Happy Quilts!

Author: Antonie Alexander
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440244472
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Cheerful, adorable crafts that kids will love! Childhood is supposed to be magical. Instead of generic bedding, add some whimsy to children's bedrooms with fanciful quilts and huggable pals that looks like they jumped right off the fabric. From playful puppies to retro robots, this fanciful collection from author Antonie Alexander offers easy-to-follow directions for making one-of-a-kind creations! Inside you'll find: • 10 themed quilts with more than a dozen matching stuffed toys • Basic quilting, piecing, applique and finishing instructions • A digital link to download quilt templates and full-size soft toy patterns in a ready-to-print PDF

Charming Baby Quilts Book

Author: Melissa Corry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733960854
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Scrappy and Happy Quilts

Author: Kate Henderson
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604689269
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Create lively, colorful quilts--and say bye-bye to agonizing over color choices. With this collection of scrappy two-color and three-color quilt patterns, choosing colors is a snap. Plus, you can use up every scrap! Start with yardage, scraps, or precuts: the choice is yours. And if you've got a LOT of one color in your fabric collection, these bright and beautiful quilts will make that color sparkle. The more of one color, the merrier!

Scrap Happy Quilts from Georgia Bonesteel

Author: Georgia Bonesteel
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764356322
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
"Get inspired with the Grande Dame of American quilting, and use your scrap fabric to make your best quilt ever! Blending art and east, Georgia Bonesteel, the creator and host of PBS's Lap Quilting, shares updated methods for making 25 classic quilt patterns using only your fabrics on hand. Along the way, enjoy homespun wisdom, funny stories, surprising moments, and personal lessons Georgia has learned through her decades of trailblazing in the quilt world, and get an entertaining glimpse into her home and studio. For all levels of quilters; pattern templates are included."--Back cover.

Sew Healthy & Happy

Author: Rose Parr
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644030721
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
Quilting shouldn’t be a pain in the neck! Stay pain-free with this quilter’s survival guide to a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Ever been unusually sore after a marathon day of crafting? There’s no need for pain! This guide will make sure you have the right posture, techniques, and stretches when putting in those dedicated hours on your next project. Expert Rose Parr will teach you the methods behind ergonomics with useful visual guides, endless tips, healthy recipes, and contributions from the best quilters in the industry! Certified health and ergonomics specialist Rose Parr shares her expertise on how to sew smarter, healthier and happier Includes exercises, stretches, recipes, and tips to keep you in prime sewing form Keep your mind sharp and your body ache-free!

Happy Flower Quilts

Author: Atsuko Matsuyama
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940552255
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Happy Flower Quilts is the most colorful and cheerful collection of quilted projects around. Originally published in Japan, this book showcases master quilter and fabric designer Atsuko Matsuyama's unique ability to combine bright colors and fun prints. Packed with over 30 projects, quilters will be inspired to create colorful and print rich quilts, bags and more. Step-by-step instructions are included for all projects.

Sew Happy

Author: Sandy Klop
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1683560981
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
When it comes to designing quilts, no one is better at turning simple shapes into stunning patterns than Sandy Klop. Follow her lead to create a cheerful flower garden quilt from easy Snowball blocks. Learn how to arrange the most basic Nine Patch blocks into diagonal bands of color that really pop. Feeling more adventurous? You'll find a medallion quilt and a garden lattice design perfect for large-scale prints. Whether you want to put your scrap basket to use, dive into your stash, or pick up some new prints at your favorite quilt shop, you'll find all the colorful inspiration you need to make 10 happy quilts that sparkle and shine.

Scrap Happy Quilting

Author: Annie's
Publisher: Annie's
ISBN: 9781596356504
Category : Patchwork
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Scrap Happy Quilting not only addresses scraps it also contains 12 great designs for all fabrics. Quilter's will love all the options for using scraps with versatile designs that can also be used again and again. Annie's has put together a collection of timeless designs from some of the best designers in the industry that will appeal to a wide range of quilter's of all skill levels and styles. Scrap Happy Quilting has a wide range of techniques such as, machine piecing, machine applique, paper piecing, set-in seams, working with templates and big stitch accents, everything for today's quilter."--Publisher description.

Irish Chain Quilts

Author: Melissa Corry
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604685565
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Discover a fresh take on the traditional Irish Chain--known for its wonderful diagonal movement, easy piecing, and beautiful collaboration of color. Melissa Corry presents exciting patterns that open a whole new world of Irish Chain designs. Though they share a common theme, these quilts are as individual as the fabrics they embrace. Choose from 15 inspiring quilt patterns and achieve outstanding results Explore a variety of construction methods--options include traditional and improvisational piecing as well as fusible appliqué Learn to use squares, rectangles, wonky shapes, dots, and even flowers to create one-of-a-kind Irish Chain designs

Crumb Quilts

Author: Emily Bailey
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1446380769
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
Crumb quilting is the ultimate way to zero waste patchwork using tiny scraps or 'crumbs' of fabric that are so small that most people would throw them away. This collection includes instructions and techniques for how to turn your stash of crumbs into beautiful quilts and quilted projects. Tiny fabric scraps or 'crumbs' don't have to end up in the bin - now you can learn how to use these crumbs to create 15 beautiful quilts and quilted projects to bust your stash. Author, Emily Bailey, explains how to make fabric from 'crumbs' which you can then cut to your preferred size and use as a quilt block, a dramatic background fabric or as a piece of applique for added texture and interest. These instructions include step-by-step photography for extra clarity around the techniques. Emily shows you how to quickly piece together small scraps to create larger pieces of 'crumb fabric' using chain piecing to build up the fabric. All of the instructions are accompanied with step photography so you see exactly how to create your own scrappy fabrics. There are also instructions for all the quilting techniques you will need to sandwich, baste and bind your quilts and projects. As well as the step-by-step instructions and photography for how to make the crumb fabric Emily also shares her tips and tricks for how to group fabric colours and prints in order to get the best results. In addition to the instructions for how to create background crumb fabric, crumb blocks and crumb applique there are also step-by-step instructions for 15 stunning quilted projects including full-size bed quilts and smaller projects including a pillow and pin cushion. Choose from a full-size bed quilt which features crumb piecing in all its different forms: as a background; as applique and in blocks, to spectacular effect. Other quilts include Under The Sea - a crumb quilt featuring a whole host of scrappy sea creatures and Night Sky - a dramatic quilt which uses crumbs to create a richly textured background with crumb applique for the stars and planets. So why not take another look at your own stash of crumbs and get patchwork and quilting the zero waste way!