Beginner

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

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Nancy Nicholson

Making funky, stylish patchwork items is simple and fun. Nancy Nicholson teaches the basics and shows, in step-by-step sequences, how to create beautiful cushions, belts, birds, bags and more. These creative projects are designed with the beginner in mind and the techniques and stages are clearly explained.

Step by step photographs Easy to follow instructions Simple techniques Lots of creative idea

Illustrations: 60
Pages: 48

Marianne Fons and Mary Fons

Get private quilting lessons from expert quilter Marianne Fons and her daughter Mary Fons

Combination DVD and 32-page booklet will teach you everything you need to know to make your first quilt.

Topics include: supplies, cutting, piecing, pressing, machine quilting and binding.

DVD includes over 2 hours of instruction

Divided into chapters so that you can begin watching anywhere you like.

Booklet contains printed instructions for all topics covered int he DVD

Step-bystep photos for all techniques

Patterns for three quilts also included.

Linda Seward

A clear and comprehensive handbook. Contains over 1000 step-by-step illustrations, patterns and templates.

Covering all techniques from basic needlework to more challenging eight-seam joins, caut-and-sew applique and continuous bias binding.

Alex Anderson

Make Your First Quilt a Success!

• Alex guides you every step of the way as you learn to plan, cut, piece, quilt, and bind your quilt
• Get started with 8 easy, beautiful projects
• Expanded edition includes new projects, more quilt sizes, and lots of helpful new tips and shortcuts

So you want to make a quilt, but can't tell a rotary cutter from a seam ripper? Alex Anderson has helped a quarter million quilters learn to quilt. She'll get you quilting in no time-and loving it!

Anne Marie Horner

Admired fabric designer Anna Maria Horner draws on her passion for art, sewing, and textiles to inspire one-of-a-kind projects
Anna Maria Horner's signature style combines the techniques of a seasoned sewer with the vision of an artist. In Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing, she walks you through the fundamentals, offering practical advice on everything from fabric selection to color choices to choosing and buying a sewing machine. Simple step-by-step instructions show you how to turn her designs into fanciful creations:

Sideways Squares Skirt
Prairie Blouse
Full Contact Cooking Apron
PlayingAlong Quilt
Doggie Dreams Bed
And so much more!
Vivid full-color photographs and designs will invite you into the creative process. Whether you're a beginner or a veteran, the twenty-four projects in this beautiful book will transform your home and wardrobe into a collection of unique treasures.

Kaffe Fassett

A collection of 7 cool and contemporary projects with beginners in mind. The projects use just 10 Kaffe Fassett fabrics so, if there is any left over from one project you can use it to start the next!

Susan Briscoe

400 tips, techniques and trade secrets for making quilts

Book Description

An indispensable compendium of technical know-how and troubleshooting tips.

Discover all the tips and special techniques you need to make that special quilting project – plus the trade secrets that will make it stand out from the rest. Step-by-step diagrams and instructions guide you through every step of making a quilt, whether you are new to thecraft or wish to take your patchworking and quilting skills to a higher level. All the most popular techniques are explained in detail, with a host of troubleshooting ideas that show how to put them into practice.

Book Contents

Prelims, Introduction, About This Book, Choosing Equipment, Choosing and Preparing Fabrics, Colour Confidence, Understanding Quilt Patterns (and Designing Your Own), Cutting, Patchwork Techniques, Appliqué and Embellishment Techniques, Choosing Batting and Basting the Quilt, Quilting Designs and Techniques, Binding the Quilt, Exhibition Tips, Resources, Index and Credits

About The Author
Susan Briscoe is a textile designer, author and teacher, specializing in sashiko and Japanese textile design. After graduating in visual art and design, Susan worked as an English teacher in Japan, where she also studied the tea ceremony, traditional textiles, and kimono design and tailoring. Susan has created design kits for Japanese patchwork fabrics, published textile projects in books and magazines, and demonstrates her work at quilt and textile shows.

Mary Link

100+ fun, no-sew toys, games, and other small treasures

Have fun creating them with children and for children

Includes dozens of projects with coordinating patterns, plus photo gallery with lots more ideas.

Use your favourite novelty fabrics

Judith Baker Montano

180+ stitches and combinations, tips for needles, thread, ribbon and fabric. Illustrations for left and right-handed stitching.

Patchwork projects include game boards, cushions and quilts. Make gifts for everyone - embellished magnets, calendars, wall hangings and other fun projects.

Judy Sisneros.

They will never believe you made it in a day! Combine special fabrics with a few easy nine-patches to yield captivating quilts ranging from sassy to sophisticated.

Pam Watts

Excellent instructions on how to produce exquisite textured designs using variegated and metallic threads, soft and sheer fabrics. Create abstract effects, landscapes, flowers, bags and more.

Added in June 2005

Maurine Noble. Ideal for beginners looking to learn how to machine quilt. 16 exercises to complete plus charts for selecting needles, thread and wadding.

Lynne Edwards. 20 hand and quick m/c patchwork techniques.

With encouragement and sound advice on a variety of hand and machine methods, design tips and practical guidance from internationally renowned expert Lynne Edwards, anyone can work through the chapters of this inspirational guide at their own pace, creating 20 beautiful patchwork blocks with which to make their own unique sampler. A selection of projects ideas with step-by-step instructions on making up items such as a cushion, a cot quilt or even a quillow (an ingenious combination of a quilt and pillow) offers alternatives to making of a full sized quilt. From first steps in design to making up a glorious sampler quilt, Lynne Edward's book offers guidance every step of the way.

Carol Doak. Carol leads you through the step-by-step photographs to teach you to paper-piece with ease. Includes paper foundations for a small wall quilt.

Lynne Edwards. 20 techniques for machine and hand patchwork: new ideas, new methods. All the information you need to create a richer, more complex sampler quilt. Softback edition.