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Sew 9 quilt-as-you-go projects, including an elegant sampler with 51 interchangeable blocks. Choose one of three QAYG finishing methods (or stick with traditional quilting), including a new reversible-quilt method that renders a secondary patchwork design on your quilt back! No matter how busy your schedule, these timeless blocks create endless possibilities.
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"Do you believe rules were meant to be broken? If so, this improvisational quilt-as-you-go technique is for you. Instead of dealing with precise paper patterns and cutting measurements, you'll learn how to piece fabric onto small, manageable batting blocks. Let your creative juices flow as you quilt directly on the blocks (not the entire quilt!), whether in large abstract zigzags or small structured stitches. After the blocks have been joined, all...
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Jera Brandvig's signature quilt-as-you-go method is back with brand new techniques and ideas! Create pretty projects using small, manageable pieces of fabric that can be made into different shapes and sizes from a creative and fresh perspective. The follow up to best-sellers Quilt-as-you-go Made Modern and Quilt-as-you-go Made Vintage, this book introduces how to quilt individual circles, hexagons, and easy 3D quilt blocks. Also, learn to add extra...
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Raid your fabric pantry! The best-selling author of Charm School is back with eighteen projects using precut 2 1/2 strips. Vanessa Goertzen's fabric recipes will help you cook up basic blocks and more advanced designs--triangles, log cabins, hexagons, and even curves--from precut strips. Slice into convenient fabric rolls, or create your own strips from yardage. Whether you are newer to quilting or a seasoned pro, you'll spend less time cutting, and...
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Step up your piecing with a small-scale version of the cherished Dresden Plate. Fall in love with the classic quilt block all over again as you learn the secret to impeccable mini Dresdens in two sizes-4 ½˝ and 9˝ finished. Polish your piecing, pressing, and appliqué with proven techniques and apply those skills to 13 projects from bed-size beauties to wall-hangings and table toppers. A mix of easy and intermediate quilts includes a quilt-as-you-go...
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Mind your Ps and Qs... precuts and quilt blocks, that is! Popular designer Vanessa Goertzen puts charm squares to the test with 18 projects using precut 5" x 5" squares. Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more. Using precuts from your stash or your own charms cut from scraps or yardage, you'll learn tips to take the guesswork out of piecing. Modern and traditional quilters...
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Learn how to speed up your paper piecing with this innovative technique and create radiant quilts.
Paper piece your way to fast, accurate quilts! "Quick-strip" whiz Peggy Martin combines the accuracy of paper piecing, the speed of strip piecing, and an incredible eye for color to create quilts that seem to glow from within. Discover for yourself this fun, easy, nearly mistake-proof variation on a theme.
• 17 block patterns plus two borders,...
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Dresden plates, pinwheel blocks, Flying Geese... work your way up until you're piecing like a pro!
Starting with the simplest patchwork squares and working your way up to more challenging appliqué and paper piecing, you'll sew through a cheery eleven-row sampler quilt and two bonus projects. Build 25 specific quilting skills such as getting an accurate ¼˝ seam, constructing on-point squares, and using the 45° angle on a ruler. Straightforward...
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Create hundreds of quilts with this guide for quilters of all skill levels, featuring over sixty block designs with step-by-step instructions.
From the creative mind of renowned quilter Lynne Goldsworthy comes Ultimate Quilt Block Collection, featuring more than sixty of Lynne's designs-colorful blocks in both classic and modern patterns using a wide range of motifs and fabrics.
From basic units like flying geese to more intricate designs based...
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This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community's top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting....
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The renowned quilt artist and author of Ruth McDowell's Piecing Workshop offers an advanced class in piecing for quilters who have mastered the basics.
Almost everyone who views a Ruth McDowell quilt wants to know, "How did she piece that?" Now Ruth shares her sought-after techniques for piecing curved seams, insets, multiple angles, Z seams, Y seams, puzzle seams, diagonals, intersecting seams, slipped seams, and much more.
Beginning with a photo...
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You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you'll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidered seams with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations!...
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The bestselling authors of Modern One-Block Quilts update the most recognizable quilt pattern in history with new designs and dazzling colors.
Don't be square-discover exciting log cabins in varied shapes and formations! Bestselling authors Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting put an imaginative new twist on the classic block with bold colors and dramatic lines. Packed with possibilities, this collection offers 20 quilts each in 3 sizes (baby, throw,...
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"Quilts in the Attic is chock-full of stories of quilters' and collectors' most meaningful quilts and quilt discoveries--from an old Victorian crazy quilt unearthed at a local flea market to Grandma's heirloom quilt retrieved from the attic. Filled with tales of quilt intrigue and detective work, the book uncovers the mystery and meaning of the quilts we love"--
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Celebrate any important event in life, from an anniversary or a birthday to a retirement or a memorial, with these 40 beautiful blocks and 7 customizable settings. Created to commemorate the author's 40th anniversary of falling in love with her husband (and making her first quilt for him!), you can read the story behind each block, then make it personal by stitching in your own memories and using blank blocks for personal dedications. Piece and appliqué...
17) Foolproof crazy quilting: visual guide--25 stitch maps, 100+ embroidery & embellishment stitches
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Nothing shows off beautiful stitching and embellishments like the blank canvas of a crazy quilt. Jenny Clouston's gorgeously illustrated primer shows you how to make your own heirloom crazy quilts. Learn:
• which fabrics, threads, and needles to use
• how to piece crazy quilt blocks
• how to embroider with thread, ribbons, beads, and other embellishments
• how to assemble your blocks into a finished quilt, and more
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"Start free-motion combination quilting and take your projects to the next level with bestselling author Christina Cameli. Perfect for quilters who are comfortable with allover and repeated designs, this comprehensive guide will build upon these simple skills so that quilters have the confidence to combine designs the way professional quilters do. Learn essential skills like echoing, building up, following along, managing tight spots, moving around...
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Create modern lap quilts, wall quilts, and table runners with these 20 new projects by the bestselling author of Kim Schaefer's Calendar Quilts.
Go bold with modern tones!
• Simple shapes and easy construction yield sophisticated quilts for every room in the house
• Textured solid fabrics add depth and interest to every fresh design
• Quilt designs are perfect for embellishing with buttons
• Hone your color-matching skills by working with...
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Create stunning quilts with flowing curves with this 8-project guide by a designer who offers a fresh take on bargello quilting techniques.
Here's Bargello like you've never seen it before: stunning quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects that look like pop-art paintings. The biggest surprise is how simple these quilts are to make! Designer Ruth Ann Berry shows you how to use easy, straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion...
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