Focus On Batiks

Add beautiful, unique batiks to your next quilt! The age-old technique of batik produces up-to-the-minute style, and Jan Bode Smiley sets off dramatic batiks with traditional patterns for delightful quilts. Discover what makes batiks so special, and then start planning your own batik quilt creation!

Get Creative! with M'Liss Rae Hawley

A hands-on guide to creative design with M'Liss as your mentor. 8 easy projects include lessons in color and design. Tell your own story - redesing blocks in new sizes, proportions and settings. Learn to build themes into your quilts. Create an artist's series of quilts based on the easy "Century of Progress" block sewn with squares and rectangles. Go beyond piecing - great tips to enhance design by using pin tucks, machine embroiderym, thread work, and beading. Includes illustrated glossary of color terms.

Home Bound

All of the designs in this book were inspired by a big snow storm and the birth of 3 new babies. Great designs for Christmas, snow season, great new baby designs, family, love and fabulous designs of friendship

Hugs & Stitches

Hugs & Stitches is a book of wonderful baby quilts designed by Lynne Hagmeier for Kansas Troubles Quilters. It includes Pink & yellow - just for girls, Blue - just for boys, and Grandma's Favorites. Fabric chosen for the projects are from Lucy's Feather Bed by Kansas Troubles Quilters for Moda.

It's OK If You Sit On My Quilt

It's OK If You Sit On My Quilt Book by Mary Ellen Hopkins. A New Look at a Beloved Block Book! • Give your quilts an "art-school graduate look" using simple and fast methods • Mary Ellen breaks down complex piecing into simple units • Tons of tips cover fabrics, supplies, cutting, pressing, piecing and more

Keep Quilting with Alex Anderson

Take your skills to the next level with Alex Anderson. 7 skill-building piecing techniques. 16 traditional blocks to mix & match. 6 sampler star projects. Match triangle points perfectly, learn painless diagonal piecing, sew partial seams and Y-seams with confidence, make a block any size usiing Alex's "magic numbers" and construct a sawtooth star 3 different ways, including sew-and-flep squares.

Luminous Landscapes

Luminous Landscapes: Quilted Visions in Paint & Thread by Gloria Loughman. Thread, Paint & Inspiration—the Sky’s the Limit! • Create unique and impressive landscape quilts from photos you take—includes tips on taking good pictures, how to combine elements of several photos into one design, and how to use color effectively

Machine Quilting With Alex Anderson

Machine Quilting with Alex Anderson: 7 Exercises, Projects & Full-Size Quilting Patterns by Alex Anderson. Machine Quilting Is a Snap When Alex Shows You How! • 7 exercises and 7 projects teach you everything from easy straight-line quilting to stippling to more complex motifs • Create lovely traditional quilts using the full-size quilting patterns • Alex makes it easy, with expert tips and techniques on everything from workspace setup to perfecting the quilting stitch

Mariner's Compass Quilts Setting a New Course

Let Judy Mathieson help you find your way to perfect Mariner's Compass designs • America's expert on the Mariner's Compass presents an amazing new method - freezer-paper foundations! • Dazzling and accurate results every time • 2 complete projects or create your own variations • 13 full-size patterns - no need to enlarge! • Enhance your compass designs with all-new circling geese, outer ring of points, and expanding checkerboard backgrounds

Nearly Insane

A book by Liz Lois, based on the 1870's quilt created by Salinda Rupp. "I had an out-of-print book with a picture of a quilt from an antique shop in New York. The quilt fascinated me. When I saw it, I knew I had to recreate it!"

Oh Sew Easy Table Toppers

Oh Sew Easy® Table Toppers: 27 Projects for Stylish Living by Jean Wells and Valori Wells. Set a Tempting Table With Toppers You Sew Yourself! • Don’t worry if you’re a beginner! Jean and Valori show you how every step of the way with lots of illustrated how-to tips and techniques

Quilt the Seasons

24 projects to build your skills. Polish your quilting skills each month of the year! Learn something new each month or just improve your quilting skills. You'll begin with a simple project that teaches a new technique, then build your proficiency with a larger quilt. It's the perfect teaching tool, a great refresher course, and best of all, everyone will love the stunning quilt designs!

Quilting Through the Year with Debbie Mumm

The first buds of springtime... The warm weather delights of summer... The beautiful colors or autumn... The reflections of sunshine on snow..Celebrate each season with beautiful quilting projects to enjoy all through the year!

Quilting With My Sister

Whether they're made for family, friends, or just for fun, quilts are always made with love. These talented sisters celebrate home and family in a collection of heartwarming quilts. Get guaranteed fast results with fusible appliqué! · Celebrate special times with 15 projects for children, friends, home decorating, and holidays · Use quick piecing and fusible appliqué in wall quilts, place mats, pillows, and lap- and twin-size quilts · Gather great ideas for displaying your creations with a bounty of beautifully styled photos

Romantic Quilts

Romantic Quilts Lush and Lovely Projects for Your Home from Australian Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Get in the mood to snuggle, curl up, and cuddle with this collection of dreamy quilts! Simple-to-make designs spotlight sentimental hearts, soft pastels, and exquisite florals. · Featured quilts come from some of Australia's best and brightest designers · Quick and easy techniques include patchwork, appliqué, or a combination of both · Includes projects for every skill level, from beg · inner to pro