The Practical Guide to Patchwork

The Practical Guide to Patchwork
Author: Elizabeth Hartman
Publsiher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010-11-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781607051626

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Quilting basics with modern flair—with twelve projects for beginners, confident beginners, and intermediates. Winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award Try a fresh, relaxed approach to making quilts with this new book. The bright aesthetic and clear, simple instructions guide beginners and intermediates alike through the entire process of creating fun and useful quilts that they’ll be proud to call their own. Explore different options for each project in this book—make it with just two colors or scrappy, make it vintage or mod, make it soft or playful. Alternate colorways included with each project show you how swapping out fabrics can change the look of the same block. Learn how to cut, piece, appliqué, machine quilt, bind, and finish. Pick up helpful tips and tricks to stay organized and master the methods.

Modern Patchwork

Modern Patchwork
Author: Elizabeth Hartman
Publsiher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781607055495

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The quilter, pattern designer, and author of Patchwork City offers 12 exciting new patterns designed to help you take your skills to the next level. Ready to go beyond the basics of creative quilting? In Modern Patchwork, pattern designer Elizabeth Hartman will help you expand your skills with new techniques and twelve new and innovative quilt designs. The projects in Modern Patchwork are bold, bright, graphic, and designed to give modern quilters new challenges. Along with her stunning patterns, Hartman introduces new skills and methods like curved seam piecing, working with hexagons, and machine applique. Plus, each project includes additional colorways so you can have fun with all your favorite fabrics.

The Quilter s Practical Guide to Color

The Quilter s Practical Guide to Color
Author: Becky Goldsmith
Publsiher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781607058656

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Did you know that the biggest struggle for quilters of all types is color selection? Unlock the secrets to winning color combinations from best-selling author Becky Goldsmith of Piece O’ Cake Designs. Learn how every quilt has a foreground and a background, how to use clear versus gray colors—plus other essentials that will shake up your design process. Quilters of all skill levels will appreciate Becky’s practical, easy-to-understand advice. Put your newfound knowledge to the test with 10 pieced and appliquéd projects designed to focus on specific aspects of color. Includes visual examples to explain all color topics.

Patchwork City

Patchwork City
Author: Elizabeth Hartman
Publsiher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781607059523

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Bored with sewing the same old blocks? Get a bonanza of 75 modern quilt blocks from a bestselling modern designer! You’ll love these fresh angular designs inspired by city life, and the mix-and-match possibilities are endless! Elizabeth Hartman gets you started with six complete sampler quilts to sew. Each block is shown in three different fabric palettes. The book includes easy-to-follow cutting charts and instructions for every block. Some have links to full-size freezer-paper templates. Change up blocks, sizes, or fabrics to embark on a limitless exploration of modern style. “The instructions are straightforward . . . an excellent choice for quilting collections.” —Library Journal

A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the Victoria and Albert Museum

A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Author: Linda Parry
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1987
Genre: Patchwork
ISBN: OCLC:35016089

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Quilt As You Go

Quilt As You Go
Author: Carolyn Forster
Publsiher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781782219408

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Make a quilt in small manageable sections, with this practical guide to 14 inspiring and budget-friendly techniques & projects for anyone who wants to create simple quilts for family and friends. If you love to sew and quilt but don’t have a lot of time or space, Quilt As You Go method is a great option because you are working with one block at a time before putting a quilt together. The focus of this comprehensive and inspiring book is its 14 quilt-as-you-go techniques. Each technique is fully photographed step-by-step, and then ideas are given for transforming these completed, discrete blocks into full-size projects. All the templates required are included at full size. Quilting-as-you-go makes the quilting process simple and manageable and, for hand-sewn techniques, portable. If you are nervous about committing to a full-size quilt, or simply want to be able to take your work with you when you travel, this book will help you achieve remarkable results. Many people associate quilt-as-you-go with hand-stitched English paper piecing, but there are far more quilt-as-you-go techniques available to you, some of which work better by hand, others with machine stitching. Choose from 14 techniques here, including potholder quilts, stitch-and-flip, envelope quilts, lined circles and cathedral windows.

Big Stitch Quilting

Big Stitch Quilting
Author: Carolyn Forster
Publsiher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781782218210

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Create 9 stunning quilts and 11 desirable gifts using contemporary big-stitch quilting Hand quilting using big stitches has its roots in utility quilting, from Gee's Bend quilting in the US, to Japanese sashiko and boro through to Indian kantha stitching. Drawing on these traditional techniques, Carolyn Forster brings big stitch quilting right up to date and shows you how to create 9 gorgeous quilts as well as 11 gift projects that include a zokin tea towel, a wrapping cloth, a Japanese knot bag, a pillow cover and coasters. There is a comprehensive techniques section at the start of the book that explores the kinds of materials and fabrics best suited to big stitch quilting, the stitches and methods used, and how to assemble and finish your quilts, making this an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this stunning form of hand quilting.

A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the Victoria and Albert Collection

A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the Victoria and Albert Collection
Author: Linda Parry
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1987
Genre: Patchwork quilts
ISBN: OCLC:913412184

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