Patchwork & Quilting Books

Quilters and sewists alike will enjoy this fabulous--and amazingly varied--collection of stitched and quilted projects. Brimming with design talent, the book features work by Kim Brackett, Linda Lum DeBono, Kim Diehl, Cynthia Tomaszewski, and many more.

•Stitch striking table runners, pillows, and quilts, plus stylish bags, practical totes, funky bracelets, a pincushion, upcycled projects including a cup cozy and scarf, and many other unique accessories
•Sew, quilt, appliqué, and embroider gifts for the holidays and other special occasions
•Choose from eye-catching designs that range from traditional to modern

Pages: 112
Description: Full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-069-0

Published by: That Patchwork Place

Brimming with exciting projects--50 in all--this collection provides extraordinary value. Choose from decorative crib quilts, lap quilts, and bed-sized quilts in a variety of fabric combinations. Create everything from two-fabric designs to scrappy multiple-fabric quilts. Featuring traditional patchwork and fast cutting and piecing techniques, these quilts have broad appeal--as one would expect from such a well-loved designer!

To the left you can see some examples of the quilts in the book.

Pages: 176
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-56477-907-6
Product Code: B979
Publisher: That Patchwork Place




Published by: That Patchwork Place

Tone Finnanger

This is a seasonal collection of projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. Choose from a stunning variety of sewing and papercraft designs, including bags, decorations, gifts, cards and soft toys. The colour palette used includes beautiful shades of red, pink, taupe, cream, turquoise and blue. Projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations.

Publisher: David & Charles
48 pages / Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781446302057
Published by: David & Charles

Laurie Aaron Hird

In 1922, the very popular The Farmer's Wife magazine held a contest asking a simple question: "Would you want your daughter to marry a farmer?" Author Laurie Hird has excerpted 55 of the top letters and using these letters as inspiration, she created 111 traditional 6" quilt blocks and created a tribute quilt. Each block is fully illustrated and comes with complete cutting templates on the bonus CD. In addition, she provides complete quiltmaking instructions for the queen-sized sampler quilt with all 111 blocks, as well as instruction on converting the quilt to lap, twin, double and king sizes.


111 six-inch quilt blocks, with assembly diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions.

Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or king.

CD with easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 11 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams.

Twenty Designs from Rowan for Patchwork and Quilting

This, the 13th in the series of Kaffe Fassetts highly successful patchwork and quilting books from Rowan, is photographed by Debbie Patterson at the Skansen Museum in Stockholm, the oldest open-air museum in the world, where different styles of old Swedish houses built of richly painted wood make a great backdrop for this collection of 20 new quilts by Kaffe and his chosen designers. Kaffes quilt designs make the most of the new fabric in the collection. He designs fabric often knowing how he would like to use it and how it will look cut up. He uses Serape, an exciting new striped fabric to great effect combined with shot cottons, creating simple graphic quilts where the colours sing out. Other quilts of Kaffes resonate with saturated colour in deep earthy tones. In the Designer Profile, Kaffe explains how he creates his quilts, a fascinating insight into a genius at work.
Published by: Rowan

Jeanne Large, Shelley Wicks

Decorate your home throughout the snowy season with 10 folk-art quilts and accessories! Choose from lap quilts, wall quilts, pillows, and table runners, all featuring favorite wintertime motifs. With easy projects and step-by-step instructions—and a little fun with giant rickrack—you’ll be finished before the first holiday party!

•Projects feature fusible appliqué and easy wool appliqué stitched by hand or machine
•Themes include stockings, stars, trees, holly, and even reindeer
•Decorating tips throughout the book offer fresh ideas for your home

Pages: 80
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-56477-984-7
Product Code: B1030

Foundation piecing is a quilt making method that allows you to create magnificent quilts with exceptional accuracy. This approach to creating patchwork quilts is free from templates, careful cutting and meticulous measuring. Using our expert General Instructions you will learn the foundation-piecing technique easily and in no time will be stitching beautiful blocks. Using the full-size foundation patterns you will be able to stitch perfect stars, baskets and more.

We've included instructions for 6 fabulous wall quilts in a variety of fabrics, colors and patterns. You'll love stitching all of these quilts in colors to match your home or to make as special gifts. Have fun as you learn to make these foundation-pieced quilts!
Published by: House of White Birches
ISBN: 9781592173341
Number of pages: 32

Alex Anderson

7 Quilt Projects • Tips • Techniques

Learn to paper piece with everyone's favorite quiltmaker!

• 7 projects total - 6 quilts plus a sampler
• 4 brand new quilts and updated tips
• Full-size paper piecing patterns for 7 blocks and 1 border
• How-to photographs make every step easy to achieve

Machine piecing on paper foundations puts perfection in your quiltmaking. Best-selling author Alex Anderson shows you the basics of block construction and quilt assembly methods in this second edition.

Paperback: 56 pages
ISBN: 978-1-60705-178-7
Published by: C&T Publishing
Description: 56p, color

Published by: C&T Pubishing

Carrie Nelson

What's a schnibble? A little bit or leftover--as in those fabric bits you're ready to use up!

What could be more fun than a small quilt from 5" charm squares? A large one just like it from 10" Layer Cake squares! Enjoy 12 pairs of beautiful quilts, with a large and small quilt in each design, from the creative mind behind Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company. Each quilt includes a materials and cutting list, and the assembly directions are the same for both quilts in each set. Learn from Moda's go-to gal for quilt designs. This author knows her stuff!

Pages: 96
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-56477-986-1
Product Code: B1028
Published by: That Patchwork Place

Laura Wilhelm

A beautiful book, full of designs for home accessories, toys, bags and clothes for all the family that are stylishly feminine, but unmistakeably contemporary. This is an ideal book for the modern home-maker. The gorgeous photographs and pretty designs will make you want to pick up a needle and thread a get sewing straight away, even if you are a complete beginner. There's a huge range of items to choose from, all with a complete list of the materials needed to make them, a clear set of instructions, and patterns and diagrams where needed. Match your own style by simply changing the colours and fabrics - there are endless possibilities for making your home a comfortable and welcoming place for all the
family.

35 projects for making beautiful items for the home in a fresh, feminine, contemporary style Contains instructions for soft
furnishings, bags, toys and clothes for children and adults With full-size patterns, supplied on a fold-out sheet at the back of the book.

Paperback: 112 pages
ISBN 9781844486045
Published by: Search Press
Published by: Search Press

Jinny Beyer

In Golden Album Quilt, expert quilter Jinny Beyer shows you how to make a sensational quilt sampler and helps you master piecing and appliqué techniques along the way. A detailed introduction explains how to work with Jinny's signature border print fabrics and how to finish off the quilt with perfect borders.

* 20 blocks arranged to form a beautiful sampler quilt
* Step by step directions and drawings for each design
* Fabric chart to aid with fabric selection
* Full-size templates for each pattern
* Detailed instruction covering design ideas, quilt construction, and more

Paperback
Breckling Press
Published by: Breckling Press

Want to make a quilt but puzzled about where to begin? Look no further than the inspiring ideas and in-depth how-to inside this book. You'll learn everything you need to know -- from choosing fabric for your project and proper rotary-cutting techniques to tips for sewing exact seams and how to finish your quilt with flair. Then practice your skills on these enticing projects: Easy Four-Patch Quilt; Hourglass Quilt; Fine Stripes Baby Quilt; Pillow Trio; Plaid Nine-Patch Throw; Star Wall Hanging; Bow-Tie Quilt; and Lazy Dayz Tote.

Paperback: 48 pages
Published by: Leisure Arts, Inc
ISBN: 978-1601408204

Published by: Better Homes & Gardens

Mandy Shaw

Today's newest and most popular needlecraft, stitchery, is an ingenious combination of good old fashioned embroidery, modern quirkiness and contemporary projects. Mandy Shaw's unmistakeable style provides a gorgeous collection of stitches and projects, all in natural fabrics in the stylish cream and red colour palette. It includes a perfect introduction to eleven simple stitches, with step-by-step instruction for both right and left handers. It allows the crafter to create stunning gifts and home accessories which are personal and unique, and also leaving room for inspiration and creativity.

Paperback: 128 pages
ISBN-13: 9780715338490
Published by: David & Charles




Published by: David & Charles
ISBN: 9780715338490
Number of pages: 128

Barri Sue Gaudet

This is a precious collection of beautiful quilted gifts for every occasion, including birthdays, mother's day, weddings and Christmas. Create elegant home accents using pieced patchwork and applique, all with Barri Sue Gaudet's stylish country charm. The complexity of each project reflects the amount of notice you might receive for an occasion, meaning gifts for a dinner party's hostess are quick-to-stitch and presents for a new born baby are more heirloom. Embellish your designs with embroidery for an extra special personal touch that friends and family will adore.
Published by: David & Charles

Pan & Nicky Lintott

Discover how to use the quilting world's favourite pre-cut fabric pack - the jelly roll - to create a stunning sampler quilt. In a sampler quilt each block is a different pieced pattern giving beginner and intermediate quilters the perfect opportunity to showcase their developing patchwork techniques. This book features 10 stunning quilt designs, each is made from just one jelly roll. And that's not all - 'pick-and-mix' quilt gallery gives ideas for combining favourite blocks for even more quick quilt designs. Fully illustrated with colour diagrams and beautiful photographs of the final quilts, Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts is an essential book for any quilter's bookshelf.

128 pages, all color.
Paperback
David and Charles
Published by: David & Charles

Kay Connors, Karen Earlywine

Create the nostalgic heirloom quilts you’ve always dreamed of! This follow-up to the popular Link to the ’30s offers 10 authentic patterns from the 1930s. True to the era, with intricate hand-quilting patterns incorporated into every project, the quilts are nothing less than exquisite. You’ll learn a variety of techniques as you feature the reproduction fabric you love in quilts to be treasured for generations.

Pages: 96
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60468-000-3
Product Code: B1041

Published by: That Patchwork Place

Lisa Lam

This is the first book and resource of it kind - a technique led approach to sewing your own designer bags and designer purses. It introduces, explains and demonstrates the myriad materials, hardware, tools and techniques available to the modern crafter, including using the sewing machine. Each fully illustrated chapter ends with a unique, step-by-step project that builds the ultimate handbag wardrobe, with tips for customisation. Full size patterns on a separate pull-out section mean readers can get started right away - no photocopying or enlarging required. It includes instructions to make a funky laptop bag, book bags, a messenger bag, shoulder bags and more.
Published by: David & Charles

Nancy Halvorsen

Celebrate the year by counting each day of the month or enjoy the anticipation of counting down to your favorite holidays. Decorate for birthdays with a Birthday Quilt displaying their age or count down to their special day. Add a Happy Birthday Garland, the names are interchangeable! Give a welcome to a holiday or party with a pot stake banner.

Art to Heart
36 pages
Paperback
Published by: Art to Heart

Don Linn

Mr. Quilt will teach you how to machine quilt like a pro! You can get professional-looking results on your home sewing machine with new techniques for drawing and stitching quilt designs. From needle to thread, Mr. Quilt walks you through every aspect of free-motion machine quilting.

From Practice to Perfection • Troubleshooting Guide • 50+ Designs

Refine your free-motion skills with a series of machine quilting exercises using your table-top sewing machine
• Don's visual troubleshooting guide to common machine quilting problems and solutions is indispensable
• Master a variety of techniques, including perfectly stitched points, absolutely straight lines, and smooth curves
• Choose from 50 quilting designs or gain the confidence to draw your own

Paperback: 80 pages
ISBN: 978-1-60705-193-0
Published by C&T Publishing
Published by: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9781607051930
Number of pages: 80

Kim Diehl

Favourite author Kim Diehl is back with an all-new collection of distinctive pieced and appliquéd designs! These eight quilts are each accompanied by at least one additional companion project, such as a lampshade, tea towel, pincushion, or pillowcase, for a total of more than 20 projects.

•Discover endless creative possibilities; numerous tips and ideas for even more projects appear throughout the book
•Enjoy Kim’s warm style and learn from her outstanding ability to mix prints and colors
•Embellish with buttons and yo-yos; dabble in wool appliqué

Pages: 112
Description: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", full color, softcover
ISBN: 978-1-56477-992-2
Product Code: B1034

Published by: That Patchwork Place

Jane Brocket

The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making is a charming, inspirational and practical collection of 15 quilts for would-be quilters by leading author Jane Brocket. There’s a Russian Shawl Quilt, inspired by traditional motifs of Russian folk art, a Floral Frocks Quilt inspired by summer dresses, flower gardens and herbaceous borders and a Suits and Ties Quilt reusing sober woollen suiting contrasting with extravagant silk ties designed in an Irish Chain.

Finally, a practical section covers all the knowledge you’ll need – from chain-piecing, hand-quilting and sandwiching to binding, storage and caring for your quilt. Armed with the design tools, you can embark on your quilting journey and begin creating your own personal masterpiece.

Create totally unique quilts for family and friends
Stunning inspirational photography throughout
Discover how to quilt and design with confidence

Length: 160 pages
Illustration note: Over 250 colour photographs and illustrations


Bravo to our amazing Jane Brocket who has such a distinct personal flavour and shares with us ways to play with floral fabrics. I defy anyone who quilts, not to go running to a fabric shop and get stuck into a new project. Kaffe Fassett

Published by: Collins & Brown
Number of pages: 160

Lynne Edwards

A celebration of the sampler quilt from a world renowned expert, this book offers 40 quilt blocks with full step-by-step instruction and diagrams. The sampler quilt, a quilt in which each block is a different pattern, is perfect for beginners and those quilters wishing to expand their repertoire, the beautiful photographs of sampler quilts plus Lynne Edwards' friendly teaching style make this a reference work to treasure. Classroom-tested techniques include machine and hand-piecing, traditional patchwork and applique. The beautiful photographs of 40 sampler quilts plus Lynne Edwards' friendly teaching style make this a reference work to treasure.

Block Designs Include:
Tumbling Blocks
Rail Fence
maple Leaf
Trip Around the World
Card Trick
Strip Rail
Drunkard’s Path

Spider’s Wed
Grandmother’s Fan
Log cabin
Courthouse Steps
Dresden Plate
Triangles
Rose of
Sharon
Wild Goose Chase
Tulip Block
Crocus Design
Honey Bee
Grape Basket
Published by: David & Charles
ISBN: 9780715336137
Number of pages: 256
Year published: August 2010

Kaffe Fassett with Liza Prior Lucy

In Kaffe Fassett's Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts", world-renowned quilter Kaffe Fassett demonstrates how basic geometric forms - squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, circles and quarter circles - found in natural and manmade environments inspire his quilt designs. This is evident in the 23 magnificent, inventive quilts showcased in this book and step-by-step instructions are provided for each one.

Along the way, Fassett also offers over a hundred photos of geometric inspiration from around the world - everything from triangular watermelon slices, to rectangular sheets of corrugated metal on African scrap dwellings, to lollipop-shaped topiary trees in Japan. In the accompanying text, Fassett reveals how he experiences the colours and basic shapes around him, how we can train our own eyes to see this rewarding source of creativity and how we can, just as he does, combine striking fabrics with simple shapes to create our own spectacular quilt designs.

Hardcover.
Published by: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
ISBN: 9781584798378
Number of pages: 192
Year published: March 2010

Barbara Brackman

A comprehensive guide to fabrics and their influence on quilts. Whether you want to create new quilts with an authentic period look or learn about the history of fabrics in America, it's all in this fascinating book. Includes instructions to make nine beautiful pieced and appliqued quilts.

Published by: C&T Pubishing

Carolyn Forster

If you love piecing but dread the thought of marking and stitching a full-size quilt, try Carolyn's version of quilt-as-you-go. She explains how to piece and quilt in sections so that once you are ready to join the blocks most of the quilting is already done.
Published by: Teamwork Craftbooks