In this third book of the best-selling First-Time series, Janet Pittman author of the best-seller Applique The basics & beyond and the popular Colorful Quilts for Playful Kids teaches the basics of machine appliqué in 9 easy lessons. Practice your newly acquired skills on 5 projects including a lap throw, tote bag and seasonal table runner. Each project uses a combination of lessons. Janet even shows you how to machine appliqué on purchased items such as aprons and towels. Learn about equipment and supplies, fabrics and threads, how to prepare fused appliqué, how to prepare turned-edge appliqué, how to arrange appliqué, the basics of machine appliqué stitching, about favorite appliqué stitches, bias seams, and then put all of your skills together in a fun project. Plus there is a bonus lesson on using the decorative stitches on your machine! Complete step-by-step how-to photography. Accurate and concise instructions. Full-size templates. Full color throughout.

• Pages: 112
• Author: Janet Pittman
• Publish Date: 07/01/2013
• Dimensions: 8.2in x 0.6in x 10.7in
• Softcover

Once a luxury for sewing enthusiasts, embroidery machines have become the norm in the home sewing industry. They’re the next step in the sewing journey once the basics are mastered and even non-sewers can learn to embellish readymade objects from towels to T-shirts with an embroidery-capable sewing machine. Like magic, users can download a digitized design in minutes from the thousands of affordable motifs online or even learn to create their own to stitch out. Joi Mahon’s Perfect Guide covers them all. From selecting designs for different fabrics, hooping and stabilizing, downloading and transferring, thread and needle choices, alignment, and even embroidery on pre-made or hard to handle items, this handy guide will be every machine user’s go-to, easy-to follow manual offering crucial information at their fingertips every time they start a project.

• Publish Date: 09/22/2026
• Size: 7x9
• 96 pages

This sumptuous book features 6 beautiful step-by-step projects, with full-size templates included, as well as galleries of Abigail's unique, contemporary artworks, on themes including teatime treats, animals and the seaside.  From fraying and layering to free machine embroidery and embellishment, this gorgeous book teaches you how to recreate Abigail’s whimsical style, and will inspire you to create wonderful pieces of your own with confidence and flair (and use up some of those stash and treasured fabrics, too!). The book touches on Abigail’s inspirations and influences and looks in detail at the elements that bring her work to life: color, texture, pattern and free-machine embroidery techniques. This is a paperback edition of the best-selling original.

• Pages: 128
• Publish Date: 07/16/2024
• Size: 8-1/2in x 11in
• Softcover

Practical help with common computer tasks Working with Amelie Scott Designs customers in classrooms and through Customer Support has given Mark, the “Geeky Guy,” a great perspective on computer tasks that challenge many people. This book addresses those challenges. Though it’s written with embroidery enthusiasts and quilters in mind, this book can be helpful for anyone who struggles with their computer. Topics covered in this book include: • A clear description of the main Windows screen, and frequently-used applications. • Simple customizations that can make your computer easier to use. • Step-by-step instructions for: ¿ Working with files ¿ Launching applications ¿ Working with application windows ¿ Basic web browser use ¿ Downloading files from the Internet • Embroidery file topics: ¿ Specific, step-by-step instructions for embroidery files download, un-ZIP, and copy to a USB stick, so that you can load designs on your embroidery machine. ¿ Recommendations for how to organize your embroidery files. See the Table of Contents on page 1 for a full list of the topics covered by this book. With simple descriptions of computer applications, simple instructions, and lots of pictures, this book will help you understand how to use your computer and why the applications work the way they do.

• Pages: 24
• Publish Date: 09/23/2025
• Dimensions: 8-1/2in x 11in
• Softcover

This festive fall collection has something fun for everyone. With a nice mix of piecing and machine embroidery, projects include: • A wall hanging featuring feathered fashionistas flaunting their fall crow-ture, with optional custom quilting designs • 2 quilts with pieced and machine applique elements • A medallion you can mount on a metal display • A maple leaf coaster • A table runner with gorgeous lettering and pumpkins • A pillow that can feature any of the custom-quilted crow designs. Included are 17 embroidery designs, 8 custom quilting designs, and 5 bonus leaf embroidery designs. Embroidery designs are no larger than 9” square (228mm square) and optional quilting designs are no larger than 8” x 11.3” (203 x 288 mm).Embroidery file formats: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VIP, VP3 "

Now, you can teach Christine’s Edge-to-Edge PRO technique, using her materials! Amelie Scott Designs believes that local quilt stores are critical to quilters, so we always try to help you. Our Edge-to-Edge PRO book builds on our original Edge-to-Edge book. The PRO book describes another revolutionary quilting technique that lets customers stitch edge-to-edge quilting in the body of a quilt, and stitch different quilting designs in the border. In the class, students will create a simple table topper. They will then quilt the body and borders using the designs and techniques from the Edge-to-Edge PRO book, which must be purchased for class. Teacher’s Kit Contents • This Kit will help you teach the technique. It includes: • A student supply list (which you can also use to make kits). • Student instructions for making a simple table topper. • General teacher notes. • A link to 14 video demonstrations. ¿ One for each major step in the technique. ¿ Includes a lesson on how to use the Embroidery Tool Shed software that’s included with the PRO book. • Teacher notes for each video. Teacher’s Kit Highlights The class is great for your customers, and the kit is great for you: • Perfect for in-person and virtual classes. • Purchase once, USE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. • Most stores should break even with the first class. All other classes will be profit!

• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Printed Paper Pattern with downloadable serialized access to teaching materials.

Edge-to-Edge PRO Resize edge-to-edge quilting designs, stitch border designs, get great results! It’s a simple idea. But, the actual process to stitch perfectly sized quilting in the body of a quilt, then stitch different designs in the border was very tricky... until now! Important: to use this book, you must understand the Easy-ConnectTM technique explained in our book, Edge-to-Edge Quilting on Your Embroidery Machine. This book builds on that information, providing new techniques to help you to get great quilting results in both the quilt body and borders! New techniques Christine shows you how to determine the design size and spacing you’ll need to make your quilting fit perfectly in any quilt body and border. Next, you’ll learn how to use the included Embroidery Tool Shed software to resize designs. Finally, use our instructions to position and stitch designs. New designs with an exclusive, flexible format We include 6 new edge-to-edge, border and cornerstone design sets. But, these are not just any designs... these exclusive designs allow you to resize to ANY dimensions, while recalculating stitches and preserving the stitch length! As a bonus, we re-digitized 5 designs from the original Edge-to-Edge book, to make them fully resizable, and added border & cornerstone designs. Altogether, that’s 36 new, resizable designs! See the Design Overview at the end of the book for details and images of all design sets. Supported file formats: ALL File dimensions: ANY New projects When you’re learning a new quilting technique, you need fun projects to quilt. So, we included 4 table runners, a wall hanging, and 2 full size quilt patterns. Each project includes full piecing, resizing, and quilting instructions that serve as great examples of the new techniques. This book is a tremendous value, including: • 3 new techniques, with extensive instructions • 4 table runner patterns • 3 quilt patterns • Free Embroidery Tool Shed software • 36 fully-resizable quilting, border, and cornerstone designs The combined value of the bonus software and designs is over $230!

• Pages: 44
• Publish Date: 05/31/2022
• Includes Full Size Patterns
• Softcover

Welcome to the second edition of our groundbreaking book! Written by a quilter, for quilters, and updated based on thousands of hours of teaching and quilting, our Easy-ConnectTM technique has never been easier, faster, or more accurate! If you’ve ever wanted to finish a quilt quickly, make a quilt completely on your own, or see what else you can do with your embroidery machine, then you’ll love this book. The Easy-Connect Quilting files and technique allow you to use your home embroidery machine to get quilting results like you’d see from a long-arm quilter. Included in the 2nd Edition book are: • Instructions for the Easy-ConnectTM Quilting technique • New - instructions for magnetic hoops • New - guidance for top & bobbin thread, needles, and batting • New - BERNINA, Baby Lock & Brother tips • Pattern for the Baby Sew Fast quilt • Embroidery files for 10 quilting designs File formats: • Standard formats: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VIP, VP3. • C2S and BQM files for use with the resizing techniques and software included with our book, Edge-to-Edge PRO . For more information about C2S and BQM files, see this article on our Help page, and the description of our Edge-to-Edge PRO book. Standard format files are available in three sizes. The actual size for each design will vary, but for each size, the designs will be no larger than: • Small -- 5.6” x 9.9” (142 x 251 mm) • Medium -- 6.7” x 11.7” (170 x 297 mm) • Large -- 7.8” x 13.8” (198 x 351 mm) Designs include: • Baby meander • Boardwalk • Daisies • Holly meander • Just a Note • Leaves • Plain meander • Star meander • Salsa • Spring meander

• Pages: 24
• Publish Date: 11/01/2021
• Dimensions: 8-1/2in x 11in
• Softcover
• Includes CD with Templates

Classic quilt tops with custom quilting ... for use with these, and other projects too! Start with 6 classic quilt top designs, then finish each with custom quilting and borders. The instructions and embroidery files in this book give your customers everything they need to take a quilt from start to finish! Included in this book are: Valuable tips & techniques for custom quilting, 26 embroidery designs for quilting, Patterns for 4 quilt tops and 2 table runners, Quilting instructions for each project. Quilting designs are available in three sizes. File formats: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VIP, VP3. Required stitching field varies with each project, and range from a 5.5in square to a 7.8in square. Inside the pattern there is a download code to access the designs. All Amelie Scott Designs are now digital downloads.

• Author: Christine Conner
• Publish Date: 05/22/2019
• Dimensions:8.5in x 11.0in x 0.2in
• Softcover

Just assemble the blocks and you are done! Stitch in the hoop embroidered and quilted blocks then use our simple technique to join them, and that is it! Make these projects as large or as small as you want to. Included in this book are: Instructions for the Quilted Block Joining technique. 10 projects, including 3 quilts, place mats, a table runner, 2 wall hangings, a pillow, and 2 tote bags. 28 embroidery files in approximately 6in, 7in, and 8in sizes. Quilt resizing chart for sizes up to King. Multi-format digital download: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VP3, XXX. Inside the pattern there is a download code to access the designs. All Amelie Scott Designs are now digital downloads.

• Author: Christine Conner
• Publish Date: 2017
• Dimensions: 10.91in x 7.99in x 0.31in
• Softcover