Wild Wool & Colorful Cotton Quilts


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Make lively medallion quilts with a mix of cotton and wool fabrics. Cotton and wool . . . together at last! Sew gorgeous wallhangings with a home at the heart. Bestselling author Erica Kaprow shares three new medallion quilts with playful pieced backgrounds and perky appliqué. Using a mix of cotton and wool fabrics, you’ll hand stitch houses, flowers, vines, and more. Basic appliqué instructions and links to printable full-size patterns are included. With each border, you’ll fall more in love with these textural quilts infused with color!




Cool Cotton & Whimsical Wool Quilts


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Sew funky folk-art fun! Combine bursts of cotton color with wool wildlife, flowers, and more! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer introduces 12 new quilt projects in her beloved whimsical, modern, folk-art style. The quilts are perfect for beginners to explore easy fusible appliqué projects, as well as experienced stitchers, who can enjoy these brand new designs. Just layer your felted wool pieces, from flamingos, owls, bees, potted flowers, and much more, and add to your cotton fabric background. 12 contemporary quilt projects in Kim's classic whimsical style Create a colorful world using cotton fabrics and felted wool appliqué Beginners welcome! Every stitcher from novice to experienced can enjoy these projects




My Enchanted Garden


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Bask in beautiful designs from Gretchen Gibbons. This captivating collection features "My Enchanted Garden"--blue-ribbon winner for "Best Use of Embellishment" in the 2009 Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza. Stitch the breathtaking main quilt plus eight stand-alone projects--several of which echo its eye-catching design--for a total of nine unique artistic creations Decorate and accessorize with nature-inspired applique patterns for wall hangings, pillows, and a purse that are distinctive yet easy to make Mix cotton and wool to give your projects added depth, richness, and contrast in texture and color




Summertime Sampler


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Erica Kaprow turns up the volume on traditional wool applique with her brilliant jewel-tone summer sampler. If you can sew three basic hand stitches, you'll learn just how fun it is to applique these whimsical wool designs - at home or on the go! Each of the 12 must-have summer blocks is featured on an individual pattern sheet. With the bonus border pattern, this sampler makes the perfect block-of-the-month class, club project, or personal challenge. Celebrate summer with perfectly portable wool applique!




Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts


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Discover how to create stunning appliqué quilts with these easy-to-follow projects from the author of Joyful Stitching. Laura shows quilters how to make bright, cheerful fused applique quilts. Along the way, she shares 17 different hand stitches that add unique color and dimension, that help the quilter tell a story with each design. The small, take-along size of these projects makes them perfect for your classes or clubs. • 11 fun and easy projects-make an assortment of whimsical houses with full-size templates • Take your art quilts to the next level by hand quilting and embellishing in one step • Learn how to make wavy bindings




Fusing Fun! Fast Fearless Art Quilts


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No-Sew (well, almost!) Art Quilts That YOU Can Create! YES YOU CAN create an art quilt this weekend! Engage your right brain with freewheeling collage techniques. Give your sewing machine a rest: no sewing needed except for quilting and binding. Design as you go - no measuring, no math! You can even fuse your way to finishing, binding, and displaying your art! PLUS find fun, no-quilt fabric collage projects. Eye-popping gallery of quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert, Jane A. Sassaman, David Walker, and MORE.




Everythings Blooming


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Beautiful, simple to construct, and spectacular-looking quilt inspired by abundant flower gardens from popular quilt artist Erica Kaprow.




Kim Schaefer's Skinny Quilts


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Make the most of narrow spaces with these 15 quilting projects that use appliqué and piecing techniques, by the author of Quilts from Textured Solids. Skinny quilts put the spotlight on narrow spaces with surprising splashes of color and personality. These quick projects are a great way to bring your scrap stash to life and accent a tabletop or other slice of space with pizazz. Bestselling author Kim Schaefer’s latest book features fifteen fun projects, using both applique and piecing techniques in a variety of color palettes and styles. Easy to do and perfect for last minute gifts and décor.




Patchwork & Stitchery


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Beautiful quilts, stitch-by-stitch Patchwork & Stitchery combines the joys of traditional pieced and appliqué quiltmaking and the art of stitchery to create quilts with a special touch. Carol Phillipson shares her love of quiltmaking and needlework and teaches you how to make playful quilts and wall hangings inspired by ancient Aegean culture, lush gardens, milestones of life and more! You'll find: Step-by-step techniques for quilting, appliqué, cross-stitch and embroidery (including sashiko and blackwork), as well as ideas for planning your own unique quilts. 12 pieced quilt projects, featuring detailed instructions for quilting work, with complete cross-stitch charts. CD includes 100 cross-stitch designs, appliqué templates and piecing templates in BITMAP, JPEG and PDF formats for guiding you to create your own beautiful work. Let Patchwork & Stitchery show you the possibilities!




Whimsical Wool Appliqué


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Cozy up to wool appliqué with fifty colorful garden blocks to mix and match! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer shares seven easy wool appliqué projects to teach you embroidery basics or to bring your hand stitching to the next level. Layer luscious flowers, birds, and butterflies of wool on top of cotton fabric, then add the embroidered finishing touches to fusible appliqué wall quilts, table toppers, and pillows. It's the perfect primer for every skill level.