Paper-pieced projects to sew all year long Quilt your way through the calendar with Mary Hertel's cute and oh-so-easy paper-pieced blocks! Assemble 24 blocks, with a pair of pretty paper-pieced designs for every month of the year. Seasonal motifs like snowmen, gnomes, butterflies, and turkeys impress, along with some adorable dressed-up dogs and cats. Each paper-pieced 8” square block is scrap-friendly and worthy to be the centerpiece of 7 fun projects from mini quilts to hand towels and a baby bib. Sew seasonal gifts and holiday home decor that's anything but ordinary—even mixing and matching the blocks with project ideas from Mary's previous books to multiply your creativity! Paper-piece 24 blocks! Stitch 2 seasonal designs for each month of the calendar Mix-and-match themes in 7 creative projects—mini quilts, hand towels, a pillow, baby quilt, and baby bib Easy, cute, and fun paper-piecing that will delight Mary Hertel's fans

Yes -- you can make a wonderful work of art -- and you don't have to be an experienced paper piecer to do it! Learn to push the easy technique of paper piecing in new directions with 12 lovely seasonal quilts.

Features one quilt setting, an on-point square-in-a-square for displaying interchangeable blocks

This volume contains 16 quilt projects, from designs for beginners, through intermediate, to challenging. There are instructions for paper piecing techniques and quilt construction, along with tips for successful sewing. Each project has been chosen from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.

Create and customize fun, stylish bags with these projects using paper piecing, from the author of Sew Magical. With all they do for us, don’t purses deserve to have a little fun? Sew 6 easy bags for your everyday life, each featuring an adorable 8? paper-pieced block. Add an airplane pocket to your travel bag or a fancy fox to your drawstring tote—just sew by number and have fun watching the images appear! Use any block with any bag, and save some extra blocks for fun quilts, pillows, or potholders—you’ll make an endless array of personalized gifts for friends and family. Paper piece with less waste thanks to the author’s time-saving tips! • Pick your bag and pick your block for playful totes with paper-pieced blocks in 96 combinations • Bags so cute, you can’t make just one! Sew 6 versatile projects from a market tote to a messenger bag • Personalize your bags with 16 crazy-cute paper-pieced blocks—each with full-size templates

"Today's quilter sews fabric to a paper or fabric backing...This method is particularly effective for the exacting work of miniature piecing, as it is easy to learn and an excellent choice for the novice. This book, with its rating system and full color throughout, presents hundreds of ideas, beginning with the easiest (pinwheel, rose, or star), then moderate...and difficult...Those searching for multicultural projects will find whole chapters with Asian and African themes. Thoughtful instructions and freshness make this a must buy for collections whose patrons expect currency and innovation in their sewing and craft books."--Booklist.