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Amy Butler's new book, Style Stitches

Celebrated designer Amy Butler's most coveted products are her handbag sewing patterns. In Style Stitches, Butler presents an array of new bag designs for her fans across the globe. The book offers 12 basic patterns with enough variations to achieve 26 unique looks. Ranging from chic clutches and delicate wristlets to pretty hobo bags and handy coin purses, with instructions for altering dimensions, straps, and embellishments to get the desired look, each project incorporates Butler's fresh, modern style and attention to detail. With illustrated step-by-step directions, a comprehensive techniques section, and a bound-in pocket filled with the patterns themselves, Style Stitches is an essential and fashionable addition to every sewer's library.

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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.

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Quilts En Provence features 20 projects to suit all skill levels by Kaffe Fassett and his designers: Roberta Horton, Mary Mashuta, Liza Prior Lucy, Pauline Smith, Brandon Mably, Sally Davis, Judy Baldwin and Ruth Eglington.

This the 12th in the series of Kaffe Fassett's highly successful patchwork and quilting books from Rowan is photographed by Debbie Patterson. The colourful, picturesque town of Roussillon in the South of France makes a fantastic backdrop for a stunning collection of 20 new quilt designs from Kaffe and his chosen team of designers. The book shows the 20 quilts shot on location, a full shot of the quilt for reference purposes, the ingredients list of fabrics and full written instructions illustrated with coloured diagrams and templates for the quilts appear in the appendix to the book.

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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

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

Jane Davila

The Must-Have Reference Tool For Surface Design Success

• Create your own hand-painted designs on fabrics, paper, and more
• Expert advice from popular art quilter and surface design teacher Jane Dávila
• Learn the basics of mixing paints and see how easy it is to create your own effects
• Includes 7 projects and an inspirational fiber art gallery
• Discover the secrets of using mediums
• Create fun designs with found objects
• Lay-flat format makes referencing instructions easy
• Add new dimension to your quilts and fiber art

This is your license to play! Whether you're a quilter, a textile artist, or you dabble in mixed media, you're going to love this tool. When you can't find the exact fabric you need, make it yourself!

Lesley Riley

Get Creative with this Fabulous Cross Between Paper and Fabric

• Discover all the wonderful things you can do with Lutradur®-the exciting new fabric that looks, feels, and folds like translucent paper, but doesn't tear or fray
• Add luminous color and exotic lacy effects to art quilts, fabric or altered books, mixed media art
• Try 27 fun techniques that produce fascinating Lutradur effects
• Book incudes 2 sheets of acid free Lutradur (one sheet regular 70 gram, one sheet heavyweight 100 gram)
Looking to try something that's fresh, fun, and creative? Wait till you get your hands on Lutradur, the new art material that combines the best qualities of fabric and paper. Lutradur is ready for almost anything-cutting, burning, stamping, painting, dyeing, and sewing are just the beginning!

64 pages

26 Handmade projects to sew, stitch, quilt & love

26 one-of-a-kind projects, from artistic to folksy to whimsical
The variety of materials and embellishments is sure to inspire you to make every bird in the book
These little sweeties make delightful gifts…and the perfect pets!
Beginner-friendly projects work well with scraps, fat quarters, and upcycled fabrics
This adorable book is all about the birds! From budgies to owls to peacocks, these projects will pique your curiosity and make your heart sing! Many talented designers bring you soft sculptures, quilts, ornaments, and more

Pam and Nicky Lintott

Learn how to make stylish and economical quilts out of just half a Jelly Roll with these easy-to-follow quilt patterns. Each chapter features two quilt designs made from just one Jelly Roll, using twenty strips of fabric for one and twenty strips of fabric for the other. The quilts make great throws, lap quilts, wall hangings, cot quilts and play mats. And any of the designs can be adapted to make larger bed quilts by following the simple instructions given. Quilters are not limited by the availability of the Jelly Rolls featured as they can cut their own twenty strips from their fabric stash, and follow the step by step instructions and diagrams.

Kathreen Ricketson

Kathreen Ricketson, founder of the internationally popular Web site WhipUp.net, presents 20 contemporary quilts from across the globe in this charming, easy-to-follow guide. From the lovely English Garden Quilt to the playful Road Transport Pillow, the projects collected in Whip Up Mini Quilts cover all sorts of themes and looks. With plenty of step-by-step instructions and helpful how-to illustrations, this book showcases an artful approach to design basics while outlining the fundamentals of quilting techniques. Best of all, it all comes in a user-friendly format with lay-flat binding and pattern sheets tucked into the front pocket.

8 x 8-3/4 in; 176 pp ; full-color photographs throughout, 10 pattern sheets, semi-concealed Wire-O binding.
Hardcover

Cindy Taylor Oates

A new set of bag designs from Cindy Taylor Oates featuring shaggy seams. Most of the bags designs feature pleated pockets and zipper pockets for security.

Designs and Instructions for Shaggy Bag, Strawbeery Bag, Large Shaggy Bag, Blue Floral Bag, Rainbow Bag, Shaggy Messenger Bag, Curved Bag, Make-up Bag

Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins

Look at all you can make with just one yard of fabric! 101 fun and stylish sewing projects range from clothes and accessories to toys, home decor, baby items, pet beds, bags, and much more. All projects require no more than a single yard of fabric, and most can be completed in just a few hours. Simple step-by-step instructions, plus templates and pattern pieces where needed, make it easy to create something wonderful!

Hardcover with concealed wire-o
Pages: 304
Size: 8 x 8 1/2
Color: Full-color; Photographs and illustrations throughout

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.

Lynette Jensen

48 pages, soft cover

Making heirloom quality quilts is made a bit easier with simple projects and good instructions. Combined with stunning fabrics, the projects in this book give many options for easy to make quilts for busy lives.

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The Machine Quilter's Guide to Creating Stunning and Innovative Free Motion Feather Designs

Patsy Thompson

This colorful book teaches the basics of machine quilted feathers and explores countless ways to manipulate feathers to create stunning, one-of-a-kind, “designer feathers.”

If you do not know how to stitch machine quilted feathers yet, this is the book for YOU, and if you already know how to stitch free motion feathers, this book will help you to take your designs over the top!

140 pages, Full Color, Soft Cover

Vicky Lawrence

The flowing style and organic motifs of Vicky's original designs hark back to a time when traditional and contemporary tastes were combining for a new (nouveau) look. Use any of the 10 blocks in any of the seven projects to complement or become the basis for a unique style. Designed as hand appliqué work that is easily portable, these patterns can also be fused for quicker results. Projects include fun ideas such as a sachet cover, bolster, and tote, as well as the original bed-size quilt and miniature version, a wallhanging, and table runner. Beginners will learn the basics of appliqué; experienced sewers will appreciate the clear patterns and directions.

Renee Nanneman

Quilts, wool applique, punchneedle, pillows and decoration showcased in vintage-style fabrics.

Renee Nanneman

Quilts, rug hooking, cross stitch, sewing bird, bolsters and pilows, wool penny projects, photo keepsakes - all in country meets Victoriana style

Bernina of America

Darwin D. Bearley of Akron, Ohio had the good sense to form his collection of Ohio Amish quilts when superb examples were still available, and to keep it intact. Through it we can now have the pleasure of seeing and understanding how Amish women, over a number of decades, produced the body of work that is one of America's great home-grown triumphs.

This lavishly illustrated volume is the exhibition guide to the Bernina sponsored exhibitions at the Bodensee Quiltfestival, Germany and the Patchwork Expo in Lyon, France. 160 pages packed with flat shots of the quilts from the exhibition collected by Darwin Bearly since the 1970's. Some truly amazing quilts.

Embellishing Your Free Motion Quilting Designs with Decorative Threads

Patsy Thompson

If you are looking to add more detail and interest to your quilts, you'll love the transformative effect of hyperquilting! Using decorative threads that are essentials in any quilter's stash, learn how easy it is to add more design punch to your quilts through quilting secondary designs. Join Patsy as she gives step-by-step, easy to follow directions and diagrams to turn simple free motion designs into eye-catching threadwork.

60 pages, Full Color, Soft Cover

Spring and summer are just around the corner and now's the time to start creating lighter and brighter surroundings. At this time of year it feels natural to create with playful colours, capturing the essence of spring and summer. In this book you will find ideas for Kitchen and Garden angels, a number of different garlands, traditional Swedish Dala horses and various papercraft ideas to help bring some sun and summer into your home!

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.

Karin Hellaby

Do Attic Windows scare you? Not any more! Karin brings Attic Window patchwork into the 21st century with three Sew Simple techniques. First no mitres! Instead triangles are used to create a 3D attic window block. Second curved windows are a new Sew Simple method of creating unique blocks with no mitred seams. Finally perfect mitred borders using the easiest method possible

This unique volume draws inspiration for its wonderful quilt patterns from the real-life diary of Adelia, a 19-year-old girl living in Illinois on the cusp of the American Civil War. Featuring period photographs and 12 projects using reproduction fabrics, this wonderful volume is a sure-fire hit for anyone who loves authentic quilting. This title features 12 beautiful projects inspired by the real-life diary of Adelia, a girl growing up on the cusp of the American Civil War.

At long last! Gwen Marston has updated her signature Liberated Quiltmaking! The fascination with Gwen's Liberated Quiltmaking has generated a demand for more, more, more! Introduced in 1996, her distinctive methods for creating original quilts are expanded in this new volume including Liberated Square Within-a-Square, Liberated Medallion, and Recut Blocks and Sashing. Gwen presents nine Liberated Quiltmaking processes and each is clearly illustrated with step-by-step instructions, pieced samples, and loads of example quilts. Multiple techniques and variations are given. Liberated Quiltmaking II provides a way of working without using templates or set patterns. Truly original quilts result that engage the quilter's intuition and emotion as well as technical skills.

Nancy Halvorsen

The memory of my grandma's beautiful garden was the inspiration for these bright and wonderful projects. The ten projects include a quilt 59" x 80", aprons, tea towels, hot pad, pillows, table runner, mug cozies, panel quilt 39" x 58", garden stake banners.

Nancy Halvorsen

Everything necessary and fun for organizing your sewing space. 16 projects, including pincushions, needle wallets, scissor chatelaines, a sewing basket, scissor fobs, project tote bags and more!

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. 192 pages

Tone Finnanger


Includes 30 fun sewing and papercraft projects that show how to create the cutest characters. This title features rabbits, birds, frogs, cats and an array of other creatures. 64 pages

Jinny Beyer

This visual encyclopedia of quilt block designs provides quilters, designers, researchers and patchwork enthusiasts with a comprehensive tool for finding, identifying, and drafting more than 4050 unique block designs. World-renowned quilter Jinny Beyer has categorized the designs in a way that eliminates duplicates and allows quilters to understand exactly how each block is successfully pieced. Jinny has analyzed all designs in terms of the grid on which they are drawn, making it easy for quilters to recreate the blocks in any size or color scheme desired. Imagine-more than 4050 unique designs to choose from for your next quilt!

* More than 4050 quilt block patterns, categorized by grid design
* Beautiful fabric-filled illustrations of each design
* Photographs of quilts, showing design layouts and block repeats
* Line drawings for every block, showing how each is constructed
* Step-by-step help on drafting blocks to any size
* Quick Reference sections for easy comparison of similar blocks
* Chapter on design ideas to inspire your next quilt
* Detailed bibliography and indexes
* Transparency sheets with 32 common design grids