Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns

Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2020-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781893824973

Barbara Brackman's classic quilter's resource, the "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns," is fully modernized, updated with over 160 new blocks, and presented in full color for the first time in this third edition! All of the 4,000+ pieced quilt block patterns found in this book are illustrated with both a line drawing and sample color suggestions to ensure that you will never run out of inspiration! Quilters, quilt historians, and textile enthusiasts will love the detailed information on pattern names and publication sources included with each block pattern.The book is easy to use in a multitude of ways: look up block designs by name to find a perfectly themed pattern, search by layout and construction information to find the name of the pattern in a historic quilt, or just browse the pages until your next quilting project catches your eye! Combine the book with "BlockBase" software (sold separately) to easily design and print custom templates, rotary charts, or foundation patterns for any of the blocks in the book.As a one-stop-shop for quilt pattern identification and ideas for your next quilting project, this fabulous book should be in every quilter's library!

Quilted Panels in Black and White

Quilted Panels in Black and White
Author: Kay Capps Cross
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-08-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440216126

Turn panels and large print fabrics into unique and stunning quilts! Take a panel or large print fabric, add more fabulous fabrics, a dash of design, a sprinkling of stitching and stir it all together to produce a unique, stunning quilt! Kay Capps Cross is here to show you how to start with something that’s already fantastic on its own--a gorgeous panel or a larger-than-life print--and make it even better with traditional piecing, paper piecing and appliqué. For a quick wall-hanging that turns a panel into a work of art, try Panel Panache. Or, if you’re looking for a bed-sized masterpiece, look no further than Wise Water. Try Kay’s signature black-and-white style, or give these designs your own unique look; either way, you’re sure to love the results. Open Quilted Panels in Black & White and see for yourself. Inside you’ll find: • step-by-step techniques that will help you along whether you’re working on your first quilt, or your fiftieth • tips and tricks that make quick work of piecing • quilts both large and small that integrate panels and large print fabrics into designs both traditional and unique • a gallery of additional quilts that offers even more inspiration Come learn Kay’s panel and large print fabric recipe for success in Quilted Panels in Black & White.

The Book of Games

The Book of Games
Author: Jack Botermans
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 744
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402742217

This lavishly illustrated 736-page reference provides a lifetime of entertainment! It contains complete rules, playing tips, and instructive move-by-move examples of 65 fun and diverse games. They range from Senat, a pastime enjoyed by King Tut, to Hex, invented by a 20th-century mathematician; from strategy games like Siege of Paris to dice games like Chuck-a-Luck to chase games like Pachisi; from Asian Shogi to African Wari; and from traditional Chess and Go to modern creations like Mastermind and Othello. Colorful illustrations show old-time and modern players, game boards, and equipment alongside fascinating anecdotes and curious facts about games throughout history. For every player, this one’s a sure winner!

Sensational Small Quilts

Sensational Small Quilts
Author: Christine Doyle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2010-12-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440217890

Small Quilts with Big Appeal! There's a little something for every quilter in Sensational Small Quilts! Break out of the box by tackling modern quilts, attack your stash with beautiful scrap creations, and embrace your heritage with traditional blocks. Novice and experienced quilters alike will enjoy expanding their repertoire by pushing themselves to try new methods in these little quilts. Inside, you'll find: • 15 quilt projects in an array of styles and colors, in sizes ranging from wallhangings to throws. • Colorful step-by-step illustrations and diagrams that make assembly easy to understand and accomplish. • A detailed techniques section explains how to achieve beautiful results in all of your quilted projects. • Projects, tips and methods from authors you know and trust, including Kay Capps Cross, Darlene Zimmerman, Maggie Ball, and Pam and Nicky Lintott. With Sensational Small Quilts, you'll love the freedom to experiment and explore your creative side. And don't forget–the size may be small, but the results will be sensational!

The Happiness Trap

The Happiness Trap
Author: Russ Harris
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2008-06-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0834821044

Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life. The techniques presented in The Happiness Trap will help readers to: • Reduce stress and worry • Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively • Break self-defeating habits • Overcome insecurity and self-doubt • Create a rich, full, and meaningful life “ . . . a powerful beacon showing us another way forward.” —Steven Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

The Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit
Author: Walter Tevis
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 079534306X

Netflix’s most watched limited series to date! The thrilling novel of one young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction.​ When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. “The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient