Modern Primitive Quilts


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Find the essence of country in this collection of simple folk-art quilts. Antique looks meet easy construction and lots of creative license in these charming and stylish designs.




Primitive Style


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Create a warm and welcoming personal space with designs from Jenifer Gaston, creative director of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. If you love the primitive look, these traditional designs will feel right at home in your decorating scheme. 15 inviting patterns include a mix of cotton and wool projects: a folk-art sampler quilt, hooked rug, penny rug, table topper, pincushion, journal cover, and quilts Discover the joys of working with wool - so pleasurable and easy to learn Add texture and softness to cotton and wool projects with appliqué and embroidery




Modern Quilting


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A quilt is about home, daily life, where you've been and who you've known. It's about stories and history. A quilt is imbued with the power to rediscover memories, open up conversations and bring people together. For Julius Arthur of House of Quinn, this idea extends into our design ethos bringing together stories and narratives to create everyday items and objects. Modern Quilting highlights how traditional quilting and sewing techniques can be utilized to create contemporary items and objects for the home. Showcasing 20 stunning projects, Julius shows you the beauty of renewing textiles and materials by giving them a new life. Contemporary quilting honors the traditional processes but allows you to create the rules of what you want to create. With a more creative and free approach to working with textiles, quilts and making, Julius guides the reader through four skill based workshops, and techniques, such as stitching, quilting, collage and mark making, before opening up into a range of modern quilt-based projects that can be created from combining these fundamental skills. With stunning photography and step-by-step illustrations throughout, fall in love with this age-old craft and discover how to create meaningful items for your own living spaces, places and daily rituals.




A Quilting Life


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“With its diverse selection of fabrics and designs, A Quilting Life is a fine pick for any quilter looking to produce family-oriented keepsake results.” —The Needlecraft Shelf Bring the handmade tradition home with these charming quilts and home accessories. Inspired by a grandmother who loved to sew for her family, quilter and blogger Sherri McConnell gives traditional patterns like hexagons, stars, snowballs, and Dresden Plates a new look featuring fabrics by some of today’s most popular designers. Nineteen cozy projects include pillows, tote bags, table runners, and larger quilts—quick and easy designs that make great gifts. “Sherri’s book is a treasure! It’s full of fun and straight-forward patterns for quilts, table toppers, pillows, bags and more—all the goodies to make a cozy home.” —Thimbleanna “Would you like the opportunity to make tomorrow’s heirlooms in today’s vast selection of prints? . . . If so, this could be the reference book that will get you started. There are 19 projects, mainly focusing on handmade household items but including some larger quilts too.” —Fabrications Quilting for You “Beautiful inspiration if you are a seasoned quilter, but also a great resource with clear and in some cases, simple patterns for newbies as well.” —Diary of a Quilter “Color photos of finished needlework projects accompany step-by-step diagrams and assembly patterns, while at-a-glance sidebars covering materials and cutting allow needleworkers to gauge the complexity of each project.” —The Needlecraft Shelf




Everyday Folk Art


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A New Twist


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Who knew what your scraps could do! Choose a fun block, give it a new twist in your layout, and see the quilt design change before your eyes like the colors of a kaleidoscope! Best-selling author Nancy Mahoney shows how the same asymmetrical block can create two strikingly different quilts when you change the colors and rotate the block to let the secondary designs emerge. An expert teacher with an extraordinary eye for design, Nancy demystifies what baffles many quilters about choosing fabrics for scrappy quilts. Learn her tips about color families, scrap plans, and construction techniques. Most of all, enjoy a burst of creativity as you give your scraps a spin and watch the magic happen!




Bright & Bold Cozy Modern Quilts


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20 easy projects for all skill levels, to help you create beautiful lap quilts, wall hangings, and runners to brighten up your home. Kim Schaefer is back with 18 brand new quilts to infuse your home with fresh color and modern flair. This follow-up to Cozy Modern Quilts has an impressive variety of colorways and styles, and Kim’s new designs are both innovative and irresistible! Choose from lap quilts, wall hangings, or runners to cheer up your space or whip up a gift. Straight-line piecing with squares & rectangles makes it quick; bright, bold fabrics make it sophisticated. Whether you’re a new sewer or a dedicated quilter, you’ll love how easy, fun, and stash-busting these quilts are to make.




Little Gatherings


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Sometimes a small project is what you're looking for, but that shouldn't mean you have to go short on style. Packed with 13 spectacular small quilts that are perfect for decorating your home (ideas galore in the photos inside!), author Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings shares her best tips and tricks for precisely piecing small quilts, so you can start and finish with ease. Make several to create a grouping of mini quilts. Set up a charming vignette with a small quilt as the backdrop. Or make your little quilt the star of the show by framing it. Because, when it comes to little quilts and little gatherings, there's always room for one more!




Modern Primitive Embroidery


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It's not just "embroidery." It's Primitive Embroidery. And it's the greatest thing to happen to needle art in decades. These fresh designs by artist Jennie Baer are all about getting you into the world of fabric art-fast! Follow the directions to transfer a simple line drawing pattern onto fabric, then use basic stitches and easy embellishments to finish textile beauty that's very new, very you. To make your creative experience even sweeter, we're including three different sizes for each of these 12 designs, so you don't have to worry about enlarging or reducing them for your project. Just "choose and use." The key to creating modern/primitive art is truly in your hands!




Blue & White Quilts


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Crisp, calm, and captivating--experience the magic of blue & white! From the editors of the best seller Red & White Quilts comes a fresh take on another timeless color combination. Thirteen dreamy quilts from famed designers and collectors include a mix of exciting new designs and sentimental favorites, and three antique treasures to remake using today's fabrics and techniques. From traditional Nine Patch and Album quilts to the pinnacle of patchwork, Tree of Life, enjoy spectacular blue & white quilts from: Lissa Alexander . Lisa Bongean . Julie Hendricksen . Sherri McConnell . Camille Roskelley . Laurie Simpson . Helen Stubbings . Debbie Roberts . Jill Shaulis . Nancy Mahoney . Paula Barnes and Mary Ellen Robison You'll be captivated by the creations that come from this humble two-color palette, as quilters have been for generations. It's an eternal classic that never goes out of style.