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Curves in Motion

Author : Judy Dales

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 48,3 MB

Release : 1998-10-08

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1571207716

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Book Description

Working with curves in quilts opens the door to a world of immense beauty, excitement, and grace. Quiltmaker Judy B. Dales teaches you her methods for creating free-form curved designs. Step-by-step instructions take you from the design stage through making the master pattern and templates, demonstrating that curves need not be complex or difficult to be effective. Special techniques showyou how to use registration and intersection marks to ensure perfectly flat pieced tops. Learn to create contrasts using the color, value, and texture of your fabrics. Includes 5 projects ranging from intermediate skill level to advanced. Photographs of over 50 finished quilts provide creative inspiration.



Quilting Curves

Author : Vikki Pignatelli

Publisher : McGraw-Hill

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,44 MB

Release : 2001-06-05

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780844242491

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Book Description

Award-winning quiltmaker Vikki Pignatelli introduces a revolutionary method of quiltmaking that takes the time, trouble, and frustration out of making a perfect quilt. Her easy techniques in Quilting Curves ensure that your designs come together quickly, with beautiful, graceful results--even for beginners. Ideal for machine quilters, Pignatelli shows you how to make wonderful, flowing curves and perfect star points without the tricky needle turn or precise piecing techniques that traditional quiltmaking involves. She demonstrates how to use a variation on her method for creating three-dimensional effects. A chapter on creativity provides you with the tools to start creating quilts of your own design. Fast, fun, and easy quilt tops that would take weeks to piece using conventional methods come together in hours Trouble-free­­ quilts appear to be intricately pieced but are easy to topstitch by machine Eight complete patterns help you master the technique before moving on to create quilts of your own design



A New Twist on Strips 'n Curves

Author : Louisa L. Smith

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 18,80 MB

Release : 2010-11-05

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1607052997

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Book Description

Strip Piecing With Twists and Turns! Start with basic strip piecing, add easy and gently curved edges, and prepare to be amazed! Louisa introduces 4 design concepts, 2 template based and 2 template free, all with step-by-step instructions. Whether you own Louisa’s 2001 best-selling Strips ‘n Curves or you’re new to the world of combining curved-edge and strip piecing, you’ll love the fresh ideas and fabulous inspiration in this book. Learn Louisa’s four new techniques (Half Clamshell, Free-Form Curves, Strips ‘n Circles, and The Swirl); then try them in four complete project quilts! Lots of step-bystep photos and clear instructions ensure your success. Ideas for home décor, garments, and quilts, quilts, quilts!



Cutting Curves from Straight Pieces

Author : Debbie Bowles

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,80 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Patchwork

ISBN : 9781574327571

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Book Description

Curves catch the eye. Learn to elevate your quilts beyond the ordinary using what the author calls 'bent pieces.' Transform even your favorite traditional patterns using the three simple types of cuts demonstrated here. Sixteen projects and easy to follow instruction will have you bowing to rave reviews in no time. Even learning these techniques offers immediate rewards - the practice segments become a wallhanging. Instructions are included for bending such traditional favorites as Triple Rail Fence, Churn Dash, Log Cabin, and Thelma's Choice. Bent segments make interesting borders and sashing strips, too. It's easy. Just stack fabrics and using a rotary cutter, cut gentle curves. Sew strips together and enjoy the results.



Free-Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3

Author : Lori Kennedy

Publisher : Martingale

Page : 580 pages

File Size : 40,64 MB

Release : 2017-03-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1604688890

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Book Description

Discover how to machine quilt creative designs the easy way. More than 60 striking quilting motifs are at your fingertips in this comprehensive visual guide to free-motion machine quilting. Lori Kennedy takes you through each step of the process with easy-to-understand instructions and a multitude of clear, close-up photos so you won't miss a stitch. Learn to quilt dozens of unique and clever motifs, including flowers, animals, zigzags, swirls and twirls, and much more Give your next project that irresistible pop of texture you've been looking for--many of these designs aren't found in other quilting books Convenient lay-flat spiral binding makes the instructions easy to follow while you quiltVideo



Free-Motion Designs for Allover Patterns

Author : Natalia Bonner

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 13,43 MB

Release : 2018-01-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1617456241

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Book Description

Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and will lay flat on your work surface to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The second in a new series, this visual guide is filled with over 75 continuous-line designs from your favorite designers to get you stitching. • Perfect for domestic and longarm machines • Full-page spreads with innovative continuous-line designs • Lays flat for easy reference while quilting



Bargello: Quilts in Motion

Author : Ruth Ann Berry

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 30,8 MB

Release : 2014-04-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1607058111

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Book Description

Create stunning quilts with flowing curves with this 8-project guide by a designer who offers a fresh take on bargello quilting techniques. Here's Bargello like you've never seen it before: stunning quilts full of free-form twists, turns, and 3-D effects that look like pop-art paintings. The biggest surprise is how simple these quilts are to make! Designer Ruth Ann Berry shows you how to use easy, straight-line strip piecing to create the illusion of curves in motion. This volume includes step-by-step instructions for 8 projects plus directions on how to create your own designs. Perfect for daily use quilts or wallhangings, Bargello piecing also provides a new way to slice up your stash―making novelty fabrics and even ugly fabrics look good.



Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters

Author : Angela Walters

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 24,1 MB

Release : 2012-06-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1607055368

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Book Description

Popular machine quilter Angela Walters will motivate you to try something new! Learn to stitch her fresh continuous-line designs on your longarm or domestic machine. Includes step-by-step instructions for continuous-line swirls, circles, squares, vines, arcs, and points. Using basic free-motion skills you already have, discover how to approach quilting a modern quilt by working with bold fabrics and negative space, uniting a variety of shapes, and blending designs. Draw inspiration from striking pictures of 20 modern quilts showing Angela’s designs. You’ll love her practical advice for choosing the perfect pattern to give your modern quilt maximum impact.



Pat Sloan's Teach Me to Machine Quilt

Author : Pat Sloan

Publisher : Martingale

Page : 99 pages

File Size : 40,68 MB

Release : 2016-10-04

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1604688327

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Book Description

Popular teacher, designer, and online radio host Pat Sloan teaches all you need to know to machine quilt successfully. In this third book of her beginner-friendly "Teach Me" series, Pat guides you step by step through walking-foot and free-motion quilting techniques. First-time quilters will be confidently quilting in no time, and experienced stitchers will discover the joy of finishing their quilts themselves. No-fear learning for quilting novices--Pat covers all the information you need to quilt from start to finish Pat guides you through simple and fun practice projects, including a strip-pieced table runner and an easy applique design Collect the entire skill-building library of Pat Sloan's popular "Teach Me" series of books



Strips 'n Curves

Author : Louisa L. Smith

Publisher : C&T Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,55 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781571201683

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Book Description

The combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-make quilts. You'll be hooked before you know it! Includes 3 quilt projects.