Hall & Haywood's Foundation Quilts

Hall & Haywood's Foundation Quilts

Author: Jane Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574327489

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Well known for their many award-winning precision-pieced quilts, the authors have teamed up again to bring us a new collection of patterns. Included also are foundation patterns from well-known designers Caryl Bryer Fallert, Alice Allen Kolb, Barbara Kaempfer, Kathlyn Sullivan and others. Projects are guaranteed to inspire you with their beauty and artistry. *Foundation patterns for string piecing, crazy piecing, Log Cabins, and Pineapples. *17 projects from antique to modern, beginning to master level. *Complete information on materials, fabric cutting, and construction techniques. *Perfect reference for every quilter's library.


Quilter's Academy Vol 1–Freshman Year

Quilter's Academy Vol 1–Freshman Year

Author: Harriet Hargrave

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1607051060

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This comprehensive beginner’s guide to quilting skills covers everything from setting up a sewing area to designing your own quilts. Harriet Hargrave has taught quilting all over the world. Now, with the Quilter’s Academy series of coursebooks, you can learn from her mastery and decades of experience. Volume one of the series welcomes freshman quilters with classes, lessons, exercises, and projects that will build your skills from one project to the next. Arranged in order of complexity, each quilt offers new challenges and involves new techniques that will help you continually build your skill level. By mastering the techniques presented in Quilter’s Academy Vol. 1, you will be on your way to creating your own quilts with precise, high-quality piecing. Includes compete instructions for making 13 classic quilts!


The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

Author: Laurie Aaron Hird

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-10-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0896898288

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Be Inspired by the Stories The 1922, The Farmer's Wife magazine posed this question to their readers: "If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at the time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired. Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired and create your own sampler quilt: • 111 six-inch quilt blocks, with assembly diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions • Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or king • Download access to easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams • 42 letters from the 1922 Farmer's Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country's past


Black & White and Pieced all Over

Black & White and Pieced all Over

Author: Kay M. Capps Cross

Publisher: Krause Publications

Published: 2009-05-12

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780896899421

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A black-and-white approach to easy paper-piecing—with a splash of color. If you love the crisp, precise results of paper-piecing but stress over all the ripping and stitching, this book's for you! Black & White and Pieced All Over shows you how to use foundation piecing to stitch perfect quilts every time. Even if you've never tried this breakthrough technique, you'll pick it up right away following full-color photos and numbered steps that detail every stitch. Open this guide and see for yourself. It's got everything you need to create an array of gorgeous quilts, including: 16 step-by-step quilting projects ranging from "easiest" to "not hard" Clear patterns that take the guesswork out of color combinations and matching fabrics A full-color "Getting Started" section that covers everything from choosing materials and tracing designs to stitching and finishing blocks A CD containing printable templates for every project Best of all, there are NO MISTAKES! A special "Opportunities" section at the end of the book shows you how to take an "oops"—like when you might have cut a strip too narrow—and transform it into a creative success. It's really that simple! Black & White and Pieced All Over is the fun and easy approach to quilting you've been looking for. Put foundation piecing to work for you, and see how great (and stress-free) your quilts can become.


Firm Foundations

Firm Foundations

Author: Jane Hall

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780891458678

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This second book about the foundation method by Hall and Haywood provides larger-sized traditional block patterns that are not usually seen for foundation piecing. Quilters of all levels will discover more accurate piecing techniques that will expand their repertoire. The book is complete with a listing of books, patterns, and foundations supplies for quilters to consult while adapting this technique to their own uses. Also included is a color gallery filled with stunning photos of quilts and blocks made with this innovative technique.


In the Pines

In the Pines

Author: Carolyn Cullinan McCormick

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1617453315

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Easy tree patterns from one of the most respected paper-piecing experts and the inventor of the Add-a-Quarter ruler. Pine tree blocks have been loved by generations of quilters, but those little triangles can be intimidating. Now, Carolyn Cullinan McCormick has the solution. She has taken twelve classic tree patterns and turned them to easy paper-pieced blocks. She has even included a brilliant, eye-catching sashing to enhance the center. Each pattern has the potential to make a striking quilt in its own right. Combine them all into a sampler, and the wow factor multiplies. Follow the easy step-by-step diagrams to make Fire on the Mountain, one of six quilts shown in the book, or to create a magnificent forest of your own.


Paper-Pieced Bed Quilts

Paper-Pieced Bed Quilts

Author: Jodie Davis

Publisher: That Patchwork Place

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781564773951

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Now you can use your favorite technique to create fabulous quilts that are big enough for your bed! These traditional quilt patterns are quick to stitch with the easy yet precise method of paper piecing. Even if you're a beginner, you'll love this truly "doable" way of making a bed-size quilt. Stitch up eight classic projects that feature directions for making each quilt in twin, queen, and king sizes. Choose from designs that spotlight some of quilting's best-loved themes, such as stars, flowers, baskets, and the Log Cabin block. Follow Jodie Davis's step-by-step primer for paper piecing -- even if you've never paper pieced before, you can make any of these patchwork blocks with ease. Book jacket.


Lizzy Albright and the Attic Window

Lizzy Albright and the Attic Window

Author: Ricky Tims

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735298603

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Lizzy Albright and the Attic WindowSummaryThe mage council in the Kingdom of Ailear is up in arms over a sorceress who has assembled an army of grackles. She is invincible. They decide their highest priority is to find a missing princess that was taken to another world far away.It's Christmas Eve 1964 and Lizzy Albright is celebrating her 10th birthday with her family in Overland Park, Kansas. Later that day the family make a journey to Cordelia, Kansas to spend Christmas week in the old family mansion with Lizzy's granny, Esther McHale.That night, Lizzy discovers an old quilt in a secret drawer of the cedar chest in the attic. The names of the quilt blocks spark her imagination. She is allowed to sleep under the quilt but is awoken by a tapping noise. She discovers a goose outside the attic window as a winter storm is raging. The goose urges Lizzy to come with her because their kingdom has befallen a curse. The goose believes that Lizzy is the lost princess and is the only one who can break the curse.In the Kingdom of Ailear, we learn that Calixta, a sorceress, and Beatrice, the queen, are related. Beatrice is barren and desperately wants a child. Calixta assists by making a fertility potion, with the caveat that Queen Beatrice's first grandchild is handed over to the sorceress.Beatrice has her child and years pass. The royal grandchild is born, Beatrice has schemed to betray Calixta by sending the child with a goose through the Tunnel of Stars. The sorceress returns and puts the Groaning Stone Curse on the castle and its inhabitants and informs everyone that the only one who can reverse the curse is the royal child.For ten years the mages are doing what they must in order to find the child, but also find a way to save her from the hands of the sorceress. The plot ultimately succeeds and the kingdom is saved. There are unexpected plot twists that are revealed during the final chapters of the story.Ricky Tims - Kat Bowser 2020


New York Beauty Simplified

New York Beauty Simplified

Author: Linda Hahn

Publisher:

Published: 2010-12-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574326789

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The New York Beauty block, a clean, precise, starburst pattern, has been a classic quilt design for years. The sharp points and curved seams have often intimidated quilters. Thanks to Linda Hahn's simple paper-piecing foundation method, you'll sew a gentle arc that guarantees a perfect New York Beauty block every time. Twenty-one projects, from small to large wallhangings, applications on sweatshirts, and a tote bag showcase the numerous design possibilities that Linda is famous for teaching. Quilting patterns for each project are included as an added bonus for this intriguing book. OUT OF PRINT