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.

Sewing with luxurious felted wool, discover the secrets to dimensional applique that will add depth and drama to your home decor. Take your embroidery skills to the next level with 8 colorful projects including penny rugs, pincushions, and pillows. Easy-to-learn techniques such as thread-matching, needle-slanting, and fabric-layering will help you achieve clean and sharp lines every time! This clear, visual guide includes full-size patterns with placement and embroidery guides.

Rescue your fabric scraps-even the smallest pieces-with 16 satisfying quilts and projects. Sew modern quilts for everyday use that will help you get back to the roots of quiltmaking, with projects designed to help you use up every last scrap. Learn sorting and storage tips to help you plan your next quilt, with projects categorised by type of scrap-squares, strings, triangles, or little snippets. Sew pretty pincushions and cards for instant gratification, saving the most treasured pieces for a full-size quilt. You'll never look at scraps the same way again! ' We all have them and sometimes they overwhelm the sewing studio. We're talking scraps - too good to throw out and awaiting the "someday" they might be used. If you're looking for 16 great scrap-suitable projects, this is the book for you.' American Quilt Retailer

Rediscover the joy of applique with this freeform technique that lets your imagination run riot. Make applique exciting again with these 8 freewheeling and original projects. "Applique Outside the Lines" teaches readers an innovative new freeform applique and piecing method, so let your imagination run wild and fall in love with applique all over again.

Create beautiful soft and cuddly quilts for your little ones - or to give as gifts. Wrap up your little ones with these 10 delightfully soft and cuddly handmade quilts. Master quilter M'Liss Rae Hawley teaches you everything you need to know to create wonderful snuggly cotton and flannel quilts for infants and toddlers. This volume also includes an inspirational gallery of over 40 quilts, plus a bonus layette set and 2 adorable doll quilts to make from your leftovers.

Open a Treasure Chest of Batik Quilts. Make 29 vibrant batik quilts in colors that span the rainbow and sizes ranging from crib to king-size. Find out all about batiks - how they're made, how to care for them, and how to pair them beautifully with other quilting fabrics. Learn to make scrappy batik quilts in color combinations that really work. These quilts celebrate everything that's glorious about batiks - the rich colors, the exotic prints, and the dramatic effects you can get with easy patterns. Laurie makes it easy to create your own masterpiece with complete how-to instructions and lots of tips on fabrics, tools, and techniques. *Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Learn how to transform your scrap quilts from a way to use up extra fabric into beautiful heirlooms that the whole family will love with this fantastic new book by expert quilter, M'Liss Rae Hawley."Scrappy Quilts" features 8 fat-quarter-friendly quilts suitable for quilters of all levels, ranging from crib to king-size. It also shows readers how to organize fabrics by theme, colour, and print size, and how to use machine embroidery and embellishments to add elegance and style to your creations.

This coffee table book delves into Angela Walters' free-motion quilting journey in gorgeous detail. The best-selling author gives insight into her design process, with full-page photography of her own quilts and commissions for well-known designers. Discover how she sketches with grand details and lavish texture to complement each quilt's specific design.

Cut up your favourite fabrics with intention! Lifelong fussy cutter Angie Wilson teaches you how to look at your fabric stash with new eyes and piece the best bits together, like a colourful collage of your favourite things. Try your hand at 14 totally fun, unique projects for both beginners and seasoned quilters. Use templates and illustrated tutorials to zero in on motifs and create secondary patterns from your fabrics, while you fussy cut for colour as well as design. Frame your motif, cut your fabric and love the results!

*Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. A Puzzle Quilt is a Sampler with a Secret! * Finally...Paula Nadelstern's signature look in blocks any quilter can create * Choose special fabrics to create a variety of effects * The PUZZLE is in the PAIRS-identically pieced blocks look amazingly different! Everyone loves Paula's complex, optically challenging quilts. Now, Paula strips construction down to the bare bones, so you can focus on fabric selection, then use special techniques like symmetry, mirroring, and seam blending to create stunning, exciting designs. The six blocks are featured in a sampler, or combine them with your own ideas to create unlimited projects.

Shadows make quilts pop! Five projects and six design techniques let quilters create blocks and motifs that seem to float above the surface or recede into the background, using familiar methods such as color, value, piecing, and Applique. Quilters of the world, stop hiding in the shadows and learn to love them!

Simple exercises--from no-sew step-by-steps using the fabrics quilters love, to a color wheel built from scraps, to the easy "Nine Patches" approach to color and composition--show exactly how to understand design principles and incorporate them into the craft of quilting. A gallery of beautiful quilts follows each exercise and shows how beginners and professionals use color and composition techniques to create magic. Great for traditional and art quilters, this book makes quilters' talent shine.

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.

Get luscious colors and textures in your quilts with 12 all new projects from Piece O' Cake Designs. Best-selling authors Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins add felted wool applique to crisp cottons and linens for added dimension on quilts and home decor. Easy to stitch and easier to love, wool applique has no edges to turn under, making it ideal for beginners and experienced quilters! From picking the best supplies to hand stitching methods and quilt finishing tips, you'll learn it all. Use wool in surprising new ways! - Cotton and linen pair with felt for deeper dimensions - Includes quilts, pillows, table runners, and a zippered pouch - From best-selling authors behind Piece O' Cake Designs - All-new designs! 12 colorful projects with felted wool applique

Dresden Plates, pinwheel blocks and flying geese ... piece like a pro with The Piper's Girls. Starting with the simplest patchwork squares and working your way up to more challenging applique and paper piecing, you'll sew through a cheery, 11-row sampler quilt and 2 bonus projects. Build 27 specific quilting skills such as getting an accurate 1/4" seam, constructing on-point squares and using the 45 degree angle on a ruler. Straightforward how-to photos and full-size patterns are included. Gain confidence and learn new tips along the way, whether you're just a beginner or a more experienced quilter.

A brand-new edition of the machine quilting classic! Includes everything you need to know about machine quilting.

Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than they appear. Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less and watch your skills soar to a whole new level. Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams, mini improv piecing and free-form curves. Victoria Findlay Wolfe shares 17 projects, including the eye-fooling Herringbone and LeMoyne Star quilt patterns, plus full-size templates and 6 quilt colouring pages to help you work your own quilt magic.

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.

How many of you are held back by fear of colour? Introduce yourself to Joen Wolfrom's classic guide to creating with color, and watch your colour confidence blossom. Colour Play, second edition is completely updated to make it easier than ever to bring a design to life with well-chosen colours. Joen covers it all, from colour scheme basics to how to use nature's tricks to create an illusion of depth, reflections, shadows, or highlights. Learn the emotional meanings of colours, their physical effects on people, and much more-all richly illustrated with photos of nature and of beautiful quilts.

The master of free-motion quilting, Angela Walters, teaches you everything you need to know in her newest book, Free-Motion Quilting Workbook. Unlike an ordinary how-to manual, this interactive workbook will get your creative juices flowing as you doodle designs of entire quilts, individual blocks, borders, and even negative space. The pages have plenty of line-art shapes and inspiring photographs to help get you started. There's also a bonus section of graph paper to plan your own quilt designs. So, go ahead, start sketching!

This comprehensive guide to traditional and contemporary techniques provides the reader with all the information they need to produce beautiful quilting and patchwork projects. For beginners, there is how-to-start advice and step-by-step photographs, diagrams and instructions to guide them through each stage of their work, and for more experienced quilters there are advanced techniques that they can dip into for help with a particular problem. For the busy but creative quilter, a section on rotary cutting and speed pieceing shows how to achieve satisfying results in no time. The book ends with a gallery of stunning items that will inspire the reader to create amazing patchwork and quilting projects of their own, whatever their ability.

Sally shares easy-to-learn piecing methods that will help you attain quality workmanship and extraordinary quilts. Patterns for 49 traditional-style blocks in 3, 4, and 6 sizes. Instructions for making a sampler quilt that uses all 49 blocks. The ultimate how-to guide for precision machine piecing, offering detailed information on choosing appropriate fabrics and drafting patterns. Inspiration from a gallery of beautiful small quilts and gifts. Lessons on how to critique your work and correct problems.

With full-size patterns for making four unique designs, this book shows the reader how to create sophisticated snowflake quilts. The author reveals her strip-piercing techniques for power stitching and her methods for seemingly seamless seams.