From the award-winning expert whose masterful quilting appears on many of Kim Diehl's popular projects, here is your guide to creating beautiful machine-quilting designs. Deborah M. Poole has the motto "You can do it," and in this book she shows you how. "Deborah's wonderful designs, and the precision with which she stitches them, are truly the icing on the cake when I make my quilts. Her knowledge, expertise, and approachable techniques make it possible to elevate even the simplest of quilts into heirlooms."Kim Diehl Follow step-by-step instructions to make feathers, create curved cross-hatching, and fit a design to the quilt border on either a long-arm or home sewing machine See well-illustrated examples of the thread path and achieve such uniform freehand designs that they'll look computer generated Gain the skill and confidence to tackle a difficult pattern; Deborah makes artistic designs simple to stitch

This work allows readers to eliminate the guessing games and take their cue directly from their quilt for planning the most complementary quilting design. The unique four-step approach covers four major quilt groups: traditional, contemporary, art, and children's.

The author of 1, 2, 3 Sew brings her creative skill-building approach to beginning and intermediate quilters—with two dozen projects included. In this book, expert seamstress and craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker shares her fun building-block approach to quilting. Organized by quilting shapes—squares, triangles, hexagons, circles, flowers, stars, and diamonds—this easy-to-follow guide provides a simple way to master the elements of quilt design. Twenty-four projects progress in difficulty, allowing you to develop your technical skills as you work through the book. From the minimal Argyle Apron to the stylish Hexagon Handbag and more intricate Star Quilt, these modern, bright designs will appeal to beginning and intermediate quilters alike.

Create your own stunning heirlooms with these full-sized designs. Simple instructions and clear diagrams will assist needleworkers at all levels of expertise through every step, from transferring designs to quilting stitches.

A Smooth Path for Your Quilting 80 original continuous-line designs for hand or machine quilting Spend less time starting, stopping, and securing stitches Visual design index makes it easy to find the best patterns for your quilt Includes tips on machine quilting, marking, and background stitching Best-selling author Hari Walner is back with brand new quilting patterns and also variations on old favorites. This book has something for everyone, from sophisticated motifs to sweet animal faces. Directional diagrams make it easy to smoothly stitch your design from start to finish in one continuous line.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Quiltingprovides step-by-step instructions for the different quilting styles-from applique to patchwork. It also includes- The updated edition of an already popular book, now in the over-sized Illustrated format. Includes more than 200 photographs and helpful line drawings. All new patterns, plus a new 16-page color insert (20-25 color photos). Step-by-step directions help even beginners learn to quilt more easily.

You Don’t Need to be an Artist to Quilt Like One! Whether you want to tackle your stack of UFOs, or design the quilting as you plan your quilts, Kathy’s free-form quilting methods will give you the skills and confidence you need. You’ll learn how to decide what to quilt and where to quilt it - and have fun in the process! 6 projects give you lots of opportunities to practice your quilting skills. Find design inspiration in fabric, nature, gardens, and more! Turn your ideas into drawings, and turn drawings into continuous-line designs. Complete discussion of tools, supplies, and machine quilting basics.