Go beyond basic scrap quilts with this guide to turning fabric bits snips into striking modern art quilts—featuring 8 quick and easy projects. In Scrappy Bits Applique, fabric designer and quilt artist Shannon Brinkley shares her secrets to putting sewing room scraps to use. With her easy stitching and collage techniques, she shows how simplicity can produce dramatic results. Shannon’s “scrappy” approach to quilting uses a fast raw-edged technique. With step-by-step instructions, she teaches you how to intuitively choose, cut, and sew bits of fabric to create a collage of unique images and textures. Included are eight engaging quilt projects to try out your new skills.

Learn how to use felt, cotton, and linen to create beautifully layered designs full of texture and contrast, then embellish with just a handful of basic embroidery stitches.

Your Complete Reference For All Things Appliqué. A comprehensive workbook on the most popular appliqué techniques. Plenty of photos and illustrations to help you along the way, plus a gorgeous gallery of quilts and other projects. Learn how to choose appliqué techniques with confidence for the perfect quilt, every time. Give new life to your quilts with design principles that engage the eye.

Turn cut-paper snowflakes into intricate fabric sewflakes that add dazzle to your quilts. 5 projects.

A fresh take on quilting and appliqueÌ ! Kevin Kosbab shows quilters that not only is appliqueÌ fun and easy to do, it can open up a world of design possibilities. The Quilter's AppliqueÌ Workshop teaches you everything you need to know to create appliqueÌ â€"both as embellishment and as the focus of projects. The book is divided into three sections that each explores a basic appliqueÌ approach: raw-edge, prepared-edge, and needle-turn appliqueÌ . Each section includes detailed instructions, tips, and illustrations. Twelve home-decor projects, including bed quilts, wall quilts, table runners/toppers, and pillows, illustrate the techniques and allow you to explore more specialized methods such as broderie perse, felt appliqueÌ , and bias-tape appliqueÌ . The Quilter's AppliqueÌ Workshop gives you the tools to mix and match appliqueÌ techniques and create any design you can imagine.

Bringing a wealth of essential and new applique techniques to the modern sewist.

"Classic embroidery motifs are made new with fresh color combinations using cotton and wool thread"--Back cover.