Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex-the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you'll learn advanced bag-making techniques: adding interior and exterior zippered pockets, a cargo pocket, adjustable straps with buckles and eyelets, purse feet, and a swivel hook. The perfect accessory for your backpack, the woven wristlet attaches to the bag, but you'll love to carry it solo! 40 pages with 3 pattern sheets.
Sharing her passion for applique, experienced teacher and author Annie Smith teaches you everything you need to know to sew the quilt of your dreams! This colorful guide to hand and machine applique includes step-by-step techniques, plus advice on fabric selection, choosing supplies, and working... Read more
Finish your quilt strong with a polished and professional touch! From borders to binding (with batting in between) this is the perfect reference tool with step-by-step instructions on how to complete each finishing touch. Go from ordinary to extraordinary with over 100 different border options to... Read more
Scared of the serger? Don't be! From the best-selling A Field Guide series, this visual guide will help you get to know your serger from the inside out. Learn how to thread an overlocking sewing machine and achieve beautiful results with both basic and specialty stitches.
The ultimate no-math reference for quilters is back and better than ever, with 110 traditional quilt blocks in 5 sizes each! Ultra-portable and indispensible, this updated reference keeps the cutting instructions at your fingertips with more blocks, more diagrams, and more practical tips. Highlights... Read more
This mini forty-eight-page book is packed with mega information on all the key sashiko basics! Best-selling author Sylvia Pippen shares everything from a bit of history and applications for sashiko to the necessary supplies, how to mark the designs, and stitching techniques. Even learn how to create... Read more
Learn to flawlessly construct basic quilting blocks with this pocket guide. Includes techniques and foolproof tips to solve common construction problems for basic quilt blocks.
Print, paint, stamp, and stitch...it's never been so fun to design as it is with kraft-tex! Discover the incredibly durable paper that looks, feels, and wears like leather, but sews just like fabric. Modern designers share twelve clever kraft-tex projects plus six bonus ideas, from bags and wallets to coasters and embroidered bracelets, proving there's something for everyone.
When it comes to using paper in your quilt designs, there are two techniques you can use - English paper piecing (EPP), or foundation paper piecing (FPP). Normally, quilters are devoted to a particular paper piecing camp, but for those on the fence or anyone interested in trying and mastering both,... Read more
Another exciting book filled with more than 40 projects for fitting either a king size or a queen size bed. Each unique design was created with Deb's Rapid Fire Hunter's Star - Large Star tool and streamlined construction techniques. All projects are constructed using the same 9" block size and several simple fabric formulas. Be inspired and amazed at the results!
You gotta weave it to believe it! Learn fabric weaving with 12 fun projects for crafters, garment sewists, and quilters. Try out simple, classic patterns incorporating woven textiles anywhere you'd use fabric! Authors: Boudreaux, Mathew/Curtis, Tara J
The ultimate no-math reference for quilters! Now in an easy-to-use reference guide size, this updated block tool includes 110 authentic blocks from America's first mail-order pattern company, the Ladies' Art Company. Each block has instructions for 5 sizes, design details, construction diagrams,... Read more
Learn the basics of paper piecing with renowned teacher Carol Doak. Create your own wall quilt by sewing blocks that can be completed in 3 simple steps!
This mini pocket guide is packed with information curated for quilting beginners! Once you've found your perfect pattern, use this guide to lead you through the piecing and quilting process to answer all of your questions along the way. Best-selling author Angela Walters shares the basics on how to... Read more
Want inspiration for your straight-line quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs and will lie flat on your work surface or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The fourth in our Quilting Inspiration series, this visual guide is... Read more
Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs-JUST designs-and will lay flat on your work surface or your quilt to keep your hands on the quilt and that needle moving! The first in a new series, this visual guide is filled... Read more
One-Block Wonder expert and best-selling author Maxine Rosenthal, along with fellow quilter Nancy Miller, teach quilters the endless ways to turn preprinted fabric panels into fabulous blocks. Learn how to arrange One-Block Wonder hexagons around a panel, how to blend hexagon colors into the panel, and how to sew it all together.
Add warmth and texture to your home with wool applique. Sewing in the popular folk-art style, you'll stitch fifteen projects, including thirteen heirloom-worthy table mats and two versions of an Advent calendar. Learn how reverse applique brings depth and color to your handwork without the bulk of... Read more
Create a stunning quilt that will have your friends asking, "How did you do that?" Believe it or not, these attention-grabbing projects come together with straight rows of simple shapes. You'll learn how to sew 12 visually arresting quilts each in 4 colorways giving you dozens of dynamic options.
How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? How do you make bias binding?
The All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fast answers to these and dozens of other quilting questions! Now... Read more
Turn panels into one-of-a-kind quilts! Learn the process of making a panel quilt and explore how to square up selections, work with challenging measurements, and use different types of settings.
With its radiant beams and calculated curves, the New York Beauty quilt has always been a showstopper. Now you can make your own jaw-dropping Australian wedding quilt with Cinzia White, the esteemed designer behind The Storyteller's Sampler Quilt. This queen-size bed quilt boasts 54 gorgeous New... Read more
Turn treasured tees into something brand new-a T-shirt quilt! Capture the memories of a special time, starting with a quick pillow project or a baby quilt made from onesies, and work your way up to bed quilts in multiple sizes. Learn the secrets to choosing shirts, centering and cutting out around a... Read more