The Building Blocks of Free-Motion Quilting

Author: Kathleen Riggins
Publisher: Lucky Spool
ISBN: 9781940655420
Category : Quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"In no time at all, Kathleen Riggins takes you from simple quilting designs to stunning custom quilting combinations. Explore everything from the simple swirl to feathers to pebbles, as you learn not just the basics of each design but also how to combine free-motion quilting motifs into complex-looking custom quilts. Knowing some basic designs is one thing, but knowing how to combine them in interesting ways can open a whole new world--without having to learn new designs! Join Riggins as she walks you through some of her favorite ways to combine designs and helps you create stunning quilts."--

Artful Improv

Author: Cindy Grisdela
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617452629
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
“Do away with patterns and embrace your creative spirit with this vibrant and fun book.” —Quilting Arts With simple design principles, you can create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn five easy piecing techniques for your improvisational toolbox (including circles, blocks, and strips), and watch the art unfold before your eyes. Focus on color combos and negative space to discover your personal style—and then add dazzling texture with free-motion quilting. Also included is information on hanging finished art quilts without a sleeve, plus tried and true improv tips to encourage creative play.

Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters

Author: Angela Walters
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055368
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
Popular machine quilter Angela Walters will motivate you to try something new! Learn to stitch her fresh continuous-line designs on your longarm or domestic machine. Includes step-by-step instructions for continuous-line swirls, circles, squares, vines, arcs, and points. Using basic free-motion skills you already have, discover how to approach quilting a modern quilt by working with bold fabrics and negative space, uniting a variety of shapes, and blending designs. Draw inspiration from striking pictures of 20 modern quilts showing Angela’s designs. You’ll love her practical advice for choosing the perfect pattern to give your modern quilt maximum impact.

365 Free Motion Quilting Designs

Author: Leah Day
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781617455322
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A compilation of 365 free-motion quilting designs from the Free Motion Quilting Project blog, this new edition of a wildly popular book contains a treasury of ideas and inspiration. From blocks to sashing to borders, find hundreds of filler designs perfect for every area of your quilt. Feeling confused by free-motion quilting? Get back on track with Leah's quick tips on everything from machine settings to preparing your quilt top and backing for quilting. - New spiral binding so you can keep it open hands-free while you quilt - Challenge yourself to memorize--not mark--a new design every day for a year - Break out of your stippling rut! High-quality photos of each meticulously stitched design - Largest collection of free-motion designs ever published

Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book

Author: Amanda Murphy
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617451029
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Take the guesswork out of free-motion quilting with 155 fresh ideas—each handpicked for a specific space on a quilt. Mix and match the designs from each chapter to artfully quilt 30 traditional blocks, borders, sashing, and more! This must-have reference includes an inspiring gallery of finished quilts, tips for domestic and longarm quilters, and complete instructions for a table runner project to hone your skills.

Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting

Author: Natalia Bonner
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055384
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Photo tutorials show stitching in action for 50+ free-motion quilting designs to create modern quilts with classic style! Popular blogger and designer, Natalia Bonner, illustrates her instructions with detailed photos that make it easier to get beautiful results on your home sewing machine. Learn how to quilt all-over, as filler, on borders, and on individual blocks…using loops and swirls, feathers and flames, flowers and vines, pebbles and more! Includes tips for choosing batting and thread, layering and basting, starting and stopping, and prepping your machine are included. After you’ve practiced, show off your new skills with six geometric quilt projects.

Step-by-Step Free-Motion Quilting

Author: Christina Cameli
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617450251
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Improve your free-motion quilting as you sketch new designs—one simple shape at a time. Christina Cameli, best-selling author of First Steps to Free-Motion Quilting, returns with the perfect companion book to help you quilt unique patterns, using your home machine or longarm. A member of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, Christina infuses her fresh aesthetic and passion for teaching quilters new skills into 80+ innovative free-motion designs. Working from a set of nine simple shapes, such as circles, wavy lines, and loops, she walks you through the basic elements via easy-to-doodle illustrations. Take the design power to your needle as you stitch Christina’s favorite continuous-line quilting patterns, ranging from straightforward to striking. If you can doodle, you can do it!

Freemotion Quilting

Author: Judy Woodworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574326710
Category : Crazy quilts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Now you CAN quilt as desired] The tips, techniques, and secrets in this book are must-haves for anyone interested in excellent free-motion machine quilting, including domestic, midarm, and longarm sewers of any skill level. More than 200 color photos show a balance of inspirations for quilt designs, how-to illustrations from start to finish, 28 quilting patterns, and close-ups-front and back-of Judy's extraordinary stitching. This unique free-motion machine quilting book combines inspiration, how-to, and patterns with examples from 19 stunning quilts from a very accomplished competitive quilter willing to share her secrets. OUT OF PRINT

Free-Motion Quilting Workbook

Author: Angela Walters
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607058170
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
The master of free-motion quilting, Angela Walters, teaches you everything you need to know in her newest book, Free-Motion Quilting Workbook. Unlike an ordinary how-to manual, this interactive workbook will get your creative juices flowing as you doodle designs of entire quilts, individual blocks, borders, and even negative space. The pages have plenty of line-art shapes and inspiring photographs to help get you started. There's also a bonus section of graph paper to plan your own quilt designs. So, go ahead, start sketching!

Building Blocks Quilt Pattern

Author: Leah Day
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982993064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103

Book Description
Learn how to piece AND free motion quilt with as you create the Building Blocks Quilt, a small sampler quilt that will teach you all the basics of piecing and quilting on your home sewing machine. First learn how to piece a simple block like four patch, rail fence, disappearing nine patch, then learn how to quilt these simple, traditional quilt blocks with 3-4 different quilting designs. In total, you will learn how to piece 12 blocks, but learn how to quilt them multiple ways to creat a total of 42 blocks. All 42 quilting designs are provided in full size 8 inch quilting guides, which you can use to mark your blocks and make the free motion quilting process easier. If you'd prefer not to mark your blocks, use the guides for tracing on paper so you can get even more practice! This pattern is also accompanied by free online videos taught by Leah and Josh Day. Watch professional quilter, Leah Day first quilt the block, then watch her husband, a beginner quilter to see a totally different perspective on each design. Find all the videos for this quilt pattern at www.LeahDay.com