Artisans and Narrative Craft in Late Medieval England

Author: Lisa H. Cooper
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521768977
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
The first book-length study to articulate the vital presence of artisans and craft labor in medieval English literature from c.1000-1483.

Heirloom Machine Quilting

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571202366
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Book Description
Instructions from the purchase and care of equipment to techniques for finishing a quilt.

Beautiful Botanicals

Author: Deborah Kemball
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607051672
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
“A wonderful way to bring more beauty into your life . . . sophisticated floral appliqué projects, varying in size from pillows to quilts.” —The Professional Quilter Magazine Plant an indoor garden with a bounty of lyrical appliqué designs. All the project patterns are interchangeable, so you can create endless combinations of flowers and leaves. See how color-saturated cottons, vibrant silks, and tone-on-tone chintzes breathe new life into botanical appliqué. • 14 sophisticated floral appliqué projects include pillows, table runners, and small tapestry-style quilts and wall hangings • Full-size templates for 45 appliqué flowers, 2 butterflies, and 5 borders • Stitch up the projects as shown, or mix-and-match patterns to create your own masterpiece

Mastering Machine Appliqué

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C & T Pub
ISBN: 9781571201362
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
A guide to machine applique. It covers everything needed in order to get started, and contains easy exercises to help the reader practise new skills. Each technique is described step by step, and there is discussion on how to choose and use the right needles, threads and more."

The Art of Classic Quiltmaking

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571208739
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
The ultimate how-to book for quilters—a workbook with exercises that provide a foundation of much-needed basics to set you on your quilting path. Two of quilting’s most respected teachers combine their different styles to present an incredible reference and project book that beginners and experienced quilters alike will always keep near the sewing machine! Loaded with the information you need to make traditional quilts, including selecting and caring for fabric, choosing equipment and supplies, calculating yardage, selecting the piecing technique that ensures the best result, designing borders, and deciding on quilting designs. Designed for those who encounter problems with quilting basics, from confident beginners to experienced quilters. Master piecing methods with step-by-step exercises, helpful hints, illustrations, and photos. Project quilts accompany each basic technique chapter. Numerous variations of the techniques are also presented. Find out how to answer questions such as “where do I go next?” or “what went wrong?”

The Ultimate Quilt Finishing Guide

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031019
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Master Quilt Borders, Backing, and Bindings! Finish your quilt strong with a polished and professional touch! From borders to binding (with batting in between) this is the perfect reference tool with step-by-step instructions on how to complete each finishing touch. Go from ordinary to extraordinary with over 100 different border options to give your quilt pizzaz and explore numerous ways on how to bind a quilt. Plus, you’ll never ruin a quilt again with the wrong choice of batting as tips and tricks will give you the insight and confidence you need to always make the right decision. Take all the guesswork out of finishing quilts with this essential guide! Make more than 100 different borders with step-by-step instructions on how to piece and add them to your quilt top Learn numerous ways to bind your quilt from straight and bias binding to prairie points and beyond This guide is the perfect lifelong reference tool that can be referred to again and again

Masters in Pieces

Author: Michael Parker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521671316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson

Author: Alex Anderson
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607050870
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 53

Book Description
Make your first quilt a keeper with this comprehensive beginner’s guide by the host of The Quilt Show and author of All Things Quilting. Alex Anderson has inspired and educated countless quilters with her television programs, fabric lines, and numerous books. In Starting Quilting with Alex Anderson, she takes first-time quilters through every step of the quilting process. With Alex’s detailed instructions and illustrations, you will learn to plan, cut, piece, quilt, and bind a quilt. Starting Quilting with Alex Anderson features eight easy, beautiful projects. This expanded edition features new projects, more quilt sizes, and lots of helpful new tips and shortcuts. If you want to make a quilt but can't tell a rotary cutter from a seam ripper, Alex Anderson will get you quilting—and loving it—in no time!

Heirloom Machine Quilting

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN: 9780914881926
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
How to use your sewing machine to do patchwork quilting.

The World Book Encyclopedia

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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.