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Discover there's no such thing as a mistake, when you learn how to create original designs with this no-rules method of quilting.
• Create one-of-a-kind quilts with free-form cutting and piecing
• Discover how to spontaneously, combine your own original units and design as you go!
• Blend hand-prints and hand-dyes with commercial fabrics to create truly original quilts
Enjoy the freedom of freeform! In this follow-up to Create Your Own Hand-Printed...
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The quilter, pattern designer, and author of Patchwork City offers 12 exciting new patterns designed to help you take your skills to the next level.
Ready to go beyond the basics of creative quilting? In Modern Patchwork, pattern designer Elizabeth Hartman will help you expand your skills with new techniques and twelve new and innovative quilt designs.
The projects in Modern Patchwork are bold, bright, graphic, and designed to give modern quilters...
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"Learn how to make simple, one-of-a-kind quilts using large-scale print fabrics! Easy Stack is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way of making great quilts that are rotary cut and machine pieced. Using only 4 fabric repeats and easy-to-cut strips, you can create 3 kinds of fun and unique blocks. Then play with 8 setting options, with 4 quilt sizes for each option, to create an endless variety of quilts."--Provided by publisher.
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Designer Ellen Murphy has created unique quilts inspired by the colors and shapes of American houses. From colonial farmhouses to brownstones, these quilts will beautify any décor.
This book includes patterns and complete instructions for nine traditional pieced quilts in a variety of sizes and color palettes, plus inspirational photos featuring iconic American homes. Classic-styled quilts are perfect for building your sewing skills: Begin with...
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The expert quilter presents sixty-nine unique quilt blocks
wn from the rare eighteenth-century coverlet constructed in the Mosaic patchwork tradition.
The 1718 Coverlet, the earliest known dated piece of patchwork, has fascinated quilters and textile historians since its discovery in Wiltshire, England. Now quilting expert Susan Briscoe invites readers and crafters to explore this treasure trove of historical inspiration.
With this illustrated,...
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Las Mantas y los cojines se pueden usar con gran éxito como elementos personalizados y personales. La gente buscará mantas de bebé o cojines por encargo, y hasta se las dejará a su descendencia. Esos elementos se pueden convertir con facilidad en una reliquia familiar. Este aspecto se ignora rápido, pero por unas pocas horas de trabajo o un pequeño gasto, un padrino o un amigo cercano de la familia puede regalar algo que se atesorará por generaciones....
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Make every day a day at the beach with these whimsical, one-of-a-kind art pieces and fun folk crafts.
Discover 25 sewing projects including stuffies, quilts, garlands, pillows, bags, and more-all with a bright and cheery seaside theme. Beginners and experienced sewers alike will find something fun to create from today's top designers.
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Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts.
Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book.
Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design. Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your...
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Sewing machines are complicated machines, but with this book you can unravel their mysteries, and make even an old sewing machine work wonders.
With just a little know-how and the right accessories, you can get the most out of your sewing machine and give all your sewing and quilting projects a professional look!
In “Sewing Machine Magic”, designer and sewing instructor Steffani Lincecum shares more than thirty years of experience on how to...
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Learning useful techniques to create one of 12 stunning, strip quilts in this collection.
Get the look of complex piecing with a savvy shortcut-striped fabric! Blogger and modern quilter Lauren Palmer of Olive Tree Textiles shares 12 versatile quilt patterns using solid stripes, multicolored stripes, and even chevrons. Slice apart striped fabric and rearrange it into modern blocks to create illusions of movement, depth, and texture. Pick up useful...
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Learn easy piecing techniques to create more than 30 different complex-looking blocks and apply them to 14 projects.
Celebrate the decorative intricacy of tiled mosaics in your next quilting or sewing project. Paula proves how easy it can be to get perfect precision patchwork on a small scale. Create wonderfully colorful patterns, using lots of different fabrics in these miniature quilts, table runners, tote bags, and many other projects. Good things...
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Get ready to picnic with designs for a tote, a sunhat, and nine other projects for the sunny season!
Sally Bell and Susan Maw, the beloved pattern makers of Maw-Bell Designs, bring you eleven projects to take you outside for a feast with your loved ones. These traditional-with-a-twist designs are casual and stylish, and make the perfect setting for an outdoor getaway.
Make six quilts, a picnic tote, a backpack, pillows, a sweet sunhat,...
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Sashiko, the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting, uses a simple running stitch to create beautiful patterns ideal for patchwork, quilting, and embroidery. Sashiko, pronounced shash-ko, means "stab stitch" and refers to the small running stitch that is worked to build up hundreds of distinctive decorative patterns.
This book begins by exploring the origins of the technique: to strengthen clothes and to make them warmer. The "Getting...
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Pick up your needle and create landscapes filled with fanciful flowers and creatures from field, forest, and ocean. Designer Wendy Williams shows you how to make 15 appliqué projects in a style that's part folk, part contemporary, and entirely delightful. Easy freezer-paper techniques and wool felt make the stitching go quickly. Add to the fun by embellishing with hand embroidery and machine quilting.
15 projects for all skill levels: quilts, pillows,...
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The author of Sunday Morning Quilts returns with a new volume of inspiring projects, personal journeys, and advice on how to savor quiet moments.
Cheryl Arkison's A Month of Sundays is a quilting book like no other. Exploring the themes of Relaxing, Eating, Shopping, and Exploring, Cheryl seeks to inspire both creativity and a quiet energy. She shares 16 family-friendly projects, all based on these themes and featuring low-volume fabrics. Along with...
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Embrace the versatility of crazy quilting with quick-to-sew projects! In a follow-up to the bestselling Foolproof Crazy Quilting, Jennifer Clouston shares ten small, useful items from a tablet purse and summer slippers to a tea cozy, each with links to full-size patterns. Expertly mix cotton, wool, linen, and silk for eclectic fabric pairings that complement each project.
Both beginning and experienced crazy quilters will also love the dictionary...
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Basic building blocks for crafting the perfect quilt from the award-winning expert and author of The Essential Sampler Quilt Book.
A collection of classic sampler quilt block patterns from quilting expert Lynne Edwards. Features step-by-step instructions for creating nine classic quilting blocks which can be quilted as you go. Includes techniques for finishing, quilting, and how to turn blocks into a sampler quilt or wall hanging. Choose from classic...
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Discover the history of Civil War era quilting and learn how to create your own period-inspired quilt.
Quilts and their makers are an integral part of the story about this incredible period of American history. Barbara Brackman offers a rarely discussed perspective from half of those who lived through it-the women of the North and the South.
Included are complete instructions for nine projects, which are adapted from historical quilts and convey...
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The Bestselling Author Of Festive Fall Quilts Shares 52 Appliqué Pot Holders To Cheer Up Your Cooking And To Give As Gifts All Year Long.
If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out The Pot Holders! Bestselling Author Kim Schaefer Shares Fifty-Two Darling Hot Pad Designs To Appliqué, One For Every Week Of The Year. Pick One Of Three Fully Bound Shapes-Square, Round, And Oval-And Create Your Own Festive Kitchen Set. With More Than Four Dozen Seasonal,...
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Modern precuts meet classic quilt blocks in this guide featuring 15 patterns by the popular quilt designer and author of the Jedi Craft Girl blog.
Designer Amanda Niederhauser lets you into the creative process with quilt blocks that you can mix, match and customize with your own personal touch. Playful Precut Quilts features 15 different 12" blocks in an engaging variety of settings and sizes. You can make a sweet sampler quilt with all 15 blocks...