Quilting expert Eleanor Burns introduces two classic quilt patterns that are combined to make this beautiful Orion's Star Quilt. The Evening Star centers are flawlessly made using the Quilt in a Day unique Flying Geese method. Then they are surrounded by two complementary colors using easy strip piecing to form logs. Yardage charts are written for all quilt sizes, wall hangings through king.

We can bend time and place with poetry, with songs. Along with illustrations by Ernest Whitemen, one finds in this work a map of the journey each of us must complete, wittingly or not, as children and exiles of the Americas... I have long admired Roberta Hill Whiteman and celebrate that, with this book, her poems have become more possible in this country -- Carolyn Forché.

If you think neutral fabrics are only for backgrounds and blending, you're in for a pleasant surprise. See what can happen when sophisticated taupes, warm browns, rich creams, and contemporary grays take center stage. Enjoy elegant pieced and appliquéd designs that redefine "neutrals" and open up new possibilities for black, white, gray, beige, and more Choose from 12 projects with timeless appeal, including quilts, pillows, a square table topper, and a mantel scarf Create stash-busting scrappy projects that can be used year-round, work in any home and with all decors, and make ideal gifts

Piece together lovely star quilts in less than half the time with the help of directions that are easy enough for beginners. Revolutionary template-free cutting and piecing methods help create 12 variations of quilt patterns, including Pennsylvania Star, Children's Pinwheel, Lone Star Flower, more. 15 full-color illustrations. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, diagrams.

Presents instructions for creating thirteen traditional patterns that gained popularity in the 1930s.

Make Big, Beautiful Lone Stars Without Cutting or Piecing a Single Diamond! 14 elegant Lone Star blocks put a shine into any room-and you make them entirely from easy squares and rectangles! Each star pattern includes directions to make quilts of 4 different sizes, from wallhangings to king-size bed quilts. 4 elegant quilt settings to mix and match with any Lone Star block for a huge variety of looks. 2 quilting designs for each star give you detailed guidance for machine- or hand-quilting. 14 bonus wallhangings and instructions for 4 pieced backings make great use of the cutoff trimmings from your blocks. If you love Lone Star quilts, you'll find enough star blocks, settings, and bonus patterns here to keep you quilting for a long, long time. You won't believe how easy they are until you've tried Nancy's Diamond-Free® technique that turns squares and rectangles into stars with perfect points and no y-seams!