All About Quilting from A to Z

by Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (Editor)

Everything you want to know about designing, creating, and living with quilts in one comprehensive sourcebook! In All About Quilting from A to Z, famous quilt artists share their knowledge and expertise in six sections covering the basics and beyond. This hands-on guide provides scores of common-sense solutions from such renowned quilters as Alex Anderson, Christine Barnes, and Paul Pilgrim for just about any quilting problem. Readers will discover surefire methods to help them build a fabric stash, select the best colors for a quilt, and choose the right tool for the job. They'll also find ready-to-use piecing diagrams for creating a variety of block types; a dramatic, full-color gallery of well-known and well-loved quilts; plus a convenient alphabetical reference of how-to's, covering everything from appliqué to zigzag. Finally, a special section called "A Quilter's Lifestyle," offers a unique tour of the homes and studios of such renowned quilters as Yvonne Porcella, Lynette Jensen, Harriet Hargrave, and Michael James. Brand new from the editors of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, this is the ultimate reference no quilter should be without!

$29.95

Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques

by Sue Nickels

Getting ready for your first machine quilt project could not be easier. This must-have book will provide everything you need to know to start your journey. This reliable resource covers all aspects of beginning machine quilting. The author walks the reader through how to begin the process, no matter what kind of sewing machine you may own. In this book, you will find full definitions of all the supplies, complete explanations of techniques, help with quilting decisions, information on marking quilt tops and basting, tips on handling the bulk of quilts, and finishing options. Four practice projects will get you started.

$24.95

Quilting Inside the Line
by Pam Clarke

Faster and more exciting ideas for freehand machine quilting. Follow Pam s Pointer as the author shows you her easy technique for planning and accomplishing quilting designs with the least amount of marking and measuring. Choose any of the dozens of patterns from the featured sampler quilt and use her new design with lines technique, perfect for domestic sewing or longarm quilting machines. No matter what your level of quilting skill, you will discover immediate results as you practice with a purpose! A workbook, sketch pad, and practice sheets are combined in the one book. Each chapter is a lesson plan with block, border, and corner ideas for every design. Start with the author' s patterns, then change the shapes with extra loops, swirls, hearts, or feathers to create your own continuous-curve style. This method is the perfect solution to finishing your quilts faster than you ever thought possible.

$24.95 USD

Follow the Line Quilting Designs
by Mary Covey

Mary M. Covey is back with more of exactly what quilters need to "quilt as desired"! No guesswork needed—simply trace, transfer, and sew the enclosed patterns to create gorgeous continuous-line quilting designs. A 16-page book with complete instructions is included!

• All-new collection of 20 pattern groups features coordinating designs for blocks, borders, and setting triangles
  
• Patterns can be used on a home sewing machine, a long-arm quilting machine, or even by hand quilters
  
• Bonus—includes 1"-wide quilting designs that are perfect for narrow borders and sashing

$23.95 USD

Helen's Mix and Match Quilting Patterns

by Helen Squire

Responding to what today's quilters really need, this seventh book in the Dear Helen Series is an evolution of experiences from a career of quilting and teaching. Enhance your quilt top with this expansion of Helen's reliable patterns, offered in sizes ready to trace, scan, or photocopy. Learn how to mix, match, and adapt your patterns! Over 100 quilting patterns have been grouped into the following seven categories: More Helen's Hints II, Framing Ideas, Traditional Patterns, Continuous-Line, Beautiful Scrolls, Grids VII, and Secondary Designs. Pattern pages feature placement diagrams, combinations, helpful hints, and a range of designs that can easily be adapted from hand to machine quilting, and vice versa. Fifteen secondary designs, including edge-to-edge quilting patterns, illustrate what happens when you combine multiple repeats into new placement possibilities. See how framing techniques help to establish the main motifs in your quilt. Over two dozen continuous-line patterns are included for use on home quilting systems and professional quilting machines. Also, discover how to manipulate a pre-purchased stencil to fit into the corners, blocks, and borders of any size quilt.

$22.95

Learn to Machine Quilt

by Sharon Chambers

On the heels of the recent resurgence of vintage-style trends, Creative Arts & Crafts introduces Learn to Machine Quilt. This latest edition of the "Learn to" series details all the techniques necessary to create 11 featured projects with stunning simplicity. Geared toward all skill levels, the step-by-step approach begins with a basic hand quilt and moves through methods such as rotary cutting, machine piercing, working with block patterns and general pattern work. Easy-to-follow instructions, over 140 full-color photographs, and sensational design ideas provide a concise, comprehensive guide to creating any patchwork piece with confidence and style.

$14.95

Pepper Cory Quilting Pattern Collection

by Pepper Cory

Pepper Cory authored two classic books of quilting designs - Quilting Designs from the Amish and Quilting Designs from Antique Quilts. Long out of print and now considered to be collectible vintage quilt books, they easily sell for over $100 apiece on the Internet! The very best patterns from among those in both books were chosen, completely redrawn, and compiled into this new collection of five dozen patterns. Twenty original patterns were resized to fit a standard 8-inch block for easier enlargements, reductions, and scanning. Some of the traditional patterns were updated into continuous-line designs for today's machine quilters. A few new blocks were designed to co-ordinate with the originals. Pepper was one of the first quilt designers to make the leap to plastic. Her impressive collection of quilting patterns is available from StenSource. What makes this book unique is Pepper s photo essay on how to use stencils. The step-by-step photographs show how to make your own plastic stencils from the patterns in the book, and how to mark your quilts with the newest tools and pens available. A handy reference icon identifies patterns already sold as stencils.

$24.95

Simply Amazing Quilted Photography
by Tammy Bowser
A detailed and thoroughly "user friendly" instructional manual for transforming fabric into photographs, and creating wonders and satisfying projects that will bring joy and amazement. Grids, step-by-step instructions, illustrations both in black-and-white and in color, and the occasional quotable quote help make this informative "how-to" guide as easy to follow as possible and is especially recommended for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in quilting and the do-it-yourself craft of making quilted photos

$24.95