Floorquilts

Turn your favorite fabrics and quilt patterns into practical, durable art with twelve no-sew projects including floorcloths, placemats, and more! Easier to make than a conventional quilt or a painted floorcloth, a Floorquilt is the perfect way to turn the fabric you love into a masterpiece you can use. Ellen Highsmith Silver teaches you the simple decoupage techniques you need to transform a piece of canvas into a beautiful, durable floorcloth—plus coasters, placemats, trivets, serving trays, and even dbookmarks! Each project features illustrated easy-to-follow instructions. Ellen guides you every step of the way, from choosing raw fabric to applying a protective finish to the completed Floorquilt. Lots of how-to photographs and inspiring examples

Turn your favorite fabrics and quilt designs into walkable works of art while never sewing a single stitch! "New" tips and techniques offer a fresh approach to this enjoyable craft. Sewers and non-sewers alike will find detailed illustrated instructions for every floorquilting how-to.This new complete beginner's guide, with over 100 photos and illustrations, features easy to follow step-by-step instructions for constructing a variety of attractive floorquilts and “off-the-floor” items. Boxes and pages cover everything from traditional quilting patterns and floorquilt care, to problem solving (found only in this guide) and fun historical facts. This is a “must have” guide for “anyone” wanting to showcase his or her fabric art as personal and walkable floorcoverings that will last for many years to come….

Learn to dye fabric the quick and easy way with twelve can’t-miss techniques for adding custom color to fabric, clothing, linens, and household goods. How can you make quilting or crafting more fun? Add color! Everything you need to know about creating fabulous hand-dyed fabrics is right here—what supplies to get, basic techniques to try, and how to achieve different visual effects. Photo galleries give you lots of ideas for projects to show off the results. Fast! Lynn teaches you the techniques that produce rich results with minimal time and effort. Fun! Learn to create lots of exciting color blends, patterns, and textures. Easy! All you need to get started is this book, a few supplies, a measuring spoon, and some plastic containers.

Discover an easy new way to make fabulous round quilts—eight projects included. The vibrant round quilts highlighted in this book are not as difficult to create as they look! Colleen Granger provides a fast and easy power piecing method that will have quilters working confidently in no time. Make great fabric choices with this book as your guide to using high-contrast prints and hues for high-impact creations. Eight different projects use medallions to create striking circular quilts, unique wall hangings, and more.

Nothing beats handmade baby blankets! From some of the leading quilt designers in the industry, Sooo Big! Baby Quilts features a compilation of 33 original quilt designs – all for baby! With step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and illustrations, quilt patterns, and expert tips, this cuddly and cute project guide provides endless inspiration for both beginner and advanced quilters alike. Practice a variety of techniques and styles to build your quilting skills, from applique and patchwork to string blocks, Irish chains, pineapples, and more. The provided quilt designs also include styles for boys, girls, and even gender-neutral ideas, so there’s truly something for everyone! Including original quilts by Mary Hogan, Suzanne McNeill, Choly Knight, Wendy Sheppard, Lynette Jensen, Jean Ann Wright, and several others, this must-have resource has the perfect design for your little bundle of joy!

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

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