Stash Happy: Applique


Book Description

Provides instruction for twenty-five appliqué projects, including "pillow houses," aprons, and zipper pouches.




Stash Lab


Book Description

Find fresh new ways to combine the scraps you've been collecting. Perfect for budget-minded quilters, these visually pleasing designs give a modern slant to traditional quilt blocks. Discover three "scrap equations" that will make you fearless about fabric: neutrals + scraps = balance, value > color, and more = better Choose from 11 appealing projects for confident beginners and beyond Learn time-saving techniques for sorting and storing your scraps so you can easily transform them into fabulous quilts




Modern Wool


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Reinvent wool appliqué with bold projects Take wool appliqué and make it bright, bold, and modern. Contemporary quilters can now experience the joy and satisfaction of working with wool and traditional quilt blocks and techniques, but with a fresh twist on color combination and design choices. These 12 projects are made with beginners in mind and include helpful step-by-step commentary. Beautiful, forgiving, mobile, satisfying, a few of our favorite things about wool hand appliqué projects. 12 projects each with two colorway options (light and dark backgrounds) Modern aesthetic for table runners, wall hangings, pillows, needle books, pincushions, and more Perfect for wool appliqué beginners! Includes tools, techniques, and tips




Zakka Wool Appliqué


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Happy-go-lucky meets wool felt appliqué! Enjoy carefree embroidery and colorful wool felt appliqué anytime, anywhere! Admirers of Minki Kim's machine-sewn illustrations will adore her new Zakka motifs in wool, perfect for hand stitching and easy enough for beginners. Sixty-three impossibly cute designs celebrate the best of everyday life, from morning rituals to nature's beauty. Display your work on six heartfelt projects, including a pretty purse, patchwork coasters, and a boxy sewing case. A robust gallery shows ideas for handmade gifts and even more fun ways to decorate your space Hand stitchers, rejoice! Minki Kim's illustrations are finally translated to wool felt More than sixty small, easy-to-stitch designs to embellish your sewing projects Surround yourself with Zakka style with a gallery of ideas, including wall pockets, coin purses, key fobs, tote tags, baskets and drawstring bags, wall art, and covered boxes




Slash Your Stash


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Discover the world of scrap quilting with these 16 gorgeous projects from the pages of "McCall's Quilting". Scrap quilting is one of the best ways to enjoy quilting on a budget! Discover a beautiful array of scrap quilts specially selected for their variety of styles, skill levels, techniques, and sizes, specially selected by the editors at "McCall's Quilting" - one of the world's favourite quilting magazines.




Purr-fect Patchwork


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Cat-loving quilters mew-nite! Embrace your inner cat lady with contemporary cat-themed projects! Play with texture and style to create 16 unique projects from bags and decor to 7 different patchwork quilts. Each project includes step-by-step instructions guiding stitchers on a variety of techniques from foundation paper piecing to free-motion embroidery. Also learn how to play with different substrates such as cotton, linen, wool, wool-blended felt, denim, vinyl, and repurposed clothing. From beginners to more experienced, there is something new to learn for every stitcher. The paw-sibilities are endless! Make the most of your feline fabrics and craft 16 original cat-themed quilts and textile projects Use dozens of techniques from basic piecing, hand embroidery, and machine sewing for a vintage-meets-modern aesthetic Experiment with different textiles and fabrics to create bags, accessories, home decor, and quilts




Spelling Bee


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"Spelling Bee includes instructions for 100 letter, number, punctuation and picture blocks in two sizes PLUS 18 quilt projects."--Amazon.




Simple Circles and Quick Curves


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Love the look of curved piecing but not the pinning and matching required to make a quilt with curves? Author and designer Nancy Mahoney shows quilters how to cleverly create that dynamic look using easy machine applique. Choose from eight scrappy quilt patterns featuring beautiful curved-applique designs Learn two versatile machine-applique methods: fusible applique and starch applique Use convenient fat quarters, fat eighths, and precut strips--or cut from your stash




Holiday Appliques to Crochet


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Small crocheted appliques are the perfect way to add flair to a garment or a gift--and there are myriad patterns for you in this booklet! Looking for a quick and easy craft to make a birthday or holiday special? Small crocheted appliques are the way to go! This 32-page booklet offers easy-to-follow instructions as you delve into a wee holiday project. Thanks to the included patterns, you can slip a small crocheted heart into a Valentine, hang mini crocheted mittens on a winter garland, embellish a baby's onesie with a crocheted rattle, welcome spring with tiny crocheted dragonflies, or congratulate a graduate with a crocheted mortar board and diploma. The ideas and uses are many, and the fun is endless! Holiday Appliques to Crochet includes patterns that are available in both written and symbol diagrams. Special techniques are explained.




Happy Wool Felt Animals


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30 Needle Felted Animals to Make and Love Craft a menagerie of miniature animals from simple materials! Author Makiko Arai's easy felting techniques are perfect for beginners or anyone who enjoys a relaxing handcraft. With a little wool roving and a felting needle in hand, you'll get step-by-step instructions to make 30 fuzzy friends, with a focus on shaping, color, and texture. Sculpt wire structures for stability, finish faces with lifelike expressions, and turn your creations into adorable pins you can take anywhere! From palm-size pups and curious cats to bunnies, deer, squirrels, and more, it's time to let your imagination run wild! Feel all the fuzzies! Everything you need to know to make 30 wool felted friends Get cozy with basic needle felting techniques, tools, and how-tos From bears to bunnies—Follow step-by-step instructions for every animal