Spark your creativity with 13 warm, welcoming, Civil War-inspired quilts and projects from the sisters behind Yellow Creek Designs. While they draw inspiration from the past, Jill Shaulis and Vicki Olsen can't resist adding their own unique twist, whether adapting blocks into smaller projects or incorporating several elements at once! Explore many techniques, including foundation piecing, wool applique, hand-worked hexagons, and more, as you sew bed quilts, samplers, wallhangings, and table toppers and runners, all with a charming, primitive style. With so many projects there is something for everyone, no matter your taste or skill level!

Allie shows readers how to make crazy quilting more contemporary with an array of easy-to-master techniques. Show your customers how to combine traditional methods with modern fabric tricks. The photo gallery reveals just how creative and modern crazy quilting can be-and anyone can do it.

This is a superb step-by-step primer to all the basics of modern quiltmaking - from fabric selection to binding! In her trademark easygoing style, popular quilting blogger Elizabeth Dackson presents a step-by-step primer that makes quilting accessible to all! You can breeze through the quiltmaking basics - including choosing fabrics and tools, rotary cutting, chain piecing, and pressing - before trying out your new found skills with the 14 eye-catching quilt projects that make use of strip piecing, templates, large-scale prints, wonky blocks, and more. Sparkling with visual appeal, this book is ideal for beginners as well as experts who wants something fresh and new.

This is an exciting collection of 15 projects that draw inspiration from everyday objects. This fabulous book shows how photos of the most ordinary objects - fireplace surrounds, a chain-link fence, raindrops on a deck - can inspire fascinating modern quilts. This collection is proof that beauty abounds when you see the world through a quilter's eyes! You can: choose from 15 enticing projects ranging from wall hangings to throws to bed-sized quilts - all with step-by-step instructions; view the pictures that inspired each project - along with a photo of the finished quilt; and, achieve a fresh look with innovative graphic designs for everyone from beginners to experts.

You will find blocks that range from innovative to traditional, whimsical to sophisticated, classic to unique! Combine the blocks to make any of the projects, from full-sized quilts to table toppers and baby quilts. With so many blocks to choose from, you're sure to find inspiration in this book.

In Modern Quilting discover the versatility, comfort and style that a beautifully designed quilt can bring to your home. Long seen as a traditional craft-form, contemporary textiles designer, Julius Arthur, guides you through the basic construction, patchwork and applique techniques of quilt-making, before showcasing 20 stylish hand-stitched projects perfectly suited for modern living. From a large-scale heirloom quilt, to a fashionable cross-body pouch, each project is minimal in design but with thoughful details, making it ideal for first-time crafters. Complete with stunning lifestyle photography and clear instructions throughout, Modern Quilting will make you fall in love with this age-old craft and give you a new-found appreciation for textiles.

Build your skills, gain confidence, and have fun with improv piecing! Scrappy Improv Quilting is the first quilting book of its kind that takes the intimidating technique of improv piecing and breaks it down to a smaller scale, making this guide an approachable how-to resource for quilters of every skill level. With 22 mini quilt patterns, step-by-step instructions on improv piecing, tutorials on how to select and combine scraps, and so much more, the featured quilting projects will allow you the freedom to test various ideas using scraps of different colors and patterns, resulting in adorable little quilts that are perfect for decorating and gifting. Create a charming collection of mini scrappy quilts and be inspired to keep going and move onto larger-scale improv! Author Kelly Young of My Quilt Infatuation has been quilting for more than 20 years. Her tutorials are featured on FaveQuilts.com, and in 2018 she published her first book, Stash Statement.

Create adorable scrap blocks like you've never seen! This one-of-a-kind scrap block pattern book features 60 fresh and modern patchwork block character patterns, including charming baby dragons, raccoons, elephants, lions, bunnies, foxes, and more. Ranging from traditional paper piecing sewing to a whimsical drawing and sewing technique, each scrap block pattern template is easy-to-use and includes step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Author and artist Olesya Lebedenko's modern style brings a breath of fresh air to the quilting world with her charismatic animal designs that are completely original and unlike anything you've ever seen before, making this project guide a must-have for passionate quilters and hobbyists!

No name in quilting is more associated with Log Cabin quilts than Judy Martin.

Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts is her third book on the subject, and first since the 2007 blockbuster, Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book.

Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts features:

• 15 original, complete, and accurate patterns in multiple sizes
• beautiful pieced borders gracing every quilt
• nearly 400 color diagrams
• nearly 200 gorgeous photos
• a profusely illustrated chapter on color and value selection
• a way to test your seam allowance and a way to then make it perfect
• quilt size planning charts
• lots of tips and techniques for making Log Cabin quilts
• a method for keeping track of logs of varying lengths

Each pattern has

• a big color photo of the entire quilt
• a closeup photo showing fabric and quilting
• a photo of an additional block made in a different color scheme and fabric
• 14 or more drawings of alternate settings and/or color schemes
• fat quarter requirements
• patch quantity requirements
• quilt size, block size, and log width listed
• piecing diagrams, complete with what direction to press the seams and what order to sew the patches
• quilt construction diagrams for two sizes
• ratings for ease of cutting, sewing, and planning
• quilting suggestions

Both new and experienced quilters will find a wealth of information on their chosen craft in this book. An introductory section discusses different types of quilts and presents a short history of quilting. Readers are enlightened with descriptions of Amish quilts, Baltimore Album quilts, Hawaiian quilts, crazy quilts, medallion quilts, and many others. Sections that follow describe the different kinds and shapes of blocks used to construct a quilt, as well as the patterns and tools required for quilting, color schemes, fabrics, cutting tools, machine piecing, quilting with triangular shapes, paper and hand piecing, applique, creating borders, quilt backing, hand quilting, machine quilting, binding, and adding extra decorative touches to a finished quilt. The book's final section advises readers on ways to improve quilting skills. Suggestions include taking quilting courses, keeping a journal, connecting with other quilters, and using the Internet. A grand total of 200 quilting questions and answers are complemented with approximately 100 color illustrations.

Art Quilts Made Easy is a beginner-friendly project guide that will walk you through everything you need to know to be successful in the craft of art quilting. It is an entry-level guide that covers everything you need to know about art quilting. Including chapters on how to plan and map out your quilt, design rules and guidelines and basic tools and featuring an overview of the entire art quilting process, you'll be ready to get quilting. With 12 landscape designs that capture beautiful botanicals and animals, the helpful illustrations and diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions will lead to an inspirational gallery of completed quilts.

Choose from a variety of different quilt patterns in all different kinds of sizes and layouts. This book is filled with 13 fun holiday designs that bring the magic of Christmas to life. Whether it's for your own home or to give as a gift, choose from a variety of different projects from quilts, cushions, ornaments, table runners, and place mats in all kinds of sizes.

Nothing beats handmade baby blankets! From some of the leading quilt designers in the industry, Sooo Big! Baby Quilts features a compilation of 40 original quilt designs - all for baby! With step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and illustrations, full-size quilt patterns, and expert tips, this cuddly and cute project guide provides endless inspiration for both beginner and advanced quilters alike. Practice a variety of techniques and styles to build your quilting skills, from applique and patchwork to string blocks, Irish chains, pineapples, and more. The provided quilt designs also include styles for boys, girls, and even gender-neutral ideas, so there's truly something for everyone! Including original quilts by Mary Hogan, Suzanne McNeill, Choly Knight, Wendy Sheppard, Lynette Jensen, Jean Ann Wright, and several others, this must-have resource has the perfect design for your little bundle of joy!

Light not only catches the eye, it can transform your work into something truly magical. With four inspiring projects to get you started, Gloria Loughman shows you how light can set a mood. You'll get stunning results with her mosaic tile process for capturing the essence of natural light with your fabric selection. You'll learn how to create your own landscape quilt with her easy-to-master techniques, including fusible tiling, invisible machine applique, free-motion stitching, plus fabric dyeing and painting. She shares important design principals behind perspective, composition, color, and focal points that add dramatic depth to your landscape applique quilts.

Fat quarters are the most popular and versatile pre-cut fabric. Folded up neatly at the store, they call to every quilter and ask to be brought home to your stash. Random fat quarters can be pulled together to make amazing "planned scrappy" quilts. A fat quarter bundle, on the other hand, is a great way to sample an entire line of fabric without waiting at the cutting counter. With more possibilities than other pre-cuts, it can be difficult to imagine a design and get stitching - but not for these talented designers! Whether it's a curated collection or random fat quarters you've been collecting, this book includes 12 creative designs you can turn to again and again.

You will be inspired when you see the variety of designs and fabrics you can combine to make irresistible children's quilts. Fun and whimsical, warm and cuddly, or sweet as can be, there is a design in this book that will fit the personality of your child or grandchild to the tee. Make a quilt for each child, or create just for the joy of giving to your favorite fund-raising charity. Either way, both you and the child will have an everlasting memory of the wonderful quilt you created. Children will love the quilts made from this book. Whimsical themed fabrics with animals, race cars, bugs and colorful shapes will intrigue and delight each child who receives the quilt. Sized just right for child's beds, cribs and your favorite rocking chair, you will see the happiness in their eyes when you wrap them up in these special quilts. Written for both beginner and experienced quilters, the book features full color photos, step-by-step instructions and drawings that will guide you through each step of the quilting process. 'Great ideas, adaptable designs and lots of fun.' www.yarnsandfabrics.co.uk

Download foundation patterns for the "Power to the People" quilt here.It's easy to see why batiks are so popular--they're beautiful! And this collection of fabulous patterns can help you make the most of these richly colorful quilt fabrics. Choose from 12 inspiring, traditional projects, each with a suggested quilting design Discover new ways to show off batiks or other favorite fabrics in quilts using precut strips, fat quarters, and/or yardage Learn fascinating tidbits about batik fabrics, including their history, waxing and dyeing techniques, colorways, and moreVideo

Go ahead - take a dip. This DIY book teaches you how to dye cloth by hand to create unique fabrics to use in modern quilt designs. Includes instructions for setting up a home dye studio with minimal equipment and teaches key mixing techniques. You'll be able to make any color you want, including any value (lightness and darkness) and gradation, allowing for an unlimited palette and endless inspiration. - Learn how to dye fabrics expertly using simple recipes for stunning effects - Features 9 modern quilted projects - in multiple colorways - showcasing the beauty of hand-dyed fabrics - Learn how to create a truly individual quilt for which you're the fabric designer, quilt designer, and quiltmaker