Making Animal Quilts

"Title Page" -- "Table of Contents" -- "Introduction" -- "Getting Started" -- "Equipment" -- "Paper Piecing" -- "Fabric Selection" -- "Projects" -- "Panda" -- "Monarch Butterfly" -- "Rhino" -- "Night Owl" -- "Peacock" -- "Highland Cow" -- "Tiger" -- "Clydesdale Horse" -- "Polar Bear" -- "Hunted" -- "Howl" -- "Swan" -- "General Techniques" -- "About the Author" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Suppliers" -- "Copyright

Bring adorable animals to life with this sweet and whimsical hand-quilting book. From favorite critters like perky penguins, smiling lions and gangly giraffes to unexpected friends like jellyfish, vultures and a unicorn, this book includes an animal for each letter of the alphabet. In Charming Quilted Animals, world-renowned quilt artist Yoko Saito shows you how to: Make over 40 different animal appliques Create 26 animal patches--from A-Z Incorporate the animals in 25 unique projects Implement essential quilting techniques Make fun items like a tapestry incorporating all the animals, a clasp purse, pin cushion, accessory tray, pencil case and tote bag for the kids in your life--or the kid in you! This charming collection of designs is accessible to quilters of all skill levels. A generous how-to section with photographic illustrations takes you through the basics of hand quilting, while instructions and diagrams for each project show you how to assemble your pieces from start to finish. A link is included for printable tracing sheets containing templates for all the animals and elements used in these projects. There's no limit to what you can do with these playful animal appliques. Let Charming Quilted Animals inspire you to add touches of whimsical wildlife to your quilted designs. This ebook comes with tiled printable templates. Once printed, the tiles must be assembled in order to replicate the complete pattern sheet that is packaged with the print edition. If this is a task you prefer to avoid, we suggest purchasing the print edition instead.

Go beyond basic scrap quilts with this guide to turning fabric bits snips into striking modern art quilts—featuring 8 quick and easy projects. In Scrappy Bits Applique, fabric designer and quilt artist Shannon Brinkley shares her secrets to putting sewing room scraps to use. With her easy stitching and collage techniques, she shows how simplicity can produce dramatic results. Shannon’s “scrappy” approach to quilting uses a fast raw-edged technique. With step-by-step instructions, she teaches you how to intuitively choose, cut, and sew bits of fabric to create a collage of unique images and textures. Included are eight engaging quilt projects to try out your new skills.

This full-color beginner’s guide lets you create four pictorial animal quilts with easy-to-use, paint-by-numbers color keys! These beautifully intricate quilts may look complicated, but Kerry Foster makes them easy with this step-by-step guide. By taking the guesswork out of fabric choice, anyone can bring a sophisticated use of light and shadow to these sewn animal portraits. Use the color keys and diagrams to easily choose a palette from your fabric stash and create amazing images with turned-edge machine appliqué. Choose from a fabulous fox, an adorable raccoon, a majestic stag, and a fierce bear!

Learn quilting basics from a YouTube sensation and practice your skills with 12 fun projects suitable for all skill levels. Her instructional videos have inspired thousands to start sewing. Now for the first time, sew-lebrity Laura Coia shares written patterns for the most loved video tutorials on her “Sew Very Easy” YouTube channel! Learn the basics of quilt making, from cutting and pressing to borders and finishing. Then practice your skills with a dozen beautiful projects—quilts you’ll come back to time and time again—all suitable for beginners and beyond.

“With its diverse selection of fabrics and designs, A Quilting Life is a fine pick for any quilter looking to produce family-oriented keepsake results.” —The Needlecraft Shelf Bring the handmade tradition home with these charming quilts and home accessories. Inspired by a grandmother who loved to sew for her family, quilter and blogger Sherri McConnell gives traditional patterns like hexagons, stars, snowballs, and Dresden Plates a new look featuring fabrics by some of today’s most popular designers. Nineteen cozy projects include pillows, tote bags, table runners, and larger quilts—quick and easy designs that make great gifts. “Sherri’s book is a treasure! It’s full of fun and straight-forward patterns for quilts, table toppers, pillows, bags and more—all the goodies to make a cozy home.” —Thimbleanna “Would you like the opportunity to make tomorrow’s heirlooms in today’s vast selection of prints? . . . If so, this could be the reference book that will get you started. There are 19 projects, mainly focusing on handmade household items but including some larger quilts too.” —Fabrications Quilting for You “Beautiful inspiration if you are a seasoned quilter, but also a great resource with clear and in some cases, simple patterns for newbies as well.” —Diary of a Quilter “Color photos of finished needlework projects accompany step-by-step diagrams and assembly patterns, while at-a-glance sidebars covering materials and cutting allow needleworkers to gauge the complexity of each project.” —The Needlecraft Shelf

A collection of more than 40 patterns for animal-themed bed quilts, rugs, mats, wall hangings and mug rugs all made using jelly roll pre-cut fabric. Quilters love pre-cut fabric strips because they are quick and easy to use and the fabrics always coordinate. All of the projects in this book are constructed from pre-cut fabric strips that are sub-cut into rectangles and then turned into 60 degree shapes by trimming the corners in a special way and we include a template for this if you don't have a 60 degree ruler. All of the techniques are explained with detailed step-by-step instructions and comprehensive diagrams. This collection features over 40 patterns for animal themed quilts, rugs and more - perfect for children's bedrooms and nurseries. As well as the 40 plus patterns there are instructions for readers to create even more variations by mixing and matching the different design elements and motifs, and all of the projects have an ability rating so you can find your level and build your skills as you go. In addition to the main animals, in this collection there are designs for motifs including paw prints and even fish - ideal for pet bowl mats - and there are instructions for how to mix and match these elements to make personalised variations. The main projects include crib quilts, cuddle throw quilts, quilted wall hangings for decoration, floor rugs, mug rugs and table and pet bowl mats. There are also instructions for how to make themed banners (bunting) using the leftover jelly roll strips so for each animal there are a variety of different projects to decorate a room. The instructions for cutting and piecing the fabrics are very comprehensive with step-by-step instructions and diagrams for fast and accurate patchwork. As well as the piecing instructions there are general instructions for how to make a quilt sandwich, quilting techniques and binding and finishing the projects. Ira explains everything you need to get great results with a professional finish including how to add a non-slip backing to rugs and display strips for the wall hangings so you can hang them without damaging your walls. So in no time you will be making fun animal jelly roll quilts to brighten up your home.

Create incredible quilts for your home with this collection of foundation paper-pieced quilt patterns featuring 12 different animals. Learn how to create realistic representations of your favourite animals and birds in stunning paper-pieced quilt blocks. This unique collection of 12 contemporary quilt patterns includes a tiger, butterfly, swan, owl, peacock and polar bear as well as many more. There are instructions to show how to resize the quilt blocks if you want to make them larger, as well as instructions for how to add borders to increase the size of the overall quilt. Author and foundation paper piecing expert, Juliet van der Heijden, explains how your fabric choice can really alter the overall effect of the quilt patterns to create very different results, and she encourages you to have fun and adapt the quilt patterns through your own choice of fabrics. There are step-by-step instructions showing Juliet's foundation paper-piecing techniques and all the pattern pieces are available via a PDF download.