A reference and ideas book for those interested in quilting and patchwork, which details a variety of traditional and modern techniques, with a special focus on quick and shortcut techniques plus a gallery of contemporary and historic quilts.

A comprehensive overview of quilting techniques combines step-by-step instructions in techniques ranging from patchwork and appliquâe to embellishments, fifteen original projects, a complete set of templates and patterns, and a resource section for Web sites, materials, and supplementary reading.

Product Description: Quilting - The Complete Guide lives up to its name! It covers all of the essential knowledge you need to complete any quilting project: the tools, formulas, methods, finishing techniques, and quilt care you need to know. It's the perfect companion for all quilting projects.

Popularly known as "the quilter's bible", this is the most comprehensive refeence to the techniques of the immensely popular crafts of patchwork, quilting, and applique. Providing a unique and inspiring overview of quilting, this is the one book that covers every process and answers every technical question. More than 1,000 easy to follow step-by-step illustrations break down in detail all the techniques of patchwork, quilting and applique. So clear are the instructions that they can be followed by both the complete beginner and the experienced needleworker to solve any problem quickly and effectively. There are also instructions on how to make many different styles of quilts, as well as other projects, including clothing. Also featured are scores of traditional patterns and basic templates. Readers are also able to expand their creativity by trying unfamiliar techniques from other aspects of quilting including design variations with which they may not be familiar.

Product Description: You're sure to find projects you'll love making in this collection that combines clever takes on favorite blocks and applique motifs with fresh, contemporary fabrics.

Product Description: Learn how to appliqué. It's fun and easy to do!

Product Description: The alphabet is given an exquisite new treatment from a master artist in this quilting guide. Intricate designs and stunning detail are applied to each letter so quilters can see new possibilities for lettercraft in their own work...read more

Product Description: Turn cut-paper snowflakes into intricate fabric sewflakes that add dazzle to your quilts. 5 projects.

Product Description: Here is a jam-packed block book just for applique lovers! "Easy Applique Blocks" features 50 designs in traditional, modern, and whimsical styles with large, easy-to-stitch pieces. It provides a free bonus CD that includes all the blocks, in five different sizes (from 6 inches to 12 inches), and in reverse for fusible applique, giving endless variety and inspiration...read more

An international survey of textile craftwork and its historical applications in arts, clothing, and interior design is organized into three main sections including materials, uses, and construction, in a volume that also provides advice on how to care for artistic textiles.

Product Description: "The About.com Guide to Quilting" pieces together all aspects of quilting: from history and tools to patterns and applique methods. Novice and experienced crafting enthusiasts will benefit from expert advice from one of the industry's foremost experts - Janet Wickell...read more

Product Description: Make Christmas come alive in these festive quilts! Bestselling author Mary Hickey shares her signature style in designs that will instantly fill your home with the holiday spirit. * Find a world of Christmas joy in pieced and appliquéd delights featuring angels, snowmen, and sparkling stars * Choose from 14 projects in various sizes, including lap quilts, table runners, and a unique banner * Find bright colors mixed with traditional designs, all sure to be cherished each time the calendar turns to the holiday...read more

A comprehensive introduction to quilting for novice needleworkers offers detailed instruction in the basic tools and techniques of quilting, helpful advice on everything from preparing the fabric to assembling the final quilt, a host of creative ideas and time-saving tips, and twenty creative projects that incorporate easy-to-assemble blocks and appliqués.

Product Description: Inspired by the sewing legacy of her great-grandma, Anka, this popular designer shares her favorite traditional quilts - warm, inviting designs that will turn any space into a place for comfort. Update old-time classics with new twists in over 20 bed, lap, and wall quilts...read more

Product Description: Preserve your precious memories in silhouette portrait quilts.

Product Description: This award-winning teaching, techniques and project book contains 144 pages of visual information to instruct a beginner or improve an experienced appliqué's techniques. Chapters include: Equipment and Supplies for selecting the right tools and understanding their use...read more

'Instructions for making 12 applique blocks in the Baltimore Album style. Includes tips on fabric selection, block variations and borders. Section on writing and stamping on quilts including ink embellishments'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: In Quilted Forest Decor, quilters of varying levels of experience learn applique and piecing techniques to add a little woodland character to their lives. Quilters will discover more than 20 projects, including many that can be completed in a weekend, in this spectacular new book...read more

Product Description: This one-stop resource offers quilters everything they need to create exquisite and inspiring quilts! From the history of quilting and appliqué to the origins of patchwork, this is the ultimate guide for quilters. A collection of 40 patchwork, appliqué and quilting techniques are covered in 200 step-by-step sample blocks...read more

A definitive reference on the art of quilting traces the history and traditions of the craft; offers how-to instruction in a wide variety of basic techniques, including appliqué, patchwork, trapunto, and more; and presents a selection of creative quilting projects. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Instant Expert: Quilting covers all the techniques needed to create beautiful patchwork and appliqué quilts, and is a definitive guide to cutting, piecing, designing, assembling, and binding quilts. Including a historic tour of the subject, and over 60 beautifully detailed photographs of historic quilts, it is a stylish and inspirational guide to quilts and quilt making, placing contemporary designs alongside traditional favorites such as the Log Cabin, Double Nine Patch, Pinwheel, and Blazing Star...read more

The author presents the four-block appliqué technique, as well as five full-size patterns, discussing the history of her particular quilting tradition while showing readers how to incorporate her insights and techniques into their own quilting work. Original.