Use one ingenious shape to make an endless variety of gently curved designs! Kathie Alyce brings contemporary movement to traditional quilt design with her tessellated 'flip flop block' technique. One simple, gently curved shape provides unlimited design possibilities-and sewing ease-when it's flipped and flopped. Twelve projects ranging from small wallhangings to queen bed quilts can be adjusted to individual taste for size with seven options (and your imagination). More than 40 color photos illustrate this super simple design and lead you straight to making your own fascinating flip flop block quilts. Great for beginners and quick-and-easy quilters. See what happens when this amazingly versatile shape is applied to Rail Fence, Pinwheel, New York Beauty, Charm, and Log Cabin blocks. Then hold your breath for how easy it is to create a stunning version of a Double Wedding Ring!
Paper-Piece Dozens of Blocks You Never Could Before. Revolutionary single-foundation technique makes those hard-to-piece blocks easy to assemble with perfect accuracy. Paper piece Attic Window and Jewel blocks with no Y-seams! Simplify your piecing on miniature and small-scale quilts. Get started right away with full-size foundations for 26 different blocks, each in 2 finished sizes: 2 1/4" and 6". Includes complete instructions for a beautiful Flip-Flop sampler quilt. If you're a paper piecer, you're used to flawless accuracy and crisp, sharp points. But what about all those blocks that give you headaches, like Ohio Star, Delectable Mountain, or Attic Window? This new, single-foundation technique is the answer. No more multiple foundations! No more Y-seams! Paper piecing is foolproof when you're a flip-flopper!
More than 28,000 quilters have sewn along with the Splendid Sampler community online. Now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again! Choose blocks designed by Pat and Jane plus superstar quilters Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, and many more. Blocks made with patchwork, applique, embroidery, and paper piecing provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques. You'll discover fun ideas for arranging your blocks in a gallery of sampler quilts. Share your progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this "Splendid" community of quilters!
Tired of being afraid of working with striped fabrics? Let Mary Mashuta show you how wonderful stripes can be for adding pizzazz to your quilts. Often ignored by quilters, the use of stripes will add dramatic movement and visual excitement to any quilt. This lively book explores how to find, choose, purchase, design, and accurately piece together striped fabrics for fabulous results. The author guides you through the book, step-by-step, to help you become proficient at using striped fabrics in your own quilts. Stripes demand attention and represent the "stars" in the quilt. If you find that you never buy stripes, or buy thembut don't know how to use them - then you need this book. Join those that buy all they can get their hands on and enjoy using them in your quilts.
With their high-heeled shoes, hats, and blossoms, these lighthearted, ultra-stylish designs by Suzanne Sievers will inspire women of all ages to fall in love with this classic fashion theme. The clear instructions make it simple to create the pair of girly girl handbags with beaded handles, the comforter, and the pillow. The same goes for converting a sweatshirt into a ladylike jacket or a scallop-edge pullover. All of my designs are within the ability range of any beginner, says Suzanne. And I put a big emphasis on durability. My garment and quilt designs are completely washable. And that's good news for any fashion diva who wants her little luxuries to last a long, long time!
Step up your piecing with a small-scale version of the cherished Dresden Plate. Fall in love with the classic quilt block all over again as you learn the secret to impeccable mini Dresdens in two sizes—4 ½ ̋ and 9 ̋ finished. Polish your piecing, pressing, and appliqué with proven techniques and apply those skills to 13 projects from bed-size beauties to wallhangings and table toppers. A mix of easy and intermediate quilts includes a quilt-as-you-go project, tranquil yet engaging color palettes, and not-quite-traditional layouts with their own unique flair.
Photo tutorials show stitching in action for 50+ free-motion quilting designs to create modern quilts with classic style! Popular blogger and designer, Natalia Bonner, illustrates her instructions with detailed photos that make it easier to get beautiful results on your home sewing machine. Learn how to quilt all-over, as filler, on borders, and on individual blocks…using loops and swirls, feathers and flames, flowers and vines, pebbles and more! Includes tips for choosing batting and thread, layering and basting, starting and stopping, and prepping your machine are included. After you’ve practiced, show off your new skills with six geometric quilt projects.
In this follow-up to her popular Strip-Smart Quilts, Kathy Brown provides an astonishing collection of 16 quilt patterns--all based on the same cut from a single ruler. Smart indeed! Create mesmerizing designs with speed and accuracy using the Creative Grids 90° Double-Strip Ruler (or another right-angle triangle ruler) Make intricate-looking projects easily using fat quarters, precut strips, or yardage Find visually appealing quilts for all skill levels, from beginner to experienced
