The Kansas City Star Quilts Sampler

The Kansas City Star Quilts Sampler
Author:
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617456918

In 1928, the Kansas City Star newspaper printed its first quilt block pattern—they continued this tradition for 34 wonderful and influential years. Now for the first time, the best of the blocks from each year can be found in one place! Slow down and stitch 60+ vintage block patterns, culminating in an unforgettable sampler quilt to showcase each one. Meet the women who brought quilting to the newspaper, as profiled by best-selling author and quilt historian Barbara Brackman.

Bella Bella Sampler Quilts

Bella Bella Sampler Quilts
Author: Norah McMeeking
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607056429

Create your own Italian tile masterpiece Capture the glory of medieval Italian marble work with 9 breathtaking paper-pieced quilts and 35 mix-and-match blocks designed by Norah McMeeking, author of the best-selling Bella Bella Quilts. Norah's uniquely easy paper-piecing techniques, tips gleaned from years of teaching paper piecing, and comprehensive cutting and materials charts all guarantee your success. Draw on your fabric stash to create new color combinations for these quilts, or try them with coordinating fat quarter packs. • 9 all-new quilts with easy-to-follow instructions • 35 paper-pieced blocks to mix and match into your own quilted masterpieces • Full-size paper-piecing patterns on pullouts

Carrie Hall's Sampler

Carrie Hall's Sampler
Author: Barbara Brackman
Publisher: C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781933466835

"Pattern expert Barbara Brackman has selected some of her favorite designs featured in the 1935 classic book by Carrie Hall and Rose Kretsinger, The romance of the patchwork quilt in America."--Cover.

The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt

The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt
Author: Carrie A. Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 299
Release: 1988-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486257921

Discusses the history of quiltmaking, describes quilting techniques, and shows traditional and modern designs

Schnibbles Times Two

Schnibbles Times Two
Author: Carrie Nelson
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604681055

What's a schnibble? A little bit or leftover--as in those fabric bits you're ready to use up! What could be more fun than a small quilt from 5" charm squares? A large one just like it from 10" Layer Cake squares! Enjoy 12 pairs of beautiful quilts, with a large and small quilt in each design, from the creative mind behind Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. Each quilt includes a materials and cutting list, and the assembly directions are the same for both quilts in each set. Learn from Moda's go-to gal for quilt designs. This author knows her stuff!

Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler

Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler
Author: Barbara Brackman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 160705566X

* This remarkable book features 50 quilt blocks to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.

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.

Schoolgirl Sampler

Schoolgirl Sampler
Author: Kathleen Tracy
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1683561163

Designer Kathleen Tracy is back with more delightful little quilts! This time she's gathered a treasury of 4" blocks reminiscent of those sewn by schoolgirls during the nineteenth century. Make all 72 timeless blocks and combine them in a sampler quilt or select a few favorites to use in any of six other charming quilts. Quick to stitch and perfect for reproduction-fabric scraps, the blocks are easy to make and you can complete several in one sitting or complete a small quilt in a weekend. Kathy includes plenty of tips for sewing small blocks, and her simple cutting instructions and clear piecing diagrams will help you succeed as you stitch each pint-sized treat.

A-Z of Quilting

A-Z of Quilting
Author: Country Bumpkin
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
Total Pages: 1077
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 178126533X

A comprehensive guide to many of the techniques, tools and tricks involved in creating beautiful quilting projects for any occasion. With a variety of patterns and heritage techniques to try, amateur and accomplished quilters will find a wealth of information here. Clear, photographic step-by-step instructions lead the way through every stage of the quilting process from how to prepare a template or how to bead or embellish, all the way through to the final binding stages. Create a quilt to last a lifetime. Part of the prolific Search Press Classics A-Z of Needlecraft series.

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!