Stitch a seam a day Choose from over 500 crazy-quilt seam treatments, each with a detailed photo and guide for the basic stitches included. Learn 61 basic embroidery stitches, including silk ribbon and beaded stitches, through step-by-step photos, plus get crazy-quilt block piecing instructions and helpful information on tools and supplies. Then put it all together in a gorgeous, intricate sampler. Join the author's popular Facebook group, Joyful Embellishments, to stitch along with fellow embroiderers. - This book will inspire you to stitch daily. - Create a beautiful sampler, with a different treatment for each individual seam. - Intricate and creative embroidery, silk ribbon, and beaded stitches.

• Pages: 144
• Author: Valerie Bothell
• Publish Date: 01/07/2018
• Dimensions: 7.52in x 0.36in x 9.44in
• Softcover

Raise the bar with your next Bargello quilt! Achieve Bargello's glorious complexity through straightforward techniques. Bargello master Ruth Ann Berry shares 16 all-new projects, from bed quilts to smaller ones. A satisfying next step for fans of her first book. Weaving in more design elements and colorways, you'll be able to work 20 or even 40 fabrics into a single quilt! Track your progress with a design chart and learn expert tips for fabric cutting and strip piecing for quilts that dance as if they're set to music. - Take the next steps in Bargello with 16 bed quilts, wall hangings, and lap quilt projects. - Showcase dozens of favorite fabrics in a single quilt--a wonderful outlet for your fabric obsession! - Grow your confidence with a best-selling author's simple construction methods for advanced designs

• Pages: 80
• Author: Ruth Ann Berry
• Publish Date: 12/07/2017
• Dimensions: 8.42in x 0.24in x 11.04in
• Softcover

Dresden plates, pinwheel blocks, and flying geese. Piece like a pro with The Piper's Girls! Starting with the simplest patchwork squares and working your way up to more challenging applique and paper piecing, you'll sew through a cheery, 11-row sampler quilt and 2 bonus projects. Build 25 specific quilting skills such as getting an accurate 1/4in seam, constructing on-point squares, and using the 45 degree angle on a ruler. Straightforward how-to photos and full-size patterns are included. Gain confidence and learn new tips along the way, whether you're just a beginner or a more experienced quilter.

• Pages: 72
• Author: Jeanette White and Erin Hamilton
• Publish Date: 10/03/2017
• Dimensions: 8.45in x 0.25in x 11.05in
• Softcover

Transform a single fabric print with marvelous piecing magic! Best-selling author Maxine Rosenthal and Linda Bardes share stunning One Block Wonders quilts, with contributions from their popular Facebook design community. Learn how to choose the right 60-degree ruler, pick the most useful fabric, and change the look of a quilt with a different strip size. See what others have done - the beginning fabric and the ending projects - and courageously cut into that beautiful yardage! Sew simple pieced hexagon blocks with no "Y" seams, and enjoy the thrill of arranging and rearranging them on your design wall.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Maxine Rosenthal and Linda Bardes
• Publish Date: 11/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.5in x 0.29in x 11.04in
• Softcover

Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs. JUST designs, and will lay flat on your work surface to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The first in a new series, this visual guide is filled with over 75 diverse block designs from your favorite designers to get you stitching. - Perfect for domestic and longarm machines. - Full-page spreads with innovative block designs. - Lays flat for easy reference while quilting.

• Pages: 160
• Publish Date: 12/07/2017
• Dimensions: 5.82in x 0.64in x 9.07in
• Spiral Bound

19 charming wool-felt projects From traditional penny rugs to playful embellishments on a contemporary blue jean jacket, this delightful book offers something for everyone, whether you want to try wool applique for the first time (how about the darling little Cherry Tomato Pin keep Necklace?) or you're an experienced wool fanatic (get instructions for a beautiful wall hanging-size quilt!). Projects include everything from table mats, runners, pin keeps, and pincushions to pillows, a needle book, a notebook cover, and more, all in the popular folk art style. - Contributing designers include Lori Brechlin, Anni Downs, Debbie Duckworth, Betty Edgell, Dawn Heese, Stacy Nash, Renee Plains, Cherie Ralston, and Marlene Strauser. - From traditional to more contemporary, there's a wool project for every style and skill level! - Full-size applique patterns included.

• Pages: 72
• Publish Date: 10/03/2017
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.29in x 11.14in
• Softcover

Turn treasured tees into something brand new¿a T-shirt quilt! Sew 8 special memory quilts, from a pillow or baby throw to bed quilts in multiple sizes. Learn the secrets to choosing, cutting, and interfacing tees. Get troubleshooting tips, like working with too-small shirts and adding other clothing and fabric. Whether it's your first quilt or your hundredth, this book is filled with fresh ideas for piecing your T-shirts to help you celebrate those special times.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Lindsay Conner and Carla Hegeman Crim
• Publish Date: 07/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.47in x 0.27in x 11.07in
• Softcover

In this updated edition of best-selling Intuitive Color & Design, Jean's workshop assignments get your creative juices flowing, giving you challenges to expand your quilting horizons. Start by learning to see line and color; study the nuts and bolts of design; develop your color work and composition; and when you get stuck, there's expert advice on problem solving. Design and piece spectacular, free-form quilts you'd never have guessed you could create!

• Pages: 112
• Author: Jean Wells
• Publish Date: 07/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.35in x 10.98in
• Softcover

The author of best-selling Wool Appliqué Folk Art presents a treasure trove of 12 seasonal wool appliqué projects, with 3 for each season. Presented in a lovely antique color palette, these simple and elegant projects include a journal cover, pillow cover, wallhangings, storage boxes, table rug, and more, perfect for your home or to give as gifts. Includes a basics chapter and an updated chapter on the collection, storage, and use of wool.

• Pages: 96
• Author: Rebekah L Smith
• Publish Date: 07/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.57in x 0.34in x 10.99in
• Softcover

Take the first steps to becoming an art quilter with popular teacher and best-selling author Katie Pasquini Masopust. Starting with an inspiration image, choose fabrics to create your own artistic log cabin quilts. Learn to navigate visual pathways and composition, applying easy techniques and experimenting with color. Student work is showcased to prove that anyone can create an art quilt! Design and make your masterpiece with freeform log cabin blocks using this versatile method.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Katie Pasquini Masopust
• Publish Date: 05/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.42v x 0.21in x 11.11in
• Softcover

Become a skilled foundation piecer with New York Beauty blocks and arcs of Flying Geese that amaze! Stitch your way through 31 architectural block patterns, ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate quilters. Practice this straightforward approach to curved piecing, foundation piecing, and simple machine appliqué on 10 full-size quilts and 27 pillow projects. Lively color combinations provide movement and drama, with fabric selections from Tula Pink, in collaboration with Carl Hentsch.

• Pages: 96
• Author: Carl Hentsch
• Publish Date: 05/01/2017
• Dimensions: 8.55in x 0.25in x 10.96in
• Softcover

Enjoy the tranquility of slow stitching with this step-by-step, visual guide to 149 embroidery stitches, motifs, and extras. Go beyond basic color theory–robust color charts take the guesswork out of choosing thread, silk ribbon, buttons, beads, and trims. Then take your embroidery to the next level with luxurious seam treatments and stunning stand-alone designs! Best-selling author Christen Brown's traditional and contemporary techniques are showcased in a colorful gallery of crazy-quilted projects.

• Pages: 160
• Author: Christen Brown
• Publish Date: 11/01/2016
• Dimensions: 7.52in x 0.4in x 9.55in
• Softcover

Sew the perfect tunic to express your style--from simple and modest to daring and chic! Mix and match collars, neck plackets, and sleeves for an endless variety of professional, store-quality results. Stitch up a sharp bodice pattern, designed to fit sizes XS to XXL, in assorted lengths, styles, and trims. Well respected in the sewing industry for their pattern reviews and online garment challenges, Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr make the tunic accessible and exciting for those with basic sewing skills and beyond.

• Pages: 176
• Author: Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr
• Publish Date: 10/01/2016
• Dimensions: 8.6in x 0.4in x 10.99in
• Softcover

Learn simple design principles to create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn 5 easy piecing techniques for your improvisational toolbox (including circles, blocks, and strips), and watch the art unfold before your eyes. Focus on color combos and negative space to discover your personal style, and then add dazzling texture with free-motion quilting. Includes tips to hang finished art quilts without a sleeve, plus tried and true improv tips to encourage creative play.

• Pages: 96
• Author: Cindy Griselda
• Publish Date: 10/01/2016
• Dimensions: 8.55in x 0.26in x 10.96in
• Softcover

Learn the ropes from best-selling author Alex Anderson, who has taught hundreds of thousands of people to quilt with her books, beloved television show, and online learning platform. Make classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then choose one of the layout options to put it all together. Includes material and cutting instructions for 4 sizes—wall/baby, lap, twin, and queen. Master the basics, from rotary cutting to borders and machine quilting. Take this portable guide with you or keep it right by your sewing machine. It includes a lay-flat binding, yardage and cutting instructions, and a construction checklist to keep you on track every step of the way.

• Pages:
• Author: Alex Anderson
• Publish Date: 07/07/2016
• Dimensions: 6.05in x 0.39in x 8.91in
• Softcover

Create fashion-forward outfits for today’s 18in dolls! Whether you’re sewing for your own dolls or the little doll lover in your life, these mix-and-match styles offer unlimited possibilities! Sew tiny garments inspired by sweet vintage styles, including a buttoned blouse, party dress, and scallop-hem skirt. Sewing enthusiasts who already know the basics can build a complete wardrobe from 9 basic patterns. Learn techniques for small-scale style, such as hemming sleeves, adding ruffles and trims, and modifying patterns for fresh looks.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Erin Hanzel
• Publish Date: 06/07/2016
• Dimensions: 8.62in x 0.15in x 11.03in
• Softcover

Cutting and planning blocks has never been so easy! The ultimate no-math reference for quilters is back and better than ever, with 110 traditional quilt blocks in 5 sizes each! Ultra-portable and indispensible, this updated reference keeps the cutting instructions at your fingertips with more blocks, more diagrams, and more practical tips. Highlights include dozens of precut-friendly designs and a complete block index, plus convenient rotary-cutting charts and reference tables that no quilter should be without. Exploded block diagrams and repeat layouts make construction a breeze. With color-filled sample blocks, blank line drawings, and design tips to spur your creativity, you can easily create a unique project for each block!

• Pages: 128
• Publish Date: 01/18/2016
• Dimensions: 5.86in x 0.55in x 9.27in
• Softcover

Globally recognized needlework expert Judith Baker Montano shares 180 stitches and 70 combinations in this must-have stitch guide featuring the best from Elegant Stitches and Floral Stitches. With even more traditional embroidery stitches, silk ribbon stitches, and crazy quilting combinations, this beautiful handbook has an updated section of free-form inspiration for improvisational work. With full-color illustrations and advice for left-handed stitchers, the essential reference goes far beyond the basics!

• Pages: 192
• Author: Judith Baker Montano
• Publish Date: 02/07/2016
• Dimensions: 5.84in x 0.66in x 9.05in
• Softcover

With a bachelor's degree under your belt, advance your quilting studies to the next level. This fifth volume of the best-selling Quilter's Academy series will help you embrace the beauty of medallion quilts. Invent your own stunning quilts, sparked by historic and award-winning medallions. Study the in-depth lessons at your own pace, applying advanced techniques and precision drafting and math-- the culmination of everything you've learned thus far.

• Pages: 144
• Author: Carrie Hargrave and Harriet Hargrave
• Publish Date: 01/07/2016
• Dimensions: 8.53in x 0.34in x 11in
• Softcover

Piece stunning Log Cabin blocks from 60° shapes like diamonds and triangles! Best-selling authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with a new slant on the classic Log Cabin. This updated second edition includes 6 amazing new patterns, for a total of 40 projects! Cutting is fast and easy with the 10in Clearview Triangle ruler. A robust "design your own" section with setting shapes, alternate blocks, and border options will help you uncover infinite possibilities. This fully illustrated guide includes easy-to-use troubleshooting tips and detailed material lists for all the quilts.

• Pages: 136
• Author: Sara Nephew and Marci Baker
• Publish Date: 12/07/2015
• Dimensions: 8.47in x 0.36in x 11in
• Softcover

Are you crazy for precuts? We are! With over 30 precut friendly blocks and all the reference information you could need at your fingertips you are going to love this tool. From 3 easy ways to make half-square triangles to time saving tips and tricks, you can sew up your Jelly Rolls, Turnovers or Charm packs right now.

• Pages: 32
• Publish Date: 11/07/2015
• Dimensions: 5.69in x 0.39in x 9.03in
• Spiral-Bound

Sewing with luxurious felted wool, discover the secrets to dimensional applique that will add depth and drama to your home decor. Take your embroidery skills to the next level with 8 colorful projects including penny rugs, pincushions, and pillows. Easy-to-learn techniques such as thread-matching, needle-slanting, and fabric-layering will help you achieve clean and sharp lines every time! This clear, visual guide includes full-size patterns with placement and embroidery guides.

• Pages: 144
• Author: Deborah Gale Tirico
• Publish Date: 12/07/2015
• Dimensions: 8.48in x 0.36in x 11.03in
• Softcover

With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex Anderson's all-in-one "big book" includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqué. Master both hand and machine quilting, and learn professional touches to become a confident, lifelong quilter. No matter your experience level, this must-have guide will find a permanent home next to your sewing machine!

• Pages: 176
• Author: Alex Anderson
• Publish Date: 08/07/2015
• Dimensions: 8.53in x 0.52in x 10.98in
• Softcover

Savor the richness and beauty of wool applique—its texture, depth, color, and design. Well-known, award-winning folk artist Rebekah L. Smith will ignite your passion for Americana home decor with her simple and elegant designs. Hand stitch 14 folk-art projects, each with full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions. Applique pillows, bed toppers, and table runners from woven wools, felted wools, and wool felt—upcycling at its finest! Staying true to early decorative arts, the antique color palette and nature-inspired designs translate seamlessly to many modern living spaces.

• Pages: 128
• Author: Rebekah L Smith
• Publish Date:07/07/2015
• Dimensions: 8.5in x 0.33in x 11in
• Softcover

Have you ever bought the perfect stack of fat quarters, only to see that same bundle decorating your shelf two years later? Give stashed fabrics new life with 13 quilt patterns to make the most of your precut collection! Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama, both of Seams Like a Dream Quilt Designs, show you the basics of how to quilt from your stash, with a special focus on color, print, and scale. More than a dozen vibrant and versatile quilt patterns are tailored to precut fabric strips, squares, and fat quarters. Learn how to add additional yardage, mix and match different fabric lines, and design a stunning quilt from fabric you already have on hand.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Elizabeth Balderrama and Kate Colleran
• Publish Date: 06/07/2015
• Dimensions: 8.52in x 0.3in x 10.82in
• Softcover

Color. It has the power to set a mood, make a statement, bring a design vividly to life. Now Joen Wolfrom’s classic guide to creating with color has been completely updated to make it easier than ever to enhance your creative work with the beauty of well-chosen colors. Joen covers it all, from color combining basics to how to use nature’s tricks to create an illusion of depth, reflections, shadows, and highlights. Learn the emotional meanings of colors, their physical effects on people, and much more - all richly illustrated with photos of nature and of beautiful quilts.

• Pages: 144
• Author: Joen Wolfrom
• Publish Date: 08/01/2014
• Dimensions: 8.48in x 0.38in x 11.07in
• Softcover

Must-have reference guide for hand needlework. Fiber artist Judith Baker Montano is back with this handy little reference guide that belongs in every needleworker's sewing basket. You can always find the perfect stitch for your project, with dozens of flat, linked, cross, looped, composite, floral and silk ribbon stitches to choose from. More than 180 stitches & stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery and crazy quilting. Beautifully illustrated in full color for both left & right hand stitchers.

• Pages: 192
• Author: Judith Baker Montano
• Publish Date: 02/16/2009
• Dimensions: 6.25in x 0.83in x 6.43in
• Spiral-Bound

Nothing shows off beautiful stitching and embellishments like the blank canvas of a crazy quilt. Jenny Clouston's gorgeously illustrated primer shows you how to make your own heirloom crazy quilts. Learn which fabrics, threads, and needles to use; how to piece crazy quilt blocks; how to embroider with thread, ribbons, beads, and other embellishments; how to assemble your blocks into a finished quilt; and more. Includes complete instructions for over 100 embroidery, beading, and embellishment stitches; full-size patterns for 9 hexagonal crazy quilt blocks; and 25 stitch keys showing proper stitch placement and thread and needle selection for 25 different blocks.

• Pages: 112
• Author: Jennifer Clouston
• Publish Date: 01/07/2014
• Dimensions: 8.46in x 0.37in x 10.88in
• Softcover

Cheryl Malkowsi makes it easy to free-motion quilt by mastering your doodling skills! In her beginner’s guide to continuous-line quilting designs, learn how to select the right shapes to get where you need to go; sometimes the hardest part is figuring out where to quilt next. Squiggles, swirls, flowers, feathers…learn which are best for confined spaces and which work better traveling across your quilt. Gain confidence in your ability to draw basic shapes, then learn how to put them together into over a hundred all-over quilting designs. Includes drawing exercises and tips for transferring designs from paper to fabric.

• Pages: 88
• Author: Cheryl Malkowski
• Publish Date: 12/16/2012
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.25in x 10.9in
• Softcover

Create perfectly-pieced miniature 3" quilt blocks in a variety of themes—from hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Secure them inside your Carol Doak’s Keepsake Frame Cards for gift-giving and artistic display. These blocks are also perfect to mix and match for making table linens, wall quilts, and other small projects.

• Pages: 40
• Author: Carol Doak
• Publish Date: 12/16/2011
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.1in x 11.12in
• Softcover