Provides children's quilts for moms, grandmas, aunts, and others. This work offers alter colors and themes in eight basic patterns to suit boys or girls - instructions are provided for both.
Looking for something quick to stitch? Here in one volume--at a great value--you'll find a wide assortment of terrific projects from such popular books as A Baker's Dozen, Modern Basics, and Skip the Borders. Take your pick of 12 easy and appealing quilt patterns, perfect for beginners Enjoy achievable projects that are ideal for retreats, weekends, and gift giving View beautiful photos and follow clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations Be inspired by best-selling designers Amy Ellis, Julie Herman, Jeanne Large and Shelley Wicks, Adrienne Smitke, and more
Put your fabric bits and pieces to spectacular use with this well-curated collection of quilts. Cut from your stash or play with precut strips and squares, fat quarters, and fat eighths as you enjoy a tremendous variety of patterns from well-known designers. 77 delightful projects--including Civil War, 1930s, modern, traditional, and country designs--at less than 40 cents a pattern Selected patterns from popular Martingale books by Kim Brackett, Lynn Roddy Brown, Kay Connors and Karen Earlywine, Kim Diehl, Amy Ellis, Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene of Country Threads, Joanna Figueroa, and many more Quilts range in size from 28" x 36" to 99" square and feature everything from simple patchwork to cotton and wool applique to strip piecing
It's so easy to create quilts that repeat a single block--make just one and you'll have the confidence to fly through the rest of your quilt! Choose from a whopping 57 quilts to piece one block at a time, or make blocks in multiples with quick chain-piecing methods. Star designers including Kim Diehl, Country Threads' Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene, Pat Sloan, Carrie Nelson, and Jo Morton will help you along the way. Pair your repeated blocks with plain squares, rotate blocks for a playful spin, or simply line them up row by row. From fun make-in-a-weekend designs to stunning quilts to cherish and pass on, you'll find the perfect block to repeat in this colossal compilation of quilt patterns!
These examples evince both the art and the craft during a golden age of handcrafting, from the early 1800s until 1946, a time before the widespread use of motorized sewing machines, synthetic fabrics, and prefabricated batting."--BOOK JACKET.
Innkeeper Kate Meyr learns what is fleeting and what is enduring in a poignant East Perry County mystery from the author of Quilt the Town Christmas. Complicated and confusing romance continues for Josephine’s Guest House proprietor Kate Meyr in Everlasting Quilts, the fourth novel in the East Perry County series. John Baker, Kate’s lakehouse neighbor, a writer, and wannabe lover intrigues Kate with his research on quilts for a magazine article. In the process, she discovers unusual destinations for quilts, even in her own family. These stories are precious and everlasting. But not all is precious in Borna as Kate faces a fight for her life in her beloved home. Thanks to the spirit of Josephine and a handsome new acquaintance, Kate is able to persevere. It’s once again another secret that Kate has to keep from her community as she continues to protect her guest house’s reputation. Praise for Ann Hazelwood and her novels “I found myself immersed in the tale of this extended family and this wonderful quaint town . . . You will laugh, cry and share in their hopes and dreams.” —Community News “Ann Hazelwood knows a few things about the human spirit, family and dreaming big. Add a mixture of the love of quilting and all the things Missouri historic and otherwise; you will experience the words and passion of this unique and gifted author. Enjoy the experience!” —StreetScape Magazine
Kate Meyr finds herself helping an enigmatic pastor deal with his fawning female congregation and a missing quilt in the final East Perry County mystery. For generations, ladies have gathered at churches to quilt. In Church Ladies’ Quilts, the fifth and final novel in the East Perry County series, Kate Meyr’s love for quilts convinces her to join the quilters at Concordia Lutheran Church in Borna. The ritual of their practices amuses Kate as she listens to their diverse personalities. It doesn’t take long, after Kate joins them, for a mystery of a missing quilt to surface. The Pastor, who is dearly admired by the ladies, tries to keep the story quiet for the church’s reputation. In the meantime, Kate’s friendship with Clark is turned upside down and a new relationship appears with a red Jeep. Kate’s research on Josephine is enhanced by discovering who has been putting yellow roses on her grave. Praise for Ann Hazelwood and her novels “I found myself immersed in the tale of this extended family and this wonderful quaint town . . . You will laugh, cry and share in their hopes and dreams.” —Community News “Ann Hazelwood knows a few things about the human spirit, family and dreaming big. Add a mixture of the love of quilting and all the things Missouri historic and otherwise; you will experience the words and passion of this unique and gifted author. Enjoy the experience!” —StreetScape Magazine
Stitch up a delightful appliqued storybook quilt featuring favorite nursery-rhyme characters, such as Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, and Little Bo Peep. Step-by-step instructions and full-size applique templates are included for nine blocks.
Meet widowed Missouri transplant Kate Meyr in the first East Perry County mystery from the author of the Colebridge Community series. Ann Hazelwood makes her return with The Forgiving Quilt, the first novel in the East Perry County Series. After the death of her husband brings out hurtful secrets, Kate Meyr strikes out to cleave her life from his. She vows to restore the property he left her in Borna, Missouri, and sell it, but the longer Kate stays in town, the harder she finds it to leave. Her life becomes even more embroiled in Borna when she discovers a mysterious quilt in her new home. Haunted by the quilt’s past, Kate is also troubled by several terrifying occurrences. Somebody wants to take the property from her. Will Kate let their horrifying tactics run her out, or will she stand her ground? Find out in this novel of self-discovery, forgiveness, and courage. Praise for Ann Hazelwood and her novels “I found myself immersed in the tale of this extended family and this wonderful quaint town . . . You will laugh, cry and share in their hopes and dreams.” —Community News “Ann Hazelwood knows a few things about the human spirit, family and dreaming big. Add a mixture of the love of quilting and all the things Missouri historic and otherwise; you will experience the words and passion of this unique and gifted author. Enjoy the experience!” —StreetScape Magazine