Quarter-yard ("fat quarter") quilts are a fashionable trend in quilting today. They're small, stylish and easy to complete in a night or weekend. This new guide to using these popular cuts of fabric in a broad array of styles and designs is sure to be a hit. The 25 fat quarter small quilts featured in the book feature themes such as "Classic," ...
"Rainy Day Applique" delivers quick, easy and sunny projects sewers and quilters of all skill levels can complete in a weekend or less, without spending a lot of money on fabric. This project-packed guide and bonus CD includes items you create by combining colorful fabric scraps for appliqu pieces, with whimsical designs arranged on fabric or ...
* Quick-and-easy projects are popular ways for quilters to take a break from larger projects* Smaller projects provide the chance to try out new techniques on a small scale, without investing too much time or money on fabricWith these forty small but perfect projects, quilters will find the inspiration they need to make gifts in an evening or ...
The Baltimore Album quilt (also known as a presentation quilt) first achieved popularity in 19th century America. They were often made to mark special events or as keepsake gifts for friends and family. Quilting has now become one of the most popular craft hobbies in the world, and the Baltimore Album style has had a popular resurgence. "Baltimore ...
From large travel bags to small roll-style purses, these 20 patterns include all the carryall styles a quilter could desire. They range from traditional to shabby chic, from retro to contemporary. Most important, each one showcases the exquisite workmanship and close attention to detail that are the hallmarks of designer and best-selling author ...
The complete guide to machine applique, including invisible machine applique, satin stitch, blanket stitch and much more. Covers everything you need to get started, from sewing machine basics, how to choose the right needles, threads, fusibles and stabilizers.
Sewers and quilters will instantly love this forgiving new technique, with its rich texture, versatility and freedom from perfection. The 15+ projects featured on the pattern insert in this easy-to-use quilt book includes pillows and small quilts, for quilters of all skill levels. This stress-relieving technique, demonstrated in 175 colour photos ...
Remember the joys of a new colouring book and a big box of crayons? In this guide, quilting designer and instructor Carol Armstrong shows how to use embroidery to outline a quilting design, then fill in the shapes with colour applique. The 12 projects depict traditional favourites like flowers, fruit, hearts, stars, butterflies, and even fish. ...
This is Elly Sienkiewicz's second collection of her most popular Baltimore album quilt block patterns, plus new designs. It contains over 75 full-scale block and border patterns for Baltimore-style album quilts, fully annotated for history, symbolism and construction. It has an index for finding multiple patterns of any block style.
Mix & match more than 50 beautiful applique motifs to create your own William Morris inspired designs. No artist ever captured the beauty of nature in such exquisite detail as William Morris. This superb volume shows quilters everywhere how to turn Morris' unique designs into beautiful applique projects. Featuring over 50 mix-and-match motifs, as ...
The traditional applique panels know as "molas" are indigenous to the San Blas islands of Panama where they are made by the Kuna Indians. But with their brilliant colours and delightful folk-art designs, molas have long been prized by collectors, artists and admirers around the globe. More than 25 projects demonstrate how to apply traditional mola ...
The designs in this title cover "The Twelve Days of Christmas", Santas, Jesus in the Manger, stars, angels, doves, Christmas trees, snowflakes, and more. Colour photographs of quilt blocks come with instructions for making them, and include tips like how to use different colours of green in a tree.
Crammed with scores of easily transferable designs, this book will teach crafters how to customize everything from T-shirts, skirts, and bed linen, to bags, hats and neckties a even quilts! From cute creatures to funky fruits and florals, and from retro motifs to acutting edgea modern designs, you will find endless mix-and-match possibilities in ...
In 144 easy-to-read, easy-to-understand pages with more than 550 full-colour illustrations, teacher and designer Janet Pittman has created a stunning and comprehensive guide to applique. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started successfully. Experienced appliquers who want to improve their techniques will be inspired by the ...
336 patterns, eight different simple techniques and a range of embellishment ideas to individualise your work Suitable for beginners Plus a mini-gallery of project ideas
Discover the incredible variety of quilts that can be created from one set of templates! Award-winning quilter, author, and teacher Anita Shackelford challenged 12 people to create quilts based on a magnificent nineteenth-century Coxcomb applique quilt. The result is 11 new quilt projects for you to sew and enjoy. Each one contains full-sized ...
Charming applique designs from the garden! Join applique artist Carol Armstrong for a creative look at the world of nature. Carol shares new designs for flowers and "friends" the wonderful bugs and beasties that bring a garden to life. You'll want to make every one of these irresistible projects! 9 quilt projects with complete instructions; 24 ...
Easy to learn, the techniques behind papercut albums (using single-layer appliques) are clearly demonstrated in this book, which also deals with the lush depictions of fruit that characterize many of Baltimore's antebellum albums.
It's quilt-making made as simple as paint-by-numbers! With a new method called foundation piecing, you just follow a numerical sequence to stitch fabric onto a foundation. Even the smallest pieces meet precisely, quickly and accurately. With 365 projects, you could even make one every day of the year. They're organized month-by-month, so you could ...
Quilt making has provided pleasure to countless needle workers for centuries, and the skills of patchwork, applique, and quilting have been handed down through generations in most of the world's cultures. Creating a beautiful quilt is a challenge and luckily, enormous numbers of quilt makers have risen to meet it. This book features several ...
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The Best of Baltimore Beauties: 95 Patterns for Album Blocks and Borders
