Published 200911 mouth-watering new pieced quilts with matching dessert recipes create luscious color effects from basic blocks every quilter knows.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Patchwork Party: 10 Festive Quilts &: the Recipes that Inspired Them by Sandy Bonsib
Published 200911 mouth-watering new pieced quilts with matching dessert recipes create luscious color effects from basic blocks every quilter knows.
Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Applique: 2000 Traditional and Modern Designs, Updated History of Applique, Five New Quilt Projects! by Barbara Bra
Published 2009Treasure trove of 19th- and 20th-century applique patterns, newly updated, includes 2000 applique designs and 5 quilt projects.
Alex Anderson's Hand & Machine Appliqué by Alex Anderson
Published 2009Learn to create beautiful applique quilts with one of America's best-loved quilting teachers. 7 charming projects get you started.
Patchwork Table Runners by Jeanne Stauffer (Editor), Sandra L. Hatch (Editor)
Published 2009Beginning to intermediate level quilters will love this rich collection of runner designs with concise instructions that guide them through each exciting project. Several of the provided patterns are reversible, adding an extra layer of functionality to the finished product. Directions for adjusting patterns to fit a specific table, dresser, or trunk are included—ideal for displaying projects in almost any room of the home. As a special bonus, patterns are provided for matching napkins and rings.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Color Your Cloth: A Quilter's Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric by Malka Dubrawsky
Published 2009Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques—including resist, discharge, and overdyeing—for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects that use the vibrant cloth. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, dyeing recipes, and the surface design techniques themselves. Stunning images from the author’s sketchbook and photos of her workspace provide quilters with additional motivation.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Little Lone Star Quilts: Sew Perfect Points Every Time, Exciting New Paper-Piecing Techniques by Lorraine Olsen
Published 2009Revolutionary new fold-and-sew paper piecing technique makes miniature Lone Star quilts easy, with perfect points every time. 7 projects.
Intuitive Color &: Design: Adventures in Art Quilting by Jean Wells
Published 200911 lessons help quilters break out of the block and create quilts with a whole new level of artistic freedom.
Artistic Photo Quilts: Create Stunning Quilts with Your Camera, Computer &: Cloth by Charlotte Zierbarth
Published 2009Help quilters take photos-on-fabric beyond plop-and-drop and learn to create luminous art quilts with camera, computer, and sewing machine. 11 lessons.
Applique Outside the Lines with Piece O'Cake Designs: No Rules-No Ruler by Becky Goldsmith, Linda Jenkins, Piece O'Cake Designs Staff (Contribution b
Published 2009Put down your ruler and create beautiful, freeform quilts with Piece O' Cake's new improvisational applique and piecing techniques.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Patchwork Folk Art by Jane Bolton
Published 2009Using colorful fabric scraps as your canvas, and paints, needles and threads for brushes, author-artist Janet Bolton shows you how to compose beautiful works of patchwork fold art. Every fascinating step of picture making is covered, with plenty of watercolor illustrations and eye-catching examples of Janet's extraordinary work to inspire you. Readers can put their new skills to practice with a workshop at the end of each chapter. From fabric selection and composition, to exciting techniques for free-hand cutting and stitching, to choosing the perfect finishing touches and frame, she makes the entire process seem easy.
Full-size templates are provided allowing the reader to reproduce the wonderfully charming floral still life and farmyard schemes. Those who prefer to use their imagination to create completely original pictures will find all the guidance, inspiration and helpful hints they need.
Serge and Merge Quilts by Sharon V. Rotz, Nancy Zieman
Published 2009Quilters of all levels will learn how to merge serging with quilting to create unique traditional and art quilts. A bonus "how-to" DVD hosted by Nancy Zieman compliments the content in the book for even more instruction. Embrace the concept of using the serger as a quilting tool by starting with a simple project before progressing to more advanced serged quilts. Discover the amazing capabilities of the serger!
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