Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Now with easier-to-read lines and finer markings for accurate measuring, this ruler is perfect to use with Sara Nephew and Marci Baker's Not Your Grandmother's Log Cabin. If you only want to buy one ruler that can measure and cut almost any size and is still easy to handle, this is the one. The extra diagonal lines allow for keeping the 60 Degrees angle true. The right tools make the process so much easier!

This complete source book guides you every step of the way in how to design your own applique patterns. Learn where to find new inspiration, read more about the history of applique, and build your skills in both hand and machine techniques. You'll revel in your new-found freedom to make your applique projects uniquely your own!

Imagine making more than one quilt at a time while watching your stash dwindle. Sounds too good to be true, but it's not. Join Bonnie K. Hunter as she shows you how to get your scraps organised into usable sizes - and save money, fabric, thread and time. In this, the long-awaited sequel to Adventures with Leaders and Enders, find 12 more scrap quilts that can be pieced in between the lines of other sewing. Each is sure to inspire you to dig into your stash and start piecing.

Quilting, patchwork and applique are timeless, everpopular and closely-related crafts, brought together here in one volume. The projects, over 140 in total, have been divided into four themed sections: Historic, featuring traditional designs and techniques; Country, with an emphasis on homespun and small-print fabrics and folkart motifs; Ethnic with bold, vivid patterns; andContemporary, typified by dramatic designs and quirky motifs. With its comprehensive content, new and exciting ideas, The Illustrated Step-By-Step Book of Quilting is perfect for both beginners and practised needleworkers to while away hours of creative pleasure.

Give up your fears of straight-line quilting and learn to love it! Quilting expert Natalia Whiting Bonner is back with more than sixty new linear patterns for triangle blocks, square blocks, borders, and allover designs. Learn how satisfying it is to quilt with only straight lines, using your walking foot or free-motion quilting with rulers. Domestic or long-arm machine... anything goes! Each pattern comes with step-by-step photos, making it accessible to all quilters-even beginners.

Color is key when you "braid" a variety of fabrics into an eye-catching quilt. Learn to identify value in fabric and use it to create the effect you want-in these quilts and every quilt you make! Fourteen projects range from striking wall hangings to bed quilts.

Following on from her bestselling first book 'Contemporary Quilts', award-winning contemporary quilt artist Sandra Meech explains how to harness your own creativity to add innovation and depth to your quilt and embroidery work. In 'Creative Quilts', she shows you how to take inspiration from a wealth of sources, including art, textiles and architecture, and gives special emphasis to journals and sketchbooks. The book contains full instructions for a range of exciting techniques, including surface embellishment, mixed-media techniques, and taking quilt work into three dimensions, plus practical advice on exhibiting work. Special 'Creativity Plus' and 'Design Workshop' exercises help you to develop confidence in your own creativity.Illustrated with work from the world's leading quilt and textile artists, this book is both a practical workbook and a precious source of inspiration.

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.

Discover your boundless potential as a quilter with Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession. Learn to express yourself with creative, adventurous designs, all made achievable through step-by-step instructions. Shake up your approach with techniques you might not have tried, like English paper piecing, raw-edge machine applique, and improvisational piecing. With each chapter, Kathy gives a glimpse into her eclectic fabric pairings and signature style, empowering you to develop your own voice as a quilter.