Author :
Publisher : C & T Pub
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781571201829
Looks at all aspects of quilting, covering such topics as fabric, batting, quilting tools, applique, embellishment, and stamping.
Author : Nancy Zieman
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440214295
The Answers to All Your Sewing Questions! Whether you're a novice sewer or a skilled seamstress, who better to go to for sewing answers and advice than expert Nancy Zieman? Set aside your sewing fears and let Nancy guide you step-by-step through 100+ basic to advanced sewing methods and techniques. Arranged in alphabetical order for fast and easy reference, this handy guide will make its permanent home by your sewing machine or on your workspace. With over 100 topics ranging from Appliqué to Zippers, Nancy will help you achieve beautiful results with every project. Helpful Notes from Nancy throughout the book provide insights and tips for a variety of sewing techniques and skills. Spiral binding allows the book to lay flat for hands-free reference while you sew, cut or press. Clear, concise instructions and detailed illustrations help make even the most advanced techniques easy to understand and successfully execute. A wealth of information and instruction from your favorite sewing expert is at your fingertips in this go-to guide! Stitch with ease and assurance with Nancy Zieman's Sewing A to Z by your side!
Author : Linda Causee
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781402723186
Well-known quilter Linda Causee has come up with a fresh idea that's smart and fun. These 26 lovely quilts--one for each letter of the alphabet--not only make wonderful projects, they teach too! Every letter stands for a new quilting technique, including A for Appliqué, F for Foundation Piecing, P for Postage Stamp Quilts, and Z for Zig-Zag. Plus, there's a fascinating history on each quilt, as well as a materials list, instructions for cutting and piecing, and numerous illustrations that provide easy-to-follow guidance. Full-page beauty shots display the completed quilts in all their colorful splendor. Among the unique designs: a quilt created entirely out of borders, a crazy quilt that shows off needlework skills, and a nature-themed Hawaiian quilt.
Author : Spike Gillespie
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2010-11-21
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1610600916
This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community’s top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting. Discover Aboriginal patchwork from Australia, intricate Rallis from the Middle East, Amish and Hawaiian quilts from the United States, Sashiko quilts from Japan, vivid Molas from Central America, and art quilts from every corner of the globe. Also included are twenty patchwork and applique patterns to use in your own quilt projects, inspired by designs from the world’s most striking quilts.
Author : Fons & Porter
Publisher : Best of Fons & Porter
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781464714887
Most quilters these days live such busy lives that they can't spend months or years on a quilt. The designs in this book, created for Fons & Porter by Jenny Doan and her Missouri Star Quilt Company, rely on pre-cut fabrics to speed up the process. Designs include Small Charm Quilt, Playful Pinwheels, By the Sea, Friendship Runner, Periwinkle, Ingrid's Garden, Hard Candy (table topper), Dresden Botanica, Summer in the Park, X's and O's Quilt and Pillow Sham and Dashing Stars.
Author : Julie Herman
Publisher : Martingale
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 160468402X
Create quilts with simple designs, strong lines, and a modern aesthetic. With this innovative collection, popular blogger and designer Julie Herman, the owner of Jaybird Quilts, inspires you to create stunning quilts--without borders! Choose from 15 easy quilt patterns where design is the star and fabric is the supporting actor Learn the structure of a borderless quilt; explore various bindings and their effect on the overall look See what can be done when color is used in bold ways to support a borderless quilt design
Author : Lynne Z. Bassett
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781584657453
The definitive treasury of Massachusetts's historic quilts, and a tribute to the creative spirit of their makers
Author : Helen L. Wilbur
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410307794
Quilting has existed for thousands of years, spanning the globe, practiced by women as well as men, and bringing together communities and generations. F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet examines the subject of quilting, as an art form as well as an item of utility, tracing its early history from a cave in Mongolia to patchwork bedcoverings transported in overland wagon trains to present-day exhibits at renowned museums. Topics include patterns, inventions, and fabric choices, as well as quilts as vehicles of American history. Helen L. Wilbur also authored Lily's Victory Garden and Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet. A former librarian who now works on the electronic side of the publishing world, she lives in New York City. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen has illustrated more than 20 books with Sleeping Bear Press, including the best-selling The Legend of Sleeping Bear and The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell. He and his wife, Robbyn, live in Bath, Michigan.
Author : Christa Watson
Publisher : Martingale
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683561325
Give your quilts a fabulous finish! Award-winning machine quilter and best-selling author Christa Watson presents a new collection of dynamic machine-quilting ideas. Gain insight and inspiration from step-by-step instructions for 35 walking-foot designs and 64 free-motion techniques, plus dozens of variations. Each design includes a photo, a description, and a diagram to set you up for plenty of machine-quilting success--even if it's your first time quilting on your home sewing machine.
Author : Bea Oglesby
Publisher : C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release : 2007-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781933466262
This lively applique tribute to the alphabet has something for everyone. Block letters, cursive, Spencerian patterns for seven unique quilts are included. Animals, numbers, and flowers accompany the letters.
