Pocket Guide to Quilting Tips & Tricks


Book Description

The ultimate pocket guide to quilting, this book is packed with expert tips and tricks on equipment, short cuts, organization, color, patterns, machine quilting, and more! Providing 101 great tips for beginning quilters but also filled with new information for experienced quilters, there’s something for everyone to try! Written by a nationally-known quilting trade speaker, columnist, and consultant, author Penny Haren shares her expert knowledge and teaches you all the tricks of the trade in this convenient and compact pocket guide!




200 Quilting Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets


Book Description

Contains two hundred tips and trade secrets on quilt making, and covers techniques on rotary cuts, speed-piecing, themed designs, cutting freehand curves, printing fabrics, and other related topics.




Pocket Guide to Sewing Notions


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"The author provides explanations of common and specialty sewing notions and the purpose of each, broken into categories, and describes some of the more popular types of items within each category"--




Quilting: the Basics and Beyond


Book Description

Whether you're new to quilting to want to brush up on your techniques, this is a go-to reference guide for today's quilter. Beginning with expert tips on equipment and supplies, choosing fabrics and colors, pressing, rotary cutting, and piecing, you'll then learn the essentials of appliqu , assembly, borders, finishing, binding, labeling, and hanging quilts. With 7 learn-to-quilt practice projects, basic blocks, and an included DVD featuring dozens of techniques explained in easy-to-follow steps, enjoy the beauty of a quilt you've successfully made yourself




Quilting 101


Book Description

“This 176-page reference delivers a multi-media experience that can take you from novice quilter to skilled artisan.” —Quiltdom Quilting 101 will teach you quilting skills through engaging projects, beginning with easy designs for early success and moving on to progressively more difficult patterns as you master the techniques. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The most comprehensive beginner’s book available, Quilting 101 begins with an introductory section covering all the basics of quilting: choosing fabric, quick cutting techniques, sewing seams, completing a quilt top, layering and basting, and both hand and machine quilting methods. Along with step-by-step instructions and photographs, the accompanying online videos include a how-to guide illustrating quilting basics, demonstrating all projects. All the information you need to get started with quilting is contained in this captivating guide.




Kim Diehl's Best Applique Freezer Paper


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Discover the freezer paper best-selling author Kim Diehl uses for her invisible machine-applique method! Find 30 convenient 8 1/2" x 11" sheets that lie flat for easy tracing and cutting.




Pure and Simple


Book Description

Follow this celebrated maker on a creative journey inspired by a simpler time. In Maggie Bonanomi's world, hand-drawn patterns and hand-dyed wool combine with artful motifs and casual stitches. The result is a plain-and-simple collection of primitive projects that are a delight to make, use, and enjoy. No fancy skills to learn, no expensive tools to buy: a needle, thread, and wool are all you need to begin. Create pillows, runners and toppers, wall art, and even clever vegetables crafted into sewing essentials, including a pincushion and scissors keeper--make them in minutes to warm up any nook or cranny.Video




Pocket Guide to Stabilizers


Book Description

• A valuable resource for both beginning and seasoned embroiderers, sewers, and quilters to determine exactly which stabilizer they need for any given project • Understand all of the stabilizer options and which ones to use on every kind of fabric, from tear away stabilizers to cut away • Includes fabric profiles for knit, woven, napped, and sheer fabrics, which stabilizers to use for each, and how • Conveniently compact size makes it great for taking to the store • Unbiased summaries of the benefits of each product will help quilters and crafters save money so they pick exactly the right stabilizers the first time




Quilting VISUAL Quick Tips


Book Description

Quilting is an old but still very popular art. From Amish country to cutting-edge, quilts of various styles appeal to crafters of all different backgrounds. Quilting VISUAL Quick Tips is an excellent resource for beginners as well as experienced quilters, providing step-by-step instructions for a wide variety of quiltmaking techniques. Perfect to throw in a tote bag and take along to a quilting bee, this book's photo-intensive format makes complex tasks seem easy to accomplish.