Quilting
Books about Quilting Tips Techniques and secrets.
350+ quilting tips, techniques, and trade secrets : how to be better at what you do
Briscoe, Susan, author.
2018
Artful improv : explore color recipes, building blocks & free-motion quilting
Grisdela, Cindy, 1958- author.
2016
Learn to use simple design principles to create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn 5 easy piecing techniques to add to your improvisational toolbox angled stripes, circles, blocks, curved strips, and inset strips and watch the art unfold before your eyes. Focus on colour combos and negative space to discover your personal style, and then add dazzling texture with free-motion stitching. With finished art quilts as unique as you are, you'll want to hang one in every room!
English paper piecing a stitch in time : 18 projects to inspire with needle and thread
Burgess, Sharon.
2018
A Stitch in Time contains 18 projects, each with a touch of English paper piecing combined with embroidery, hand quilting, pretty laces and trims. All are designed to encourage you to pick up a needle and thread. This book contains projects that will entice you to cut into your precious and most treasured fabrics, even re-purpose a vintage linen, bringing them to life in projects to share, give as a gift or to just keep for yourself. Projects within A Stitch in Time include a fussy cut candle cat, a vintage pouch, a baby quilt, and sewing accessories.
Modern quilt bible : over 100 techniques and design ideas for the modern quilter
Betts, Elizabeth (Quiltmaker), author
2019
Learn how to create stunning modern quilts with the Modern Quilt Bible the ultimate reference guide to patchwork and quilting techniques. Author of Beginner's Guide to Quilting Liz Betts explains over 100 techniques used by designers to create eye-catching modern quilts. Try your hand at improv piecing, free motion quilting, playing with scale, curved piecing and much more. There are featured quilts from the world's best modern quilt designers and ten unique quilted projects using a range of modern quilt techniques so you can practice your new-found skills.
Patchwork & quilting : a maker's guide
2017
Patchwork & Quilting: A Maker's Guide contains fifteen beautiful step-by-step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes its cue from a different tradition, including Indian kantha, English wholecloth quilting, Japanese boro patchwork, and the block- and strip- pieced quilts of North America, as well as appliqué traditions from Hawaii and Panama. Designed by teachers and practitioners at the leading edge of today's craft revival, the projects are both functional and fashionable and include tips on how to create beyond the book, developing individual, unique designs.
The quilt block cookbook : 50 block recipes, 7 sampler quilts, endless possibilities
Gibson, Amy (Quiltmaker), author
2016
The quilter's field guide to color : a hands-on workbook for mastering fabric selection
Hauser, Rachel M.
2019
This book teaches readers how to create effective color combinations. 14 exercises on color theory, challenging quilters to use the included color cards to explore a variety of possible combinations. Using the colors selected from themes, such as "seasons" and "how to determine your style", quilters sew up a Bear Paw block or two as they progress through the workbook. This collection of blocks can all be combined to create any of the three quilt patterns provided.
Simple geometric quilting : modern, minimalist designs for throws, pillows, wall decor and more
Preston, Laura, author.
2019
Laura Preston, founder of the textile studio and quilting shop Vacilando Quilting Co., has created the ultimate resource for modern quilters. Her minimalist quilting method uses geometric shapes and bold, solid colors to simplify traditional quilting techniques, for stunning, contemporary quilts in less time. With large fabric shapes, quilt tops come together quickly, making these projects perfect for beginners. Advanced quilters will find this a valuable source book for modern techniques such as creating curved lines and working with negative space. Every quilter can find something to fit their schedule and skill level, with projects like quilted throws, pillows, table runners, decorative wall art and blankets of all sizes, from baby to adult. Laura's friendly instructions take readers step-by-step through each pattern, with comprehensive visual guidelines and helpful tips. Readers will learn the foundations of quilting, including techniques for cutting, piecing, assembly, machine sewing and finishing. A contemporary color palette and clean lines inspired by the American west make these designs both fresh and timeless. Faster to finish than traditional quilts, with plenty of room for personalization, these patterns make heirloom-quality gifts for friends and family, and add the perfect modern touch to any room.
Sisterhood of scraps : 12 brilliant quilts from 7 fantastic designers
Alexander, Lissa.
2020
"What happens when famed quilt designer Lissa Alexander invites her quilting friends to create scrap quilts alongside her? Scrapalicious magic! Lissa reached out to six quilters whose quilt designs she's long admired--Susan Ache, Kim Brackett, Barbara Brackman, Sheryl Johnson, and Sandy Klop. The result? Spectacular scrap quilts from true masters of the craft, and an invitation for YOU to join the Sisterhood of Scraps! Choose from 12 quilts inspired by everything from simple Four Patches to Trip Around the World designs to Log Cabins and more. Start a quilting bee, build a community, and bring new sisters into the fold as you make these stunning projects. Inside you'll find your Sisterhood of Scraps certificate--hang it in your sewing space to show that you're a proud member of the Sisterhood of Scraps"-- Provided by publisher.
The splendid sampler : 100 spectacular blocks from a community of quilters
Sloan, Pat (Patricia A.)
2017
Ultimate quilting bible : a complete reference with step-by-step techniques
Clayton, Marie, author
2016
Weekend quilting : quilt and unwind with simple designs to sew in no time
Flendt, Jemima, author
2017