Organizing Solutions for Every Quilter

Author: Carolyn Woods
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052091
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
A professional organizer’s handy guide to creating an uncluttered, inviting quilting space for yourself—whether it’s a small closet or a large studio. This practical guide shows you how to organize and maintain your quilting space, no matter what size. Learn handy ways to sort and arrange all of your fabrics and supplies into easy-to-use stations—and find actual organizing solutions from quilters’ studios, including Alex Anderson and Diana McClun. Create a calm and happy place for all your beloved fabrics, books, notions, tools, and even UFOs (unfinished objects). With colorful photos, you'll see real examples of what makes an efficient, functional, and inviting quilting space. You'll identify what's causing the clutter, learn how to turn it into a more creative zone, and find more time to do what you love—quilt!

Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space

Author: Lois L. Hallock
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
ISBN: 9781564775696
Category : Artists' studios
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Explains how to transform a cluttered, makeshift space into a functional, beautiful, and well-organized home quilting studio, in a guide that offers dozens of helpful ideas and tips, an innovative selection of practical storage solutions, and before-and-after photographs of real-life makeovers for different sized spaces and a range of budgets. Orig

Dream Sewing Spaces

Author: Lynette Ranney Black
Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing
ISBN: 1618470000
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
Offering numerous ideas to help save sewing enthusiasts time and money, this reference features architectural drawings, organization and storage ideas, and plans to optimize ergonomics. Special attention is also paid to lighting and shelving to increase accessibility and ease use of space, as well as energy-saving options. Including 25 floor plans that are compatible for a range of budgets, this updated edition, which features new information on green living and sustainable products, will delight homemakers and professional seamsters alike.

Love Your Creative Space

Author: Lilo Bowman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617459186
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
A budget-friendly guide for needleworkers, quilters, and crafters to help you design the best workspace to let your creativity flow. Does your creative den leave you feeling overwhelmed or uninspired? Energize your crafting space with jazzy ideas for organization and accessibility! With over one hundred and fifty photos, this lookbook offers an endless visual parade of ideas to help your studio reach its full potential. Smart storage solutions, furniture, and accessories can help quilters, needle artists, knitters, and crafters keep their creativity on track! Whether you’re undergoing a radical reinvention or looking for tiny tweaks, you’ll finally be able to plan and organize your projects in a workspace that works for you. Inspired workspaces! Get a sneak peek inside creative studios of all sizes, designed on budgets large and small Keep creativity flowing and stay organized with smart systems in place Make your space accessible! Pursue your passion in spite of physical challenges

Scraps and Shirttails

Author: Bonnie K. Hunter
Publisher: C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
ISBN: 9781933466828
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learn how to make 12 earth friendly quilts plus a shopping bag.

Quilting Modern

Author: Jacquie Gering
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620331535
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
From two pioneers of today's modern quilting movement, Quilting Modern teaches quilters how to use improvisational techniques to make graphic, contemporary quilts and quilted projects. Explore seven core techniques and multiple projects using each technique--all presented with detailed instructions. Also included is step-by-step direction from Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen on tools, materials, and quilting basics, as well as expert advice on color and design. New and seasoned quilting artists will love making stunning bed, wall hanging, pillowcase, and table accessory quilts with this must-have resource. Quilting Modern is a field guide for quilters who strive to break free from tradition and yearn to explore improvisational work. Quilters can make the 21 projects in the book, but will also come away with the new knowledge and skills to apply to their own unique designs. In Quilting Modern, quilters will find the support, structure, and encouragement they need to explore their own creativity and artistic vision.

Sneaky Piecing

Author: Beth Ferrier
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056291
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
In her signature lighthearted style, Beth Ferrier reveals her personal arsenal of “sneaky tricks” for quiltmaking that make every part of the process easier and more fun! Beginners—you can easily master the basic techniques and then apply what you learn with these classic quilt projects, ranging from simple to a little more challenging. You’ll learn how to make every step simpler and better, including fabric choices, cutting, pressing, piecing, and finishing. Beth also shares organizing tips to help you make the most of your sewing time. Take advantage of Beth’s video tutorials online with links listed inside the book.

Sewing Room Organization Tips

Author: Clinton Greeno
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
There are lots of quilting techniques that every quilter should master, ten of those methods are on nearly every experienced quilter's 'must know' list. When you're just starting out it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the hundreds of terms and techniques you'll encounter with your first quilt. It's a confusion that can be compounded by the many ways to accomplish every quilt-making task. Be confident that you'll discover which quilting methods work best for you as you become more experienced, but getting comfortable with the must-know skills will help you sew accurate quilts on your very first try.

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

Patchwork Planner

Author: Becky Jorgensen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735989303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Combining the calendar with additional monthly tracking pages, this planner offers a solution for making this year - a year of finishes.