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With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex Anderson's all-in-one "big book" includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqué. Master both hand and machine quilting, and learn professional touches to become a confident, lifelong quilter. No matter your experience level, this must-have guide will find a permanent...
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Did you know that the biggest struggle for quilters of all types is color selection? Unlock the secrets to winning color combinations from best-selling author Becky Goldsmith of Piece O' Cake Designs. Learn how every quilt has a foreground and a background, how to use clear versus gray colors, plus other essentials that will shake up your design process. Quilters of all skill levels will appreciate Becky's practical, easy-to-understand advice on neutrals,...
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Designer Ruth Ann Berry shows you how to use easy, straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion of curves in motion. The book contains 8 projects with complete instructions and directions for creating your own designs--quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects that look like Op-art paintings.
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Jelly roll experts Pam and Nicky show how to create 12 classic quilts quickly and easily using jelly rolls. Pam and Nicky give classic quilts and blocks the jelly roll treatment with this collection of 12 quilt patterns. Readers can choose from classic quilt favourites such as Log Cabin, Bargello, Broken Stars, Dresden plate, Drunkard's Path, Double Wedding Ring, Trip Around the World and Nine Patch and create beautiful quilts in a fraction of the...
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Organize a modern quilting bee with these 13 projects that spark creativity, build skills, and connect you with others.
Modern Bee—13 Quilts to Make with Friends by Lindsay Conner features 13 projects for a virtual one-year quilting bee. Crafted with a modern aesthetic, the patterns are inspired by traditional quilt blocks as well as bits and pieces of daily life. As you quilt along with this book from month to month, you'll master sewing techniques...
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Hawaiian volume 1
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"Join Mandy Frey as she and three friends leave their Amish community in Indiana for the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii. But when Mandy and one of her friends miss the cruise ship after a port of call on Kauai, how will they adjust and get back home?"--Goodreads.com.
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Simple Piecing - Spectacular Quilts • One great technique, a variety of different looks! • LEARN TO USE VALUE: Create glowing effects by choosing a gradated range of fabrics. • Super-easy piecing means fast quilt construction • Make it yours with pretty borders, separator bands, and other creative variations Color is key when you "braid" a variety of fabrics into an eye-catching quilt. Learn to identify value in fabric and use it to create...
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Best-selling author, Quiltmaker columnist, and teacher Bonnie K. Hunter shares 12 multicolored scrap-quilt patterns in her signature style. Learn how to sew leftover strips into usable fabric that's readily available for projects with Bonnie's easy-to-use Scrap User's System. This complete guide to scrap quilting includes full-size templates, 2 paper-piecing patterns, and a full chapter on quiltmaking basics.
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Elm Creek quilts novel volume 10
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Newlyweds Elizabeth and Henry set out on a cross-country journey to the site of their new home only to discover that they have been the victims of fraud and are now penniless, which forces Henry to take a job as a ranch hand while Elizabeth begins a new quilt.
54) Classic to contemporary string quilts: techniques, inspiration, and 16 projects for strip quilting
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From wall hangings to full-size bed quilts, these 14 fun stash-busting projects take string quilts in a new direction. The author uses strips and scraps of fabric to reimagine traditional and beloved quilt blocks as string blocks.
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Add New Dimension to Your Favorite Hexagon Quilts • Your favorite One-Block Wonders authors are back with new graphic techniques using triangles, cubes, and appliqué • Learn how to create optical illusions with your fabrics • Bonus projects include totes, coasters and placemats for using up left-over hexagons • Create interesting shadow effects with clever fabric placement • Try new kinds of borders with uneven edges, creative shapes,...
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Adding Layers-Color, Design, & Design, by Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession, is your illustrated guide to developing an artful understanding of your quilting process. In its 15 original projects, you'll be, inspired to experiment with textiles, tools, and techniques to create vibrant quilts. As you add these new "layers" of complexity into your designs, you'll discover added interest and depth in your quilting experience.
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Back cover: "An inspirational project guide for quilters of every level to turn fat quarter bundles into modern patchwork quilts ; Contains 12 step-by-step projects and patterns, helpful diagrams, and expert tips ; Includes insightful overviews on tools, modern design elements, and essential quilting techniques ; Every featured quilt project comes with a video tutorial that you can watch and follow at QuiltAddictsAnonymous.com/tutorials.
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Awaken your inner artist with this hands-on, exciting exercise guide that takes you through the seven-step process to design successful art quilts. Celebrated quilter Elizabeth Barton shows you how to master every step, from finding inspiration to creating a design and constructing the final quilt. Before you know it, you'll be designing quilts that are real works of art, even if you've never studied art before. Includes in-depth sections on composing...