Author : Jan Krentz
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607052253
4 gorgeous projects feature shimmering diamonds. Lots of inspirational photos and a breathtaking gallery.
Author : Jan Krentz
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607051273
The popular quilt designer and teacher demonstrates beginner-friendly techniques with these 12 new diamond quilt patterns without inset seams! Quilting with geometric patterns such as diamonds can seem challenging. But in Quick Diamond Quilts & Beyond, award-winning quilting instructor Jan Krentz shares her own classroom-tested techniques that make diamond quilting easy. Artists new to quilting will enjoy these lighthearted, original patterns featuring large shapes, easy piecing options, and fresh fabric combinations. Jan also offers tips on color value, texture, and contrast to enhance your fabric selection, and shows how using geometric fabrics can make your quilts shine.
Author : Jan Krentz
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 45,3 MB
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607053810
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
Author : Mary Cannizzaro
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1617459089
“An exciting intro to the craft of making quilts using fabric from T-shirts . . . This how-to will be a boon to any quilter looking for a new challenge.” —Publishers Weekly Expand your idea of what a T-shirt quilt can be! Create nine innovative projects from T-shirts, clothing solids, prints, motifs, onesies, ties—anything goes. Learn how to cut into clothing and maximize your fabric, even altering a design to fit special tees. Solve common challenges like motifs separated by zippers and logos that are too big or too small. With a few T-shirt quilt basics under your belt, and the designs and tips in this guide, you’ll soon become an expert at preserving the past.
Author : Jan Krentz
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1571209042
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.
Author : Jan P. Krentz
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781571202109
An exciting new look for an old favorite block! 9 projects use Jan!s innovative techniques.
Author : Elizabeth Hartman
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 160705549X
The quilter, pattern designer, and author of Patchwork City offers 12 exciting new patterns designed to help you take your skills to the next level. Ready to go beyond the basics of creative quilting? In Modern Patchwork, pattern designer Elizabeth Hartman will help you expand your skills with new techniques and twelve new and innovative quilt designs. The projects in Modern Patchwork are bold, bright, graphic, and designed to give modern quilters new challenges. Along with her stunning patterns, Hartman introduces new skills and methods like curved seam piecing, working with hexagons, and machine applique. Plus, each project includes additional colorways so you can have fun with all your favorite fabrics.
Author : Karen M. Burns
Publisher : Martingale
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1604688009
When you're done piecing a quilt, do you often wonder how to finish it with free-motion quilting? Discover how to fill setting triangles, blocks, and borders with a variety of traditional and modern quilting designs, divided into chapters by style: Lines and Squiggles, Curves and Pebbles, Swirls and Feathers, and Just for Fun. This is a must-have book and lifelong reference for any quilter's library. Gain confidence as you follow the arrows and see how to fill a confined space with continuous-line quilting motifs that are adaptable to blocks, triangles, and borders Discover which designs will work best before you sew by practicing your quilting; trace the designs with your finger or on tracing paper Whether you use a long-arm or home sewing machine, you'll enjoy quilting the wide variety of designs
Author : Diane Gilleland
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 14,60 MB
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612124216
The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up — which is no easy feat! Set yourself up for success with the rediscovered technique of English paper piecing. Using paper templates to guide your pattern, you can expertly fit your quilting shapes together before you even start sewing. All Points Patchwork takes you far beyond traditional hexagons and accommodates triangles, diamonds, octagons, and even curved shapes. Simple instructions for decorating clothing, bedding, and home decor open up astounding possibilities for quilters of all levels.
Author : MJ Kinman
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1617459461
Piece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you’ll be inspired by the author’s work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students
