Sunday, December 12, 2010

Quilting at the Village: Your Inspiration Destination

Published 2010

Quilting at the Village invited you to visit beautifully decorated garden spaces and rooms in Pearl Krush's busy quilt shop and design studio. Delightful displays filled with projects you'll want to create for your home will inspire you.

Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts

Published 2010

Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts, author RaNae Merill explores the traditional Mandala. The 'Mandala' (meaning 'universe' or 'wholeness') quilt is defined as a traditional pieced quilt, built around a common center point, utilizing 'wedges' to create movement within the center. It is repetitive in its wedge design and valued for its continuity and symmetry'sometimes utilizing reflective design.

S Is for Scraps: 18 Great Quilts

Published 2010


For every quilter there's a mound of scraps—and for every scrap there's a quilter wondering how to use it! With striking styles that move beyond basic strips and squares, Gayle Bong speaks directly to what many quilters struggle with: how to select fabric for a scrap quilt.
• Gather inspiration from 18 great new designs with traditional flavor
• Look at scraps by character, color, and contrast, and pinpoint the types that work well with each design
• Learn Gayle's Twin Peaks and Thirtysomething piecing techniques

Pennies from Heaven: Celebrated Quilt and Companion Projects

Published 2010


Combine cotton and wool in a fresh new look! With vibrant colors and a sophisticated touch, this collection features the stunning "Pennies from Heaven" design that quilters fell in love with at quilt shows across the country. The book also includes an array of smaller projects that incorporate the blocks from the main quilt.
• Find patterns for 10 appliqué blocks that add just the right touch of color and warmth
• Create table mats and wall hangings, as well as a table runner, pillow, and curtain valance
• Discover how easy, fast, and fun wool appliqué can be

Marie Osmond's Heartfelt Giving: Sew and Quilt for Family and Friends

Published 2010

Enjoy the fun of quiltmaking in the delightful company of Marie Osmond! Marie learned to sew at an early age, as you'll see in a rare look at some of her favorite childhood photos. She continues to share her love of quilting and sewing by making treasured gifts for family and friends. You'll find exquisite photos and step-by-step instructions for more than 25 projects, including her "Paper Roses" quilt, bags, aprons, and gifts for babies, teens, friends, and even pets.

Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration

Published 2010

Brighten up any room with fun, contemporary, and functional projects exploding with sensational color! Fresh Quilting presents 21 brilliant designs featuring quilt artist Malka Dubrawsky’s intoxicating colors and unexpected palettes.
Learn to create beautiful and lively pieces for you and your home—from modern quilts and fun pillows to flirty bags and scarves. In addition to clear directions and step-by-step illustrations for machine-sewn patchwork and quilted projects, Fresh Quilting includes a detailed section of techniques from basic piecing, cutting, and measuring methods to more advanced techniques such as inserting zippers into pillow backs and using bias binding to finish a quilt. Throughout Fresh Quilting, Malka will teach you how to adventurously and confidently mix colors and prints. You’ll be inspired to infuse your own brilliant palettes into each project and discover just how irresistible and beautiful contemporary quilting can be!

Everyday Quilts: Your Home Your Style

Published 2010

Make every morning a "bed and breakfast" experience! Imagine creating an entirely new look using nothing more than fabric. Explore quilting from the eyes of a designer, learning how to choose fabulous fabric palettes. No matter what your style, Marianne Elizabeth shows you a new approach to fabric selection, quilt patterns for creating your own suite retreat and how-tos that will make it easy to be sew successful!

Ricky Tims' Kool Kaleidoscope Quilts: Simple Strip-Piecing Technique for Stunning Results

Published 2010

Create a spectacular kaleidoscope quilt with Ricky's unique strip-piecing method for making a multi-faceted pattern. You'll see impressive and intricate results from simple sets of strips; it's foolproof with little need for pre-planning. The beauty lies in the unpredictability of how the fabric unfolds - just like a real kaleidoscope!

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Quilts Made Modern: 10 Projects, Keys for Success with Color & Design, From the FunQuilts Studio

Published 2010

You'll love the dramatic results you get with this modern approach to quiltmaking. Popular author/designer team of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr present their design and construction methods with 10 projects, then show you how to transform their ideas into quilts that truly express who you are.

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Quilt Remix: Spin Traditional Favorites into 10 Fresh Projects

Published 2010

Here's music for your ears! New settings and colorways for all your favorites-Log Cabin, Nine-Patch, Irish Chain, Flying Geese, Pinwheel, and more. You'll love these quilt designs made with fresh, fun fabrics for any home.

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Fancy to Frugal: Authentic Quilt Patterns from the '30s

Published 2010

Create the nostalgic heirloom quilts you've always dreamed of! This follow-up to the popular Link to the '30s offers 10 authentic patterns from the 1930s. True to the era, with intricate hand-quilting patterns incorporated into every project, the quilts are nothing less than exquisite. You'll learn a variety of techniques as you feature the reproduction fabric you love in quilts to be treasured for generations.