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The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns: 4050 Pieced Blocks for Quilters

By Jinny Beyer

Breckling Press
Hardcover (464 pages)

The Quilter s Album of Patchwork Patterns: 4050 Pieced Blocks for Quilters
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Providing quilters, researchers, and design enthusiasts with a comprehensive tool for finding, identifying, and drafting more than 4,000 unique patterns, this encyclopedia of quilt block designs presents a method of categorizing designs that eliminates duplication and allows quilters to understand exactly how each one is constructed. Each design is analyzed in terms of the grid on which it is drawn, making it easy recreate the pattern in any size or color scheme desired. Each block is thoroughly researched and listed according the original name and date of publication. Double names and duplicates are cross-referenced for easy use. Packed with information and inspiration, this also contains photographs of full quilts, as well as a detailed bibliography and indexes.

Liberated Quiltmaking II

By Gwen Marston

American Quilter's Society
Paperback (128 pages)

Liberated Quiltmaking II
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At long last! Gwen Marston has updated her signature Liberated Quiltmaking! The fascination with Gwen's Liberated Quiltmaking has generated a demand for more, more, more! Introduced in 1996, her distinctive methods for creating original quilts are expanded in this new volume including Liberated Square Within-a-Square, Liberated Medallion, and Recut Blocks and Sashing. Gwen presents nine Liberated Quiltmaking processes and each is clearly illustrated with step-by-step instructions, pieced samples, and loads of example quilts. Multiple techniques and variations are given. Liberated Quiltmaking II provides a way of working without using templates or set patterns. Truly original quilts result that engage the quilter's intuition and emotion as well as technical skills.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt: Letters from 1920s Farm Wives and the 111 Blocks They Inspired

By Laurie Aaron Hird

Krause Publications
Paperback (256 pages)

The Farmer s Wife Sampler Quilt: Letters from 1920s Farm Wives and the 111 Blocks They Inspired
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  • ISBN13: 9780896898288
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Be Inspired by the Stories

In 1922, The Farmer's Wife magazine posed this question to their readers: "If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at that time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired.

Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired and create your own sampler quilt:

  • 111 six-inch quilt blocks, with construction diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions
  • Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or king
  • CD with easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams
  • 42 letters from the 1922 Farmer’s Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country’s past

Cozy Modern Quilts: 23 Easy Pieced Projects to Bust Your Stash

By Kim Schaefer

C&T Publishing
Paperback (64 pages)

Cozy Modern Quilts: 23 Easy Pieced Projects to Bust Your Stash
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Modern doesn't have to be hard-edged. Make a soft statement with these irresistibly cozy, contemporary quilts built from simple squares and rectangles.

Stellar Quilts

By Judy Martin

Crosley-Griffith Publishing Co., Inc.
Perfect Paperback (128 pages)

Stellar Quilts
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Stellar means "exceptional" or "outstanding." It also means "of or relating to stars." Stellar Quilts, then, are star quilts that are also exceptional quilts. In Stellar Quilts Judy Martin does for stars what she did for Log Cabins: She creates breathtakingly beautiful quilts and explains clearly how to make them.

Stellar Quilts
features:
* 13 complete and accurate quilt patterns
* each pattern presented in 3 sizes
* color photos
* big detail photos
* lots of color variations
* lots of setting variations
* lots of stellar ideas and tips to help you
* your choice of templates or rotary cutting

Each pattern has
* big color photo of entire quilt
* closeup photo showing fabric and quilting
* fat quarter requirements
* patch quantity requirements
* quilt size and block size listed
* piecing diagrams, complete with what direction to press the seams and what order to sew the patches
* quilt construction diagram
* pieced border
* quilting suggestions

Stellar designs + stellar instructions = stellar tips = Stellar Quilts. Now that's a simple equation for making your most memorable quilts ever!

Scrap-basket Surprises: 18 Quilts from 2-1/2 inch Strips (That Patchwork Place)

By Kim Brackett

That Patchwork Place
Paperback (80 pages)

Scrap-basket Surprises: 18 Quilts from 2-1/2 inch Strips (That Patchwork Place)
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Get scrap happy with these 18 fun projects designed for 2-1/2 inch strips - either cut them from your stash, or use precut Jelly Rolls. Scrap-Basket Surprises features 18 projects that use easy triangle-free piecing with a variety of fabrics, from batiks and reproduction prints to floral and folk-art designs. Turn your fabric scraps into beautiful quilts with these easy triangle-free projects.

Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts

By Eileen Wright

That Patchwork Place
Paperback (96 pages)

Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts
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  • ISBN13: 9781564779434
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This title helps you create stunning twisting and turning Bargello quilts using these innovative techniques. Here are Bargello quilts like you've never seen before! Instead of streaking up and down, these 10 stunning designs twist and curve to create beautiful patterns with incredible movement. Using master quilter Eileen Wright's techniques, readers will learn how to use strip piecing to create truly mesmerizing modern designs. Featuring a sumptuous full-colour gallery, this is a must-have for anyone who wants to turn their hand to creating amazing quilts.

Rule-Breaking Quilts

By Kathryn Schmidt

American Quilter's Society
Paperback (80 pages)

Rule-Breaking Quilts
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Step away from the world of traditional quiltmaking! Learn how to create quilts that are truly your own, relying on your love of color and fabric to guide you. Kathy's techniques are quick and easy to master, all starting with just six fat quarters. No pins, no patterns! Easy enough for new quilters and fascinating for experienced quilters. The expectation throughout is for guaranteed success. There are no mistakes-- - only alternate design choices. Beginners can expand their technique skills and more experienced quilters will find new ways to tap into their creativity. Each of the projects is small enough to be completed quickly, yet each can easily be expanded into a larger project.

One-Block Wonders: One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts

By Maxine Rosenthal

C&T Publishing
Paperback (72 pages)

One-Block Wonders: One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts
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  • ISBN13: 9781571203229
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• Two super-speedy, surefire projects
• Easy random cutting! No planning, no fussy cuts, no mess-ups

Simple steps to dazzle friends and impress people: 1. Buy One-Block Wonders. 2. Follow precise directions to choose a large-scale print, calculate yardage, and cut and piece these drop-dead gorgeous quilts. 3. Graciously accept cheers and accolades from all. Big pieces and clever shortcut methods make these quilts go together fast so that quilters can spend more time with their admiring public.

I Love Patchwork: 21 Irresistible Zakka Projects to Sew

By Rashida Coleman-Hale

Interweave Press
Paperback (144 pages)

I Love Patchwork: 21 Irresistible Zakka Projects to Sew
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  • ISBN13: 9781596681422
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Offering a modern approach to traditional fabric design, this charming instructional illustrates how to create sophisticated patchwork projects by combining linen and print fabrics using simple quilting procedures. Presenting a diverse collection of projects—many inspired by the Japanese zakka aesthetic—such as a travel sewing kit, sewing machine cover, table runner, apron, eco bag, towels, calendar, lap quilt, tote bag, pillowcase, and shoulder bag, all designs are fun, functional, and easy to master. Combining sewing, appliqué, quilting, and patchwork techniques with thoughtful advice on how to select, work with, and care for linen, this colorful handbook is brimming with sophisticated and innovative projects to challenge and inspire both beginning and intermediate sewers and quilters.


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