Stuck in a quilting rut? Stop dawdling and start doodling! Get inspired to machine quilt that unfinished top with an astounding two hundred and fifty new designs from best-selling Doodle Quilting author Cheryl Malkowski. Dozens of free-motion ideas for quilting individual blocks-plus themed motifs, allover designs, and sashing and border patterns-mean you'll find a new freedom in travelling across the quilt. So change your tune from just getting it done to quilting up some fun!

You'll love the dramatic results you get with this modern approach to quiltmaking. Popular author/designer team of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr present their design and construction methods with 10 projects, then show you how to transform their ideas into quilts that truly express who you are.

This classic series of comprehensive books will take you from the basics to complete mastery with easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises. In Volume 1, you learned the fundamentals of quiltmaking. In Volume 2, you'll build your drafting skills by using tools like graph paper and linking blocks. A must-have for every quilter's library! * Get a college-level education in quiltmaking from the comfort of your own home * This latest volume will inspire and challenge you to start designing your own quilts * Drafting exercises help you learn to make any quilt, any size, with or without a pattern * Loads of tips, techniques, and helpful charts * Bonus section with 11 projects

Draw applique motifs or print them on these handy sheets with an ink-jet printer, fuse the paper to your applique fabric, sew on the motif, then just wash away the paper after stitching. Appliques are soft and flexible without the need to cut your quilt or remove freezer paper. Wash out for a softer end result or simply leave it in...it will soften over time.

Want inspiration for your straight-line quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs-JUST designs-and will lie flat on your work surface or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The fourth in our Quilting Inspiration series, this visual guide is filled with more than seventy-five distinctive straight-line designs from your favourite designers to get you stitching.

This is a precious collection of beautiful quilted gifts for every occasion, including birthdays, mother's day, weddings and Christmas. Create elegant home accents using pieced patchwork and applique, all with Barri Sue Gaudet's stylish country charm. The complexity of each project reflects the amount of notice you might receive for an occasion, meaning gifts for a dinner party's hostess are quick-to-stitch and presents for a new born baby are more heirloom. Embellish your designs with embroidery for an extra special personal touch that friends and family will adore.

This title helps you add a touch of sophistication to any ordinary quilt with these stunning designs from award-winning quilter Don Linn. You can learn how to take an ordinary quilt and turn it into a spectacular heirloom with more than 60 graceful and versatile designs - including art deco motifs, flowers, and Japanese crests - for hand or machine quilting, applique, and embroidery. "Sophisticated Stitches" features full instructions for each design, a comprehensive supply list, and expert hints and tips for showcasing your work in individual blocks, medallions, and open spaces, as well as advice on creating your very own designs.

Are you buried in scraps-big pieces, small pieces, hunks, chunks, strips, and parts? Bonnie K. Hunter fans will love her newest book of playful string-quilt projects! Sew a dozen vibrant quilt patterns using the small leftovers from other projects that seem too tiny to save, yet too big to toss. Learn Bonnie's basics for foundation piecing narrow fabric pieces and turn them into dazzling scrappy blocks and one-of-a-kind quilts.

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.

OUT OF PRINT Capture the Moment...in Your Own Words * It's easy to add words, phrases, and monograms to your quilt projects using applique and embroidery in 6 different lettering styles * Decorate your quilts with playful lettering and preserve your memories * 8 traditional projects, including quilts, pillows, runners, and throws-great for home decor accents and gifts * Learn how to modify your favorite lettering style for stitching Leave a lasting impression! Personalize all your quilts with words and phrases in machine blanket-stitch applique and embroidery! Includes fullsize patterns for letters and numbers used in the projects. Complete alphabets and numbers for 6 lettering styles. Add even more variety with shadowing or combining techniques. Also, a resource list for more fonts!

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.

Irresistible! Lively, expressive cats are all over fifteen gorgeous hand applique projects by top designer Carol Armstrong. With new techniques for more customized features, every quilt is one of a kind--and readers can even create "pet projects" featuring their own favorite felines. Kitty Capers is the cat's meow!

This work includes 12 crib-size quilts in a variety of colour schemes using fast and easy methods; suitable for beginning quilters. An expanded "basics" section includes everything a first-time quilter needs to know. Baby quilts are favourite gifts-perfect ideas for moms, grandmas, aunts, and relatives. It includes projects challenging enough for advanced quilters to enjoy.

Who knew just two fat quarters can be used in so many ways? Conquer that pile of odd fat quarters you've stashed away and make 16 fun and practical items for your home. Start off with an easy-to-follow crash-course on the essential techniques you'll need throughout the projects - from adding a zip and bias binding to creating patchwork. Then, jump straight into your stash and get stitching! From slippers and aprons to bowls and cable-tidy caddies, there's plenty of inspiration to get you decorating your home with your own stunning handiwork. Each project includes inspiring photography, instructive hand-drawn illustrations and heaps of handy hints and tips from sewing enthusiast, Wendy Gardiner. Ideal for sewists of all abilities, this is the ultimate, affordable stash-busting project book that will get you making practical, colourful items for your home.

Fantastic, dramatic, geometric quilts - they're Totally Tubular! Totally Tubular and totally brilliant! Combine easy strip piecing with clever methods for cutting, rearranging, and sewing again. Quilt designer and teacher Rita Hutchens' innovative Totally Tubular technique will have you creating dynamic geometric quilts before you know it! 5 projects - choose from Rainbow, Lightning, and 3 more bold, graphic quilts Template-free technique produces diamonds, spirals, kaleidoscopes, and other intricate geometric designs Complete, step-by-step instructions walk you through the Totally tubular process Rita's colorful quilt gallery will inspire your own creativity

Thanks to author/designer Liz Aneloski, quilters and crafters will discover how to fold fabric like a pro to embellish beautiful quilts, stockings, and more! These 14 Christmas-themed projects include quilts, pillows, table runners, stockings, and even countdown calendars complete with folded pockets for little treats. Readers can get started right away on such fun designs as the Candy Canes & Flying Geese quilt and the Visions of Sugar Plums stocking. Plus, step-by-step instructions and how-to photography make everything easy!

Master longarm machine quilter Laura Lee Fritz presents another collection of wonderful continuous-line quilting patterns. Add personal significance, texture, and interest to your quilts with these all-new seasonal designs. 250 designs spotlighting the four seasons, holiday's special times, borders, and textures appropriate for both hand and machine quilting; Special pullout section of coordinating border designs; Continuous-line designs mean no frequent starts and stops, and no awkward carried threads inside or across the back; Laura Lee offers suggestions for equipment techniques, and how to choose quilting designs

Quilts are bold and beautiful, treasured by family members, valued by museums and collectors, and exciting to view. Exceptional quilts were produced by the innovative quilt makers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This book features a spectacular array of quilts made by Amish, Mennonite, and other Pennsylvania German groups, but also spotlights significant contributions from the Scots-Irish Presbyterians and the English Quakers. The quilts are presented in 225 gorgeous color photographs, enhanced by close-up details, tools, accessories, and the people surrounding their creation. Carefully researched text breathes life into these individual works of art, and includes accounts of quilt makers that are as vibrant, intricate, and rich as the quilts themselves. For students of the distinct heritage of Lancaster County, this special book is a fascinating perspective of families and folk art. For students of the art of quilting, it is a colorful treasury of timeless and elegant designs. This is the second in a series of four books being produced by the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County and Schiffer Publishing to provide extensively illustrated works on the arts of the Pennsylvania Germans to a broad audience.

Make 11 new scrap-quilt projects with Judy Gauthier's simple, fun cutting techniques. Use remnants in odd shapes and sizes and fabric prints you never thought would go together.

North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In this volume on quilts and the Civil War, Barbara Brackman introduces nine women who lived during those turbulent times, matching each woman to a quilt that she might have made herself. There are nine projects, adapted from period quilts, with patterns and instructions, and activities related to each woman's story, from abolitionist speaker Lucy Stone to freed slave Susie Taylor King to Confederate spy Belle Edmondson.

Working with medium- to large-scale prints, quilters can create dynamic pieced blocks without hours of planning and precision cutting. The kaleidoscope effects occur spontaneously, thanks to the ingeniously simple 'Stack-n-Whack'(R) cutting technique. By stacking identical repeats of fabric, quilters can efficiently cut the pieces needed for all the blocks. Each block will be unique and unexpected, keeping the quilting experience fresh and exciting! With over 200 how-to illustrations and dozens of color plates. Designs include the classic LeMoyne Star, Hybrid Lilies, Kaleidoscope Pinwheel, Hexagon Star, Diamond Ring, Morning Star, and others, all pieced with construction methods that eliminate set-in seams and ensure quick, successful results. 8.5 X 11.

From veteran author, teacher, and designer Becky Goldsmith comes this amazingly striking Bullseye quilt with easy-to-use paper-piecing foundations. Though the result looks complicated, the quilt comes together easily with Becky's simple, friendly instructions. Make the stunning Bullseye all on its own, add a border of Flying Geese, or make nine smaller Bullseye blocks for an eye-catching quilt. Includes instruction booklet and pattern sheets.

Learn easy, efficient tricks for piecing irresistible quilt tops with precuts and leftover fabric scraps, and discover 18 machine-quilting motifs you can mix and match. Award-winning quilter and designer Christa Watson guides you through 11 skill-building projects with quilting designs in three categories: walking-foot, free-motion, and a combination of the two techniques. Christa is here to help you start and finish strong!

Includes 11 fun and festive quilt designs for the holidays. Projects are included for table toppers, bed quilts, wall hangings, and more!