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Enjoy wool appliqué all year long with the 12 whimsical quilt projects in this sequel to Kim Schaefer's Calendar Quilts.
Start a family tradition by hanging a new mini quilt in your home each month! Twelve seasonal wall quilts-one for each month of the year-are perfect for quick projects, gifts, scrap-busting, and block-of-the-month clubs. Cheerful motifs in Kim's signature style come with full-size appliqué patterns. Each block in this pattern...
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Bring the feel of the countryside into your home with this unique collection of patchwork quilts and gifts from the top fabric designer.
Lynette's inspiration comes from nature, her garden and her animals, and all of these are, reflected in this new collection of patterns. The designs in this title feature birds and flowers, with lots of hand embroidery and stitching, including great portable projects for stitching "on the go."
All the basic techniques...
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Award-winning quilt maker Elsie Campbell loves to take homemade fabric yardage and turn it into stunning, pieced string quilts, whose leftover yardage can then spawn appliquéd "sister" quilts. After selling more than 10,000 copies, this beautiful book lapsed out of print. It is now available again, with a brand new pattern!
String Quilts is one part innovation, one part thrift, and a whole lot of fun. When author and educator Elsie M. Campbell needs...
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Discover why so many Amish and Mennonites, committed to a simple life, make beautiful quilts. This book looks at quilting in plain communities and the possible origins of quilt patterns popular among the Amish and Mennonites. Why do so many Amish and Mennonites who are devoutly committed to a simple, austere life make beautiful quilts? Why this splash of beauty? What are the favorite designs? How has quilting become a part of the very fabric of Amish...
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The quirky quilter is back at her crafty antics in this compendium of cartoons from the Kansas City Star Quilts blog.
Since Mrs. Bobbins first appeared on PickleDish.com in 2008, she's been keeping her growing number of quilting fans in stitches. Now, with The Big Book of Bobbins, fans old and new can enjoy the way she navigates life-and mystifies her husband-as a woman who lives, breathes, and eats quilting.
At 112 pages, The Big Book of Bobbins...
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Create 12 seasonal wall quilts to hang in your home throughout the year with these, projects from the bestselling author of Cozy Modern Quilts.
These charming wall quilts are quick and easy to make for yourself and more for gifts. Transferring appliqué designs is a snap with this handy package of full-size patterns. Signature colors and motifs from best-selling author, Kim Schaefer. Darling images combine piecing and fusible appliqué. Start a family...
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A detailed look at the history of Indigo quilts, as well as five beautiful projects inspired by antique designs.
The beauty of Indigo quilts is undeniable. Explore the origins of the fiber and fabric presented by two members of the American Quilt Study Group. Step inside the Poos Collection of quilts, one of the largest privately held collections in the world. Featuring stunning quilts circa 1750 to 1890. Get inspired and make one of the gorgeous...
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How to start FMQ and break through the 'stitch-in-the-ditch' barrier, using only your home sewing machine
Are you tired of hand quilting the same patterns over and over again?
Does "drop the feed dogs" paralyze your brain and cramp your fingers?
Do you always feel a lack of control when doing machine quilting?
Are you sick of wasting fabric, thread, and time on traditional quilting?
If your answer is yes, then book is for you.
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Projects that capture the colors and comforts of spring from the popular fabric designer and author of Country Cottage Quilting.
A gorgeous collection of spring-themed quilting and stitching designs from top designer Lynette Anderson, including table runners, wall hangings, and larger quilts, as well as smaller, quick-to-stitch gifts, all featuring Lynette's fabric range from Lecien. In a book designed to capture Lynette's heartwarming and quirky...
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The bestselling author of Luminous Landscapes guides you through an amazing journey into the world of designing abstract art quilts. Take your imagination to new heights as you learn how to create an abstract design and then break it down into easy segments to sew and embellish. Included are four projects incorporating the author's techniques.
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Turn family photos and mementos into quilted scrapbooks with this crazy quilting guide featuring 10 projects and 24 embroidery stitches.
In Crazy-Quilted Memories, quilt artist Brian Haggard shows readers how to turn treasured family keepsakes, including photo prints, buttons, beads, and other keepsakes-into meaningful quilt embellishments. He offers a fresh take on traditional crazy quilt techniques, as well as 24 basic and combination embroidery...
1012) Where Poppies Grow
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Quilts and projects rooted in history and honoring heroes.
Denniele Bohannon's great-grandfather Almo O'Kell served as a medic in World War I and was one of the many soldiers who never came home. Together with Janice Britz, she created the Kansas City Star's block-of-the-month quilt, Remembering Almo, to honor those who served their country at the centennial of the Great War.
Two color variations and setting options are given for the main quilt....
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Once again, expert quilt designer Elsie Campbell presents a book of quilt patterns that are one part innovation, one part thrift, and a whole lot of fun! Squares and Triangles, the second in Campbell's "Scrap Quilt Book Series," offers 13 basic but boldly sophisticated patterns. If you're a beginner, you'll want the book for its clear instructions and easy piecing steps. If you're more experienced, you'll love the versatility and nearly innumerable...
1014) Needlework: a novel
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"In rural Kentucky, a sixteen-year-old boy with a love of quilting, cooking and Dolly Parton helps his grandma care for his opioid-addicted mother, until the discovery of a family secret upends everything he has ever believed. While other sixteen-year-old boys in Morgan, Kentucky, love hunting and football, Kody prefers to spend his time quilting with his grandmother ("Nanny"), watching Golden Girls reruns, and listening to old Dolly Parton albums....
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Ashcraft explains the components and features of a variety of models of digital cutting machines., as well as the blades, tools, mats, and other accessories used. She details common materials and a variety of crafting techniques before presenting six step-by-step projects that will teach you how to work with fabrics on your digital cutting machine. With helpful tips and tricks to ensure success, Ashcraft will help you see all the creative possibilities...
1016) Sew Emoji: Mix & Match 60 Features for Custom Emoticons; Make a Twin-Size Quilt, Pillows & More
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Fun, crafty creations that will get a smiley face and a big thumbs up!
Make this clever bedroom set for your favorite kid, young adult, or anyone young at heart! Combine thirty-five popular emojis to create four fast, fun and easy projects-a twin-size quilt, throw pillows, a pillowcase, and a bolster. Then mix and match sixty facial features, including hearts, tears, eyes, mouths, sunglasses, tongues, and a halo, with suggestions for thirty additional...
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Warm and welcoming projects to usher in autumn from the popular fabric designer and author of Country Cottage Quilting.
This gorgeous collection of fall-themed quilting and stitching designs from top designer Lynette Anderson includes table runners, wall hangings, and larger quilts, as well as smaller, quick-to-stitch gifts, all featuring Lynette's fabric range from Lecien. In a book designed to capture Lynette's heartwarming and quirky style, beautiful...
1018) An American Quilt
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Rachel May's rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era-all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing...
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The popular quilt designer returns with a 2nd volume of tips and techniques for upcycling fabric scraps into fabulous quilts-with 13 new designs.
In Scraps and Shirttails, blogger and quilt designer Bonnie K. Hunter shared her passion for scrap quilts-a practice that's not only fun and creative but also cost-effective and environmentally conscious. In Scraps and Shirttails II, Bonnie shares 13 new scrap quilt designs made from parts of old shirts...
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Transform the places you love-and places you've always wanted to see-into hypnotic art quilts. Award-winning artist Valerie Goodwin shows you how to make quilted maps with easy fabric collage techniques and innovative designs based on maps of your favorite places. The book features a large photo gallery of quilt maps by Valerie and her students.
• Find inspiration in real and imaginary sites, in old maps, in poetry, and in memories
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