Modern Selvage Quilting
Title | Modern Selvage Quilting PDF eBook |
Author | Riel Nason |
Publisher | C&T Publishing Inc |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2016-03-21 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1617450847 |
Learn to use every last bit of fabric with three methods for sewing with selvages, plus 17 projects. Showcase your selvages the edgy way with 17 projects of all sizes! Like the ticket stubs you keep from a fabulous show, each selvage is a souvenir of a fabric you’ve selected and used. Incorporate these unique scraps with 3 easy-sew methods for narrow- and wide-cut selvages, plus a special trick for half-square triangles. Stretch your growing selvage collection with fabric yardage, and transform specific selvages into awe-inspiring projects from polka-dot pincushions to clever quilts. • Three easy methods for sewing with selvages, plus innovative half-square triangle technique • Waste not, want not! Use every last bit of fabric from your favorite designers • Clever, modern designs use yardage to help stretch even a small selvage collection into something fabulous Praise for Modern Selvage Quilting “This book has lots of projects to try and has very clear, easy to follow instructions! . . . If you are looking for something fun and a little different, why don't you try quilting with selvages?” —Christine Baker, Fairfield Road Designs
Growing Up Modern
Title | Growing Up Modern PDF eBook |
Author | Allison Harris |
Publisher | C&T Publishing Inc |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1607056534 |
Allison Harris shows how beginner and expert sewists alike can make a child's quilt that will be cherished for years to come. Growing Up Modern --16 Quilt Projects for Babies & Kids provides inspiration and guidance in 16 versatile keepsake projects. 7 of the patterns adapt to make crib- and twin-sized quilts. There's a comprehensive overview on quiltmaking basics, step-by-step instructions, and vibrant photographs to help you from start to finish. For those who believe that quilting is impossible when you have kids, the author (and mother of 3) includes helpful hints on finding the time and keeping it fun.
Modern Minimal
Title | Modern Minimal PDF eBook |
Author | Alissa Haight Carlton |
Publisher | C&T Publishing Inc |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1607054876 |
Bring sleek, modern aesthetics to your quilts with 20 “stylish yet deceivingly simple quilt patterns” in this “must-have book” (Modern Patchwork). A co-founder of The Modern Quilt Guild, Alissa Haight Carlton has been at the forefront of this exciting movement in quilting. In Modern Minimal, she shares twenty original patterns that use negative space and bold colors to make gorgeously elegant—and surprisingly simple—quilts. Along with these projects, Alissa explains quilting techniques such as straight, strip, and even improvisational piecing. These beginner-friendly designs are perfect for solid fabrics accented with your favorite prints.
Quilting the Garden
Title | Quilting the Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Barb Adams |
Publisher | Kansas City Star Books |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2004-10 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780975480410 |
Celebrate blooms and more as these bestselling authors combine the love of gardening and quilting. Two versions of quilts are presented, plus many projects.
Thoroughly Modern Dresden
Title | Thoroughly Modern Dresden PDF eBook |
Author | Anelie Belden |
Publisher | C&T Publishing Inc |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 2010-11-05 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1607051176 |
Not Your Grandmother's Dresden Plate Quilts! 13 lively new Dresden Plate quilts serve up a visual feast of contemporary colors and clever designs for all skill levels. Change up the look of your quilts with lots of variations on the basic Dresden Plate block and settings. Use breakthrough piecing techniques to put together a whole quilt of perfect blocks in a day. Check out the gallery of quilts to see how much fun Dresden Plates can be. Includes a complete set of templates for successful cutting, pressing, and placement. Forget everything you thought you knew about Dresden Plate quilts. The new Dresdens are colorful, clever, and fun-nothing stodgy or old-fashioned here! They're easy to make, too, with Anelie Belden's new stitch-and-flip technique. Try this fresh take on an old favorite.
Modern Triangle Quilts
Title | Modern Triangle Quilts PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Bryan |
Publisher | C&T Publishing Inc |
Pages | 171 |
Release | 2017-01-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1617453145 |
Ready to take the triangle challenge? Choose from 70 pieced modern triangle blocks and 11 exquisite quilts that wow! Fourth-generation quilter Rebecca Bryan is back—this time with beautiful 3-sided blocks sewn from pieced stripes, chevrons, curves, and more. A dedicated graphic design chapter will help you choose a winning color palette, play up unexpected elements, and achieve balance and symmetry. Grab your favorite ruler and the full-size block templates to create equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles with ease. With no tricky seams, these sampler blocks are perfect to mix and match.
Quilts from the Selvage Edge
Title | Quilts from the Selvage Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Griska |
Publisher | American Quilter's Society |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-10-04 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781574329575 |
'Cut off the selvages.' That s often the first thing new quilters learn about fabric in beginning classes. But what do you do with them? Throw them away? Never again! Not after you see the vivid and ingenious creations they can become. Here are quilts that will appeal to every scrapsaver and fabric stash owner. Karen s ingenious use of selvages turns them into fun and imaginative quilts. There are detailed, photo-illustrated instructions on how to make every shape block used in these quilts. Combine the selvage-pieced blocks with complementary fabrics for visually exciting and dramatic quilts. Karen shows you every step of the process for making these scrappiest of scrap quilt blocks. And you thought selvages were only to trim off!