Cheryl Malkowsi makes it easy to free-motion quilt by mastering your doodling skills! In her beginner's guide to continuous-line quilting designs, learn how to select the right shapes to get where you need to go; sometimes the hardest part is figuring out where to quilt next. Squiggles, swirls, flowers, feathers...learn which are best for confined spaces and which work better traveling across your quilt. Gain confidence in your ability to draw basic shapes, then learn how to put them together into over a hundred all-over quilting designs. Includes drawing exercises and tips for transferring designs from paper to fabric.

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!

Learn how to create stunning kaleidoscopic quilts by turning traditional square blocks into exciting diamond shapes. Dazzle your friends with your own fantastic kaleidoscopic quilts - all made using traditional square blocks! In "Blocks to Diamonds", lifelong seamstress and popular quilting teacher Cheryl Malkowski teaches you her innovative, yet simple, technique for transforming traditional square quilt blocks in exciting, new diamond shapes. Also included are easy-to-follow patterns for 12 quilt projects, expert hints and tips for mixing and matching colours and fabrics in new ways, and a full-colour quilt gallery for added inspiration.

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.