Pippa Eccles Armbrester is a creative designer whose vibrant patterns make outstanding use of bold colors and simple shapes. You'll love her relaxed approach as she balances technique with improvisation--with color-saturated, eye-popping results! Enjoy 16 innovative designs featuring bright solid fabrics stitched into bold geometric motifs Use applique and other techniques to create practical items from bed quilts to pillows, place mats, and table runners Make quick projects that are ideal for gifts and for using up your scraps

Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to expand on traditions and use fabrics, patterns, colors, and stitching innovatively to create exciting fresh designs. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, quilts, tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity — wherever it leads.

Featuring selected patterns from popular Martingale books, this assortment is full of pretty and practical sewing projects. Enjoy the works of talented designers Pippa Eccles Armbrester, Cassie Barden, Linda Lum DeBono, Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson, Adrienne Smitke, and Janis Stob and Margaret Linderman for Fig Tree & Co. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you'll find plenty of designs you can't wait to go sew. Get outstanding value with 13 well-designed, fun-to-sew projects to make life easier--and more colorful Choose from bags, place mats, aprons, a pin cushion, and even a curling-iron cozy, and create fabulous gifts Find helpful tips and excellent instructions for a variety of sewing techniques

· On trend contemporary projects that modernize traditional blocks, embrace minimalism, and rely on bold colors and contrast · Contains 12 modern quilt patterns that are great for any level sewer · Build skills with step-by-step instruction and photography, and tips on piecing, hand or machine appliqué and quilting, and finishing · Color theory, fabric selection, and elements of design are all clearly explained · Author Stephanie Soebbing is a savvy social media marketer with an e-commerce site, weekly podcast, and 40,000+ online followers

The complete go-to guide for all things embroidery! Everything embroidery bundled into one helpful how-to guide! Expert embroiderer Christen Brown breaks down 500+ stitches from the basics for beginners to more complex designs for advanced stitchers. Stitches range from Lazy Daisy, French Knot, Herringbone, Capped, Chevron, and so much more. Create intricate art like Christen with projects such as psychedelic balloons, mushroom gardens, and flowered embroidered spirals. Bursting with color and beads, designs are perfect for contemporary embroidery art or crazy quilting. Start simple and learn how to choose tools and threads, achieve the perfect stitch, and then start designing your unique embroidery project. From basic stitches to complex combinations each of the 500+ designs comes with step-by-step instructions Mix it up and learn how to change the position of the stitch and use the distance between points Best-selling author Christen Brown provides expert guidance for all, including tips and instructions for left-handed embroiderers

Circles made easy! Discover the excitement of working with curves in this color-splashed book. Learn the latest tricks for cutting and sewing circles; then apply your new skills in eight creative projects Choose from small wall hangings to twin-size quilts in both contemporary and traditional designs; a gallery of quilts provides even more inspiration Find essential tips on machine appliqueing circles and fun ways to embellish with threads, decorative fabrics, and beads