"Modern quilt design with easy curves and straight lines. Move beyond common circle-quilt desings to tackle curved piecing with ease. Add strips to curved piecing and use color to add depth for a simply way to make complex quilts. Piece black-based layouts and improv designs ranging from simple to advanced." --back cover

"This book shows great ways (18 projects) to use a single charm pack with an additional fabric and a background fabric to make a quilt"--Provided by publisher.

Quilters will be delight in this book featuring the earliest dated piece of British patchwork--the 1718 coverlet. The 1718 coverlet is the earliest known British patchwork that has a date worked into the piece and forms a benchmark against which all other rare survivors of early 18th century patchwork can be compared. Step back in time and learn how to recreate each of the stunning 69 blocks by just following the detailed instructions offered in the...

Don't let the important occasions in life pass you by. Quilt them! Gift meaningful milestone quilts for religious celebrations, graduations, anniversaries, important birthdays, and more. Best-selling author and fabric designer Amanda Murphy presents 10 projects and 18 designs to celebrate life's hallmark moments. Space is cleverly, built into the designs so you can personalize them with numbers, dates, messages, and signatures. Amanda's patterns are...

"When piecing just won’t cut it, fusing is the answer! Circles, triangles, curved edges, lines—with no seams to sew, no shape is off limits. Award-winning fiber artist Sue Bleiweiss introduces you to modern quilt design, with an intro to fusible fabric art and seven satisfying appliqué projects to help you realize the freedom of fusing. Enjoy free-motion quilting advice for a flawless finish; learn how to write an artist’s statement; and get...

Are you ready to take the challenge? Embark on a creative journey to design the kind of quilts you've always wanted to make! Proving that two minds are better than one, experienced quilters Wendy Hill and Pat Pease take on 7 quilt challenges, including designing a new twist on an old block and quilting with unconventional materials. Sew alongside them-by yourself, with a friend, or in a group-as you nurture your own voice of self-expression. Learn...

Joen Wolfrom’s classic guide to creating with color has been completely updated to make it even easier to enhance your creative work with the beauty of well-chosen colors. Joen covers it all, from color combining basics to how to use nature’s tricks to create an illusion of depth, reflections, shadows, and highlights. Learn the emotional and physical effects of colors and much more—all richly illustrated with photos of nature and of 100 beautiful...

Best-selling author, Quiltmaker columnist, and teacher Bonnie K. Hunter shares 12 multicolored scrap-quilt patterns in her signature style. Learn how to sew leftover strips into usable fabric that's readily available for projects with Bonnie's easy-to-use Scrap User's System. This complete guide to scrap quilting includes full-size templates, 2 paper-piecing patterns, and a full chapter on quiltmaking basics.

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 on neutrals,...

Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts. Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book. 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...