The Classic American Quilt Collection

The Classic American Quilt Collection
Author: Mary V. Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780875966441

Basket patterns have always been popular among quilters because they offer ample opportunity for creativity. Step-by-step directions for making a dozen Basket quilts, including both piecing & applique.

Quilting and Color Made Easy

Quilting and Color Made Easy
Author: Susan McKelvey
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2002-07-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579545543

Theres always a challenge in quilting, and this book guarantees that quilters can rise to that challenge. Quilting and Color Made Easy provides all the basic techniques needed for cutting, piecing, and appliqu; includes shortcuts for sets, borders, and bindings; gives a straightforward explanation of the color wheel and how to use it specifically for quilting; and provides detailed charts for quilters to analyze and organize their fabric stash. Filled with beautiful photographs and written by two well-known professional quilters, this book appeals not only to the beginner but also to intermediate quilters who want to expand their basic knowledge.

Back to Basics

Back to Basics
Author: Abigail Gehring
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1602392331

Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills--and enjoy a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle--need look no further than this eminently useful guide that features hundreds of projects and old-fashioned fun. Full-color and b&w photographs throughout.

From the Cover

From the Cover
Author: Mary Leman Austin
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781571202468

Projects included: Chaco's paw -- Colorado log cabin -- Floral trails folk art -- Snail's trail -- Twilight flock -- Techny chimes -- Fire lily -- Knutson drive -- The Last days -- A Gift tied up with bows -- Working out the blues -- Traveling stars with sunbursts -- Hot tropical sundae -- Twinkling lone star -- Snow birds.

American Country Scrap Quilts

American Country Scrap Quilts
Author: Marianne Fons
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1995
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780875966267

Presents thirty-one projects for constructing "scrap" quilts--a style which utilizes as many as several hundred different fabrics--and offers sewing tips, quilting ideas, and timesaving cutting charts

The Quilters Hall of Fame

The Quilters Hall of Fame
Author: The Quilters Hall of Fame
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2014-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0760347050

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.

Perfect Piecing

Perfect Piecing
Author: Karen Costello Soltys
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1997-04-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780875967608

Your step-by-step guide to perfect piecing. More than 270 color, step-by-step photos and crystal-clear directions from the experts make each and every sewing session fun and successful no matter what your skill level is. Here's just a sampling of what you'll learn: * How to sew accurate 1/4-inch seams every time * Innovative tricks for strip and string piecing * Secrets for perfectly matched seams * Five simple ways to make triangle squares (and when to use each one) * How to sew pucker-free set-in seams * Tips that make paper foundation piecing easy * Easy methods for perfectly smooth curved seams * How hand piecing can save you time And more!

American Quilts

American Quilts
Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781402747731

This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].