Big Fun with a Little Fabric


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Get big-quilt satisfaction from creating playful little quilts! These high-impact patterns will help you make the most of your fabric stash and all those tempting new fabrics that insist on following you home from the quilt shop. Fast piecing and outrageously fun appliques show off your favorite colors in bold new ways! The 6 playful designs by Amanda Herring of TheQuiltedFishPatterns.com include Kaleidoscope, Giddy Bloomers, Flowers for My Friend, Sassy Squares, Whoopsy Daisy, and Year at a Glance. Big Fun with a Little Fabric (Leisure Arts #5251) contains 48 pages plus a 16-page pattern insert.




Pretty Birds


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Create colorful peacocks, cheerful canaries, and adorable penguins with these simple, beautiful projects to sew and love. With pattern templates included and step-by-step instructions, you can creatively put together pretty bird crafts for your friends, and even more for yourself! The birds you create are not just unique and cute decorations but also little critters than can double as plushies, pillows, and more. Before you know it you'll have dozens of unique birds decorating your home. Pretty Birds is a must-have for avid bird lovers and crafters alike.




Make It, Take It


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If sewing with friends sparks your creative passion, jump-start your next retreat or sew-in with the projects in this well-curated collection. Organize your sewing tools and supplies with nine make-ahead projects; then choose from seven more projects to stitch for fun, alongside your friends. Twelve expert designers share their inspiring ideas for sewists on the go. Make everything from equipment totes, a needle case, crafter's apron, and sewing machine mat to striking quilts, place mats, a pillow, and table runner Enjoy retreat anecdotes and advice from the pattern designers Relax and rejuvenate as you create something fabulous for yourself or your creative friends




Quiet-Time Busy Books


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Keep small children busy and happy with these personalized, easy-to-make cloth activity books.




String Frenzy


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Are you buried in scraps—big pieces, small pieces, hunks, chunks, strips, and parts? Bonnie K. Hunter fans will love her newest book of playful string-quilt projects! Sew a dozen vibrant quilt patterns using the small leftovers from other projects that seem too tiny to save, yet too big to toss. Learn Bonnie’s basics for foundation piecing narrow fabric pieces 3/4” to 2” wide, turning them into dazzling scrappy blocks and one-of-a-kind quilts. Have a string piecing party with a best-selling author, the great Bonnie K. Hunter Love your leftovers! Become a scrap quilt addict, sewing fabric strings and crumbs into brand new blocks Hunter fans will love this offering of twelve “use it all” patterns in her signature style




Sew Very Easy Quilt Favorites


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Learn quilting basics from a YouTube sensation and practice your skills with 12 fun projects suitable for all skill levels. Her instructional videos have inspired thousands to start sewing. Now for the first time, sew-lebrity Laura Coia shares written patterns for the most loved video tutorials on her “Sew Very Easy” YouTube channel! Learn the basics of quilt making, from cutting and pressing to borders and finishing. Then practice your skills with a dozen beautiful projects—quilts you’ll come back to time and time again—all suitable for beginners and beyond.




Fat Quarters


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What's a fat quarter? An 18 x 22 inch bit of fabric that often languishes in a stitcher's stash. With this creative collection, crafters can transform that material into a variety of wonderful things. Use one fat quarter for a bowl cover. Take two coordinating quarters and make a patchwork frame. From bags and blankets to quilts and curtains, you'll be amazed how far they go!




Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time


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With her "choose-your-own-adventure" approach to sewing, Tanya Whelan offers an invaluable collection of patterns that empowers sewers to become designers. The trick is a set of patterns for 6 skirts and 8 bodices that line up perfectly at the waist, plus an additional 4 sleeve styles and 4 necklines. Tanya gives readers clear instructions and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams that allow them to use the enclosed pattern pieces to create up to 219 fitted dresses, including simple strapless designs, sheaths, and halter gowns. The book covers basic dress construction and altering techniques for women of all shapes and sizes.




Sampler Spree


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Indulge your passion for color and fabric with a smorgasbord of blocks to use in a quilt that's a visual feast. The fun begins with more than 100 beautiful quilt blocks that all finish at 6" square, making them perfect for using scraps and for easy mixing and matching. Whether you prefer traditional or modern, you'll find so much to love in the varied assortment of block designs. Susan Ache (you may know her as @yardgrl60 on Instagram) shares 50 expert tips throughout, plus step-by-step instructions for making half-square triangles, flying geese, stitch-and-flip corners, and more. Once your tantalizing blocks are stitched, arranging them in the stunning sampler quilt is sheer pleasure!




Quick & Easy Quilts for Small Spaces


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Little snippets of fabric add up to big fun on these petite quilts by Kendra L. Maclean. This happy mix of seasonal designs will reward you with a year of tiny treasures to decorate your home. Brighten a tabletop or a modest wall space with a birthday wish, Log Cabin chickens, or a bouquet of tulips. A trio of ripe pears makes summer and fall sweeter, and you can celebrate Halloween with wispy ghosts or a high-flying witch. When Christmas comes, remember an important journey to Bethlehem or imagine jarfuls of treats. Fusible appliqué and machine quilting make the work go quickly. 8 Designs: Halloween; Birthday Party; Follow the Star; Chicken Strips; The Three Pears; Visions of Sugar Plums; The Ghost Tree; and Tulip Bouquet. Quick & Easy Quilts for Small Spaces (Leisure Arts #3998)