The Heritage Quilt Collection

New tools and techniques have brought new life to the traditional craft of quilting. This has revived interest in the many attractive designs which are part of Canada's cultural heritage. Authors Karen Neary and Diane Shink are both knowledgeable quilters with a special interest in the quilting history of Canada's Maritime provinces. They are also experts in the new techniques which make quilting a more enjoyable and less time-consuming activity. In this book, they provide the patterns and instructions which allow quilters to sew many attractive heritage quilts -- and explain how to create innovative variants on traditional patterns. Among the distinctly Canadian quilts featured in the book are the Maple Leaf Signature Quilt and the Log Cabin Quilt. Uniquely Maritime quilt patterns included in this collection are the Mariner's Compass Tote Bag or Postcards from the Maritimes Applique Quilt. Other patterns included are the exotic French Silk Quilt, the Velvet Rail Fence Lap Quilt, Gram's Baptist Fans and the Little Red Hen Quilt. Patterns include suggested colour schemes and fabrics, an introductory history about the quilt type, templates and detailed, tested directions.

Use traditional piecing skills to create tomorrow's heirloom quilts. You'll discover how to give your favorite blocks a scrappy, modern look with elegant and up-to-date versions of time-tested quilt designs from popular designer Amy Ellis. Learn a bit about the history behind each block as Amy reimagines them as new classics. Build your confidence to "go modern" with Amy's bright and appealing designs that begin with traditional blocks Tips for using color and negative space ensure a modern look with the fabric from your stash Get handy hints, from Amy and other top designers, that will help you better understand what makes a scrap quilt successful

Looks at the history of American quilts, shows and describes traditional patterns, and offers advice on planning and making a quilt.

Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets, The Quilters Hall of Fame is essential for every quilter's bookshelf.

A well illustration celebration of the quilt: Textile historian and fabric artist Marilyn Walker examines the patterns, fabrics and techniques used by Ontario's quilters through a fascinating discussion of individual quilts and their makers.

Here is the largest, most comprehensive history of American quilts ever published! The Quilt explores the evolution of quilting in America, showing in vivid colors and patterns how African American, Amish, Hawaiian, Hmong, and Native American quilts celebrate cultural identity, and how quilts connect us to one another through quilting bees and other community groups. Noted quilt historian Elise Schebler Roberts also goes beyond the historical nature of quilts to cover current efforts at quilt preservation, collecting and appraising, and state documentation projects. Her book features an encyclopedia of favorite quilt styles and is gloriously illustrated with more than 200 full-color photographs of classic collectible quilts.

"20 colourful quilts created by the designers Kaffe Fassett, Liza Prior Lucy, Pauline Smith, Brandon Mably, Judy Baldwin and Corienne Kramer using the popular Kaffe Fassett fabrics. The quilts are inspired by antique quilts from the 19th and 20th century which are reinterpreted in this book."--Amazon.com