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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COLOR for the Terrified Quilter by Ionne McCauley and Sharon Pederson.

PLAIN TALK, SIMPLE LESSONS, 11 PROJECTS


Color choices don't have to be intuitive, instinctive, or inborn- there is a step-by-step way to choose color for quilts. And this fun book will show you how! Find practical techniques and guidelines for making the perfect color choices in any quilt.
  • Find lighthearted text, clear illustrations, and beautiful photos to learn about color in easy-to-understand language.
  • Follow easy exercises and 11 projects; they'll turn you into an expert on using the color wheel.
  • Learn how to make quick mock-up blocks before committing fabrics to the sewing machine.
Take the mystery out of color!

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Part Number: 1033474. Price: $26.95

QUILTED BAGS in a Weekend by Ellen Kharade.

  • 25 charming, contemporary designs show you how to create speedy style from scratch.
  • Full advice for experienced quilters and novice stitchers reveals how to create a stylish range of shoppers, purses, totes, and evening bags from old scraps and leftover pieces.
  • Clear step-by-step artworks, templates, and a techniques section offer start-to-finish expert instruction.
  • Lastingly stylish and quick-to-create projects range from a sturdy floral beach tote to bow-trimmed ladies bags and glitter-embellished gift bags.
  • Over 250 color photographs, illustrations and templates.

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Part Number: 1033471. Price: $19.95

Strippin Time by J. Jane Mitchell and Patsy Padgett.

Do you long for small projects that are easy to accomplish and look fabulous when finished? Then sit down, relax, and turn the page.
Quilters love to make practical things that spruce up their sewing areas. This book is chock-ful of great projects... place mats, aprons, table runners, wall hangings and curry-ails. There is even a colorful cover for your ironing board With a nifty project for every month of the year, your creativity will keep on flowing.
Travel to your next quitters retreat in style with a convenient OTT-LITE carry bag that shows off your love for strip piecing. Unclutter your work space with brightly colored fabric containers. You will even find a wearable Jelly Roll' pin
At home, set an inviting table with place mats and coasters that celebrate the holidays. Enjoy the freshness of Spring with a flower basket wall hanging and complement your winter decor with a merry mantel topper.
So, rev up your sewing machine and enjoy the energy that flows from these fabulous projects.

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Part Number: 1033472. Price: $19.99

Creative Quilt Collection Volume Two by The Patchwork Place.

Get a taste of the best quilts from today's brightest designers! This inspiring collection of quilt patterns from That Patchwork Place" 18 specially selected designs from a bounty of our latest books-offers something for every quilter to enjoy.
  • Find timeless tradition, fun trends, and new techniques in quilts from Nancy J. Martin, Judy Hopkins, Kim Diehl, Karla Alexander, and many more.
  • Choose from quick quilts for the wall, lap quilts for the couch, and big quilts for the bed, plus a brand-new bonus project.
  • Try strip and curved piecing, stunning applique, Stack the Deck techniques, and a range of other quiltmaking methods.
Let popular That Patchwork Place authors inspire you time and time again!

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Part Number: 1033473. Price: $24.95

Strip Delight by Suzanne McNeil.

Make fast and easy quilts. Save time and effort with Jelly Roll' color-coordinated collections of pre-cut 21/2" strips. Make fabulous quilts with these versatile strips.
These intriguing fabrics are beautiful! Just take them home and begin making gorgeous quilts right away. You will be amazed at the variety of design possi bilities that come alive when using strips. The designs presented in this book range from won- derfully simple to simply exquisite. Both novice and experienced quitters will enjoy the energy and charm of projects that take you from sunny and bright, to romantic and victorian, to color- ful and cheerful.

Each project provides fabric swatches that will guide you on an exploration of your own stash. Dive in with wild aban don and make something exciting. Quilters across the country are talking about Jelly Rolls'. "The cutting is all done, so I could start right away, " shared Ann. Enjoy this delightful collection by joining the growing number of strip quitters.

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Part Number: 1033990. Price: $18.99

Strip Crazy by Suzanne McNeil.

Quitters across the country are talking about Jelly Rolls'. "The cutting is all done, " exclaimed a lady I met at the fabric shop just yesterday, "and the colors are fabulous. "She is absolutely right. Jelly Rolls' are the hottest idea to hit the market since the rotary cutter, and they certainly are causing a sensation.
Make fast and easy quilts. Save time and effort with Jelly Roll' color-coordinated collections of pre-cut 2 strips. So, what can you do with these versatile strips? The designs presented in this book range from wonderfully simple to simply exquisite. Both novice and experienced quitters will enjoy the energy and charm of projects that take you from sunny flowering fields to enchanting woodland forests. Each project provides fabric swatches that will guide you on an exploration of yourown stash. Dive in with wild abandon and make something exciting.
Enjoy this fabulous collection by joining a growing number of scrap crazy strip quilters.

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Part Number: 1033991. Price: $18.99

The Magic Vine Quilt by Eleanor Burns.

These Magic Vine Quilts represent three different settings, Two Flower applique flower techniques, and options for finishing methods. Setting One is the traditional layout with blocks set in straight, vertical rows. Flowers and Leaves are Quick Turn appliqued and finished by hand or machine. The quilt is a "breath of fresh air" with a Rainbow Border and Scalloped bias binding in matching bright pastel flower colors brightening the quilt. Appliqued and Pieced by Teresa Varnes

Setting Two features blocks set on point with solid squares in sunny yellow checkered fabric. Raw edge Flowers and Leaves are finished by machine. For whimsy, Stems and optional trim are made with jumbo rick rack. A wavy outside edge completes this delightful wallhanging.

Setting Three highlights blocks on point with setting triangles in vertical rows. It boasts a 51/2' border stripe with mitered corners and 31/2' lattice stripe. A non-bias binding compliments the stripe.
Magic Vine Quilt Samples.

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Part Number: 1033551. Price: $27.95

Machine Quilting Solutions by Christine Maraccini.

Did you know that your tops can tell you exactly how to quilt them? It's true! Expert machine quilter Christine Maraccini guides you through every step, taking cues from the intended use of the quilt and the shapes and patterns created by your piecing and applique. Discover no-mark-motifs that fit each space and learn the techniques to apply them to your own unique quilt. Includes complete, step- by-step instructions for 6 quilts, including 3 different quilting options for each, plus 9 trapunto templates!

  • Quilting your projects is just as much fun as piecing them.
  • Learn to "decode" your quilts to complete your quilt top.
  • Freehand 49 topstitching designs that can be used time and time again with no marking.

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Part Number: 1033548. Price: $26.95

Weekend Quilting Wonders by Edited by Jeanne Stauffer & Sandra L. Hatch.

Can you think of a better way to spend a weekend than to spend it quilting, making a project for your home or a gift for someone you love? You'll enjoy stitching a soft and dreamy baby quilt, a bright knock-your-socks-off quilt for a toddler, throws to cuddle up in, bed-size quilts for teens and adults, table runners and toppers for every occasion and Christmas decorations and quilts.

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Part Number: 1033549. Price: $19.95

A-Z of Quilting.

At last, the book every quilter has been waiting for!

Whether you have never held a needle or have been creating heirlooms for decades, this remarkable book has something for you. It is filled with almost 900 full-colour step-by-step photographs that cover every aspect of creating a beautiful and unique quilt.

  • How to prepare your fabric and transfer your designs.
  • How to create the quilt top with a vast array of different techniques to choose from, such as piecing, patchwork, applique, embroidery, beading, tucking, ruching and slashing.
  • How to assemble a quilt top.
  • How to quilt by hand and by machine as well as specialty techniques such as trapunto, echo quilting, corded quilting and tufting.
  • How to make binding and bind your quilt with a variety of different methods and looks.
From the publishers of Inspirations magazine.

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Part Number: 1033561. Price: $35.99

Christmas Traditions in Stained Glass. by Brenda Henning.

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Part Number: 1018638. Price: $20.00



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