Design, Create, and Quilt


Book Description

First, best-selling author Rose Hughes shared her Fast-Piece Applique technique in Dream Landscapes. Now, join her on an exploration that takes your skills to new creative heights. Become adept at using the five basic design elements: line, shape, texture, color, and space Try quick sketchbook exercises that get your creative juices flowing Showcase each design element in a terrific quilt; 10 projects plus a practice project are included




Show Me How to Create Quilting Designs


Book Description

Provides detailed instructions for a variety of free-form quilting methods, with six projects, tips for finding inspiration, directions for turning ideas into drawings and designs, and more than sixty ready-to-use designs.




Designing Quilts Is Easy!


Book Description

This book is for quilters who love the look of traditional block quilts, and who want the freedom to create unique designs. You'll gain new confidence as you watch the author's quilts develop in a step-by-step process. An inspirational photo gallery throughout the book helps you visualize design concepts in a new light.




Create a Quilt


Book Description

Using the basic design elements in the book, quilters will find that designing is as easy as working a puzzle. The combinations are endless and Mori provides dozens of finished samples to show the spectacular results as well as complete instructions and illustrations.




Design and Make Your Own Contemporary Sampler Quilt


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How to combine traditional patterns into pre-planned layout to create handsome, one-of-a-kind quilts. 100 block plans.




Listen to Your Quilt


Book Description

Eliminate the guessing games and take your cues directly from your quilt for planning the most complementary quilting design. This unique 4-step approach from expert long arm quilter, Barbara Persing, covers four major quilt groups: Traditional, Contemporary, Art, and Children's. Master your design skills with a variety of free-motion and continuous-line ideas. Try basic all-over patterns or create a custom heirloom style, with no marking required. A beautiful abundance of quilt imagery illustrates techniques that any quilter can use by hand or machine. Now you'll always have the answer to the question, “How should I quilt this?”







Visual Dance


Book Description

An exciting journey into the world of design, The Visual Dance is a presentation of nature's design basics to help you build a foundation for your own style. This inspiring book clearly explains the how-tos of design for quilters and artists alike. Gallery of spectacular quilts, hundreds of detailed drawings, and 11 of Joen's original designs illuminate the discussion. Exercises guide you in understanding and using the design principles.




Foolproof Walking-Foot Quilting Designs


Book Description

Learn to create a wide array of designs for walking-foot quilting no matter what your skill level. Take your machine’s walking foot for a walk on the wild side and move beyond basic stitch-in-the-ditch quilting! In her follow-up to bestselling Foolproof Machine Quilting, award-winning author Mary Mashuta teaches you how to quilt attractive lines, curves, and geometric shapes with a walking foot. The book includes a multitude of designs, each adapted for walking-foot quilting and marked with clock icons to indicate the skill level and time required to accomplish it. This visual guide provides an inspirational gallery of 30 finished quilts and is enhanced by detailed photos of successfully quilted blocks, center panels, sashing, borders, and corners. • Includes clock icons for each design to indicate the skill level and time required to accomplish • Custom designs to fit every block, border, and corner—with no marking and no math • Ideas for using commercial quilting templates, paper cuttings, and traditional sashiko-style designs • Decorative stitches, hand quilting, and embellishments are used to enhance piecing




Pattern Play


Book Description

Doreen Speckmann shares her amusing and adventurous techniques for creating millions of individualized quilt designs by playing with a small number of component parts. She takes readers through the steps she follows to develop her unique quilt patterns, shows us how to explore painlessly on our own, and shares her secrets of color selection and piecing tricks. Dorren also gives detailed instructions for four of her personal favorites.