Sensational Quilts for Scrap Lovers

Author: Judy Gauthier
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617458694
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
Discover new possibilities for your fabric stash with this guide featuring 11 easy scrap quilts using ingenious, no-waste cutting techniques! Quilter Judy Gauthier is a master of turning fabric scraps into fabulous quilts. In this practical guide, sheshares her secrets for conquering that mountain of odds and ends. Learn how to piece gorgeous scrap quilts from fabric prints you never thought would go together—even remnants in odd shapes and sizes. Judy’s easy-to-use templates and color theory tips will have you cutting up your scrap surplus and making magic in no time. With these fun and inspiring projects, playing with scraps may become your all-time favorite sport.

Scrap-Basket Sensations

Author: Kim Brackett
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604681322
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
Kim Brackett is back with more of her masterful designs! If you enjoyed the popular Scrap-Basket Surprises, you'll love this all-new collection of eye-catching quilts. Designed for 2 1/2" strips, each project is perfect for convenient precut bundles--or for cutting strips from your stash. Enjoy a varied assortment of fabrics, from soft pastels to rich country colors to contemporary batiks Choose from 18 exciting quilts--a great value Find concise, clear instructions appropriate for all skill levels

Quilt by Color

Author: Susan Ache
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1683560493
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Make beautiful scrap quilts that are as easy as paint by numbers! Best-selling author and Instagram sensation Susan Ache is back to share her secrets for making astonishing scrap quilts. Susan used coordinated Moda Color Cuts bundles for a scrappy yet planned look. You can do the same, or substitute fabrics from your stash. Susan's approach to fabric selection makes it a snap to re-create her coveted, spectacularly scrappy look. Just grab one or two (or more!) Color Cuts bundles to begin. Each bundle contains 12 different prints in a similar colorway. So if you prefer to use your stash, simply use 12 greens or 12 blues or 12 grays that you've got on hand. Either way, you're headed in the right direction to create your own beautifully planned scrap quilts.

Quilts for Scrap Lovers

Author: Judy Gauthier
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617451630
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Make 16 gorgeous scrap quilts from the scraps in your stash, including odd-shaped leftovers from craft or garment sewing. A unique cutting system helps beginning and seasoned quilters achieve beautiful results. Piece traditional blocks with ease when you start with 3 1/2", 4 1/2", and 5 1/2" squares. Imagine the feeling of accomplishment when you transform novelty, holiday, and even mismatched fabrics into striking quilts!

Sewing Scrap Blocks with Character

Author: Olesya Lebedenko
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658143
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 285

Book Description
Author and artist Olesya Lebedenko’s modern style and unique designs are completely original and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before Included are easy-to-use templates for enlargement of designs and piecing Offers quilters a cornucopia of original block designs, ranging from traditional paper piecing sewing to whimsical drawing and sewing technique Discover 60 fresh and modern patchwork blocks based on #365daysquiltscraps year challenge, from baby dragons and lions to curious raccoons and bunnies The ultimate scrap block pattern book for quilters seeking fresh, fun, and whimsical animal designs, all with loveable character and charm

Modern Quilts Block by Block

Author: Emily Dennis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786059192477
Category : Patchwork
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Modern Quilts Block by Block readers will find 12 quilt projects using just one or two repeating block designs. Find basic blocks along with some new designs in these striking modern quilts. Traditional blocks get a modern update with the use of color and design. Both the beginner and novice will enjoy quilting up these quilt patterns.

Shizuko Kuroha's Japanese Patchwork Quilting Patterns

Author: Shizuko Kuroha
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462920721
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 117

Book Description
Shizuko Kuroha's Japanese Patchwork Quilting Patterns infuses a cherished American craft with an exquisite Japanese sense of color, detail, and design. This book brings a fresh eye to classic patchwork patterns in a way that is delighting quilters all around the world today. Here, Kuroha shares her intricate hand-quilting techniques and a design sense that has been refined over her 40-year career as a celebrated book author and teacher. Her easy combinations of soft colors, detailed patterns, and bold stripes show how to achieve balance and flow in any type of patchwork project--from the simplest to the most complex. Step-by-step illustrations walk quilters through Kuroha's intricate hand-piecework process. The book includes 19 sampler blocks used to make hundreds of different combinations for all kinds of quilting projects. The photos and diagrams of the block assembly are so clear, you hardly need to read the steps! A handy printable pattern sheet at the back of the book takes the labor out of drawing the pieces used to build these blocks. Detailed instructions show you how to incorporate the blocks into projects large and small, including: Pincushions in round and square designs Drawstring bags and zippered pouches embellished with patchwork Quilted tote bags and a stylish backpack Table runners and wall hangings with gorgeous color schemes Full-sized quilts destined to become cherished heirlooms This book is an invaluable introduction to the basics of hand-stitched piecework. Practiced quilters will also love it for the way it broadens their horizons. Kuroha fans will be happy to see this popular book finally available in English--where it's sure to become a treasured reference for years to come!

A Healing Heart

Author: Angela Breidenbach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1682997863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Mara Keegan is an uber-successful mother and a widow of three years. She's been chasing success and all the "good things in life" for her family to make up for the cruel whim God played on them by taking her husband. In an effort to be the perfect mom, she decides to make a photo memory quilt, a graduation present for her daughter, Cadence. She's not yet finished when she experiences a heart attack. While Mara recuperates, she revisits the choices she's made that led to this physically and spiritually broken heart. The memory quilt must be finished in time for Cadence's big day, but Mara struggles with her burgeoning feelings for the man who must keep Mara's business going during her recovery, Joel Ryan. Can Joel find his way into Mara's heart and onto Cadence's quilt?

Ethan Frome

Author: Edith Wharton
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner
ISBN:
Category : Accident victims
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Set in New England, a farmer struggles to survive a bare existence, tethered to his farm, first by his helpless parents and then by a hypochondriac wife. Yet, when his wife's alluring cousin comes to stay, his dreams are rekindled

When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters

Author: Joan Ford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627103930
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Achieving your desired effect is easy with this convenient, comprehensive guide to exposure. Five chapters explain light and exposure, tools of exposure, flash exposure, film and digital exposure and practical applications. A handy appendix covers ISO, converting EV changes to f-stop and shutter speed values, a glossary and index and includes a quick guide to exposing for film and digital. Easy to use and easy to understand, lavishly illustrated and packed with professional information useful to photographers at every level, Photographer's Exposure Handbook uncovers the answers to every question about exposure.