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22) Quick quilts
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Contains quick-quilting methods, instructions on machine quilting, stenciling, and applique techniques. Includes diagrams and patterns for 50 quilts.
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Make 16 gorgeous scrap quilts from the scraps in your stash, including odd-shaped leftovers from craft or garment sewing. A unique cutting system helps beginning and seasoned quilters achieve beautiful results. Piece traditional blocks with ease when you start with 3 1/2", 4 1/2", and 5 1/2" squares. Imagine the feeling of accomplishment when you transform novelty, holiday, and even mismatched fabrics into striking quilts!
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This title features 8 super-colourful stash-busting quilt projects that are perfect for both the adventurous beginner and the confident intermediate quilter. Popular patternmaker Emily Cier sews up all the colours of the rainbow in this gorgeous collection of all-new patterns that include wall hangings and lap quilts. Divided into sections for the "little stasher" or the "big stasher", "Scrap Republic" gives separate cutting instructions for working...
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Learn to rescue fabric leftovers with 12 colorful quilt patterns for scrap lovers. Judy Gauthier teaches you her indispensible system for cutting from "real," oddly shaped scraps, not just strips or precuts! Cut scraps into 3 1/2" 4 1/2", and 5 1/2" squares-a magical combination for all skill levels-using traditional rotary cutting or Judy's fast2cut Simple Square Templates. Clever organizing and quilt-assembly tips will help you uncover hidden treasures...
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Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts.
Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book.
Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design. Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your...
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Ready to take the triangle challenge? Choose from 70 pieced modern triangle blocks and 11 exquisite quilts that wow! Fourth-generation quilter Rebecca Bryan is back-this time with beautiful 3-sided blocks sewn from pieced stripes, chevrons, curves, and more. A dedicated graphic design chapter will help you choose a winning color palette, play up unexpected elements, and achieve balance and symmetry. Grab your favorite ruler and the full-size block...
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Archaeology and crafts combine with these modern quilt and pillow projects inspired by classic art and architecture from around the world.
Travel the world without leaving your studio! Tour ancient Greece, Rome, and Israel by way of 10 modern quilts designed from classical art and architecture, while you savor the stories and photos that inspired them. Infused with the mystery of the past, these timeless projects will help you grow as a quilter and...
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Fool the eye with dynamic quilts that are easy to sew Learn how to turn squares and rectangles into circles and ovals with no curved piecing-it's easy! Use innovative layering, playful patterns, and delightful color choices to create 11 mind-bending quilt projects that'll have you seeing double. The best-selling author of Strips 'n Curves shares three simple construction methods. With something for every type of quilter, the endless possibilities...
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Celebrate any important event in life, from an anniversary or a birthday to a retirement or a memorial, with these 40 beautiful blocks and 7 customizable settings. Created to commemorate the author's 40th anniversary of falling in love with her husband (and making her first quilt for him!), you can read the story behind each block, then make it personal by stitching in your own memories and using blank blocks for personal dedications. Piece and appliqué...
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Bold, vibrant, striking-and amazingly easy to make! This collection of 15 modern quilts draws on handmade crafts from India, the American South, and Africa to create a style that's at once traditional and contemporary, artistic and practical. A simple stack, cut, shuffle, and stitch technique makes the sewing fun for quilters of any level, and also makes every quilt a one-of-a-kind creation. No two are ever alike! The author provides alternate settings,...
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Almost everyone who views a quilt by Ruth B. McDowell asks, "How did she piece that?" Here Ruth shares her sought-after techniques for piecing curved seams, insets, multiple angles, Z seams, Y seams, puzzle seams, diagonals, intersection seams, slipped seams, and much more. Beginning with a photograph or sketch, Ruth walks the reader through each step--offering suggestions along the way.
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"The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up -- which is no easy feat! Thanks to the rediscovery of a traditional technique known as English paper piecing, success is now possible for quilters of all levels. By cutting the desired shapes from paper, basting the paper to the back of your fabric, and then hand-sewing the pieces together, you'll ensure perfectly matched points every time. This complete course in English paper...
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Learn Tims' innovative techniques step-by-step to create a stunning kaleidoscope quilt of your own.
• An inspirational gallery of 26 student quilts
• Like snowflakes, each quilt you make with this technique will be unique
• Includes easy steps to enlarge or reduce the size of your quilt
Create a spectacular kaleidoscope quilt with Ricky's unique strip-piecing method for making a multi-faceted pattern. You'll see impressive and intricate...
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From the bestselling author of Flower Festival, a collection of 23 quilting projects for all skill levels that can complement any décor.
In this book, you will find a collection of scrappy, pieced projects to decorate your home. There are lap quilts, wall quilts, table runners, and placemats. All of the projects are, made from just two simple shapes, the square and the rectangle, with no tricky measurements or stretchy bias edges. Whether you are...
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Create a quilted special holiday look in every room in the house. Put a little bit of holiday magic in every room. This collection of holiday whimsy is just what every quilter is looking for. Quick & Easy projects perfect for the home or gifts. Make the next Christmas season a quilted one! Tutorials include: Raw-Edge Fusible Applique Making YoYos