Endless inspiration! A photo guide to embroidery stitches Discover the 120 hand-embroidery stitches that every embroiderer should have in their stitching arsenal, with clear, step-by-step photos you can come back to time and again! Contemporary needlework teacher Sharon Boggon's forward-thinking ideas will help you view hand embroidery through a vibrant new lens. Beginners and seasoned embroiderers will gain the confidence to create new patterns by playing with the stitches--manipulating the height and width, making asymmetrical loops, stacking up designs, or filling multiple rows with the same stitch. With so many creative variations and the author's gorgeous samplers, you'll be inspired to incorporate new techniques in your own crazy quilts and modern projects. - Essential guide to surface embroidery! 120 contemporary stitches with step-by-step photos - See how tiny tweaks to each stitch can take your needlework to unexpected places - Play up the possibilities with modern fill patterns, asymmetry, luscious texture, and crazy quilting

• Pages: 176
• Author: Sharon Boggon
• Publish Date: 11/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.59in x 0.55in x 11.09in
• Softcover

Troubleshoot Your Sewing Machine… Stat! Kick tension problems to the curb and say goodbye to presser foot problems! This pocket-size guide helps you troubleshoot your sewing machine on the go. A comprehensive chart of common issues will help you quickly diagnose the issue at hand and find the remedy to get your stress levels back to zero. Master needle nicks, tricky threaders, and baffling buttonholes once and for all! This portable guide is perfect to take along to retreats and classes so readers can quickly get their machines back up and running. - All the information you need to resolve common issues for stress-free sewing - Quickly find the facts with a troubleshooting chart for sewers and quilters - Solve tension and presser foot problems, mastering buttonholes, needles, threaders, automatic thread cutters, and more

• Pages: 112
• Author: Bernie Tobisch
• Publish Date: 07/25/2020
• Dimensions: 5.86in x 0.72in x 9.13in
• Softcover

Beautify with butterflies! Appliqué and embroidery designs for nature lovers Let your creativity take flight with a rainbow of embroidered butterflies! Internationally recognized teacher Catherine Redford shares her passion for embroidery and embellished wool appliqué. Embroidery, appliqué, or a combination of both? The choice is yours, as you customize 12 designs for 36 unique looks! With delicate details, these winged beauties will inspire you to start your next sampler quilt, pillow, or small project. With an overview of materials, basic stitches, and a robust gallery of ideas, you'll be ready to unwind and enjoy the soothing practice of hand stitching! - Embroider and appliqué butterflies with renowned teacher Catherine Redford Inspiring projects! - A gallery of electrifying ideas to ignite your creativity - Relax with pretty, portable hand-stitching projects and meditative stitches

• Pages: 72
• Author: Catherine Redford
• Publish Date: 09/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.22in x 11.07in
• Softcover

Majestic star quilts with no inset seams! Let your love of lone star quilts guide you into a surprising world of piece-abilities! Acclaimed quilter and teacher Barbara Cline shares exciting new techniques for constructing eight-pointed star quilts from diamonds. No tricky seams here! You'll be amazed at how easy these quilts are to assemble. Build your skills as you start with basic star shapes and work your way up to radiant starbursts designs. With 12 celestial projects, there's truly something for every quilter. - Twelve terrific projects! Piece diamonds and patchwork stars with no inset seams - Learn speed construction techniques to sew eight-pointed stars like a pro - Grow your skills as you move from beginner patterns to advanced designs

• Pages: 96
• Author: Barbara Cline
• Publish Date: 09/25/2020
• Dimensions: 7.72in x 0.3in x 11.09in
• Softcover

Sew three-dimensional quilt illusions Create a stunning quilt that will have your friends asking, “How did you do that?” Believe it or not, these attention-grabbing projects come together with straight rows of simple shapes. You'll learn how to sew 12 visually arresting quilts each in 4 colorways giving you dozens of dynamic options. Build your confidence in bias piecing, as you pair light, medium, and dark fabrics for heavenly hexes. Don't be intimidated¿just follow the easy assembly diagrams and watch your quilt come together one row at a time with no inset seams. These 3-D illusions are so impressive, you won't know whether to keep them on the bed or hang them on the wall. - Sew 3-D illusion quilts that have your friends asking how you did it - Arrange 60-degree triangles in rows for easy piecing with no inset seams - Build your confidence in bias piecing, mixing color values for dimensional effects

• Pages: 64
• Author: Ruth Ann Berry
• Publish Date: 08/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.59in x 0.19in x 11.07in
• Softcover

Piece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you'll be inspired by the author's work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students

• Pages: 112
• Author: Martha Jane Kinman
• Publish Date: 10/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.63in x 0.28in x 10.99in
• Softcover

Author and quilt designer Jennifer Chiaverini is back with a beautiful new sampler based on her ninth Elm Creek Quilts novel. In Circle of Quilters, one woman's discovery of an exquisite sampler quilt utterly changed her fate; immerse yourself in the story and create the same 100-block sampler of this best-selling novel! Follow the step-by-step instructions to cut and piece blocks, or simply use the included foundation piecing patterns¿the choice is yours. Mingling vintage favorites with never-before-seen designs, the blocks will intrigue quilters of all skill levels. An inspirational gallery shows off the 6” finished squares in a variety of settings. - Best-selling novelist and quilter returns with another Elm Creek Quilts masterpiece - Recreate 100 blocks-a mix of new and classic designs-for adventurous beginners and experienced quilters - Traditionally piece blocks or use foundation patterns

• Pages: 112
• Author: Jennifer Chiaverini
• Publish Date: 12/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.67in x 0.3in x 11.46in
• Softcover

Use color and thread to create the quilting of your dreams! From supporting character to star of the show, it's time for thread to have its shining moment! As machine quilters know, thread color can dramatically affect the look and mood of your quilt. By using color theory and solid design principles, you'll learn what specialty threads in different weights will make your motifs stand out the most against your fabric. Add subtle interest to patchwork or go big with contrasting pops of color. With gorgeous wholecloth quilts and more as examples, you'll get free-motion tips and tricks to boost your quilting confidence. The author's “Impractical Color Wheels” to thread choice will help you learn the rules, if only to break them. The choice is up to you! - Thready or not! Learn how color, thread, and motif come together in machine quilting - Compare actual quilted color wheels on a rainbow of various background fabrics - Make your quilting a design element with solid quilting tips and color fundamentals

• Pages: 96
• Author: Teri Lucas
• Publish Date: 07/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.64in x 0.28in x 11.01in
• Softcover

Traditional quilt blocks are made up of common elements such as Flying Geese, Square-in-Squares, and Quarter-Square Triangles. Each of the elements can be constructed in a variety of ways—choose the ones that are easiest and most efficient! In this one book, you will find each method carefully broken down, explained, and illustrated, along with comprehensive sizing information. It’s the ultimate no-math, no-stress reference for all common quilt block elements!

• Pages: 48
• Author: Catherine Dreiss
• Publish Date: 12/16/2019
• Dimensions: 5.83in x 0.54in x 8.91in
• Softcover

Sew modern quilts that illuminate your life with the help of ombré fabrics. Easy large-scale piecing shows the entire ombré gradation, while smaller-pieced quilts let colors dance and glow in hundreds of hues, tints, and tones! With a single fabric containing subtle shifts from pale to dark, color feels exciting and new again. Jennifer Sampou shows you how to make the fabric work for you, with eight brilliant quilt projects featuring her Sky Collection fabric.

• Pages: 72
• Author: Jennifer Sampou
• Publish Date: 10/25/2019
• Dimensions: 8.45in x 0.22in x 10.96in
• Softcover

Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a handy thread use key (organized by thread manufacturer) that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information will help you determine which one is right for your project. Plus, get the inside scoop on thread types and fibers, thread weight, choosing the correct sewing machine needle, and how thread is made.

• Pages: 64
• Author: Becky Goldsmith
• Publish Date: 12/16/2019
• Dimensions: 5.59in x 0.23in x 8.96in
• Softcover

Want inspiration for your straight-line quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs--JUST designs--and will lie flat on your work surface or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The fourth in our Quilting Inspiration series, this visual guide is filled with more than seventy-five distinctive straight-line designs from your favorite designers to get you stitching.

• Pages: 160
• Publish Date: 11/08/2019
• Dimensions: 5.95in x 0.72in x 9.07in
• Spiral Bound

Get started today with hand and machine appliqué! Sharing her passion for appliqué, experienced teacher and author Annie Smith teaches you everything you need to know to sew the quilt of your dreams! This colorful guide to hand and machine appliqué includes step-by-step techniques, plus advice on fabric selection, choosing supplies, and working with templates. Gain the confidence to design your own applique blocks and quilts, or flip to find several pretty patterns to get you stitching. Beautiful designs, better results! Appliqué expert Annie Smith shows you the way. Learn appliqué by hand or machine, with tips on appliqué elements and embellishments. Use the included patterns to practice--then start designing your own appliqué blocks and quilts.

• Pages: 96
• Author: Annie Smith
• Publish Date: 10/25/2019
• Dimensions: 5.77in x 0.56in x 9.06in
• Softcover

Get the mini pocket guide to paper piecing that everyone’s talking about—perfect to take on the go! Follow step-by-step instructions from expert Tacha Bruecher for preparing and piecing using a foundation, then try out the technique with ten fun and graphic paper-pieced blocks. Includes techniques for both traditional foundation paper and freezer paper, as well as where and why to use each. This petite paperback is the perfect size for your purse or sewing kit.

• Pages: 48
• Author: Tacha Bruecher
• Publish Date: 02/27/2020
• Dimensions: 4.27in x 0.2in x 6.07in
• Softcover

This mini book is packed with mega information on all the sashiko basics! Best-selling author Sylvia Pippen shares everything from applications for sashiko and the necessary supplies to how to mark the designs and stitching techniques. Even learn how to create your own sashiko design, or use one of the twenty-seven included motifs. Plus, it makes a great gift for anyone you know who loves to sew as much as you do!

• Pages: 48
• Author: Sylvia Pippen
• Publish Date: 03/25/2020
• Dimensions: 4.51in x 0.2in x 6.11in
• Softcover

Keep your mind sharp and have fun with over sixty new puzzles for quilters and sewists! With the same wide variety of games you loved in Happy Quilter Variety Puzzles—Volume 2, this new volume will keep you entertained for hours, whether you’re on a cruise, waiting in an airport, traveling to a retreat, or just relaxing at home. Large print is easy on the eyes and instructions and solutions are included.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Gailen Runge
• Publish Date: 05/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.56in x 0.26in x 11.05in
• Softcover

Cozy up with Sarah and her friends for more murder, quilting, and community. When sixty-eight-year-old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a love interest. The highly anticipated eleventh installment of this series of cozy mysteries begins with an appearance from Austin Bailey, renowned country singer--but before his concert can get off the ground, a young girl is murdered, and Sarah and her feisty cohort are hot on the case! The eleventh in a series! Follow your favorite characters from story to story. In the newest installment, Sarah and her friends hunt the murderer of a young girl--despite warnings from official investigators and Sarah's devoted husband. Aging with grace and spunk! Sarah Miller takes on everything from quilting and friendship to murderers and the demands of the twenty-first century with aplomb.

• Pages: 216
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 05/25/2020
• Dimensions: 5.09in x 0.48in x 8.09in
• Softcover

Get the best jelly roll quilts from the UK’s most popular quilting magazines! From the pages of Love Patchwork & Quilting and Today’s Quilter comes a collection of thirteen bright, bold quilts that feature perennially popular jelly roll strips. Strip piecing, basket weave, pinwheels, appliqué, and more—use 2 ½” precut fabric strips in unexpected ways! Piece bed quilts, wallhangings, and more from top designers like Susan Briscoe and Jo Avery.

• Pages: 96
• Publish Date: 02/25/2020
• Dimensions: 7.97in x 0.24in x 9.96in
• Softcover

The perfect technical companion to Amanda Murphy’s Rulerwork Quilting Idea Book, this in-depth guide has everything you need to know about rulerwork quilting on domestic and longarm machines. Learn how to choose the right rulers and feet, plan out your quilting design with rulers, and combine rulerwork with free-motion quilting. Useful photos teach you how to execute quilting designs with basic straight-line and circle rulers, as well as specialty shapes like waves, clamshells, and feathers.

• Pages: 128
• Author: Amanda Murphy
• Publish Date: 04/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.09in x 0.39in x 10.07in
• Softcover

Her instructional videos have inspired thousands to start sewing. Now for the first time, sew-lebrity Laura Coia shares written patterns for the most loved video tutorials on her “Sew Very Easy” YouTube channel! Learn the basics of quiltmaking, from cutting and pressing to borders and finishing. Then practice your skills with a dozen beautiful projects—quilts you’ll come back to time and time again—all suitable for beginners and beyond.

• Pages: 64
• Author: Laura Coia
• Publish Date: 03/01/2020
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.21in x 10.93in
• Softcover

Train your hands to free-motion quilt like a pro! Building your muscle memory, you’ll learn quilting workouts to help you master creative stitch designs, with clear step-by-step instructions. Then practice quilting with 10 unique skill-building projects, plus 7 bonus ideas, from modern quilts to gifts and home decor. Whether you’re a total beginner or coming in with a few “races” under your belt, you can confidently walk, jog, or run the path to quilting success!

• Pages: 144
• Author: Dara Tomasson
• Publish Date: 03/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.1in x 0.34in x 9.87in
• Softcover

Does your creative studio leave you feeling overwhelmed or uninspired? With over one hundred photos, this lookbook offers an endless visual parade of ideas for your craft room! Smart storage solutions, furniture, and accessories can help quilters, needle artists, knitters, and crafters keep their creativity on track! Whether you’re undergoing a radical reinvention or looking for tiny tweaks, you’ll finally be able to plan and organize your projects in a workspace that works for you.

• Pages: 128
• Author: Lilo Bowman
• Publish Date: 06/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.09in x 0.31in x 10.02in
• Softcover

Journey into a land of dreams and fairy tales as you sew unicorns, dragons, mermaids, and their friends! From mystical creatures to a royal princess, a castle, and a brave knight, Mary Hertel’s beloved paper-pieced blocks are simple to sew and easy to love. With sixteen mix-and-match blocks, you’ll unlock the power of imagination in your quilting. Combine the blocks to create seven cute and useful projects ranging from quilts and pillows to a drawstring backpack. With clever patterns and clear instructions, this collection will help paper piecers see that anything is possible.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Mary Hertel
• Publish Date: 06/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.59in x 0.23in x 10.96in
• Softcover

Scared of the serger? Don’t be! From the best-selling A Field Guide series, this visual guide will help you get to know your serger from the inside out. Learn how to thread an overlocking sewing machine and achieve beautiful results with both basic and specialty stitches. Enhance your expertise working with an array of fabrics, from knits and wovens to sheers, and troubleshoot stitch issues with detailed how-tos. Bring ten fashion and home decor projects to life, from easy T-shirts and leggings to a market tote and elegant table decor. Whether you are breaking your serger out of the box, or looking to sharpen your skills, this comprehensive guide has everything you need to confidently create with your serger.

• Pages: 144
• Author: Katrina Walker
• Publish Date: 06/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.07in x 0.38in x 10.06in
• Softcover

Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including four different edge treatments, a range of sizes (2”–9 1/2”), and an amazing variety of patterns, from sawtooth to flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and using up to twenty different colors for each wedge.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Candyce Copp Grisham
• Publish Date: 07/07/2019
• Dimensions: 8.55in x 0.26in x 11.11in
• Softcover

Sew fifteen inspired designs with strong lines and quilted curves! Laced with retro-inspired circles and bold stripes, these modern quilts leave an unforgettable impression. Piecing circles, half circles, and quarter circles is easier than you think, and the authors will teach you to add movement and depth two ways¿through easy strip sets or stripe-printed fabric. These aren't your typical Drunkard's Path quilts, but distinctive quilts for adventurous quilters! With block-based patterns, some improvisational piecing, and designs ranging from beginner-friendly to complex, there's something for everyone. - Move beyond common circle-quilt designs to tackle curved piecing with ease - Add stripes to curved piecing and use color to add depth for a simple way to make complex quilts - Piece block-based layouts and improv designs ranging from simple to advanced

• Pages: 128
• Author: Heather Black and Daisy Aschehoug
• Publish Date: 01/07/2020
• Dimensions: 8.08in x 0.39in x 9.92in
• Softcover

Build your quilting skills from the ground up. Learn to complete your first quilt from basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles. Established teacher Jo Avery guides you through twelve projects to whet your appetite for quiltmaking and take it a step further. Graduate to intermediate projects with major style as you try out foundation paper piecing, appliqué, and curves. Before long, you’ll have the confidence and expertise to tackle virtually any quilt pattern!

• Pages: 128
• Author: Jo Avery
• Publish Date: 02/25/2020
• Dimensions: 8.06in x 0.38in x 9.96in
• Softcover

Everything you love about the Quick & Easy Block Tool, now with triangle blocks! This ultimate no-math reference for quilters includes cutting charts, piecing tips, quilt layout ideas, and a visual index of blocks. Plus, get cutting instructions using straight or 60 degree triangle rulers for triangles, diamonds, jewels, half diamonds, parallelograms, hexagons, half hexagons, lozenges, and half lozenges. Ultra-portable and indispensable, this is the block guide that no quilter, modern or traditional, should be without!

• Pages: 136
• Author: Sheila Christensen
• Publish Date: 01/07/2020
• Dimensions: 5.68in x 0.89in x 9.09in
• Softcover

Enjoy quiet time with time-honored wool appliqué! Add warmth and texture to your home with wool appliqué. Sewing in the popular folk-art style, you'll stitch fifteen projects, including thirteen heirloom-worthy table mats and two versions of an Advent calendar. Learn how reverse appliqué brings depth and color to your handwork without the bulk of additional layers. This guide offers advice on choosing and using wool (even scraps!), plus valuable techniques and tips for wool hand stitchers.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Mary A Blythe
• Publish Date: 10/25/2019
• Dimensions: 8.4in x 0.28in x 11.06in
• Softcover

Elevate your wool appliqué! Learn from the authors and their fellow folk artist friends as they collaborate on creative handwork projects, from wallhangings and pillows to sewing room accessories. Get a taste of embroidery, rug hooking, punch needle, yarn sewing, quilting, cross stitch, and dimensional wool as you stitch sixteen projects in the American folk-art style. Each piece combines wool appliqué with a complementary handwork skill. Get tips for creative pairings for unique art!

• Pages: 96
• Author: Rebekah L Smith and Kelsey A Smith
• Publish Date: 08/25/2019
• Dimensions: 8.52in x 0.35in x 10.99in
• Softcover