Diamond Star Quilts


Book Description

Majestic star quilts with no inset seams! Let your love of lone star quilts guide you into a surprising world of piece-abilities! Acclaimed quilter and teacher Barbara Cline shares exciting new techniques for constructing eight-pointed star quilts from diamonds. No tricky seams here! You'll be amazed at how easy these quilts are to assemble. Build your skills as you start with basic star shapes and work your way up to radiant starbursts designs. With 12 celestial projects, there's truly something for every quilter. Twelve terrific projects! Piece diamonds and patchwork stars with no inset seams Learn speed construction techniques to sew eight-pointed stars like a pro Grow your skills as you move from beginner patterns to advanced designs




Fat Quarter Workshop


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A great resource for quilters, especially beginners, fat quarters are bundles of colorful, coordinating fabrics so all of the “choosing” is already done for them! From the owner of the Quilt Addicts Anonymous and Stashin' with Stephanie, Stephanie Soebbing, Fat Quarter Workshop features 12 quilt patterns and step-by-step projects using these convenient bundles, plus insightful details on how to choose fabrics and colors to use in your quilt projects. Also included are essential quilting techniques, such as free motion quilting, straight-line quilting, and more.




Quick Star Quilts & Beyond


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Put a Quilted Star on Every Bed in Your Home! Make 20 simply spectacular star quilts featuring 10 different types of pieced stars. No fussing with tiny pieces! Large-scale quilts go together fast with Jan's time-saving techniques. Inspirational photo gallery of quilts by well-known quilters. You can never have too many star quilts, and Jan Krentz's latest book offers you a whole galaxy of big, colorful, pieced stars. Everything you need to succeed is here-from helpful advice on choosing the right fabrics, tools, and equipment, to step-by-step instructions for pain-free cutting, piecing, and finishing. Includes 5 full-size template patterns.




Lone Star Quilts & Beyond


Book Description

Explore the world of Lone Star quilts! Expert teacher Jan Krentz shows you how to use today’s techniques to simplify this intricate design. 6 colorful projects - you’ll want to get started right away! Rotary cutting saves you time, while imaginative additions such as appliqué and “designer diamonds” give these Lone Stars a fresh, updated look. Jan teaches you everything you’ll need to know to make the Lone Star quilt of your dreams, from fabric choices to finishing touches. A gallery of eye-catching Lone Star quilts to inspire your creativity




Amazingly Simple Triangle Stars


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Turn a single block into eight distinctive quilts—the magic is in the fabric! Best-selling author and well-known teacher Barbara H. Cline takes an easy-to-sew triangle block and then shows countless intricate designs for you to experiment with color and value. Stunning triangle-star quilts are perfect for the adventurous beginner looking to try something new or the intermediate quilter who wants to put her skills to use in a creative way. Design your own quilt top using a provided line drawing that you can color in and then bring to life with creative fabric selection!




Star Struck Quilts


Book Description

Learn to make star quilts that truly shine using variations on traditional blocks and the mix-and-match patterns in this skill-building guide. Quilt designer and teacher Barbara Cline has helped countless crafters expand their creative horizons. Now she helps you reach for the stars with 9 wall-hanging projects. Plus she demonstrates how the featured star block patterns can be transformed into 27 different quilts! Beginning with the classic Lone Star block, Barbara explains the basics of layout and diamond piecing, offering tips and tricks that save time and avoid common pitfalls. Arranged in order of difficulty, each new quilt project offers new challenges with step-by-step instructions designed to build skills as you go. Barbara also shares many valuable life lessons and shows you how to achieve the fine workmanship found in the quilts made in her Mennonite community.




Stars by Magic


Book Description

Easy new technique uses only squares and rectangles. Includes 30 blocks and 10 quilts.




Make Star Quilts


Book Description

Star blocks are perennial favorites among quilters, and now you can have the very best at your fingertips. Presenting timeless designs ranging from classic to modern, including scrap-friendly designs to bust your stash. With 11 star projects in a value-packed booklet, you’ll be ready to make some classics of your own!




Diamond Quilts & Beyond


Book Description

4 gorgeous projects feature shimmering diamonds. Lots of inspirational photos and a breathtaking gallery.




Spiral Lone Star Quilt


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Create and assemble timeless Spiral Lone Star Quilt! From bestselling author and internationally recognized quilt instructor Jan Krentz, the Spiral Lone Star Quilt, originally published in Lone Star Quilts and Beyond, is now available as a stand-alone pattern pack. This intricate and colorful quilt is fun to create and ideal for perfecting your paper piecing and color placement skills. Don’t be intimidated! The pattern pack includes helpful instructions that will guide you throughout the 30 blocks. The end result is a complex and stunning spiral cherished as a forever masterpiece by every quilter. Visually dynamic medallion quilt simplified with strip and paper piecing techniques Assemble 30 blocks to create a colorful center spiral Learn a new skill! Have a blast piecing together this stunning masterpiece with step-by-step instructions