Quilting Party: Group Quilting for Celebration, Commemoration & Charity by Linda Chang Teufel

Published 2010

Presented in full color, this guide presents ideas and techniques to inspire quilting parties for a variety of occasions, including birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, fundraisers, and just for fun. Starting with a photo cut into squares, these squares are passed out at the party, enlarged, and then copied onto fabric. Once completed, the finished blocks are assembled into a fun and funky quilt. These versatile parties can be held in one day or over a period of months, with examples of projects completed both ways provided here. The guide is organized into two color-coded sections—one with instructions for the director of the party and one with instructions for the participants. Also included are step-by-step instructions for organizing a group, gathering supplies, techniques, and easy finishing methods.

Quilting in the Limelight: The Life, Art & Techniques of an Award-Winning Quilter by Philippa Naylor

Published 2010

Detailing her extraordinary career as a quilt artist and teacher, this memoir of internationally-known, award-winning quilter Philippa Naylor both recounts her development as a quilt artist and serves to further inspire her many fans around the world. Filled with the same meticulous detail as her intricately designed quilts, her story travels from a child in England fascinated with sewing clothes for dolls to the high-pressure world of fashion design to a world-renowned quilter. Along the way she also shares her techniques, secrets, and the most important elements of her quilts—drama, contrast, movement, balance, depth, and layering.