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Transparency Quilts
10 Modern Projects • Keys for Success in Fabric Selection • From the Modern Quilt Studio
See colors in a new way
• Master the illusion of transparency with ten quilt projects, each with instructions for three sizes - wall, lap, and bed
• Design experts Ringle and Kerr show you how to select fabrics for striking, modern results
• These quilts have sophisticated style with a soft, graphic look to update any home décor
In this follow-up to Quilts Made Modern, you'll learn how to use traditional piecing techniques to create quilts with layered translucent effects. By distinguishing and balancing the subtleties of color in your fabrics, you can achieve remarkable results. Discover how the visual relationships between different colors make all the difference in your quilts.
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Modern Quilting Designs
90+ Free-Motion Inspirations • Add Texture & Style to Your Next Quilt
Step out of stippling
Be fearless with your free-motion quilting! This intermediate-level guide is filled with modern designs inspired by the world around us. Pebbles, waves, vines, and finials are just a few of the things you'll find in Bethany's hip and doodly quilting designs. You'll also learn how to spot interesting patterns everywhere you look to translate into your quilting.
• Over 70 unique quilting designs for borders, blocks, and fillers-many are continuous-line
• Fun, freeform shapes and lines give an imaginative spark to any quilt
• Quilting diagrams show you how to put designs together for the most creative effect
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Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts
A Stress-Free Journey to Original Design
No such thing as a mistake!
• Create one-of-a-kind quilts with free-form cutting and piecing
• Discover how to spontaneously combine your own original units and design as you go!
• Blend hand-prints and hand-dyes with commercial fabrics to create truly original quilts
Enjoy the freedom of free-form! In this follow-up to Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth, Rayna shares her "can't make a mistake" approach to designing quilts. Learn how to how to trust your instincts so you can work more intuitively, and develop a new appreciation for the therapy of sewing without a plan. With these new skills, you can create new work from leftovers and scraps, dig into those favorite fabrics, and transform all those unfinished projects!
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One Line at a Time, Encore
35 New Geometric Machine-Quilting Designs
Perfect quilting...row by row!
• Learn a wide variety of new quilting designs, from straight lines for a walking foot to curves for a free-motion foot, and even Sashiko-style patterns
• Includes a free sheet of Inchie Ruler Tape - reusable, sticky measuring strips to help you align your patterns perfectly every time
• Each pattern is displayed on a full page for easy use, along with step-by-step visuals and a picture of a stitched sample
Charlotte does it again! Her latest collection of unique quilting designs can be achieved with any sewing machine. These geometric patterns require no marking and can be adapted to fit any size quilt or block. Just stitch your patterns row by row, one line at a time, and you will love the result.
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50 Little Paper-Pieced Blocks
Full-Size Patterns to Mix & Match
Make every occasion even more special
Create perfectly-pieced 3" quilt blocks in a variety of themes - from hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Secure them inside your Carol Doak's Keepsake Frame Cards for gift-giving and artistic display. These blocks are also perfect to mix and match for making table linens, wall quilts, and other small projects.
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New English Paper Piecing
A Faster Approach to a Traditional Favourite • 10 Quilted Projects
Go beyond the hexagon
• Introducing new techniques for English paper piecing that give this time-honored quiltmaking method a modern twist
• Blend in appliqué elements for a fresh look without all of the complicated inset piecing
• Start with a smaller project like napkins or a tote bag, and build up to a tablecloth or bed-size quilt
You'll love these ten soft and pretty designs made with traditional hexagons, as well as squares, circles, pentagons, and other shapes. Learn the fundamentals of English paper piecing and needleturned appliqué to add to your repertoire of quiltmaking skills. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced quilter, Sue's teaching style will help you rediscover the joy of handwork.
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Back to Charm SchoolMore Fun Quilts from Country Threads
by Mary Etherington, Connie Tesene
Pages: 80
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-074-4
Product Code: B1114
Availability: In Stock
Price: $24.99
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About the Book
Gather up your little precuts--charm school is back in session! Discover fresh designs from the popular authors of Country Threads Goes to Charm School. Sparkling with energy, these quilts make the most of today's 5" precut squares and also include instructions for using yardage.
- Choose from 20 patterns and gather fun decorating and gift-giving ideas
- Make appealing designs such as table runners, doll quilts, a pillow, and a tree skirt in fabrics ranging from country to bright, reproduction, theme prints, and more
- Try new techniques and get lots of quilting pleasure from these little, quick-to-finish projects
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Civil War LegaciesQuilt Patterns for Reproduction Fabrics
by Carol Hopkins
Pages: 80
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, pb
ISBN: 978-1-60468-057-7
Product Code: B1098
Availability: Coming March 1st
Price: $24.99
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About the Book
Step back in time with 15 favorite patchwork-quilt patterns from the Civil War Legacies collection by Carol Hopkins. Each pattern design features classic blocks evocative of the era, beautifully showcasing today's reproduction quilt fabrics.
- Wonderfully scrappy quilt patterns in sizes perfect for wall hangings and doll quilts
- Simple, step-by-step instructions with clear diagrams and pressing directions
- Value-packed collection with something for every skill level
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Creative Quilts from Your Crayon BoxMelt-n-Blend
Meets Fusible Applique
by Terrie Kygar
Pages: 80
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-080-5
Product Code: B1111
Availability: Coming February 6th
Price: $24.99
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About the Book
It's time for new fun with an old favorite--crayons! Using the new Melt-n-Blend technique, anyone can create beautiful appliqué designs with a dimensional, hand-painted look that brings quilts to life.
- Learn to tint and shade luscious fruits, gorgeous blossoms, and more--using crayons, colored pencils, and markers
- Choose from nine inspiring projects of increasing complexity, with something for every skill level
- Make one-of-a-kind appliqué designs that can be used in any project--simply fuse them into place
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Dynamic Quilts with Easy Curves19 Projects to Stack,
Shuffle, and Sew
by Karla Alexander
Pages: 96
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-082-9
Product Code: B1121
Availability: Coming February 6th
Price: $24.99
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About the Book
Throw your quilts a few curves--and get spectacular results! Best-selling author Karla Alexander takes her Stack the Deck technique in fun new directions with this assortment of 19 eye-popping designs.
- Beginner-friendly techniques take the intimidation out of curved piecing
- Instructions offer you two options: use one of the Creative Grids quilting rulers designed by Karla herself or cut your curves freehand
- Energetic designs feature contemporary fabrics and range from simple to challenging
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English Paper Piecing
Fresh New Quilts from Bloom Creek
by Vicki Bellino
Pages: 80
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-065-2
Product Code: B1107
Availability: Coming February 6th
Price: $24.99
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About the Book
Vicki Bellino, author of the popular Bloom Creek Quilts, presents a delightful selection of English paper-piecing quilt patterns. Using gorgeous pieced elements as appliqués, Vicki takes out the tedium and opens up exciting new design options.
- Twelve inspiring quilt patterns, from a small quilt suitable for framing to larger wall hangings and bed quilts
- Beautiful English paper-piecing quilt patterns categorized by shape: hexagons, diamonds, pentagons, and Dresden wedges
- Use the shapes to make whole quilts, block elements, or appliqués--great for scraps
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Traditions from Elm Creek Quilts
13 Quilt Projects to Piece & Appliqué
Discover the stories behind the quilts
• Bring a bit of Elm Creek into your home with the latest quilt designs
inspired by the New York Times best-selling series
• Jennifer shares her
inspiration for the characters in her last six novels - their quilts and their
stories
• Includes the popular Cornucopia of Thanks sampler with
blocks to symbolize what you are thankful for
You will love this
beautiful new group of traditional quilt projects, including two Hawaiian-style
patterns and a Double Wedding Ring quilt. Enjoy reading "behind the seams" of
each story that featured these pieced and appliquéd favorites from The
Winding Ways Quilt, The Quilter's Kitchen, The Lost Quilter, A Quilter's
Holiday, The Aloha Quilt, The Union Quilters, and The Wedding Quilt.
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Mickey Lawler's SkyQuilts
12 Painting Techniques • Create Dynamic Landscape
Quilts
Create your own beautiful fabric landscapes
• Master 12 different fabric painting techniques with detailed,
step-by-step photos
• Build your own stunning stash of fabrics with painted
landscapes, water scenes, and dreamy skies
• Learn Mickey's "design strip"
technique to make dynamic quilts using large, uncut sections of your
fabrics
• Suitable for all skill levels; 3 projects included
With
Mickey Lawler, the best-selling author of SKYDYES, even beginners who have never
picked up a brush can learn to paint striking scenes on fabric. She demonstrates
how to paint every nuanced texture found in nature, from cloudy skies to rosy
sunsets, blue water to green fields, and stone walls to wood grains. Includes a
gallery of projects made with lush landscape fabrics that is sure to inspire.
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Modern Blocks
99 Quilt Blocks from Your Favorite Designers
Meet the new kids on the block
• 99
blocks from today's most popular modern quilters
• Try something entirely new
or put a twist on traditional blocks-choose from pieced, appliquéd, and
embroidered designs
• Perfect for using your novelty, designer, and solid
fabrics
Today's most talented modern quilters share 99 block designs,
with new ways to think about the classics, plus some brand new blocks you have
not seen before. These fresh and fun 12” blocks are beginner-friendly with
complete cutting instructions. This book is great for block swaps; combine
blocks to make your own impressive modern quilt.
Featuring contributions
by Bari J. Ackerman, John Q. Adams, Tine Andersen, Cheryl Arkison, Ellen Luckett
Baker, Alethea Ballard, Briana Arlene Balsam, Mo Beldell, Natalia Bonner,
Heather Bostic, Jessica Brown, Natasha Bruecher, Sonja Callaghan, Emily Cier,
Leanne Cohen, Melissa Crow, Monique Dillard, Kirsten Duncan, Amy Ellis, Lara
Finlayson, Krista Fleckenstein, Lynne Goldsworthy, Ann Haley, Natalie Hardin,
Kate Henderson, Krista Hennebury, Wendy Hill, Solidia Hubbard, Faith Jones,
Nicole Kaplan, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Wayne Kollinger, Laura West Kong, Penny
Michelle Layman, Yvonne Malone, Sherri McConnell, Jamie Moilanen, Louise Papas,
Angela Pingel, Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, Rachel Roxburgh, Latifah Saafir,
Amanda Sasikirana, Kim Schaefer, Elizabeth Scott, Amy Sinibaldi, Pat Sloan,
Tiffany Stephens, Kirsti Underwood, Kimberly Walus, Monika Wintermantel, Susanne
Woods, Viv Wride, Angela Yosten
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Special Delivery Quilts #2 with Patrick Lose
10 Cuddly Quilts for Baby
Sweet dreams, little one
• These
whimsical quilts are ideal for baby showers, christenings, and first
birthdays
• Projects are quick, easy, and fun to make, even for new
quilters
• Includes full-size appliqué templates, from a complete alphabet to
dreamy stars and gentle giraffes
Popular designer Patrick Lose brings
you a charming new collection of baby quilts in his signature style. Add a
handmade touch of delight to any nursery, and keep your sweet baby warm and
snuggly.
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A Field Guide to Fabric Design
Design, Print & Sell Your Own Fabric • Traditional &
Digital Techniques • For Quilting, Home Dec & Apparel
Make your fabric dreams come true
• A
comprehensive resource for fabric design and printing, including helpful tips
and advice from today's premier fabric designers
• Design and color basics
are explained with step-by-step tutorials for creating repeat patterns with your
computer or by hand
• Explore all the different ways to transfer your designs
on to fabric, from screen printing to getting licensed with a fabric company
Add personal, distinctive style to everything you sew with fabric you
designed yourself. Each tutorial is refreshingly straightforward and you'll love
looking through the book's abundance of tantalizing fabric images! With a
complete resources section, this indispensible guide is a must-have for
hobbyists and professionals alike.
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