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Publisher: C & T Pub
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781571201829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at all aspects of quilting, covering such topics as fabric, batting, quilting tools, applique, embellishment, and stamping.
Author: Nancy Zieman
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2011-07-14
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781440214295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781402723186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell-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: Nancy J. Martin
Publisher: Martingale
Published: 2008-11-11
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1604687703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo matter what the activity--playdates, tummy time, or just plain nap time--these cute baby quilts are picture perfect for coddling newborns. Quickly stitch one up in a day and be on your way to floor play, a baby shower, or cozying up with your little one! Thirteen charming quilt designs, some featuring novelty prints Sized just right for infants--and beyond Perfect for beginner to intermediate skill levels
Author: Spike Gillespie
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 2010-11-21
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1610600916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Julie Herman
Publisher: Martingale
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 160468402X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreate 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: Fons & Porter
Publisher: Best of Fons & Porter
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781464714887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost 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: Lynne Z. Bassett
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781584657453
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive treasury of Massachusetts's historic quilts, and a tribute to the creative spirit of their makers
Author: Meri Henriques Vahl
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2021-02-25
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 1644030136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuilt realistic people and places with artistic flair Create unique art quilts of your favorite places—and the places you want to go! Meri Vahl shares her simple yet unique method for quilting realistic nature scenes and villages from fabric. Using photographs from her travels, the author explains how to achieve stunning scenery with lifelike details. With techniques like fabric collage and tulle overlay, even beginners will learn to quilt majestic mountainscapes, charming buildings, and realistic people. A stunning gallery of quilts—some named best in the world—will inspire you to bring your own travel photos and art quilt ideas to life. From photo to art quilt! Recreate landscapes, people, and buildings with ease World-renowned art quilter Meri Vahl teaches you her award-winning process Immortalize your journeys as you paint scenes with fabric, one step at a time
Author: Helen L. Wilbur
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2011-03-18
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1410307794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuilting 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.
