Dancing Dragonfly Quilts

Daring, Dramatic, Dazzling-Dragonfly Quilts! Make 12 stunning contemporary quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block. Expand the design possibilities with 6 variations on the basic block. Learn how to create dramatically different looks by playing with your fabric's colors, textures, and values. Assemble your Dragonflies with traditional piecing, templates, paper piecing, or modified paper piecing. Everything you need to create dazzling new quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block is here in this comprehensive workbook. Try any of the 12 complete quilt projects, or use Sue's design techniques to make your own original Dragonfly designs.

Two left feet? No problem with this smooth technique. Partner up odd-shaped pieces to create a rhythm all your own. The combination of two simple geometric shapes produces 'dancer' segments, which align beautifully into lively quilt designs. Fabric contrast, placement of the piece on the background, tilt, and placement of the segment in the quilt provide endless variations on more than 10 projects. Several projects contain additional photographs to illustrate these variations. Get carried away with Debbie's spirited approach to quiltmaking in projects such as Sash Dance, Rock & Roll, and Electric Slide. Creating the segments in dancing quilts is fun, inventive, and unpredictable, making each quilt uniquely yours. Decorative stitches and threads can be used to energize the small pieces in the quilts. The nature of the technique allows you to work on small segments at one time rather than the whole quilt, giving you more freedom to experiment with these stitches. Detailed instructions and illustrations give you the confidence to step out on your own and create an original movement in fabric.

The square root of these quilts is simply a square! Machine piece squares together; then recut the piece and stitch into an eye-popping quilt of dancing squares.

With straightforward instruction & five projects to get you started, this is a user-friendly introduction to the exciting world of free-motion quilting. - Create decorative quilting designs on any sewing machine that fit your quilt the best - Use the troubleshooting guides to solve common free-motion quilting problems - Create stunning designs using your own doodles as patterns - Add movement, personality, and texture to your quilts - Discover the beauty and ease of working with decorative and metallic threads Are you looking for a faster way to create custom quilting designs? Then you'll love free-motion quilting! Not only is it relaxing and calming, but the free-style approach is so much fun you'll want to make a quilt for everyone you know!

Learn how to free motion quilt as you create a beautiful butterfly quilt featuring 24 free hand free motion quilting designs.

Three complete novels in the "New York Times"-bestselling series are gatheredtogether for this volume. Includes "The Sugar Camp Quilt, Circle of Quilters," and "The Quilter's Homecoming."

In this work, fibre artist Sue Beevers shows you how to create one-of-a-kind painted fabrics in your own kitchen. Techniques rely on water-based paints used in conjunction with convenient tools and supplies, such as oatmeal, yoghurt containers, and file folders.