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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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Quick Rotary Cutter Quilts by Pam Bono Designs.
Today's lifestyle generally does not allow us the precious time we'd like to spend on quilting. But with the speedy techniques in this book, we can save time and get the quality results our grandmothers expected. You'll find a variety of designs to make quilts for every room in your house-bed quilts for young and old, wall hangings, holiday projects, baby quilts, pillows, shams, and tablecloths. Whichever project you choose, I hope to make your quilting a faster, more rewarding experience with projects that you will be proud to give as gifts or treasure for years to come. |
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Big Book of Rotary Cutter Quilts by Pam Bono Designs.
In the early years of our career, we designed and made mostly applique quilts. As beginners, we thought that all those little pieces in a pieced quilt would take far more time and attention than we could give. Looking at the procedures required to make a pieced quilt, we were convinced that we'd never finish one-templates had to be made for every pattern piece, and cutting was a major ordeal. Accuracy was essential. But the pieces that we cut with scissors never seemed to fit together properly. The introduction of rotary cutting and quick piecing opened up a whole new world of quilts to us. Developed by talented professionals, these tools and techniques are among the greatest innovations of all time for quiltmakers. Using these methods, we were surprised how quickly we could cut out and Our lifestyle today usually does not allow us the time we'd like to spend on quilting. But with the techniques in this book, we save time and get the quality results our grandmothers expected. You'll find a variety of designs-bed quilts for young and old, wall hangings, holiday projects, baby quilts, pillows, and tablecloths. Each project employs one or more of five quick-piecing techniques. Basics & Beyond introduces each technique in detail, with step-by- step photos. If you are just learning these methods, prac- tice will lead to accuracy-it doesn't take long to become proficient, and the time spent will yield spectacular results. Also see How to Use These Instructions on page 34-this explains how the instructions are formatted and some rules of thumb that apply throughout. Whichever project you choose, we hope to make your quilting a faster, more rewarding experience with projects that you will be proud to give as gifts or treasure for yourself for years to come. Happy quilting! |
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Positively Pinapple by Lynda Milligan & Nancy Smith.
Create a warm and inviting welcome to your home with quilts from Positively Pineapple! The traditional Pineapple block, and several variations, are featured here in fresh and exciting colors and fabric choices. Lynda and Nancy make it easy and fun to create stunning Pineapple quilts.
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A treasury of Scrap Quilts by Nancy J. Martin.
Nancy transformed her husband's long-sleeved shirts into short-sleeved shirts to make her first quilt in 1976-and a passion for scrappy quilts was born. Today, bestselling author Nancy J. Martin's fabric collection spans 30 years and is still growing. In her latest hook, you'll learn how to build your own scrap stash, and then use every last bit to make gorgeous quilts.
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Quilts with a Spin by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins.
Let Tradition inspire your CREATIVITY - But never limit it!
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Moondance'n More by Beth Ferrier.
Isn’t it a Marvelous night for a Moondance? Inside these covers you’ll find directions for SIX sparkling quilts that will add grace and charm to every room of your home. More than a just a book of patterns, in Moondance’n More you’ll be delighted by some of the sneakiest piecing tricks you’ll ever see, sprinkled liberally throughout the directions. |
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8 Hour Art Deco Vases by Fran Morgan.
Step out of the ordinary and into the 3D world of structural quilting with the latest book by Fran Morgan, 8-Hour Art Deco Vases. The graceful lines and striking colors capture the flavor of the Art Deco era with astonishing accuracy. New, improved assembly techniques and easy-to-follow instructions take the sewing enthusiast step-by-step through the creation of a gallery-quality piece of art. 20 pages |
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Fab 5 by Linda Sullivan.
Get into the "FaB" mood with this new collection of "fun and bright" quilt designs using Linda's new fabric line "Fun and Bright" from P&B Textiles! Five, brand new whimsically unique quilt patterns, plus a bonus pattern all included under one cover! Graphically groovy!! Easy and fun! So jump over to the "bright" side of quilting and get "FaB 5" today! Soft color cover and 20 pages. |
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24 Lovable Animal Quilt Blocks by Linda Causee.
Your child's room will come to life with these adorable animal quilt blocks. Choose fabrics like those on our bright and lively models, or pick background fabrics to match your color scheme. Either way, the cheerful smiles and cute animal poses will add color and sparkle to your home. You can use a single block for a pillow, or to adorn a sweatshirt; use a few blocks for a wall hanging; or use all of the blocks to create a quilt. Complete foundation piecing instructions, along with full-color patterns, make sewing the blocks easy and fun. 31 pages. |
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Stars Across America by Eleanor Burns. The stars of this sampler are dedicated to twelve notable women of American history. Some of the women on
these pages fought for suffrage and equal rights. Others spoke and wrote against slavery, or risked their lives on
the battlefield of the Civil War. And some simply went about the task of earning a living, which is not always so
simple. Whatever their chosen work, they tackled it wholeheartedly. I'm proud to salute the courage and
resourcefulness that made each of them an American "star."
The pages of Stars Across America have also been enriched by these talented quilters who contributed their time and creativity to develop unique border treatments for each of the blocks. Using Flying Geese patches and other methods from the star blocks, they came up with twelve borders that compliment the stars perfectly. I hope the stars of this sampler quilt provide a welcome escape from your daily cares. Let yourself get lost in the fabric puzzles. Remember, construction may be a mystery until the final stitch, but it's fun getting there! |
