Color Crazy Quilts

“[The author] presents her fabulous crazy quilt composed of colorful fabrics cut in hexagons [and] describes how to take each stitch.” —Publishers Weekly Nothing shows off beautiful stitching and embellishments like the blank canvas of a crazy quilt. Jenny Clouston’s gorgeously illustrated primer shows you how to make your own heirloom crazy quilts. Learn: which fabrics, threads, and needles to use how to piece crazy quilt blocks how to embroider with thread, ribbons, beads, and other embellishments how to assemble your blocks into a finished quilt, and more Included are complete instructions for over 100 embroidery, beading, and embellishment stitches; links to full-size patterns for nine hexagonal crazy quilt blocks; and 25 stitch keys showing proper stitch placement and thread and needle selection for 25 different blocks.

Find endless inspiration for stitching your crazy quilts in this treasure trove of seam designs and templates by the creator of Shawkl Designs. You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts will also teach you the simple techniques that give your stitches a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidered seams with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations! This eBook edition includes links to printable full-size templates.

Create a crazy quilt from start to finish Gather your fabrics ... start your machines! The Dazzling Diamonds crazy-quilt pattern is ready for your creative interpretation. One block at a time, you'll construct twenty-seven crazy-quilting diamonds on foundation-piecing templates. With photos and step-by-step instructions, you'll have fun embroidering the seams and adding embellishments to your unique masterwork! This pattern comes complete with an embroidery stitch guide and full-size pattern pieces, plus examples of the finished quilt in two colorways. Make a spectacular crazy quilt with foundation piecing Add the “wow” factor with embroidery details, one seam at a time Take the guesswork out of crazy quilting with step-by-step instructions for making the blocks

Sew modern quilts that illuminate your life with the help of gorgeous ombré fabrics. In this book, designer Jennifer Sampou shows you how to make ombré fabric work for you, with six brilliant quilt projects featuring her Sky Collection fabric. Easy large-scale piecing shows the entire ombré gradation, while smaller-pieced quilts let colors dance and glow in hundreds of hues, tints, and tones! With a single fabric containing subtle shifts from pale to dark, color feels exciting and new again. Take advantage of digitally-printed yardage that’s now widely available, with hundreds of colors printed on a single yard.

Let Linda Lum DeBono show you how to turn playful, super-bright fabrics into playtime quilts. You can invent an entire "wardrobe" of dresses and purses, or plant a "garden" of crayon-colored daisies. Stars have never sparkled like this. And these butterflies only exist in childhood dreams. So whether you make these quilts for a child or use them to add a zing of happiness to your own décor, you'll find a world of quilting fun awaiting you in every color of the rainbow.

See it, stitch it! Thirty-five contemporary crazy-quilting stitches, photographed step by step. Rooted in the Victorian era, crazy quilting has a powerful allure for today's quilters, who use it to let loose and tell a unique story with fabric. Embrace crazy quilting with thirty-five must-know stitches and endless variations, shown in clear, step-by-step photographs for both right- and left-handed stitchers. Fine artist Sharon Boggon reveals design fundamentals to guide you in your process, so you can sew thoughtful, visually appealing blocks. Learn the theory and process behind this fascinating art: how to choose fabrics, piece stitch-and-flip blocks, and embellish seams with embroidery, beads, buttons, and charms. • Learn crazy-quilting techniques with colorful photos that show every detail • Combine fabric, embellishments, and thirty-five stitches, plus endless variations, into stunning crazy quilts as unique as you • Unpack savvy design principals to make order of the chaos and guide the viewer's eye around the block

Includes how-to information.

A wonderful book of inspiration for all the many quilters who love to make a crazy quilt. Learn to do 20 stitches that can be used to embellish the seams.