Quilting With Donna Dewberry

Donna Dewberry is one of the world's best-known and most highly respected decorative painters, first brushing into readers' homes with the One-Stroke painting technique that made her an instant celebrity. Her beautiful painted designs and color selections have inspired a fabric line, and now she turns her attention to quilting for the home! Quilters will decorate their way through each room of the house with nearly 50 fabulous projects from home decor. This book features instructions on basic quilting techniques, and step-by-step instructions, photos and illustrations for quilts throws, pillows, shams, wall hangings, toaster covers, table runners, a shower curtain, tablecloths, potholders and valances. With the beautiful coordinated projects in this book, quilters will decorate bedrooms, porches, daybeds, nurseries, bathrooms, and kitchens.

Have twice the fun in half the time! &break;&break;Start quilting today and enjoy your project tomorrow with the timesaving One Stitch quilting method created by Donna Dewberry and Cindy Casciato. &break;&break;One Stitch takes the tedium out of quilting by combining the traditional elements of piecing, applique, borders and bindings with the finishing quilting stitch so you can wrap up your project in record time. &break;&break;Whether you've been quilting for years or are eager to start your first project, you'll love the ease, speed and enjoyment of quilting the One Stitch way - simply layer, arrange and stitch! &break;&break;One Stitch Quilting The Basics includes: &break;&break;20 projects and variations, including throws, bags, wall hangings, table accessories, a pillow and a jacket &break;More than 300 illustrations and full-color photos &break;Block and applique patterns &break;Thorough reference sections that detail the tools, terms and techniques for the One Stitch quilting method

50 of Donna's favorite projects in one gorgeous book! Donna Dewberry flowers are beautiful to behold, and they are beautifully simple to create. You can achieve the same loveliness using her easy-to-master One-Stroke painting techniques. Inside, you'll see how--step by simple step. Pages are abloom with Donna's favorite flowers (soon to be your favorites, too!), fabulous landscapes, and garden projects to make your outside space a happier place. An intro chapter covers all the basics, from selecting your tools and loading your brush, to fundamental brushstrokes, palette knife painting techniques, and instructions for painting a variety of beautiful backgrounds. Then follow along step by step to create: • 38 flowers--cottage garden blooms, spring bulb flowers, wildflowers, herbs, exotics, floral motifs and more. • 7 beautiful outdoor projects, including an address sign, a trio of butterfly houses, and a patio clock. • 5 fast and fabulous landscapes, from wildflower fields to a tropical paradise. Assembled from three of Donna's top-selling books, this collection has everything you need to fill your every day with painted sunshine!

Stitch a beautiful garden with Donna Dewberry &break;&break;Add the charm of Donna's English garden motifs to your home, your wardrobe and your gifts without lifting a paintbrush! It's "sew" easy with Donna Dewberry's Machine Embroidery Flowers. &break;&break;Eighteen exquisitely detailed machine embroidery designs bring Donna's most beloved One-Stroke garden motifs to life beneath the needle of your embroidery machine. &break;&break;Donna Dewberry's Machine Embroidery Flowers and companion CD-ROM include: &break;&break;18 exclusive designs, including Donna's signature rose, in formats of all embroidery machines &break;150+ illustrations and color photos &break;15+ inspiring projects for home, fashion and gifts &break;Easy-to-follow instructions for embroiderers of any skill level &break;&break;Start stitching with Donna today!

The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no tome, that accent any existing decor. This book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt patter; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; and teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room or to add new flair.

You can never have too many timesaving techniques when it comes to quilting! With 90-minute Quilts' clever tips and methods, quilters will discover just how easy it is to create stylish quilts. These time-tested techniques are demonstrated with a small quilt, while projects featuring traditional quilt motifs show a variation of patterns, techniques and fabric choices. In this book, quilters will discover designs and tips for creating a baby or larger lap quilt, plus options for creating a large quilt and small wall hangings and pillows. Special sections help quilters explore fabric selection and successfully teach techniques to aspiring quilters. Quilters will find 250 detailed colour photos and illustrations to reference while completing projects. Plus, this book includes a gallery of beautiful quilts to inspire quilters to see the possibilites 90 minutes holds.