Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting

Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting
Author: Helen Kelley
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004-09-23
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780896586413

A popular columnist of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine offers a collection of stories from her everyday life sure to appeal to quilters of all levels, dealing with everything from the love of creativity to the pleasure of friendship.

Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting

Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting
Author: Helen Kelley
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004-09-23
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1616739738

While making quilts is a priority for Helen Kelley, her primary passion is quilters themselves. And this love of quilters comes through in "Helen Kelley’s Joy of Quilting", her contribution to the ""universal quilter’s support group."" Through these entertaining and lighthearted yarns, you’ll experience Helen’s insights into the warmth and enjoyment of quilting. Join her as she delights in the support and enthusiasm of fellow quilters; experience her pride in accepting a gift of ""quilting rubble"" and finding a home for it; smile at how she can ""read"" fellow quilters through their pile of old quilt blocks and scraps and pieces; see a bit of yourself in the humble way she admits to improperly cutting and preparing fabrics; and chuckle as she candidly describes her messy workroom. About the Author: Helen Kelley’s ""Loose Threads"" column has been a favorite of readers of "Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine" since 1983. She is the author of Voyageur Press’s "Every Quilt Tells a Story", as well as "Scarlet Ribbons: An Indian Technique for Today’s Quilters", and "Dating Quilts: From 1600 to the Present". Kelley’s by-line has appeared in a variety of quilting publications, and her prize-winning quilts have been the subject of numerous photo essays. Her ""Renaissance Quilt"" was chosen as one of the 100 Best Quilts of the Twentieth Century.

The Quilters Hall of Fame

The Quilters Hall of Fame
Author: The Quilters Hall of Fame
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627883991

Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets, The Quilters Hall of Fame is essential for every quilter's bookshelf.

Around the Quilt Frame

Around the Quilt Frame
Author: Kari Cornell
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2006-04-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1616738049

DIVInspired by the sense of community forged by the millions of women who have gathered with friends to quilt throughout history, Around the Quilt Frame draws upon this common bond, connecting today’s quilters in a more symbolic way. This unique compilation of essays and stories about quilts and quilting blends light-hearted tales with more philosophical pieces. From a variety of well-known quilting writers, including Helen Kelley, Ami Simms, Lisa Boyer, Patricia Cox, Jean Ray Laury, and Sandra Dallas, these pieces expertly stitch together a mix of contemporary and vintage pieces to create a patchwork of treasured and timeless tales. /div

The Quilt

The Quilt
Author: Elise Schebler Roberts, Helen Kelley, Sandra Dallas, Jennifer Chiaverini, Jean Ray Laury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9781610605366

Loose Threads

Loose Threads
Author: Helen Kelley
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780760332030

One of the countrys best-loved quilters shares her observations on the whys, wherefores, and wonders of applying needle to fabric and creating a world. A collection of amusing, moving, and invariably wise essays from Helen Kelleys beloved "Loose Threads" column (a favorite of readers of Quilters Newsletter since 1983), this treasury comes together much like the exquisite quilts Kelley creates: painstakingly pieced and stitched to convey not just a moment and its meaning, but the care and craft of quilting that lasts longer than thread holds out. Gathered in book form for the first time, these pieces form a lovely patchwork that will certainly keep.

Every Quilt Tells a Story

Every Quilt Tells a Story
Author: Helen Kelley
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2003-04-19
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1610600576

Every quilt tells a story. There is a universality in those stories as well as in the quilts themselves and the threads that hold them together. In the tradition of Erma Bombeck, Helen Kelley shares her tales of quilts and quiltmaking with trademark charm and wit. This gifted storyteller gathers the snippings, threads, and scraps of everyday life and effortlessly stitches them together to create a narrative to which every quilter can relate. Each piece--from the humorous to the heartwarming--touches your soul and makes you smile, reminding you of your own passion for quilts and the stories they tell. Helen Kelley is an author, instructor, and lecturer, but she is, first and foremost, a quiltmaker. For twenty years, this "Erma Bombeck" of the quilting world has parlayed her passion for all things quilt into her enormously popular "Loose Threads" column in "Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine."

Minnesota quilts

Minnesota quilts
Author: Helen Kelley, Lee Sandberg, Greg Winter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 9781610604451

Seasonal Silhouettes

Seasonal Silhouettes
Author: Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts
Publisher: Landauer Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1935726366

Beloved fabric and quilt pattern designer Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts has designed 12 gorgeous quilt blocks that take you through the seasons of the year. 5 appliqué quilt block project settings provide the foundation for creating a one, two or four block appliqué project as well as a 12 block-12 month full-size calendar quilt. Each appliqué quilt block features one or more of Edyta Sitar’s beautifully crafted “silhouettes” for raw-edge machine appliqué. Background quilting enhances the beauty and detail of each appliqué quilt block. Step-by-step how-to and instructions for Edyta’s raw-edge appliqué technique Full-size appliqué templates Concise and clear how-to for background quilting Edyta’s favorite quilt binding technique Full-size placement diagrams for each of the 12 blocks Five block settings: wall art, a table runner, a bed topper, a wallhanging and a full-size quilt