Quilting

Choose appropriate batting, know how to use it correctly, and avoid common mistakes with this resourceful pocket-sized guide, Know Your Battings. Containing over 50 pages of terminology definitions and charts listing retailer batting names, finishes, roll widths, stitch spaces, recommended quilting comments, and so much more, you won’t want to start another project without this guide. Take it ...

Within this newly updated book, you’ll learn the history, stories, and artistry of original quilts that represent the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation of American quiltmakers. The 24 selected projects feature red and white quilts, Susan McCord quilts, log cabin quilts, appliqué quilts, and patchwork quilts inspired by antique quilts from the archives of the historic Henry Ford Museum. ...

Discover a world of 100 English paper pieced star block patterns that fit inside a hexagon, from classic style to modern and quirky! Either by hand or machine, learn and practice English paper piecing using scraps or precuts, and choose from a wide selection of star patterns for a smooth piecing experience – with minimal guesswork! Put it all together with 7 stunning quilt projects that contain ...

The perfect quilting keepsake, keep track of your projects, your future projects, and your fabric stash. How much fabric did you use for that baby quilt you want to make again? What kind of batting did you use? Who was it for? Great for writing of all the details in one convenient place, making notes of what to do differently for next time, and planning out projects you intend to start, My ...

See what one simple block can really do! Creative Block Quilts will further your skills as you work with one magical block to create 10 beautiful quilts that require different techniques. With step-by-step instructions for each quilting project that slowly progresses in difficulty, you’ll learn how to incorporate a partially foundation-pieced component into a regular pieced quilt.

Quilt outside of your comfort zone! This must-have project book is designed to build your confidence as a dedicated or intermediate quilter and will inspire you to transfer your traditional blocks to beautiful modern quilts. Including step-by-step projects that combine fabrics from different lines and genres with clear guidelines to encourage mixing and matching, you’ll no longer fear the play ...

From Sue Voegtlin, the best-selling author of Block Genius, this expanded and revised edition contains new smaller blocks for miniature quilts, new quilt settings, new sampler quilt patterns, and even a “create your own block” technique! Featuring 300 pieced quilt blocks that can be made into 1001 blocks, plus helpful tips to create even more blocks with easy math in a user-friendly chart format ...

Enjoy the satisfaction of making something together, from generation to generation. Complete 24 kid-friendly projects together as a family, from Christmas ornaments to full quilts! Quilting with Kids contains helpful guides that teaches children how to safely use their tools to stitch and quilt the basics. It even provides tips on how recreate their own artwork into embroidery projects!

The ultimate pocket guide to quilting by nationally-known quilting authority Penny Haren, this book is packed with expert tips and tricks on equipment, short cuts, organization, color, patterns, machine quilting, and more! Providing 101 great tips for beginning quilters but also filled with new information for experienced quilters, there’s tricks for everyone to try!

The Weekend Quilter is the perfect book for those who love to quilt, but don’t have time for long, laborious projects. Featuring 26 step-by-step projects for traditional and modern quilts that are easy to make in a weekend, create beautiful patchwork designs using a rotary cutter and sewing machine. Learn specialist shortcuts from five different artists and become a weekend quilter!

Discover how easy it is to begin quilting with this illustrated guide to fabrics, tools, and techniques. This go-to beginner’s guide includes 6 easy lessons – from learning the basics up to finishing a quilt – and 7 step-by-step projects with helpful photography and diagrams that are perfect for the first-time quilter! It's also a great guide for introductory quilting classes.

Whether you need an interfacing, fusible foam, or fusible web, correctly choose which one you need and learn how to best use it with this resourceful pocket-sized book, Guide to Interfacings. Containing over 50 pages of helpful information on types of fusible products, what to use them on, how they work, and so much more, you won’t want to start another project without this guide. Take it with ...

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced quilter, acquire new skills and create stunning star blocks! With 12 different star patterns using piecing and paper piecing techniques, you’ll learn how to form both traditional and modern stars with contemporary settings, like negative space. Enjoy learning a new, doable method and incorporating these new elements into your future quilt projects!

Sew a perfect New York Beauty block every time, using ONE pin and NO stress! Discover more fabulous things to do with this grand old patchwork design. Award-winning author Linda Hahn offers 12 new skill-building projects and updated paper-piecing instructions that make construction even easier.

Bright, fun, and simple-to-stitch quilts for beginning sewers—and everyone who loves modern style! Simple Quilts for the Modern Home contains 12 project patterns that reflect today’s contemporary tastes for bold colors and prints, high contrast, and expansive use of negative space. With over 75 pages of patterns, detailed instructions, high-quality photography, helpful illustrations, and ...