Quiltmaking, patchwork and appliqué Books

Book SynopsisLike speed cutting, the '10-minute' technique is revolutionising patchwork. Anyone can sew large blocks in just 10-minutes. Sewers who previously avoided quilting because "it just takes too much time" are getting involved. Fast and fabulous...with flair! That's what you get when you turn large blocks into speedy quilts using this handy '10-minute' technique. You can really make a 19" block in less than '10-minutes". That means you can sew a king-size quilt top in a day, a throw quilt in an hour or two! Imagine how many quilts you will finish this year!

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Book SynopsisKathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke, owners of the popular quilting shop Material Obsession in Sydney, Australia, bring an unconventional spirit to a traditional craft. They encourage quilters to use bold patterns and unusual color combinations, and to trust their instincts rather than follow rigid rules. In Material Obsession, Doughty and Fielke present 23 vibrant quilt patterns that appear fresh and modern, but are often based on traditional designs. They explain how any quilter, novice or seasoned, can create striking variations of their own by seeking inspiration from both the fabric in front of them and the world around them. Patterns are arranged in order of difficulty, from easy to advanced, and a techniques section fully describes the basics of patchwork and quilting. Material Obsession provides quilters with everything they need to put a modern twist on an age-old craft—and to express their own creative spirits while they’re at it.

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Book SynopsisFor every quilter the time comes when they want to make their entire quilt from start to finish. Pattern and fabric selection, piecing and then the actual quilting. Quilting is the icing on the cake, the finishing touch to the design. Machine Quilting for Beginners is the must have book for any quilter wanting to learn how to master the art of machine quilting on their domestic machine. This book takes the quilter through the equipment needed, how to set up their machine to start and has exercises laid out from the necessary skills to start and progressively adds skills to ensure success.Trade ReviewA step by step guide to free motion quilting. Going from very basic to feathers and more challenging designs. Most quilters I meet want to learn or to improve their free motion quilting. There is one thing to learn - practice. This book helps you do just that. With clear photos and directional diagrams, it will take you through simple lines, hoops, leaves, swirls and doodles to beautiful feathers and and curlicue designs. It includes basics, exercises and using guides. The basics section contains all you need to know about fabric, thread and setting up your machine. The free-motion exercises increase in difficulty, taking you from easy to expert in 20 steps. So feasibly you could go from beginner to expert in less than 3 weeks. Chances are you might need to practice a little more. The final section is about using rulers to mark your work. The work shown is not perfect and I believe that we have to let go of perfect when we free-motion. A handy guide to learning free-motion quilting. -- Karen Platt * Amazon *

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Book SynopsisQuilting is the miracle of giving new life and purpose to fabric scraps. It can rejuvenate your spiritual life too. We affirm that life is here and now in our quilting and its ability to enable our journey. It is the vehicle for our continuing movement along our lifetime of efforts. Our quilts allow both the goal and the process in one magnificent creation after another. Our quilting generates the perfect combination of faith with action, hope with realism, and the universal with the particular, so that we are blissful and grateful in our co-creation experiences. —from the Conclusion What can you learn about yourself through quilt making? What deeper symbolism can you find in the act of cutting and piecing? How can this simple activity help you make your way down a spiritual path? Delve into these questions and more in this imaginative book that will become your spiritual friend, your teacher and your sanctuary. Contemporary quilter Louise Silk takes you through her own quilting journey to discover how the process of making a quilt can be used to explore and strengthen your own spirituality. Each chapter introduces a universal human attribute organized according to the mystical tradition of Kabbalah, relates it to a personal life practice and then applies the attribute and the practice to an original quilt project. Anyone from the novice to the needlework expert—and from any faith tradition—will be nourished and gratified by the patchwork and appliqué experiences offered in this creative, engaging book. These ten projects, carefully designed for you, include: One-Patch Utility Quilt Log Cabin Quilt String Pieced Pillows Straight Furrows Baby Blanket Quilting Carry-all Bag Patchwork Prayer Shawl Folk Art Appliqué Quilt Remembrance Crazy Quilt T-shirt Quilt Rail Fence Signature Tablecloth Plus dozens of variations …Trade Review"Shows you how the art of quilting can become a daily ritual of spiritual and psychological renewal, regardless of your faith." —Quilts with Style “[Shows us how] creativity and the construction process enable a quilt maker to engage in an internal dialogue which can lead to a multitude of intangible personal enrichments and an awareness of the spirituality that is within each of us.” —Hilary Morrow Fletcher, project director of Quilt National “A deeply reverent and meaningful guide to the higher dimensions of a widely beloved craft and hobby.” —Midwest Book Review “Meanders along a double lane of creative expression and celebration of life. At each stop, readers learn from the artist's own hard-won life lessons and receive inspiration both practical and sublime.” —Eleanor Levie, author of American Quiltmaking: 1970–2000 “The simple tools of thread and fabric both cover and reveal a soul. Here oneness with the Divine is not a castle in the air, but a tangible and useable thing, a way of uniting heaven and earth. Quilting is a kind of prayer in action. If you read and use this book, you will find that it is your own soul that is revealed.” —Jason Shulman, founder of A Society of Souls and author of The Instruction Manual for Receiving God “A pleasant surprise.... As personal as it is practical.... Fascinating insights.... Fires up the imagination with excellent diagrams and explanations.... Simply divine.” —Canadian Jewish News “A compelling invitation to intersect our own spiritual paths with the power of quilting. Deftly shows how we can explore further dimensions of understanding by literally creating whole cloth from the pieces of our stories. Access to unique and meaningful possibilities opened up as I read.” —Linda Skolnik, coauthor of The Knitting Way: A Guide to Spiritual Self-Discovery “Impressive.” —Reporter (Binghamton, NY)Table of ContentsPreface: I Was There, Now I Am Here Introduction: Threading the Basics 1. It Is What It Is: One-Patch Utility Quilt 2. The Contrast of Feminine and Masculine: Log Cabin Quilt 3. Binding Together Skills: String-Pieced Pillows 4. Unconditional Love: Straight Furrows Patchwork Baby Blanket 5. Bearing Our Load: Quilting Carry-all Bag 6. Beholding Beauty: Wearable Quilts 7. A Picture of Place and Time: Appliqué Quilt 8. Fragments of Life: Remembrance Crazy Quilt 9. Collecting Souvenirs: T-shirt Quilt 10. Ties That Bind: Rail Fence Signature Tablecloth Conclusion: Artful Living Piece by Piece Suggested Reading Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisOnce you master the basics from this DVD, you will be well on your way to becoming a successful quilter. Alex defines quilting terms, shows you simple techniques to get started, and shares some of her 30 years of personal experience as a quilter.

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Book SynopsisMachine piecing on paper foundations puts perfection in your quiltmaking. Best-selling author Alex Anderson shows you the basics of block construction and quilt assembly methods in this second edition.

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Book SynopsisYou’ll be surprised how easy it is to transform a photo into gallery-worthy fabric art with Leni Wiener’s simple methods. Leni walks you step by step through choosing the right fabrics; creating patterns with free software; depicting common elements, such as grass, trees, water, and faces; layering and sewing your collages; and finishing your work for display. Complete patterns and instructions for two quilts help get you started. Use the included Art Quilter’s Value Scale to choose the perfect light and dark fabrics for your quilts. Loaded with helpful photos, this guide is a virtual art class in a book.Trade ReviewAnyone interested in creating pictorial quilts based on photos would benefit from this book. Leni takes the reader through all the steps of creating an art quilt from making and printing a pattern to finishing your work. Along the way she shares valuable information on color, value, and fabric selection, as well as tricks for creating common elements used in landscapes and portraits. Machine Quilting Unlimited, November/December 2014 Transform your photos into gallery-worthy fabric art by following Leni's simple methods. She will show you how to choose the right fabric, create patterns with free software, depict common elements (such as grass, trees, water and faces), layer and sew your collages, and finish your work for display. There are complete patterns and instructions for two quilts, as well as an "Art Quilter's Value Scale" to help you with fabric selection. Quilter's Digest, June 2014 Nothing is as charming as capturing a loved one or a special place in a quilt. If you have always wanted to do just that, but didn't know where to start, then Leni Levenson Wiener's book Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook: Secrets to Capturing Your Photos in Fabric has most of the answers you are looking for. Leni says "throw away your color wheel" then proceeds to tell you just what you need to know about color and value. You will also enjoy her take on fabric, building your stash and when to use what pattern or print. Work from your favorite photo or, to begin with, use the complete patterns and instructions included for two projects found in the book. Everything you need to know to create your own art quilt is covered in this well thought out book. Leni even offers links to free software that will help you design your pattern. Leni's method uses freezer paper for the pattern pieces and once cut they are glued in place with just a tiny dot of fabric glue. Once finished you will need to decide if you want to add batting or not. There are instructions for stretching your piece onto canvas stretchers. The Applique Society Newsletter, 11/3/14 I have a fondness for collage, and this highly usable, user-friendly guidebook teaches you how to take a photo and translate it into a fabric collage. Leni Weiner's premise is that the photo frees her from figuring out the proportions, perspective, light and shadows. Using a photo, Leni creates a full-size pattern, traces sections onto freezer paper and uses the pieces to cut fabric. (One tip Leni shares is to use the free program GIMP to work with your photos.) Leni divides the book into three sections. First, you will learn about color (without needing your color wheel), value, print and scale. She has a wonderful value scale of gradations in gray, from white to black, so you can identify what value your fabric is. With the fundamentals in place, Leni takes you step-by-step through making an art quilt from a photo. When you are ready to venture on your own, you can use her practical ways to approach common elements, such as trees, rocks, and animal and people features. An additional project is also included. I cannot wait to delve more deeply into the process. Professional Quilter Magazine, 11/11/14 Pictorial Art Quilts look impressive and complex and here, Leni Levenson Wiener covers the requirements for making successful quilts of this type.Rather than solely concentrating on technique, the thinking behind creating pictorial quilts is explored in some depth. A strong focus is placed on the use of values in fabric choices, which quite often make or break an image. Under the Setting the Stage section, colour choice is considered alongside values and the choice of patterned and printed fabric.Moving into the actual construction of a quilt, you are taken through the stages, from making and printing a pattern from your photo, which can be done on Photoshop (by using Cutout in the Filter Gallery) or a free download called Gimp, which the author finds easier to use and teach with. You are taught to print out a full sized picture of your desired quilt size and then start to plan the pattern and colours. As raised previously, value is of great importance in this technique and Leni Levenson Wiener has included an Art Quilter's Value Scale in the book to help you choose fabrics that match those in the original image. It is a card that canbe cut out of the book and has 12 different values that you lay alongside your pattern to discern what scale each value in the image is, which you can then use against your fabric to ensure the same value is achieved. This is a very useful piece of kit, especially if value has always seemed an indecipherable concept.The mechanics of putting together all your pieces is covered in illustrated steps and there are little asides and notes to give you useful tips and hints to help troubleshoot or simplify the process, if it's getting too complicated. Once the main body of the book is dealt with, there is a third section which covers common elements in pictorial quilts such as trees, the sky, water or rocks, animals, feathers, eyes and skin tone, to name a few. This ensures that the approach to most of the subjects of such quilts will be covered, whatever is chosen. There are plenty of photos throughout to show how cleverly selected fabric assists in thecreation of texture and pattern for elements such as hair, leaves and water. A good book for anyone wanting to explore this type of quilting. Workshop on the Web, September 2014Table of ContentsIntroduction Section One: Setting the Stage Demystifying Color Throw away that color wheel, here is all you need to know about color Color Basics Color Recipes Color Temperature Complimentary Colors Why is it so important to establish a compliment for a color? Color Terminology The problem children of the color world-gray, beige and taupe Moving away from realistic color The True Value of Understanding Value What is value? How to Determine Value Zingers Print Density and Value Changes in Value Value and Color Compliments Pattern and Print Scale Small, Medium and Large Scale Prints Size Matters The Unexpected Solids, Batiks and Hand-dyes Building a Stash of Fabrics for Art Quilts What to look for in the Fabric Shop Organizing your Palette How much to purchase When to buy by the Bolt Section Two: Making an Art Quilt Step by Step Introduction Choosing a Photo Deciding on the Size of your Art Quilt Preparing your Image Making and Printing your Pattern from a Photo Getting Started with Gimp How to use Gimp Printing your Full Sized Pattern Making an Art Quilt, Step by Step Breaking your Composition into Elements Breaking the Elements into Sections Establishing Values in the Pattern Deciding on Color Choosing Fabrics Cutting the Pieces Freezer Paper Light Box or Other Light Source Tracing onto Freezer Paper Cutting the Fabric Pieces Evaluating and Making Changes When Things Go Wrong Tracing Paper Template Gluing it Together Tips in this section The next element, the boy The Tree Adding the Surrounding Environment Finishing your Art Quilt Batting or No Batting Backing Fabric Functional Sewing Edge Finishing Art Quilt Process Checklist Section Three: Tips and Tricks for Common Elements Introduction Land and Sea Trees Leaves Grass Water Rocks Distance Sky People Skin tones Eyes Lips Hands Hair Body Language Afghan Girl Animals Fur Feathers Beaks and Feet Reptiles Eyes Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCross traditional crazy quilting with favorite pieced quilt patterns and today's machine quilting methods, and what do you get? Crazy fun for all kinds of quilters, even those who don't like handwork. Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell's guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage and modern, hand and machine work, and clever ways to make traditional quilts a little crazy. Includes 10 projects in sizes from small wall hangings to bed quilts; photo instructions for 15 crazy quilt and silk ribbon embroidery stitches; and tips for combining crazy quilting with machine piecing and embroidery.Trade ReviewAllie and Valerie effectively combine their expertise to provide the reader with a wonderful foundation for constructing crazy quilts. A variety of techniques for piecing and appliqueing blocks are included, as well as innovative and complete instructions on stitching and embellishing by hand or machine. Ten projects are included to get you started on creating a crazy quilt of your own. Machine Quilting Unlimited, November/December 2014 Aller (Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting), a Washington state quilter, and Bothell, a Kansas crazy-quilting teacher, endeavor to marry old traditions of crazy quilting with today's technology 'to show that crazy quilts can be functional.' The result is a smashing success with equal parts fun and function, serious instruction, and delighted execution. Techniques outnumber projects three to one. In other words, Aller and Bothell put most of their energy on the how versus the what. Preceding the projects are general instructions: for piecing, including crazy-quilt blocks and borders and Judith Baker Montano's fan methods; for appliqueing using freezer-paper or card stock templates; and for interfacing, which is especially important on wall hangings. After pieces become blocks, embroidery begins, whether by hand or machine. The authors offer ideas on designs and transfers; on needles, tension, and thread weight; and on stitches, from feather to Cretan to blanket. To illustrate the construction, they pull from the 10 projects (some with patterns), including Bothell's "Oriental Garden" and Aller's "Morning Chores" with its dairy feed sack center. Publishers Weekly, 2/17/14 If you combine traditional quilting, crazy quilting, some favorite pieced quilt patterns and today's machine-quilting methods, you get crazy fun, even if you don't like handwork. The authors offer you clever ways to make traditional quilts a little bit crazier. Photo instructions are included for 15 crazy quilt and silk ribbon embroidery stitches, plus lots more. Quilter's Digest, June 2014 If you have ever wanted to make a crazy quilt but did not know where to start I would like to recommend this book. Quilting...just a little bit crazy. The authors, Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell, join forces and share their skills and knowledge to create 10 projects that vary in size from small wall-hangings to large quilts. You will start by learning how to create crazy quilt blocks. Some of the techniques used include freezer paper template applique, free-form applique, flip and sew, Montano piecing methods and crazy piecing long borders. There is a good discussion on assembling your blocks into a quilt top using some not so traditional methods. The rest of the book is devoted to finishing techniques, stitching and embellishing. Each author brings her own unique perspective and you will find yourself excited to try some of the methods presented. Val loves hand embroidery and she also shares hints on stitching with silk ribbon. Allie delves into the world of machine embroidery by combining stitches from your machine along with hand embroidery and embellishment. There are photo instructions for 15 crazy quilt and silk ribbon embroidery stitches. You will also learn new ways to layer, quilt and bind crazy quilts. The Applique Society Newsletter, July/August 2014 This collaborative effort shows how crazy quilting techniques can be used to enhance traditional quilts to varying degrees, even if the quilt-maker is not a handwork fanatic! Includes 10 projects ranging in style from vintage to modern, and in execution from hand to machine, each with a clever dose of crazy. Generation Q, Spring 2016 This is a comprehensive book aimed at those people wanting to create crazy quilts with a little more structure. The quilts here retain the order of pieced quilts but the blocks that make them up are more spontaneous. Divided into two main sections, the book looks at the mechanics of crazy quilting and explores different approaches to creating blocks, whether it be with freezer paper templates, cardstock or from starting in the centre and piecing fabric outwards (some of these techniques were introduced by Judith Baker Montano). An overview of assembling and finishing quilts is covered in this section and is then followed with a look at good crazy quilting stitches, either by hand or on the sewing machine. A handy aid is also introduced. In her book 'Embroidered Crazy Quilt Seam Coverings', Kelly Gallagher-Abbot included four templates, called Crazy Quilt Grids, which you can use to mark stitch placement and ensure an even finished line of stitches. Alternatively, Tiger Tape can be used (this can be bought in the UK).Moving onto the projects, there are ten included in the book and these show a good mix of traditional with crazy quilting. Crazy Bow Ties intersperse Bow Tie blocks with blocks created in the methods covered at the start of the book. A variety of fabrics, materials and sources are used to make each quilt interesting. Wool felt, plaid, silk and flannel are all used to create very different quilts and the Amish-inspired ones are particularly striking in their use of bold colour. It is a good book to have if you are interested in taking a small step away from wholly traditional quilts, wanting to inject a bit of life into its construction without abandoning the security of the old ways. This book shows that you can retain this without sacrificing spontaneity and colour, and it's a refreshing approach to take. Workshop on the Web, September 2014Table of ContentsDedicationAcknowledgementsIntroductionCrazyQuilt Construction Making Blocks and Borders Freezer Paper TemplateApplique Freeform Applique Cardstock Crazy Piecing Flip and Sew Montano Piecing Methods Crazy Piecing LongBordersFinishingTechniques Block Settings and BorderArrangements Wholecloth and Piecing AssemblyTechniques Interfaced, Quilted, Tied (Insideand Out), and Buttoned Piecing onto Polar Fleece Alternative Binding TechniquesStitchingand Embellishing Hand Embroidery Crazy Quilt Stitches Silk Ribbon Embroidery Even Stitching andEmbroidery Design Transfer Techniques Machine Crazy Quilt Embroidery +Handwork How to Create CrazyQuilt Embroidery by Machine Adding Handstitching,Beading, and Painting Embellishing Trim andPreMade FlowersThe Projects A Little Bit Crazy Val...Crazy Bow Ties Allie...Crazy for Plaid Amish Wool Crazy Val...Amish Bouquet Allie...Ode to the Amish Workingman's Crazy Val...Fond Memories Allie...Morning Chores Fan-tastic Val...Oriental Garden Allie...Color Block Fans Historically Crazy Val...I Dream in Pink Allie...My Washougal DreamResourcesAboutthe Authors

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Book SynopsisThis book by Laurie Simpson and Polly Minick honors the only woman to travel with the Lewis and Clark expedition. There are two versions of the commemorative quilt as well as five smaller projects ranging from a needle case to hooked rugs.

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Book SynopsisThe breathtaking sparkle of diamonds and the deep, dramatic reds of rubies and garnets have bewitched us for centuries. Translate those same jewel tones into fabric and you have the makings for an electrifying quilt.

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Book SynopsisAward-winning art quilter Ann Loveless shares her time-tested method for creating one-of-a-kind art quilts based on your favorite landscape photographs. With step-by-step instructions, she shows you her free-form method of cutting and placing fabrics on fusible web and finishing with free-motion machine quilting.With Ann's encouragement and instruction, you'll find your own unique artistic voice so you can create your art quilts with confidence, improving with every one you make.Trade ReviewAnn Loveless is an award-winning art quilter and was the maker of the first textile piece to win first place at ArtPrize in 2013, a US art competition with a prize of $200,000 so she is exceptionally well qualified to teach us a thing or two about textile landscapes. This is primarily a book about her work; it has a comprehensive gallery section, but it includes some insight into Ann's method of working and very good advice about planning and executing your own piece of landscape art in fabric. There is a great step by step guide to recreating one of Ann's pieces, she bonds freehand cut strips of patchwork fabric to fusible web to build backgrounds and then adds foreground detail with further textures and a form of confetti quilting. There's a lot of free motion embroidery involved in this technique, but it is fairly unstructured, so even if you're a little unconfident in that area, you're still likely to achieve a great result. -- Katy Purvis Popular Patchwork, December 2015

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Book SynopsisBring a bit of country to your modern quilts!The mother-daughter duo of Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken brings modern quilting to the country with these 11 updated quilts. Included are a quilt for a modern-day patriot, a vintage modern design and an Amish-inspired quilt. There is something here for every taste, country or city.These fresh Country Girl Modern designs were inspired by country air, traditional roots and modern fun.

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Book SynopsisTraditional quilts get an updated look and simplified instructions in this inspiring book. Yesterday's inspirations and today's techniques combine to become tomorrow's treasures.

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Book SynopsisBest-selling author Anna Faustino invites you to sew 14 wall hanging-size projects in her award-winning Outline Design style. With no piecing, thanks to easy fusible techniques, you'll gain confidence with a craft knife as you learn a variety of raw-edge finishing techniques.

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Book SynopsisFrom planning to binding, learn the right way to do patchwork with best-selling authors from Piece O' Cake Designs.

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