Quilting books offer an excellent medium with which you can add to or improve your quilting skills. Listed below are books that will amaze, inspire and stimulate your creativity and enhance your quilting experience!

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Growing Up with Quilts by Mimi Dietrich & Sally Schneider.

Create Fun quilts for your favorite Kids!

15 PROJECTS FOR BABIES TO TEENS
No matter their age, no matter their style-every kid needs a quilt! Two bestselling authors have compiled this collection of fast quilts for children of all ages, from newborn to graduate.

• Four sections focus on different age groups-babies, toddlers, youth, and teens-with 16 projects in all
• Age-appropriate themes range from "Starlight, Starbright" and "Bed Bugs" to "Summer Camp" and "Scrapbook Memmories"
• Projects feature strip quilting, paper piecing, and Sally Schneider's signature "Mary's triangles" units

Curl-Up quilts by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins.

WARM and COZY flannel quilts with Piece O' Cake Flair!

Discover just how easy flannel applique can be. Start with a pincushion or pillow, then move on to a cuddly quilt! These soft, warm projects sparkle with Piece O' Cake's bright, happy style.

• 7 super-cozy quilts in flannel and wool and 4 coordinating pillows.
• Becky and Linda show you how to applique with flannel.
• Great for beginners - big, simple shapes make applique easy.
• These cuddly quilts make terrific gifts for everyone on your list
• BONUS endless pincushion possibilities

Benni Harper's Quilt Album by Earlene Fowler & Margrit Hall.

A Scrapbook of Quilt Projects, Photos & never-Before-Told Stories.

If you just can't get enough of author Earlene Fowler's popular Benni Harper mysteries, this is the book for you! Western-flavored stories are named for traditional quilt patterns. Now, for the first time, Earlene Fowler and Margrit Hall present quilts to go along with the books!

• 12 traditional-style quilt projects inspired by the books of the Benni Harper mystery series.
• Never-before-published Benni Harper stories fill in gaps from the novels, such as Benni and Gabe's Las Vegas wedding.
• Earlene Fowler shares photos of the real-life places that inspired her fictional locales.

A New Turn on BRUNKARD'S PATH by Mary Sue Suit.

Create the look of Drunkard's Path without the challenge of piecing curves! Try an all-new twist on this timeless block with simple, straight seams that make it easier than ever to stitch. The incredible curved illusions you can make will give you results that are anything but traditional.

• Cast Drunkard's Path in a whole new light with 12 projects, from wall hangings to bed quilts.
• Use four pieces (instead of the traditional two) in each square for twice the quilting fun.
• Make any project in three different sizes; directions are provided for 2", 3", and 4" squares.
• Start on exciting new journey on Drunkard's Path!

Rich Traditions by Nancy Mahoney.

Join the classic look of scrap quilts with today's most popular construction technique! Traditional quilt blocks, from scrappy Spools to simplified Pickle Dish and Pineapple, are now a snap to stitch with paper piecing.

• Choose from more than a dozen projects that spotlight a rich, warm color palette and a distinctly scrappy look.
• Learn how paper piecing and fabric scraps make perfect quilting partners; simply rotary cut oversized pieces and stitch along the straight lines!
• Find expert tips and tricks for using the full range of your fabric stash in a section on choosing fabrics and colors.

Try this all-new approach to scrap quilts for fast construction and flawless results!

40 Bright & Bold Paper-Pieced Blocks by Carol Doak.

Make a spectacular statement in your quilts with this collection of big, beautiful, bold blocks! Bestselling author Carol Doak reveals her color tricks for creating brilliant, dramatic designs-they'll inspire you to be daring with your fabric and color choices.

• Choose from 40 all-new 12" blocks, plus eight projects -ranging from wall g quilts to bed quilts-start small or dream big!
• Make your blocks sparkle and pop with Carol's foolproof secrets for blending fabrics, colors, and values.
• Skip the guesswork with Carol's supersmart cutting charts-flawless blocks are guaranteed every time.

GET READY FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY QUILTING ADVENTURE- ALL MADE EASY WITH PAPER PIECING

Replique Quilts by Chris Lynn Kirsch.

APPLIQUE DESIGNS FROM FAVORITE PHOTOS
Turn Any Photograph into a Personalized Quilt
If you can take a picture, you can transform it into a quilted heirloom! With this “replique”- technique,. you simply enlarge a photograph on a copy machine and then sew fabrics directly onto the enlarged image. Create accurate reproductions of buildings, people, pets, cars “replque” almost any image into it one-of-a-kind quilted memory.

• Six projects plus a sample pattern walk you step by step through this innovative technique which shows you how to replicate a photo's, precise detail, depth, and perspective in fabric.
• Start with simple images such as a basic house, and then move on to a more elaborate church, wildflower, scene, and covered bridge.
• Create unique gifts for family and friends, such as a quilt featuring a new homeowner's house, a favorite family photo, or a collage of several images.

Twenty-four Blocks for Christmas by Linda Causee.
All of the patterns in this book are full size. The finished sizes are 7" square or 31/2" x 7". Therefore, you can combine any of the blocks into a quilt. Several of the blocks have more than one section that must be foundation-pieced individually, then sewn together. Bold lines that are also the cutting lines indicate these sections. A piecing diagram is included with each multi-section block showing the piecing order of the sections.

Also included with each block pattern is a shaded diagram showing the completed block.

Kids Start Quilting by Alex Anderson.
Who can resist the chance to pass along our quilting expertise to the next generation? Beloved quilter, teacher, author, and HGTV's Simply Quilts host Alex Anderson turns her talents to teaching kids how to make quilts. Now you can spend time with the children in your life while sharing a skill that will last them a lifetime!

• 7 fun and easy projects that kids and adults alike will love, including pillows, wallhangings, and snuggly nap quilts.
• Simple, traditional designs allow kids' creativity free rein.
• Start with the basics, such as safety tips, definitions, fabric choices, and more.
• Helpful advice for both children arid their teachers.
• Watch your children's skills arid spirit grow by leaps and bounds!

Naive & Country Quilts by Craftworld Books. There is something very special about opening the door of a house and being welcomed by a treasured quilt. It may be one made by the owner or a pioneer woman from days of old. It may have been found in the trash and treasure stall at the local church fete or handed down from a beloved relative. Whatever the case, it is always some connection with the past that draws us to these tactile treasures.

What we call country quilts today are the quilts of yesteryear; the ones women toiled over for hours with the utmost care, the ones we now attempt to re-create using traditional blocks and reproduction fabrics.

And while the dictionary might define the word naive as merely having or showing the natural simplicity of nature, it says nothing about the whimsical, bright and airy nature of such quilts, ones that really lend themselves more to applique.

With beautiful photographs and easy-to-follow patterns and illustrations, Naive & Country Quilts will capture the imagination of beginners and experienced quilters alike.

25 Inspirational Projects - Pattern Sheets Included.
Hard Cover