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 possible love interest. The ninth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries draws together a tattered quilt, an exhaustive search through the past, a murder suspect, and a grand jury hearing into a compelling mystery.

• Pages: 232
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 02/01/2019
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.47in x 8in
• Softcover

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 possible love interest. The tenth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries contains a new friend, trunks full of vintage fabric, credit card fraud, a budding romance, and murder--and Sarah and her friends are at the center of it all.

• Pages: 204
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 02/04/2019
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.44in x 8in
• Softcover

You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you'll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidered seams with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations!

• Pages: 128
• Author: Kathy Seaman Shaw
• Publish Date: 06/01/20019
• Dimensions: 8.51in x 0.37in x 11.2in
• Softcover

Best-selling author Mary Hertel brings readers sixteen more of her adorable, easy-to-make paper-piecing blocks, along with six new projects! Whether you're an experienced paper piecer or a beginner, Mary provides simple instructions that will have you paper piecing in no time. Mix and match the blocks with each other or with any of Mary's previous books to create fun home decor projects, including a quilt, table topper, table runner, bench pillow, throw pillow, and pillowcase.

• Pages: 56
• Author: Mary Hertel
• Publish Date: 03/07/2019
• Dimensions: 8.46in x 0.21in x 11.06in
• Softcover

Learn 125 decorative bead embroidery and bead woven stitches with Christen Brown. Embellish jewelry, wallhangings, and more—perfect for embroiderers, crafters, crazy quilters, mixed media artists, and jewelry makers.

• Pages: 160
• Author: Christen Brown
• Publish Date: 04/07/2019
• Dimensions: 7.68in x 0.41in x 9.46in
• Softcover

Get the pocket guide to embroidery that everyone's talking about--a sixty-four page mini book perfect to take on the go! With over thirty essential embroidery stitches, this all-in-one reference is ideal for hand stitchers, crazy quilters, and free-form embroiderers. Learn the best stabilizers and thread for embroidery, then branch out with eye-catching embellishments. This petite paperback is the perfect size for your purse or embroidery kit--a great gift for all sewists!

• Pages: 64
• Author: Christen Brown
• Publish Date: 10/07/2018
• Dimensions: 4.04in x 0.34in x 5.95in
• Softcover

Classic A-lines, sleeveless summer dresses, and party frocks-- learn to sew eighteen-inch doll dresses for every occasion. This huge collection of over forty miniature dress designs includes twenty-eight complete patterns, plus thirteen bonus looks created from mix-and-match elements. Richly photographed, stylish dress projects are paired with sewing tutorials aimed at intermediate and advanced doll dressmakers. With princess seams, pretty pockets, and a variety of necklines, dressing up your doll has never been so much fun!

• Pages: 80
• Author: Erin Hentzel
• Publish Date: 10/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.63in x 0.22in x 10.92in
• Softcover

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 possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt. In the fifth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, Sarah and her love interest Charles face the joys and challenges of combining households, while the gang pulls together to defend one of their own accused of murder.

• Pages: 218
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 12/04/2018
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.52in x 8in
• Softcover

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 possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt. The seventh installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries centers on Sarah's friend Sophie, as she encounters several major life changes, including two new family members and a job working with abandoned animals.

• Pages: 222
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 01/02/2019
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.48in x 8in
• Softcover

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 possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt. In the fourth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, Sarah's daughter, Martha, begins to play a larger role in her life, bringing a troubled past and impending danger.

• Pages: 256
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 11/06/2018
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.51in x 8in
• Softcover

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 possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt. In the eighth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, a friend has gone missing, and Sarah is told to leave it to the professionals--but Sarah refuses to accept their assumptions about her friend's identity.

• Pages: 224
• Author: Carol Dean Jones
• Publish Date: 01/04/2019
• Dimensions: 5in x 0.48in x 8in
• Softcover

Go beyond the expected with strip quilting's best-kept secrets! Learn tips for cutting, storing, and piecing fabric strips in a variety of widths. Sewing easy strip sets to start, you'll advance to triangles and interesting layouts that might surprise you. Then make the most of your stash by turning pre-cut strips, sliced yardage, and selvages into 15 innovative strip-quilt projects. Customize each quilt with blank coloring pages, laying the foundation to design your own strip quilts.

• Pages: 88
• Author: Diane D. Knott
• Publish Date: 12/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.47in x 0.25in x 11.01in
• Softcover

Are you buried in scraps--big pieces, small pieces, hunks, chunks, strips, and parts? Bonnie K. Hunter fans will love her newest book of playful string-quilt projects! Sew a dozen vibrant quilt patterns using the small leftovers from other projects that seem too small to save, yet too big to toss. Learn Bonnie's basics for foundation piecing narrow fabric pieces 3/4” to 2” wide, turning them into dazzling scrappy blocks and one-of-a-kind quilts.

• Pages: 96
• Author: Bonnie Hunter
• Publish Date: 12/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.49in x 0.26in x 11.03in
• Softcover

Get the most out of your precuts with this pint-sized guide to precut squares, strips, and bundles! Learn how many precuts to buy for any size quilt, from crib to king. Get cutting tips for layer cakes, charm squares, and fat quarters, with easy half-square triangles from precuts. Never be stumped at the quilt store again with this forty-eight page mini guide to precut names and sizes, plus twenty-five dynamic quilt blocks to sew.

• Pages: 48
• Author: Gailen Runge
• Publish Date: 10/07/2018
• Dimensions: 4.56in x 0.19in x 6.31in
• Softcover

Say goodbye to your seam ripper, backwards blocks, and mismatched seams with Easy Precision Piecing¿the pathway to flawless patchwork. Use the best tools to prep and press fabric for seams that always lay flat. Get organized so you can easily set aside projects without losing your place. Practice your cutting, sewing, and pressing with foolproof Quilt Block Builder blueprints. Six stunning projects for beginners and advanced quilters will help you use your newfound skills.

• Pages: 104
• Author: Shelley Scott-Tobisch
• Publish Date: 08/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.47in x 0.38in x 11.15in
• Softcover

From the sewing machine whisperer comes this in-depth, visual guide to how a sewing machine works, how to keep it in good working order, and how to solve common problems. Perfect for sewists and quilters of all levels, this friendly approach to learning about and troubleshooting YOUR sewing machine gives you the tools you need to sew and quilt with less frustration and better results!

• Pages: 144
• Author: Bernie Tobisch
• Publish Date: 08/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8in x 0.44in x 10.04in
• Softcover

Cozy up to wool appliqué with fifty colorful garden blocks to mix and match! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer shares seven easy wool appliqué projects to teach you embroidery basics or to bring your hand stitching to the next level. Layer luscious flowers, birds, and butterflies of wool on top of cotton fabric, then add the embroidered finishing touches to fusible appliqué wall quilts, table toppers, and pillows. It's the perfect primer for every skill level.

• Pages: 88
• Author: Kim Schaefer
• Publish Date: 10/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.51in x 0.26in x 10.98in
• Softcover

Learn techniques for accurately piecing small quilts, from choosing fabrics to cutting, sewing, and pressing. Comes with 12 projects in up to 3 sizes each!

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 or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The second in a new series, this visual guide is filled with over 75 continuous-line designs from your favorite designers to get you stitching. Perfect for domestic and longarm machines.

• Pages: 160
• Publish Date: 02/07/2018
• Dimensions: 5.74in x 0.68in x 9.11in
• Spiral Bound

Now in an easy-to-use reference guide size, this updated block tool includes 110 authentic blocks from America's first mail-order pattern company, the Ladies' Art Company. Each block has instructions for 5 sizes, design details, construction diagrams, inspiration blocks, and even a project! The projects will be a breeze with helpful design hints specific to each block, including pairing them with plain alternate blocks, creating secondary patterns, and using precuts.

• Pages: 128
• Author: Connie Chun
• Publish Date: 05/01/2018
• Dimensions: 5.75in x 0.69in x 9.05in
• Softcover

Celebrate the seasons with this sweet collection of folk-inspired projects using wool appliqué and embroidery. Featuring Elizabeth's signature sheep and floral motifs, these 11 small, charming projects made with easy fusible appliqué will appeal to quilters, needlework enthusiasts, craft sewists, and more! Relax as you hand stitch these folksy, portable pillows and table runners with needle and thread. The mix of wool and cotton is fun to stitch, display, and gift.

• Pages: 48
• Author: Elizabeth Ann Angus
• Publish Date: 02/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.48in x 0.13in x 11.05in
• Softcover

Learn how to make simple, one-of-a-kind quilts using large-scale print fabrics! Easy Stack is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way of making great quilts that are rotary cut and machine pieced. Using only 4 fabric repeats and easy-to-cut strips, you can create 3 kinds of fun and unique blocks. Then play with 9 setting options--with 4 quilt sizes for each option--to create an endless variety of quilts.

• Pages: 80
• Author: Paula Doyle
• Publish Date: 07/07/2018
• Dimensions: 8.54in x 0.29in x 10.98in
• Softcover

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