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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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Stack-n-Whack 18 Degree Fan Ruler. Use this ruler to cut 15 Degree wedges for five-blade fans. Try it for Stack-n-Whack fan and circle designs, as well as for scrap fans and other variations. Illustrations show strip cutting, scrap, and selective cutting methods, plus instructions for finishing the fan blocks with folded points and quarter-circle bases.
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Stack-n-Whack 15 Degree Fan Ruler. Use this ruler to cut 15 Degree wedges for six-blade fans. Try it for Stack-n-Whack fan and circle designs, as well as for scrap fans and other variations. Illustrations show strip cutting, scrap, and selective cutting methods, plus instructions for finishing the fan blocks with fabric trim and simple straight-stitch applique.
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Stack-n-Whackier Quilts by Bethany Reynolds. Are you ready for an adventure into uncharted territory? Within almost every print fabric lies a world of designs waiting to
be discovered. With the instructions and projects in this book, you will be ready to find unique and wonderful patterns in
the most unexpected places.
Whether you are a new quilter looking for an easy but intriguing project or a veteran seeking new challenges, you will find delightful possibilities. The Stack-n-Whack method engages your eyes and mind through each step of the process, from cutting to piecing to finishing, as new designs emerge and change like patterns in a kaleidoscope. 12 new Stack-n-Wack quilt patterns. |
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Fast-Folded Flowers by Laura Farson. Blooming with Unique Quilting Ideas. Who says you can't have flowers
adorning your home year-round? You certainly can if they are part of any
one of the beautiful handmade quilting projects illustrated in this book.
And the best part of all: Fast-Folded Flowers: Timesaving Techniques for a Quilted Bouquet makes these complicated curved-pieced projects easier than tending a flower patch! You'll be amazed by the way author Laura Farson has developed methods to eliminate the frustration of tricky, time-consuming piecing methods. Using just a sewing machine, ruler, and rotary cutter, you can create beautiful curvy-petaled flowers with these easy step-by-step instructions. Fully illustrated with detailed color photographs of instructions and projects, Fast-Folded Flowers includes:
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Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope Quilts. An artist's journey continues.
Celebrate Kaleidoscope Quilts with the Master Kaleidoscope Artist.
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Radiant Sunshine and Shadow by Helen Frost and Catherine Skow. 23 Quilts with Nine-Patch Sparkle.
Turn an Old Amish Favorite into Shimmering New Quilts.
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Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts by RaNae Merrill. includes FREE CD-ROM with Templates!
Simply In-Spiralational! Take your quilt-making to new heights of creativity with RaNae Merrill's in-spiralling designs! Take one look at these "in-spiralling" quilts and you'll be eager to create one of your own. Award-winning quilt designer RaNae Merill shares her spiral design know-how and techniques in this complete book of instruction. Written for all levels of experience, RaNae gets you started quickly and easily with no stress, confusion, or math skills required. Just bring your creativity and passion for quilting! You'll learn the basic techniques for spiral quilting and variations on four types of spirals
And how to:
Five complete projects and a gorgeous gallery of quilts by RaNae and fellow "spiromaniacs" will pull you into their world of spirals! Each project uses foundation piecing and demonstrates the wonderful possibilities of working with spirals. Whirling, swirling and bursting-with-color, some designs seem to explode from the center, while others unravel into whirligigs and colored ribbons. Jump in today! Use the templates provided as building blocks to your creativity. Who knows, you may become a full-fledged spiromaniac and discover a new spiral form of your own! |
