Add words and phrases to your quilt projects using appliqué and embroidery in 6 different lettering styles.

You’ve got something unique to tell the world. What better way to get your message across than sewing your words into a quilt? Fiber artist and quilt designer Sam Hunter teaches you to say it all with 12 new projects featuring modern, paper-pieced text blocks. The book includes patterns of an easy-to-read font that includes lower- and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Sam covers everything you need to know about paper piecing, choosing fabrics, and designing your own quilted words. Use Sam’s designs to get started, and then stitch up your own words to give any occasion the ultimate personal touch.

Take our word for it - you'll love expressing yourself with Text It quilts! Share a sentiment, stitch an inspiring statement, or create cute and quirky messages in fabric. Use the letters, numbers, and symbols of seven different fonts, provided on pullout pattern sheets, to create 10 quilt and pillow patterns as shown in the book. Or personalize projects with one-of-a-kind wordplay! Applique text with a variety of techniques, including fusible, bias-strip, and needle-turn applique, plus English paper piecing. Mix and match lettering styles (choose from print and cursive), sizes, colors, and fabrics for layers of creative fun. From clever catchphrases to sayings that are good for the soul, choose just the right words to convey your thoughts in fabric.

From politics to poetry, the hottest trend in quilting today is using fabric and letters to say something on quilt tops. Quilters everywhere are excited to incorporate their favourite phrases, song lyrics, inspirational words, political statements, or just simple personalisation on a gifted quilt. And when creating heirloom quilts for family, quilters everywhere are looking for ways to personalise, customise, and use text to show their unique perspective. From award-winning quilts containing powerful messages to sweet portions of poetry for a baby's bedroom, these alphabets encourage complete freedom to piece one-of-a-kind quilts using the structure of the patterns Sarah Fielke provides. More than just a collection of letters, Sarah has been careful to provide something for everyone. From paper-piecing to applique to improv, her six alphabets allow readers to create symmetrical chunky block letters, sophisticated cursive, and whimsical improvisationally pieced letters - all supplied in both lower and upper case. It's the perfect blend: quilters will love having the structure and reliability of patterns with the possibility of total customisation.

Sew Raw-Edged Appliqué Onto Quilts, Purses, Pillows, Shirts, Dresses, Hoodies... You Name It!THIS LITTLE BOOKLET of appliqué alphabet patterns makes it easy to personalize handmade fabric projects with names and words, or the dates of special occasions like birthdays, wedding anniversaries, graduations. This booklet includes a complete alphabet of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers from 0 to 9, and a few commonly used symbols. Includes instructions for fusing and sewing letters and numbers onto fabric projects.See more quilting books by best-selling author Felicity Walker, and sign up for Felicity's free quilting newsletter at QuiltersDiary.com.

Fall in Love with Appliqué! Learn to add beautiful appliqué to any quilt by hand or machine. 7 charming quilts get you started. 3 hand appliqué techniques: needle-turn, raw-edged, and reverse appliqué. 3 machine appliqué techniques: invisible, raw-edged, and free-motion appliqué. From beloved teacher and TV/Internet host Alex Anderson. Beloved quilting teacher and TV personality Alex Anderson shows you how easy it is to enhance any quilt with appliquéd flowers, leaves, hearts, and other shapes.

It's Easy To Sew Art When You Know The Simple Secrets! In this book you will find the inspiring story of how I became an artist and I'll teach you the easy way to become an artist too. I will teach you my award winning Contoured Pixel Technique. You will master the Core Concepts that make sewing art easy. Follow me and you'll be making fine art with a sewing machine and ordinary fabrics (easily found at any fabric store) very quickly. The diagrams and instructions make this modern quilting process so easy to understand that even a beginner can do it! Each book comes with a free online video course to guide you. The Techniques Are Easy! Read This Book And Learn: How to choose the perfect image! How to make your fabric look like paint! How to use thread like it's a paint brush!