5,500 Quilt Blocks

Such an incredible resource. 5,500 quilt blocks in color along with an alphabet and signal flags taken from antique quilts, museum collections and others that have been passed along from friend to friend. There's even a historical source information on many of the patterns. You will never run out of ideas with this book. It does assume, however that you do know how to do patchwork quilting.

Quilting for the First Time - Michelle Hill

An absolutely fabulous guide for beginning quilters as it samples most all of the quilting techniques out there. Directions are clear and concise with beautiful illustrations that make it easy to figure out how to do something without a teacher. An excellent book for teaching the quilting craft and prepares you for the book that follows.

William Morris in Applique - Michelle Hill

William Morris devotee and world renowned quilter, Michelle Hill has designed a collection of six magnificent projects, capturing the beauty of William Morris' designs in applique'. "Past meets present in this amazing collection of unique applique quilts. Inspired by the genius of William Morris, each magnificent quilt captures the beauty and richness of nature so exquisitely interpreted by Morris. Michelle's us of colors and patterns and her ability to translate the sumptuous style of William Morris into simple forms appropriate for applique is outstanding. made from more than forty individual patterns, the six main projects are accompanied by clear and easy to follow instructions and colored diagrams. Easy to use, full size templates are included on tear out pattern sheets." Step-by-step instructions, a chapter of essential basics from start to finish and wonderful color photos of Morris' work and the quilts are included. You will also find some delightful embroidered embellishments such as a bullion ladybug!

A to Z Quilting - Country Bumpkin  $33.00

Another excellent book in the successful A to Z series, A to Z of Quilting answers every question a beginner or advanced quilter would have about quilting and patchwork. Detailed in close to 900 color step-by-step photographs that cover almost every aspect of creating a beautiful and unique quilt.  This 128 page, full color, spiral bound book continues the tradition of high, quality, easy to use books from Country Bumpkin.

Included are the following:

• How to prepare your fabric and transfer your chosen designs.
• How to create the quilt top with a vast array of different techniques to choose from, such as piecing, patchwork, applique', embroidery, beading, tucking, ruching and slashing.
• How to assemble a quilt top.
• How to quilt by hand and by machine as well as specialty techniques such as trapunto, echo quilting, corded quilting and tufting.
• How to make binding and bind your quilt with a variety of different methods and looks.
• The book also includes detailed information about the tools and materials available for you to use, a multitude of hints and tidbits to help you perfect the techniques as well as an extensive index and glossary.

This is a wonderful addition to any quilter's library as it acts like a source book of ideas. Have you ever seen a quilt and wonder how did they do that? Most quilts are combinations of blocks, sometimes to the extreme but most times in beautiful color schemes that take the breath away.

On the cover:

Piece-quilters with some experience take heart: no more templates for those patchwork beauties; no worries about cutting perfect fabric shapes. In this hefty volume, Causee offers a pattern-a-day roundup of foundation quilt blocks that can be combined or repeated in any number of combinations. Organized by months, the colorful selection of blocks, mostly seven-inch squares, is a sampling of traditional (log cabin, pineapple, school house) and creative blocks, including designs that mark holidays or famous people, replicate animals and plants, or picture uncomplicated landscapes. A photo of the finished block appears in the upper right-hand corner of the page; the remainder of the page is devoted to the easy-to-trace, clearly numbered pattern. Softcover with 352 8 1/2" x 11" pages

Blue Ribbon Miniature Quilts   $16.95

"Now in it's 14th. year, the Miniatures from the Heart Contest is the largest running and most prestigious contest for miniature quilts.  With talented quiltmakers worldwide entering the contest, the quality work the annual even generates is truly amazing.  The editors of Miniature Quilts chose the eight inspiring Blue Ribbon quilts from previous contests especially for this book".   With clear instructions and diagrams to ensure accuracy you will find big full-color photos of eery quilt.  The instructions and directions are comprehensive and concise so you know exactly where you are in each step.  

This book is perfect if you love making quilt tops and want to make more and more each time you do one as you can try out all kinds of styles by miniature quilts.

Price $16.95
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Japanese Country Quilting - Sashiko Patterns & Projects for Beginners - Karen Kim Matsunaga

If you have always wanted to learn how to do sashiko quilting this is the book for you.  Filled with authentic patterns and techniques you will learn all the ins and outs of this style of quilting, not too much padding which gives an interesting look to your finished project.  There are five traditional projects for you to try your hand at.

Mother Earth's ABC - A Quilter's Alphabet & Story Book

Inspired by Mother Earth and Her Children story and quilt. In this book each page features a beautiful illustrated letter, embellished with whimsical butterflies, bumblebees, and woodland creatures. A charming tale tells of the coming of Spring and the transformation of a shy seedling into a glorious Summer flower. What a delightful way to browse from A to Z!

It's easy to transfer Sieglinde's alphabet onto your own sewing projects. Sieglinde provides help on making the appliques as well as tips on the three basic embroidery stitches she uses to illustrate her letters.

Mother Earth's Quilt Sampler

Make four delightful quilts in the style of Sieglinde Schoen Smith's award-winning quilt, Mother Earth and Her Children. This charming collection of four quilts Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter celebrates the miraculous changing of the seasons. Each one features Sieglinde's unique blending of applique' and embroidery. Delightful little children peek from behind trees, play with bugs and beetles, or sail off on adventures on top of floating lily pads, before they snuggle down for a long Winter's sleep. Each quilt is a window into that wondrous world of nature, magically seen through the eyes of a child. Contains complete instructions for Sieglinde's unique blend of applique and embroidery, hand-photography and diagrams to illustrate technique, full-size, fold-out patterns for all four quilts

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Beaded Crazy Quilting by Cindy Gorder

A wonderful book combining beading techniques with silk ribbon and motif embroidery. Contains 40 illustrated embroidery and bead stitches; detailed instructions for fabric painting and imagery; 400 color step-by-step photos for 23 projects; 15 full-size applique patterns. Let expert quilter, Cindy Gorder, share her personalized tips and techniques for crazy quilting. Create beautiful hand-embroidered, beaded and embellished fabrics you could only dream about; they're a cinch to make with the easy-to-understand photographic instructions.

An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches & Motifs - ASN

We found some more copies of this great booklet. 101 stitches and silk ribbon motifs are included with color images for each stitch.

The Magic of Crazy Quilting by J. Marsha Michler

Enticing is the word I use each time I look at the cover. Each page contains some delightful color image of something unique to make or sparks the brain into the world of splendor filled with silks, floss, beads and ribbons. Subtitled the Complete Resource for embellished quilting. Contains all the stitches as well as info on stenciling and dyeing fabric.

Motifs for Crazy Quilting by J. Marsha Michler

"Slurp"!!!! Another wonderful book by Marsha filled with techniques for embroidering and embellishing crazy quilts along with designs of motifs for you to embellish. You will learn how to transfer the original designs given, from flowers and animals to the alphabet and beyond - with techniques such as silk ribbon embroidery, punch needle, tambour work, beading, and cross-stitch. Included are a review of crazy quilting basics, embroidery stitches, and surface design techniques covered in her previous books.

Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool by Judith Baker Montano

A delightful compact spiral bound hardcover book a perfect-for-taking-anywhere-guide to more than 180 stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting. Beautifully illustrated in full color for both left and right-handers. Alphabetical stitch listing and illustrated category index make any stitch easy to find. Handy chart shows which needles to use with various threads and yarns. An essential tool for any needle worker or quilter who wants to enhance a sewing project with embroidery.

Landscapes - Video by Judith Baker Montano

Join fiber artist Judith Baker Montano for sixty minutes of expert instruction on creating landscapes from fabric, yarn, thread, beads, and various embroidery techniques

Judith teaches you to think like a painter while working on a small landscape project. Learn to distinguish the background, mid-ground, and fore-ground of a landscape. See how to create these elements with silk ribbon embroidery, a variety of stitches, and fabric techniques such as painting, burning, distressing, and pleating. Judith shows how to finish your work of art by framing, making a wall hanging, or creating a pendant to wear.

CRAZY QUILTING The Complete Guide - J. Marsha Michler

Absolutely the best book in print on crazy quilting. The book cover states it's "Your One-Stop Source for Crazy Quilting Know-How" and boy does it ever fulfill that promise. The section on the stitches is worth buying the whole book.

From Victorian quilts to contemporary works of art, crazy quilting has evolved into a beautiful mixture of piecing, embroidery, and fabric techniques. Whether you are just getting started or have been quilting for years, Crazy Quilting, The Complete Guide is guaranteed to be the crazy quilting resource you turn to the most as it tells you everything you need to know to create your own beautiful heirloom crazy quilts, including:

• 10 different methods for piecing
• More than 100 embroidery stitches for ribbons, flosses and threads
• Techniques for dyeing, painting, stamping, printing, and embroidering on silk, cotton, rayon, wool and linen
• Instructions for adding buttons, beads, tassels, cording and other dimensional embellishments
• Tips for finishing your quilts

Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting

Oh goodie, another book on crazy quilting filled with beautiful examples of how to embellish basic embroidery with beads, buttons, charms, painted lace and ribbons. Makes me want to hide away from the world for a while again and embroider.

Within you will find seven enticing projects that include small quilts, a needle cushion and a softie. Try creative techniques on fabric, such as stenciling, photo-transfer, and Angelina fiber effects. You will also learn four different crazy piecing methods. Each technique is expertly demonstrated in full color photographs that clearly show how to accomplish the same.

Very Easy Crazy Patchwork

The Reader's Digest book on crazy quilting contains basic information for any beginning quilter and embroiderer who wants to explore the world of crazy patchwork quilting. It is a great book, explaining how to patch fabric together and embellish as you go. Includes ten original projects, from simple stylish bags to an elaborate block quilt, let you put your skills into practice to master more challenging techniques, such as echo quilting and paper-template piecing. Also included is a reference section that demonstrates a palette of useful stitches to use for the projects. As an added bonus, a textile directory provides practical information on mixing and matching different fabric weights, weaves, patterns, prints, colors, and motifs.

Beautiful Embroidered Quilts - $39.95

Six beautiful quilts to embroider and make designed by six of Australia's most talented embroiderers, including Susan O'Connor and Julie Graue, these beautiful quilts combine the best of both quilting and embroidery.

The 400 step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions will bring these masterpieces within reach - whether you're starting a new tradition, or continuing an old one! You'll also find full size pattern and construction diagrams to help form these quilts and learn 32 stitches and techniques!

This beautiful book is sprinkled with fascinating tidbits and 'did you knows' and is filled with hints to help you each step of the way.

Crazy Quilts - Cindy Brick

Here is a must have book for every crazy quilter's library. Filled with photographs of historical crazy quilts and traditional embroidery motifs this book satisfies the curiosity of where these styles of quilts evolved from inspiring new quilters to explore new territories. Also discusses are the various threads and ribbons and embellishments one can use along with outstanding color photographs.