their quilting dreams and prove it ain t what you do, it s the way that you do it one simple shape at a time. In the follow-up title to the bestselling Use Scraps, Sew Blocks, Make 100 Quilts, Stuart shows you how the easiest of shapes can make extraordinary quilts. The book is divided into five main pattern chapters:

• One-Patch Quilts 20 quilts using a single, repeated shape.
• Strips and Squares 20 quilts that turn strips and squares into a tessellated triumph.
• Triangles 20 quilts using half, square triangles, half rectangles and equilateral triangles.
• Curves 20 quilts that show off your curves.
• Foundation Piecing 20 quilts to create unique blocks from the easiest shapes using paper foundation piecing.

Simple Shapes Stunning Quilts teaches you the basics of quilt design; this book is packed full of pattern blocks that use the simplest shapes in order to build up your quilt. Each of the 100 blocks can be used to make one of Stuart s quilt designs. Alternatively, quilters can adapt any of the pattern blocks; they can personalize treatments, colours and arrangements, add extra borders, and more. Making your own design is as easy as 1, 2, 3;

1. Select a simple shape to work with.
2. Sew the shapes together to make the pattern block.
3. Repeat the block to build up the full, stunning quilt.

Alongside the patterns, and quilt design, Stuart has drawn on years of teaching experience to include the ultimate quilting hacks, tips and tricks, as well as his rules for successful quilting. The techniques chapter cover basic skills, design skills, cutting skills, paper piecing, easy appliqué techniques and advice on how to add border and binding with the help of step-by-step photographs. This book is perfect for beginners attempting their first quilt, and experienced quilters looking for new inspiration. Stuart s designs and irresistible enthusiasm reveal the power of simple shapes and will inspire you to make spectacular quilts your way.

Quick and easy quilt patterns from best selling authors Pam and Nicky Lintott, who turn their attention to quilting with rulers in this fabulous collection of quilt patterns. Cut accurate shapes for quick piecing with these easy-to-follow step instructions and diagrams. Includes 18 stunning quilt designs made using one of three rulers for quick and easy patchwork. Pam and Nicky Lintott are renowned for their quilt patterns which are easy to follow and give fantastic results. They have sold thousands of books about quilting with jelly rolls and other pre-cut fabrics and now they are giving their expert advice on how to use quilting rulers to best effect. Includes 18 stunning quilt patterns each made with one of three different quilting rulers. The rulers allow you to create lots of popular quilt blocks quickly and easily with minimum fuss and fabric wastage. Also includes general quilting, binding and finishing techniques. NOTE : Triangular ruler is not included with the book.

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.

Create incredible quilts for your home with this collection of foundation paper-pieced quilt patterns featuring 12 different animals. Learn how to create realistic representations of your favourite animals and birds in stunning paper-pieced quilt blocks. This unique collection of 12 contemporary quilt patterns includes a tiger, butterfly, swan, owl, peacock and polar bear as well as many more. There are instructions to show how to resize the quilt blocks if you want to make them larger, as well as instructions for how to add borders to increase the size of the overall quilt. Author and foundation paper piecing expert, Juliet van der Heijden, explains how your fabric choice can really alter the overall effect of the quilt patterns to create very different results, and she encourages you to have fun and adapt the quilt patterns through your own choice of fabrics. There are step-by-step instructions showing Juliet's foundation paper-piecing techniques and all the pattern pieces are available via a PDF download.

When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of the husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, a possible love interest, and of course, crimes to solve and murderers to track down. In the sixth instalment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, Sarah's tranquil quilt retreat in the Appalachian Mountains is interrupted by an alarming presence in the surrounding forest.

The projects in this book combine simple patchwork and applique, felt and trim embellishments, and decorative stitchery. Each chapter has its own charming motifs and colour theme, and the projects cover a range of festive gifts and decorations. The designs are suitable for stitchers of all abilities, whatever time they have available, with each chapter offering designs that can be completed in either 3 hours, 2 days, or a week.

This redesigned collection of three of Carolyn Forster's bestselling books -Twenty to Make: Jelly Roll Scraps, Sew Jelly Roll Quilts & Gifts and Little Quilts & Gifts from Jelly Roll Scraps - is ideal for any quilter wanting to bust their Jelly Roll stash with 44 gorgeous gift projects and 24 quilts. There is a mix of hand and machine quilting, and full instructions are given for backing, binding and finishing your quilts. All the techniques needed are clearly explained step by step, and all the required templates are given at the back of the book.

Imagine a traditional quilt, its ordinary shapes gift wrapped with intricate fabrics. Celebrated author, teacher, and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern shows you how to design simple but stunning quilts with the help of vivacious fabric prints. Analyse fabrics to uncover their piecing potential for colour and symmetry. Make your own cutting templates and learn how to get the "seemingly seamless" look made famous by Paula's kaleidoscopic quilts. Example piecing diagrams show just how easy it is to quilt a visual spectacle.

Keep your mind sharp and have fun with over 60 completely new word puzzles for quilters and sewists, including crossword puzzles, word searches, Criss Crosses, and more! Great for guilds, classes, shop hops, and more. Give your favourite quilter or sewist the gift of entertainment with an activity book made just for them.

This delightful planner is a helpful, convenient way to track projects both individually and in the context of larger goals. There are no dates, so you can start at any time.

This pretty, practical password keeper, featuring a beautiful quilt from Bonnie K. Hunter, stores all of your online passwords in one handy place. The pages are organised alphabetically by website for easy reference, while the spiral binding provides quick access to each page. Bonnie K. Hunter fans will want to buy one for themselves and one as a gift!

Experience the magic of patchwork and quilting centre, Cowslip Workshops, with this collection of patchwork projects by owner Jo Colwill. Jo is an expert patchworker and quilter with over 25 years experience and she has created this stunning collection of patchwork projects for you to try. Based on the most popular classes she runs at Cowslip Workshops, this collection includes patterns for 10 large quilts including full-sized bed quilts and large wall hangings, as well as 10 small patchwork projects. The small patchwork projects include a motif or design taken from the original quilt to provide a quick patchwork project and make fantastic gifts. These small projects include cushions, patchwork hangings, a needle cushion and a cuddly rabbit and offer a fantastic 'taster' of Jo's designs if you don't feel ready to tackle a full quilt. There are, however, plenty of larger scale projects for the more experienced sewer looking for a challenge. Jo demonstrates a wide range of patchwork and quilting techniques including template-free and bondaweb applique, hand and machine quilting, embroidery and embellishing. This range of techniques means that the projects are suitable for beginners right through to more experienced sewers, plus full-sized templates are provided with two pull-out pattern sheets.

This is a unique opportunity to step back in time and learn how to recreate the earliest dated piece of British patchwork - the 1718 coverlet. The coverlet is the earliest known British patchwork that has a date worked into it and forms a benchmark against which all other rare survivors of early 18th century patchwork can be compared. Learn how to piece each of the stunning 69 quilt blocks - this unique book features a block directory and instructions for how to piece each of the blocks using the original mosaic piecing technique, as well as more accessible modern techniques. The traditional technique used to piece the blocks is known as 'Mosaic patchwork' and is a time-consuming method requiring the use of paper for templates. Some of the paper templates still remain in the coverlet and provide tantalising glimpses of printed and hand written text including bills, letters and printed text as well as hand drawn designs for the quilt. Quilt historian, Bridget Long, explores the fascinating history surrounding the coverlet and its discovery by the Quilter's Guild. Experienced quilt author, Susan Briscoe, explores how a replica quilt was painstakingly reproduced using the original mosaic piecing technique. There is information about the original fabrics used to create the coverlet and what kind of modern fabrics lend themselves best to recreating the quilt, using a variety of different techniques. This makes it perfect for the more experienced quilter looking for a challenge, as well as anyone fascinated by the history of this traditional craft.

Create lively, colorful quilts--and say bye-bye to agonizing over color choices. With this collection of scrappy two-color and three-color quilt patterns, choosing colors is a snap. Plus, you can use up every scrap! Start with yardage, scraps, or precuts: the choice is yours. And if you've got a LOT of one color in your fabric collection, these bright and beautiful quilts will make that color sparkle. The more of one color, the merrier!

From best-selling author Kim Schaefer comes this collection of 21 engaging piecing and applique projects for autumn, including tried-and-true motifs such as pumpkins, sunflowers, acorns, turkeys and autumn leaves. Plus, celebrate Halloween with spooky spiders, friendly bats, expressive jack-o-lanterns and much more. Make projects in a variety of sizes, from tea towels and place mats to lap quilts and table runners. These quick and easy projects will brighten up your home for autumn.

Bring a bit of country to your modern quilts!The mother-daughter duo of Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken brings modern quilting to the country with these 11 updated quilts. Included are a quilt for a modern-day patriot, a vintage modern design and an Amish-inspired quilt. There is something here for every taste, country or city.These fresh Country Girl Modern designs were inspired by country air, traditional roots and modern fun.