Pot Holders for All Seasons contains a wide variety of quilted pot holders. You can easily find the perfect, display-worthy design to dress up your kitchen for any time of the year or any occasion. Select one of the 20 creative pot holders, pull out your scrap basket, and you're ready to start stitching fun!
This is the perfect book for any quilter looking to improve their quilting skills. Create one pot holder each week of the year taking the time to really pay attention the the assembly on a small scale will allow the quilter to really hone in seam allowances, maintaining points, and accurate piecing withoutthe frustration of a large over powering project.
Pot holders are useful and make perfect gifts. They can be made from fabric scraps and bits of leftover batting. This book features patterns which can be made into pot holders or used to make blocks for quilts, and is for readers interested in making small pot holders or large quilts.
Not only does this book present 101 different potholder patterns, it shows how to combine these patchwork blocks so they can be used to make quilts, wallhangings, tablecloths and other patchwork creations.
Everyone uses pot holders, so why not make yourself a set that celebrates each month of the year? Add a bit of decoration and style to your kitchen for years to come with these long-lasting pot holders. Make a couple of extra to give away while you are stitching, so when the occasion arises and a gift is needed, you have one handy as a much-appreciated gift. Try several different applique methods, including freezer-paper, fused and interfaced applique, while using up some scraps from your stash. Full-size templates are included.
In this colorful book hundreds of examples of pot holders from the 1940s and 1950s are pictured, explained, dated, and priced. Collectors and dealers alike will appreciate the comprehensive look at an art form few know how to create, but so many enjoy collecting. 260 color photos illustrate a wide variety of pot holders, and concise captions provide information and current values.
Ready to take the triangle challenge? Choose from 70 pieced modern triangle blocks and 11 exquisite quilts that wow! Fourth-generation quilter Rebecca Bryan is backāthis time with beautiful 3-sided blocks sewn from pieced stripes, chevrons, curves, and more. A dedicated graphic design chapter will help you choose a winning color palette, play up unexpected elements, and achieve balance and symmetry. Grab your favorite ruler and the full-size block templates to create equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles with ease. With no tricky seams, these sampler blocks are perfect to mix and match.
Unplug yourself--and any children in your life--and enjoy the art of weaving at the small-scale level with the fun, accessible potholder loom. Familiar to many from their childhood, simple square potholder looms hold stretchy fabric loops that are woven to create practical gifts or handy trivets for your own kitchen. There are a world of designs that you can create with your color and pattern choices, and most potholders take less than an hour from loom to done. Enjoy choosing from 140 patterns that can be woven on any standard potholder loom or on the PRO loom, resulting in colorful, practical works of art--and a joyful escape into creativity! Along with the exciting patterns for two-color to eight-color squares, be inspired by ideas for enjoying potholder weaving as a group activity, or as a fundraiser for schools, clubs, and other organizations.