Doodle Quilting

Author: Cheryl Malkowski
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056372
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Learn to draw...with your sewing machine! In this beginner's guide to free-motion, continuous-line quilting designs, the focus is on selecting the right forms and lines that get you where you need to go...because sometimes the hardest part is figuring out where to quilt next! You'll gain confidence in your innate artistic ability to draw basic shapes, then you'll learn how to put them together into over a hundred different all-over quilting designs. • See how easy it can be to create interesting quilting designs by mastering your doodling skills • From squiggles and swirls to flowers and feathers, learn which shapes are best for confined spaces and which work better traveling across your quilt • Includes drawing exercises and tips for transferring your designs from paper to fabric

365 Free Motion Quilting Designs

Author: Leah Day
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982993057
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
In 2009, Leah Day started a new blog, the Free Motion Quilting Project, and set out to create 365 new free motion quilting designs. Each design was published online with photos and a video tutorial for free for everyone in the world to enjoy. This book is a compilation of those 365 designs, and within it you will find a treasury of ideas and inspiration you'll return to again and again. - Find hundreds of filler designs to work in all the different areas of your quilts. From the blocks, to the sashing, and into the borders, you're sure to find the perfect designs to fit your quilt. - Feeling confused with free motion quilting? Get back on track with Leah's quick tips on everything from machine settings to how to prepare your quilt top and backing before quilting. - Build your repertoire of continuous line quilting designs by stitching a different design every day. This book will definitely help you break out of the Stippling rut! Inside you'll find a high quality photo of each meticulously stitched design. For practice, trace the design, or visit www.LeahDay.com/365 to find video tutorials for every single design in this book. While this is not a primer on free motion quilting basics, this book is a helpful companion and the largest collection of free motion quilting designs ever published! This second edition offers a spiral binding to help the book lay flat near your sewing machine. Challenge yourself to memorize - not mark - a new design every day for a year. Stitch the designs exactly as shown or play with creating your own variations. The possibilities are endless! See why quilters like you have called this book "an amazing resource," "just what I needed" and "the best quilting book ever!"

Organic Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book

Author: Amanda Murphy
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617458260
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Let Mother Nature inspire your quilting with this guide full of inspiring ideas, techniques, and tips from the acclaimed fabric and quilt designer. Following the success of her Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book and Rulerwork Quilting Idea Book, Amanda Murphy shares an all-new volume packed with exciting designs. This handy guide provides more than one hundred original ideas inspired by the elements around you—water, air, feathers, ferns, leaves, sticks, stones, flowers, and fire. Amanda’s step-by-step instructions will help you gain confidence in your free-motion work. Then she offers a myriad of ideas organized by element and design type for you to you branch out and get creative. With Organic Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book, you can add texture, movement, and a sense of the natural world to your quilting, whether you're sewing on a domestic sewing machine or a longarm.

Quilting Patterns

Author: Linda Macho
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486838153
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
Feathers, pinwheels, flowers, birds, and other eye-catching designs abound in this treasury of more than 100 quilting patterns. Clear, complete directions and numerous diagrams guide even beginners through every step.

Doodle Quilting Mania

Author: Cheryl Malkowski
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781617457951
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Stuck in a quilting rut? Stop dawdling and start doodling! Get inspired to machine quilt that unfinished top with an astounding two hundred and fifty new designs from best-selling Doodle Quilting author Cheryl Malkowski. Dozens of free-motion ideas for quilting individual blocks--plus themed motifs, allover designs, and sashing and border patterns--mean you'll find a new freedom in traveling across the quilt. So change your tune from just getting it done to quilting up some fun!

Free-Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3

Author: Lori Kennedy
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604688890
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 580

Book Description
Discover how to machine quilt creative designs the easy way. More than 60 striking quilting motifs are at your fingertips in this comprehensive visual guide to free-motion machine quilting. Lori Kennedy takes you through each step of the process with easy-to-understand instructions and a multitude of clear, close-up photos so you won't miss a stitch. Learn to quilt dozens of unique and clever motifs, including flowers, animals, zigzags, swirls and twirls, and much more Give your next project that irresistible pop of texture you've been looking for--many of these designs aren't found in other quilting books Convenient lay-flat spiral binding makes the instructions easy to follow while you quiltVideo

Braided Bargello Quilts

Author: Ruth Ann Berry
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617454303
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Discover the simple techniques behind advanced Bargello quilts in this guide by the author of Bargello: Quilts in Motion—featuring 16 all-new projects! Quilter Ruth Ann Berry is a master of Bargello techniques. Here she shares the simple construction secrets behind captivating designs that feature flowing braids of color. This follow-up to her successful guide Bargello: Quilts in Motion features 16 new projects, from bed quilts to wallhangings. Weaving in more design elements and colorways, you'll be able to work 20 or even 40 fabrics into a single quilt! Track your progress with a design chart and learn expert tips for fabric cutting and strip piecing.

50 Little Paper-Pieced Blocks

Author: Carol Doak
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055325
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
“A delightful little volume . . . will inspire you to create colorful 3” blocks for use in greeting cards, name tags, tote bags, and small wallhangings.” —American Quilter Create perfectly-pieced miniature quilt blocks in a variety of themes—from hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Secure them inside your Carol Doak’s Keepsake Frame Cards for gift-giving and artistic display. These blocks are also perfect to mix and match for making table linens, wall quilts, and other small projects. Patterns include: Airplane * Apple * Basket (2) * Birdhouse * Birthday Cake * Bluebird * Candle * Crayons * Cross * Dreidel * Duck * Egg * Fan * Flowers (7) * Gift * Girl * Hearts/Love (5) * Hot Air Balloon * House * Mailbox * Maple Leaf * Ornament * Pinwheel * Sailboat * Shamrock * Square * Stars (8) * Sunrise * Trees (3) * Umbrella

Quilting Possibilities-- Freehand Filler Patterns

Author: Sue Patten
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
ISBN: 9781574329186
Category : Patchwork
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Freehand quilting ideas and possibilities in three dozen traditional pieced blocks with worksheets that identify areas needing quilting. Additional filler patterns for cornerstones, sashing strips, and background quilting provided"--Provided by publisher.

Kaleidostars

Author: Toby Lischko
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781604604085
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Get star-struck with Toby Lischko's Kaleidostars. With clear and concise directions, confidently tackle any one of the projects and learn how Toby took the Kaleidoscope block and diamond shapes to create the one-of-a-kind Kaleidostars. This book features an extensive fabric selection guide to make your projects uniquely your own. Each quilt is a blend of symmetrical and high-contrast fabrics, making each of these pieces stand out in a crowd.