Top-selling author--60,000 books in print! Line up, everybody! Recharge old favorites with 250 riffs on five classic quilting designs * Add style to blocks, sashings, and borders, or use as overall designs * Great for hand or machine quilting, long-arm and short-arm machines "Vroom, vroom!" Race through hundreds of exciting new variations on classic continuous-line quilting motifs! Author Laura Lee Fritz has created dozens and dozens of fresh takes on clamshells, weaves, serpentines, Baptist fans, and feathers--enough to keep even the most driven quilter very happy and very busy for a long, long time. All motifs can be used by hand or machine quilters, and on long-arm or short-arm machines. Get "Creative Classics," and get quilting!

Create eye-catching quilts with elegant curves with the help of this book, which instructs you in the angleplay method - the use of half-rectangle triangles to make exciting geometric designs.

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.

In the 1970s young artists "discovered" quilts and began experimenting with contemporary styles. Today quilt art is a staple of art exhibits nationwide. This handsomely illustrated introduction provides a useful guide to the contemporary art of quilting for quilters and collectors alike. The book illustrates the various styles of quilt art, introduces both established and emerging artists, and discusses aspects of their art as well as the process of quilt making. The reader will learn where to find the work of the best artists, and how to work directly with them when commissioning a quilt. Kate Lenkowsky gives an overview of exhibition and marketing opportunities and lists art quilt organizations at the national, regional, and local levels. Collectors will find a guide to resources on the conservation of textiles and options for displaying quilts in the home and elsewhere. A wonderful gift for anyone interested in viewing and collecting contemporary American art quilts.

Ah, my little chickadee...and my little wrens, woodpeckers, swallows, swans, puffins, gulls, and all my other fine Feathered Friends. Here you all are, all ready to fly onto my quilts and other home-decor projects with eighteen easy paper-pieced blocks. Each 12 x 13-inch block features a bird in a realistic pose and setting, and all the seams are straight, no curves. The blocks can be used to make quilts, wall hangings, table runners, pillows, placemats, and more. Make fine feathered friends for all of your fine friends, with Feathered Friends.

Get into the Christmas spirit with these quick-and-easy holiday projects - from adorable applique designs for Santas, snowmen, sleighs, snowflakes to creating tree skirts, table runners, and other festive accessories. "A Cozy Quilted Christmas" presents 17 festive projects and over 90 full-size patterns to mix and match. Great for gifts and great for making the festive season more cheerful than ever before, these projects put the ho-ho-ho in home decor!

If "You can never have too many bags" is your motto, M'Liss Rae Hawley has just what you need: every kind of bag, from cute little children's purses, to handy pouches that make packing for vacation a breeze, and elegant evening bags for hitting the town in style. Add your own personal touch with handles and embellishments: applique, quilting, embroidery, buttons, beads, ribbons, and trims.

Some quilters love piecing and pinning and pondering. Others need to see results fast. This book is for the second group. With six full-size patterns, Shirley Stutz shows how to use large-scale prints for quick, elegant Lone Star quilts--one day, one star; sixteen days, one bed-size quilt. Now that's fast!

Always wanted to design a quilt of your very own...but didn't know where to start? Let this book show you how Ten innovative approaches to designing art quilts make it easy for any quilter, beginning to advanced, to free the artist within. These "game plans" help quilters create a design, then turn that design into a pattern, then complete the quilt. World-renowned artist and teacher Katie Pasquini Masopust offers inspiration and practical guidance in Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter.

This title shows readers how to create 'strata' or panels of various-width fabric strips sewn together, and then use them to piece beautiful blocks. Even novice quilters will have no trouble cutting and sewing blocks into designs with this step-by-step guide.

With step-by-step instructions, this book teaches how to create dazzling and dramatic quilts based on traditional sunshine and shadow designs using quick and simple strip-piecing, 9-patch, and square block techniques.

Easier to make than a conventional quilt or a painted floorcloth, a Floorquilt is the perfect way to turn the fabric you love into a masterpiece you can use. Plus, there's no sewing! Decoupage techniques and supplies are all you need to transform a piece of canvas into a beautiful, durable floorcloth. Ellen guides you every step of the way, from choosing raw fabric to applying a protective finish to the completed Floorquilt. Lots of how-to photographs and inspiring examples.

Readers of this book will learn how to create intricate-looking quilts using only simple precut fabrics and eleven easy weaving techniques. Featuring step-by-step instructions and illustrative photographs, this book will help quilters of all levels to master these weaving techniques.

Applique suddenly became colourful, easy and fun with Madeleine Millington's unique designs, brimming with character. Discover the tactile qualities of wool blanket fabric, using applique and simple hand stitching to produce imaginative and original designs. This title offers lovely Christmas projects, with angels, stars and hearts aplenty! Create a festive mood with an Angel Frieze or a Christmas Stocking. Make your own decorations, including a delightful Advent Calendar with heart pockets in which to hide small gifts.

This work is a fantastic collection of quilts and accessories designed especially for kids - and the young at heart. "Covered with Love" features a huge range of quilts and other projects, from pillows and floor coverings, to table tents and board books. The projects feature designs appropriate for boys and girls, as well as designs that can be helpful to children's education - numbers, words, animals, and more. Also featured in this volume is a new technique for 'casual applique' for those who want quick results, and fantastic quilts and accessories that can stand up to multiple washes.

Amanda Murphy shares an in-depth guide to everything you need to know about rulerwork quilting on both domestic and longarm machines.

Bestselling author and teacher M'Liss is back again with this essential tool for beginning quilters. The tool has everything you need to know to make a beautiful quilt-M'Liss takes you step by step from start to finish. * Learning to quilt is easy with this handy reference guide full of M'Liss's tips and time-saving techniques * Lots of helpful how-to photos you'll use again and again * Portable, purse-sized book opens flat so it's easy to refer to while you work * Make 9 easy blocks, each one a traditional favorite, then turn the blocks into a charming sampler quilt. (Bonus! Make a matching pillow or a quick 4-block quilt) * Detailed shopping list includes all the materials you need to complete the quilt, including basic quilting supplies and the specific fabrics

Beginners, make a stunning quilt "in one day"! One day! ONE!

* Second book in the popular Pizzazz series

* Perfect for beginners, classes, groups

Rectangles. So simple. So straightforward. By far the easiest shape to cut and piece--but up till now, the resulting quilts seemed a bit...limited. No more! Now beginners and more advanced crafters can make fabulous quilts by combining special fabrics with oh-so-simple rectangles--and they can have those quilts finished in just one day. Five great projects with simple construction and stunning results are perfect for classes and groups, too!

Margaret J. Miller shakes up that been-there, done-that feeling with the half-rectangle triangle. Clear step-by-step directions, with how-to photographs and lots of triangle-placing tips, make AnglePlay into child's play. Quilters will be amazed to see curved designs start to emerge from straight-line piecing--a remarkable trompe I'oeil effect that's spotlighted in a gallery that will inspire and delight.

Did you know that your tops can tell you exactly how to quilt them? It's true! Expert machine quilter Christine Maraccini guides you through every step, taking cues from the intended use of the quilt and the shapes and patterns created by your piecing and applique. Discover no-mark-motifs that fit each space and learn the techniques to apply them to your own unique quilt. It includes complete, step-by-step instructions for 6 quilts, including 3 different quilting options for each and 9 trapunto templates!

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.

Mix 'n match 24 sensational paper-pieced star blocks in 9 quilt projects. 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. The original version of this book came with a CD. You can access the full content of this CD online at C&T's website.

*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. Color Inspiration to Make Every Quilt a Knockout * Develop a keen color sense with Joen's easy visual coloring technique * Learn to use this foolproof technique to select your quilt's colors and fabrics Do you get stuck when choosing colors and fabrics for your quilts? Joen comes to your rescue with this amazingly simple, practically foolproof technique. Using visual coloring, you'll learn to select colors you love in nature and duplicate the effect in your work. You'll find tons of photographs, fabric-swatch examples, and gallery quilts using this color selection technique, plus 5 simple and beautiful quilt projects.

Zen and Now of Quilting Art is a fascinating adventure that takes the reader into the past of fiber art and its exciting history. From Ancient Egypt through the Victorian era and beyond the use of textiles is explored in the pages of this colorful and informative book. The technique of hand quilting as therapy is demonstrated in a unique manner that is interesting and enlightening. The Enhancement Method of hand quilting is demonstrated in easy to follow photographs and directions. Pattern for the Egyptian Medallion Quilt on the cover is included along with complete instructions for assembly. Fun to read, stimulating for the mind, let your creative juices flow as you create your own Art from the palette of fabric. Historian, Photographer, Artist or Quilter there is something of interest for all readers in this artful journey. Zen and Now of Quilting Art is a truly absorbing masterful creation visually stunning, a delightful read.