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"These cheery quilts demonstrate the versatility of charm squares and will inspire quilters to make use of these popular precuts." —Library Journal Mind your Ps and Qs . . . precuts and quilt blocks, that is! Popular designer Vanessa Goertzen puts charm squares to the test with 18 projects using precut 5" x 5" squares. Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more. Using precuts...

This brand new technique is all about texture, movement, sparkle, and swirl.

Sewists of all skill levels can easily create quilts of various sizes from just one block with this step-by-step guide. Back to square one. Here are 22 exciting quilts, and all you need is one simple block pattern to make each one! From throws and wall hangings to queen-sized blankets, sewists of all skill levels will be inspired to create something new by manipulating this one simple block pattern with interesting fabrics, unusual shapes, and expressive...

Never let your favorite precuts go to waste again Have you ever bought the perfect stack of fat quarters, only to see that same bundle decorating your shelf two years later? Give stashed fabrics new life with 13 quilt patterns to make the most of your precut collection! Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama, both of Seams Like a Dream Quilt Designs, show you the basics of how to quilt from your stash, with a special focus on color,...

From wall hangings to full-size bed quilts, these 14 fun stash-busting projects take string quilts in a new direction. Mary M. Hogan uses strips and scraps of fabric to reimagine traditional and beloved quilt blocks as string blocks.

"Bright and modern quilts that are quick to cut and sew. Designs from popular quilters Alethea Ballard, Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting, Alissa Haight Carlton, Cherri House, Amanda Murphy, Camille Roskelley, Kim Schaefer, Sweetwater, Amy Walsh, and Angela Walters. Huge variety of designs using both prints and solids. Graphic quilts using traditional techniques are fast and fun to make." --Provided by publisher.

Camille Roskelley, best-selling author of "Simplify with Camille Roskelley", puts a brand new spin on traditional-block quilting. By exploring modern print combinations and employing innovative techniques such as supersizing blocks, Camille offers a fresh interpretation of classic blocks in twelve achievable projects. All of the projects are simple enough for beginners. There are easy to piece using precuts, yardage, and scrap fabrics.Tthe author's...

Antique scrap quilts can be the most humble of quilts and, at the same time, the most complicated of all quilts to understand. Roberta Horton shows her techniques for making a scrap quilt, including how to free-hand cut shapes for a folk-art look. A selection of block patterns is provided, with possibilities for pieced, pieced-and-appliqued, and folk-art scrap quilts. Roberta shares advice on the interaction of fabrics within a quilt and how to choose...

"In this fun and practical introduction to patchwork and quilting, well-known TV personality Sarah Payne leads you through a series of techniques to build up your skills. Each chapter includes a number of different-sized step-by-step projects, including quilts, cushions, tote bags and table runners. Sarah discusses different shapes (squares, circles, triangles) and different techniques (appliqué, piecing blocks and curved piecing) in turn. She also...

The quilter and author of 21 Terrific Patchwork Bags is back with stunning new quilted bag designs in this illustrated step-by-step project guide. Acclaimed quilt designer Susan Briscoe presents another twenty-one patchwork bag projects based on thirteen original designs. From exquisite evening bags to portfolios, saddle bags, backpacks, and more, each project is presented with step-by-step instructions, photographs, and piecing diagrams, allowing...