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~ FEATURED QUILTING BOOKS ~

We have picked out these great books as ones that have inspired us, or have techniques that we'd like to explore.
We think you'll like them as much as we do!

Flying Colors
By Gail Garber

• Gail teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the 5 bonus projects
• Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design
• Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your designs more accurate, from landscapes to radiating sunlight to flowing ribbons
• Full-size foundation patterns included, plus a gallery of quilts made by Gail and her students

64 pages, color, soft cover.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Blocks to Diamonds
By Cheryl Malkowski

• Learn Cheryl's technique for transforming traditional square quilt blocks into exciting, new diamond shapes.
• Beginner-friendly star designs make Y-seams easy to learn
• Create quilts that stand out from the rest!
• Inspirational quilt gallery
• Step-by-step how-to photos and illustrations detail the process
• Paperless paper piecing, no more hassle with tiny bits of paper stuck in seams

64 pages, color, soft cover.

$28.95 [Add to Cart]

From Spain with Love
By Roberta Cardew

Take A Captivating Trip Through Southern Spain
• 11 simple yet stunning quilt projects-perfect for any quilter, even beginners
• See Spanish life through Roberta's eyes, as she tells the stories behind each quilt with lush photography
• Projects are inspired by the flowers, foods, and colors of Spain's vibrant landscapes
• Includes 6 delicious Spanish-inspired recipes

80 pages, color, soft cover.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Star Struck Quilts
By Barbara Cline

Mix and Match Blocks and Center Stars for up to 27 Different Quilts
• Create 9 shimmering star quilts to adorn the walls of your home
• Build your star-making skills-start out with simple patterns and move to more complex patterns as you learn
• Create delightful stars out of diamonds
• Create different designs by simply changing the color and/or size of the diamonds

96 pages, color, soft cover.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Lunch Bags!
By Design Collective

• Projects include sandwich wraps, baggies, bicycle bags, and totes
• Projects are fun, functional, and reusable-make your sack lunches even greener!
• Bags can be washed in your dishwasher or washing machine

128 pages, color, soft cover.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaleidoscope Quilts - The Workbook
By Paula Nadelstern

• From the award-winning and best-selling author, Paula Nadelstern
• Twelve projects-each one makes an artistic 20" square kaleidoscope block
• Intoducing 22.5° wedges (her narrowest wedges yet!) to increase the beauty and intricacy of each kaleidoscopic pattern

80 pages, color, soft cover.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Country Threads Goes to Charm School
By Mary Tendall Etherington, Connie Tesene

• Choose from 19 terrific quilts with traditional appeal—find something for everyone from confident beginners to experts
• Make clever use of low-cost fabric packs
• Finish these small quilts in a jiffy for a last-minute gift or a spot in need of decorating

80 pages, color, soft cover.

$24.99[Add to Cart]

Dear Jane Book
by Brenda Manges Papadakis

160 pages, color, soft cover,
from EZ Quilter by Wrights
Brenda has loving recreated the two hundred twenty-five patterns from the 1863 by the celebrated Jane A. Blakely Stickle quilt.

Book: $25.95 [Add to Cart]

Tool: $15.00 [Add to Cart]

Add-An-Eighth Ruler : $6.50
[Add to Cart]

Collage Fusion Book
by Alma de la Melena Cox

127 pages, color, soft cover,
from North Light Books
Alma de la Melena Cox developed the term "telamadera" to express the fusion of vibrantly colored materials, merging wood with collage and fabric.

$22.99 [Add to Cart]

New - Kaffe Fassett's
Simple Shapes, Spectacular Quilts
(With Liza Prior Lucy)

192 pages, color, hardbound,
from Stewart, Tabori & Chang.
Kaffe shows us how many basic geometric forms found in natural and man-made environments inspire his quilt designs. Includes 23 of his magnificent, inventive quilts; with step-by-step instructions for making each one.

$35.00 [Add to Cart]

Ideas and Inspirations: Abstract Quilts in Solids
By Gwen Marston

67 pages, soft cover, full color,
from MoCa Press
In this book, you will find a seven page discussion about working with solids and Gwen's fresh approach to design concepts. The remaining pages are in full color, showing full page photographs of 28 quilts with close-ups and captions of each on the opposite page. Photography by Gregory Case.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Liberated Quiltmaking II
By Gwen Marston

127 pages, soft cover, full color,
from AQS
In this updated version of Gwen's classic book, you will find nine clearly illustrated "Liberated Quiltmaking" processes with step-by-step instructions, pieced samples, and loads of example quilts. Gwen's way of working without templates or set patterns results in truly original quilts which engage the quilter's intuition and emotions.

$28.95 [Add to Cart]

Collaborative Quilting
By Gwen Marston
& Freddy Moran

256 pages, soft cover, full color,
from Sterling Publishing
In this book, Gwen & Freddy share the secrets behind their artistic collaborations and give pointers on working with a partner to create beautiful projects. There are tons of colorful photos, and a treasure trove of block patterns in the "Parts Department."

$19.95 [Add to Cart]

Freddy & Gwen
Collaborate Again
By Gwen Marston
& Freddy Moran

192 pages, soft cover, full color,
from Lark Books
Follow the further adventures of Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston as they quilt their way through the "Parts Department!" This time they focus on form and design, while bringing their unique styles together. Includes examples of over 40 individual and 30 collaborative quilts that you can.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Liberated Quiltmaking II
By Gwen Marston

96 pages, soft cover, full color,
from C&T Publishing
Quilt artist Gwen Marston introduces a new concept in string quilts! Learn her innovative techniques for fast, foundation-free string quilts that sizzle, and get ready to have fun! Included are 20 string pieced quilt projects, which include updated traditional designs, Amish classes, and more, with complete instructions. Also includes a dazzling gallery of antique string quilts.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Hand Appliquéd Quilts
by Tonye Phillips

Soft cover, 96 pages, color,
from C&T.
Whether you are new to quilting, or are interested in learning to hand applique, this wonderful guide will get you started. Learn how to create templates and cut shapes, make half square triangle units and a sawtooth border. Master quilting basics such as such as marking, layering, and binding. Detailed directions are accompanied by many large, beautiful photos.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

French General: Handmade Soirees
by Kaari Meng

166 pages, color, hard cover,
from Chronicle Books
Enjoy effortlessly chic entertaining with these 24 table and decorating projects from tastemaker Kaari Meng. Kaari also shares the secrets of hosting, including how to set an elegant table, collect and care for vintage dishes and textiles, arrange flowers, and much more. The patterns, how-to illustrations, and step-by-step instructions ensure that beginning and seasoned crafters alike will find it simple to achieve polished results.

$29.95[Add to Cart]

French General: Home Sewn
by Kaari Meng

176 pages, color, hard cover,
from Chronicle Books
This charming book sure to be coveted by crafters, Francophiles, and home decorators. Kaari offers 30 simple sewing patterns for French-inspired projects—a scalloped tablecloth, piles of pillows and bedding, a festive party garland, totes, and more. Lay-flat spiral binding, ready-to-use pattern sheets and embroidery transfers, plus step-by-step directions, gorgeous photographs, and helpful illustrations make it easy to bring traditional French living into any home.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

A Passion for Piecing by Claudia Clark Myers

79 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T Books
16 glorious quilts variety of quilts for skill levels from intermediate to advanced that use Pineapples, LeMoyne Stars, Mariner's Compass, and Fan blocks in ways you've never seen before. Includes full-size paper piecing patterns, and photo galleries of 22 award-winning quilts.

$28.95 [Add to Cart]

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Book w/CD
by Laurie Aaron Hird

256 pages, color, soft cover.
In 1922, The Farmer's Wife magazine held a contest asking a simple question: "Would you want your daughter to marry a farmer?" Author Laurie Hird has excerpted 55 letters, and using these as inspiration, she created 111 traditional 6" quilt blocks and a tribute quilt. Each fully illustrated block comes with complete cutting templates on the bonus CD. Includes complete quiltmaking instructions for the queen-sized sampler quilt with all 111 blocks, as well as instruction on converting the quilt to other sizes.

$27.99 [Add to Cart]

Quilter's Favorites

111 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T Books
21 pieced and appliqué quilts for all skill levels, chosen by the editors of C&T Publishing. Includes quilts from Jean Wells, Alex Anderson, Piece O' Cake Designs, Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, and many more.
Showcases a wide variety of techniques and sizes, and styles from traditional to contemporary.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

William Morris in Applique
by Michele Hill

117 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T
Past meets present in this amazing collection of unique applique quilts by Michele Hill. Inspired by the genius of William Morris, each magnificent quilt captures the beauty and richness of nature so exquisitely interpreted by Morris.

$29.95 [Add to Cart]

Quilting Designs from the Past
by Jenny Carr Kinney

125 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T
Make your quilts look like antiques with authentic period quilting designs. Over 300 historically accurate quilting designs, organized into 4 time periods, to make it easy to find the right designs for your quilt. Designs for all skill levels, and for hand or machine quilting.

$29.95 [Add to Cart]

One Line at a Time
by Charlotte Warr Andersen

71 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T
Create beautiful machine quilting with almost no marking. An elegant alternative to stippling or meandering for all over quilting--or give your quilt the look of Sashiko without the hand sewing. Scalable patterns are easy to resize to fit even odd shaped spaces.

$21.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's
Country Garden Quilts

144 pages, color, soft cover,
from Taunton Press.
Includes directions for 20 designs, featuring quilts from Roberta Horton, Mary Mashuta, Liza Prior Lucy, Pauline Smith, Brandon Mably, Betsy Rickles along with newcomers Sally Davis and Jane Brocket.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance

144 pages, color, soft cover,
from Taunton Press.
Take a trip back in time with this collection of original quilt patterns for quilters of all skill levels. This book is a study of the romance of a bygone era. Includes designs from Roberta Horton, Liza Prior Lucy, Mary Mashuta, Brandon Mably, and more.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Sun

144 pages, color, soft cover,
from Taunton Press.
Includes directions for 20 designs, featuring quilts from Roberta Horton, Mary Mashuta, Liza Prior Lucy, Brandon Mably, Betsy Rickles, and more. Amy Butler also contributes a written segment.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's Museum Quilts

160 pages, color, hard cover,
From Taunton Press
A dazzling collection of quilt designs, inspired by textiles in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. 23 new designs, with complete instructions and colored piecing diagrams--along with dozens of photos of the quilts that inspired the projects.

$34.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's Passionate Patchwork
with Liza Prior Lucy

160 pages, color, soft cover,
From Taunton Press
Kaffe is renowned for his amazing color palettes and innovative designs. In this book, he delves into intricate arrangements of pattern, color, and prints. Detailed instructions and piecing diagrams for over 20 original quilt designs, as well as variations including cushion covers and baby quilts.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaffe Fassett's
Kaleidoscope of Quilts

127 pages, color, soft cover,
From Taunton Press
A collection of 20 quilt designs, which positively vibrate with color and energy. Kaffe includes two quilt patterns, each of which is presented using two completely different color palettes, to encourage quilters to experiment with their own color.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Karen K. Stone Quilts

128 pages, color, soft cover,
from The Electric Quilt Company.
Karen Stone teaches you how to make exciting color choices for your quilts, put unexpected color combinations together for maximum eye-appeal, and understand what makes a successful quilt. Includes patterns for 11 of her most popular quilts - Pine Burr, Unusual Lone Star, Rattlesnake, Mississippi Wheel of Fortune, and Cinco De Mayo.

$29.95 [Add to Cart]

Color & Composition
for the Creative Quilter
Improve Any Quilt with Easy-To-Follow Lessons

By Katie Pasquini Masopust
& Brett Barker
80 pages, soft cover, full color,
from C&T Publishing
Discover the easy "nine-patches" of composition, learn color theory, and build a color wheel with these quick, no-sew design lessons using fusing, paper crafts, and more. This book is filled with photos, paintings, & quilts which illustrate the exercises and projects.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

The Quilts of Gee's Bend

Hardcover, Oversized,
from Tinwood Books.
The genius of a group of exceptional women who, for well over a century, have created distinctive works of art for their homes and families. Hailing from one small rural black community in Alabama with a population of about 700 hundred, these women have produced hundreds of quilt masterpieces. They have created a body of art so rich in its content and so remarkable in its execution that it now enhances dramatically the American cultural landscape.

$50.00 [Add to Cart]

Art Quilt Workbook
by Jane Davila
& Elin Waterston

Soft cover, 96 pages, color,
from C&T.
Develop the Quilt Artist within you! Explore fabric collage, thread painting, innovative piecing, and photo imagery on fabric. Learn the basics of good design with simple step-by-step exercises then add your own personal style.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Kaleidoscope ABCs
by Marti Michell

80 pages, color, soft cover, from Marti Michell Marketing, Inc.
Using this book and Marti's Kaleido-Ruler (sold separately), you can easily make 14 different Kaleidoscope quilts. Marti has simple step-by step instructions to make these quilts as well as other simple blocks. Several different styles of quilts included--from the classic two-color kaleidoscope quilt to more contemporary variations.

book: $20.95 [Add to Cart]

Large Kaleido-Ruler: $16.00
[Add to Cart]

More Reversible Quilts
11 New Projects
By Sharon Pederson

96 pages, soft cover, full color,
from Martingale.
Double your quilting fun! Sharon has new patterns and techniques to show you how to create completely different designs on both sides of your quilts.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

One Block Wonders
By Maxine Rosenthal
72 pages, soft cover, color, from C&T
One Fabric, One Shape,
One-Of-A-Kind Quilts!

This book shows you how to combine kaleidoscope blocks--either eight or six sided--together to make stunning quilts with No Y seams! Directions for several project variations, as well as instructions on what to look for in your focus fabric are included.

$23.95 [Add to Cart]

One Block Wonders Encore
By Maxine Rosenthal

79 pages, soft cover, color,
from C&T
A bold new spin on one-block quilts: New projects, more fabrics, new effects. This book shows you how to combine six sided kaleidoscope blocks together to make stunning quilts. Still no Y seams! Create dramatic new design effects: hollow cubes, cubes sliced open, and blocks tumbling into the borders.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Ricky Tims' Rhapsody Quilts

95 pages, color, soft cover, from C&T
Make one of a kind contemporary quilts. Learn to design, choose fabrics, and make templates for these one of a kind beauties. Start with 5 ready made design outlines, then expand the possibilities by composing your own rhapsody quilts.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Convergence Quilts
by Ricky Tims

80 pages, soft cover, full color,
from C&T Publishing.
Convergence quilts feature two or more fabrics cut into strips, sewn together, then cut and placed again. Nothing could be simpler--or magical! Every convergence quilt is a work of art! Ricky includes four different quilt projects to help you learn the different styles of Convergence quilts. Includes a gallery of phenomenal quilts to inspire you!

$23.95 [Add to Cart]

Stack A New Deck Book
by Karla Alexander

Soft cover, 96 pages, color,
from That Patchwork Place.
More great quilts in 4 easy steps. 18 new quilts feature a wide range of styles, but start from simple squares.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

New Cuts for New Quilts Book
by Karla Alexander

Soft cover, 96 pages, color,
from That Patchwork Place.
More ways to stack the deck!
17 new projects for this popular technique. Includes instructions to the original "Stack the Deck" technique--stack, slice, shuffle, and sew.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]

Strips 'n Curves Book
by Louisa Smith

Soft cover, 96 pages, color,
from C&T.
See basic strip piecing in a whole new light! In this book, the combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-piece quilts. Create one-of-a-kind quilts that look complicated, but are simple to construct.

$23.95 [Add to Cart]

Sun-Kissed Quilts & Crafts
by Barbara Baker & Jeri Boe

64 pages, soft cover, full color,
from C&T Publishing.
Learn how to do your own sun printing with this informative book. Simple painting, ordinary objects, and the sun are all you need to personalize fabric, paper, or ready made items.

$16.95 [Add to Cart]

Mercer Lane Book
by Sue Spargo

Soft cover, 36 pages, color cover with black & white inside pages.
Sue originally developed this colorful folk-art quilt as a block of the month.Iit is made from felted wool mixed with some quilting cottons. Beads and embroidered embellishments are used to add detail and texture.

$22.95 [Add to Cart]

Ginger Grove Book
by Sue Spargo

Soft cover, 56 pages, color cover with black & white inside pages.
Sue originally developed this folk-art quilt as a block of the month. 11 smaller projects of felted wool mixed with some quilting cottons can be combined to create the whole quilt. Beads and embroidered embellishments are used to add detail and texture.

$23.95 [Add to Cart]

Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts - A Must-Have Guide to Transforming & Printing Your Favorite Images on Fabric
by Cyndy Lyle Rymer
With Lynn Koolish

Soft cover, 96 pages, from C&T
Learn how to take images from your digital camera, scanner, or the internet; and then edit and modify them in Photoshop Elements to create fun and interesting effects. She shows methods to get the images onto fabric, and you all the things you can do with them once they're printed onto it. Includes instructions for 13 Quilt Projects and a gallery with more than 40 images of some truly amazing art quilts.

$27.95 [Add to Cart]

Sensational Sashiko
Japanese Quilting
and Applique by Machine
By Sharon Pederson

112 pages, soft cover, full color,
from That Patchwork Place
Combine two traditions --sashiko and Japanese family crests--in gorgeous quilts, all with the ease of your sewing machine!

$27.95 [Add to Cart]