200 Quilting Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets: An Indispensable Reference of Technical Know-How and Troubleshooting Tips by Susan Briscoe

Published 2009

Want to make a quilt that stands out from the rest? While the basics are easy to acquire, mastering all the techniques needed to create a professional looking quilt can take years. With this book you can learn all the insider tips and trade secrets to create quilts you'll be proud to display. Whether you're a beginner or eager to perfect skills, this is the perfect companion for you.
200 Quilting Tips takes you through the entire process of quilt making from start to finish. The book is packed with indispensable techniques explained in full detail and illustrated with specially commissioned step-by-step photographs and artwork. Each topic is self contained on one to two pages, arranged in a logical sequence that’s easy to follow, and includes troubleshooting tips to help you on your way. In addition to useful basics, like how to plan a design or chain-piece strips together, you also learn practical finishing and embellishment techniques and even new techniques like how to digitally print on fabric.
Drawing on years of teaching experience, quiltmaker Susan Briscoe's expertise is the perfect companion to help you create a beautiful, personalized quilt to cherish.

Feathered Friends: 18 Paper-Pieced Blocks for Bird Lovers by Jette Norregaard Nielsen

Published 2008

18 beautiful paper-pieced blocks for bird lovers feature chickadees, wrens, woodpeckers, swallows, swans, puffins, gulls, and many others.

From the Publisher

Ah, my little chickadee…and my little wrens, woodpeckers, swallows, swans, puffins, gulls, and all my other fine Feathered Friends. Here you all are, all ready to fly onto my quilts and other home-décor projects with eighteen easy paper-pieced blocks. Each 12 x 13-inch block features a bird in a realistic pose and setting, and all the seams are straight, no curves. The blocks can be used to make quilts, wall hangings, table runners, pillows, placemats, and more. Make fine feathered friends for all of your fine friends, with Feathered Friends.

Piece O' Cake Piecing: 17 Skill-Building Projects o Today's Guide to Quilting Basics o Color Choices Made Easy by Becky Goldsmith, Linda Jenkins

Published 2008

Learn the Piece O' Cake style of piecing from the popular design duo, with 15 lively quilts to make.

Terrific Tees: I Can't Believe It's A T-Shirt Quilt! by Roberta De Luz

Published 2008

Give new life to favorite T-shirts by making them into quilts you'll be proud to display or give.

Make Your First Quilt with M'Liss Rae Hawley: Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide - Fabulous Blocks - Tips & Techniques by M'Liss Rae Hawley

Published 2008

Learning to quilt is easy with this handy pocket guide full of M'Liss's tips and time-saving techniques.

Rectangle Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day by Judy Sisneros

Published 2008

Combine easy-sew rectangles with big, beautiful prints to make dramatic quilts in just one day. 5 projects.

Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts by Paula Nadelstern

Published 2008

Paula Nadelstern’s Kaleidoscope Quilts offers an inspiring retrospective of the great art quilter’s work, including a lavish 62-page gallery. Full diagrams for nineteen amazing quilts and a workbook on making kaleidoscope blocks are included, along with detailed instructions and insights on Nadelstern’s design strategies and construction methods. It’s like having Paula Nadelstern work right by your side, explaining as you create your own stunning kaleidoscope quilt.