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QUILT & QUILTING sa BABY BLANKET -- QUILTED sa BEDSPREAD sa CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & ORNAMENTS -- QUILTED sa CHRISTMAS STOCKING -- QUILTED sa CHRISTMAS TABLE LINEN -- QUILTED sa CHRISTMAS WALL HANGING -- QUILTED sa CLOTHING -- QUILTED sa COMFORTER sa MODEL & MINIATURE QUILT & QUILTING sa PATCHWORK sa PICTURE -- QUILTED sa PILLOW -- QUILTED sa POTHOLDER -- QUILTED sa PURSE -- QUILTED sa QUILT & QUILTING -- APPLIQUED sa QUILT & QUILTING -- PIECED sa QUILT & QUILTING DESIGNS & PATTERNS sa QUILT & QUILTING FRAME sa QUILT & QUILTING GUILD sa QUILT DISPLAY sa QUILT STORAGE & PRESERVATION sa TABLE LINEN -- QUILTED sa TOTE BAG -- QUILTED sa TRAPUNTO sa WALL HANGING -- QUILTED xx BEDSPREAD xx NEEDLEWORK xx SEWING How to buy, display and love quilts. Advice from two experts. Includes a guide to elements common in quilts of different time periods from the 1840s through the 1920s. How to invest in a quilt. What you should know about fabric, fiber, appliqueing, piecing, quilting, and design. How to date a quilt. Contemporary quilt is a series of oversized tube-like humps that are stuffed with fiberfill. Lacy quilt made from flat sheets, lace tablecloth, and quilt batting. No-sew country quilt is made from white felt, with squares of colored felt glued in a patchwork pattern. How to make a twin-sized quilt. How to make comical animal quilts for children. How to make a quick quilt from patchwork fabric (or sheets) and dacron batting. This eight-page article looks at the folk art of quilting in the southwest and pictures many patterns. Patterns and instructions for a Bicentennial quilt and matching pillow shams can be ordered. Photo shows how to make a quilt from outgrown old clothes. Est. cost: $27. Patterns for eight wild flowers: Black-eyed Susan, Gilia, Violet, Clover, Dandelion, Bachelor's Button, California Poppy, and Hepatica. Instructions included for incorporating them into an embroidered pillow, a needlepoint pillow, a machine-appliqued pillow, a crib-sized quilt, a quick point rug, a punch needle rug, a crewel throw and a needlepoint mirror frame. Guidelines on buying quilt fabrics through mail-order suppliers. A collection of Mother Goose storybook dolls, pillows and a quilt to make from printed fabric. Squared drawings and instructions for painting your own fabric are included. Nursery rhymes represented are: The Knave of Hearts, Old Mother Hubbard, The Muffin Man, The Farmer's Wife with Three Blind Mice, Mary and her Little Lamb, Wee Willie Winkie, Polly Put the Kettle On, A Ten O'Clock Scholar, Little Bo-Peep, and Tom Tom the Piper's Son. Pre-printed quilt squares and fabric doll kit can also be ordered. How to choose a filler for quilts and coverlets, toys, pillows, etc. Fabric dollhouse to quilt, embroider, applique and paint. Can be used as a quilt, wall hanging or bed headboard. Patterns for an inside view and an outside view are included or preprinted fabric can be ordered. Yo-yo quilt made from puckered circles of calico. Suggestions on how to make your own "Friendship" quilt squares and assemble them into a quilt. Nautical-look linens. A quilt and matching throw pillows made by adding bias tape to muslin. Est. cost: $37. Cats for every project. Delightful assortment of cat designs that can be translated into quilt blocks, pillows, Christmas tree ornaments, a mantle stocking or a skirt for under a Christmas tree. Quick and easy quilting. Instant heirloom quilt has six block designs painted on muslin squares and around the border. Squares are sewn to a quilt batt and muslin backing and then quilted around the painted motifs. How to print a quilt with tulips and hearts pattern, using linoleum block printing. Estimated cost: $16. One-step quilting. Includes 6 quilting patterns and instructions for making (1) a quilt, (2) a cornice, (3) an apron, (4) a tote, (5) a fan-shaped box, (6) pillows and (7) seat cushions. Quilt is decorated with colorful children engaged in a variety of activities. Locust Grove quilt. Reproduction of a quilt found in the home of General George Rogers Clark (Louisville, KY). Autograph (friendship) quilt. Each colorful square contains an autograph which is made permanent by over stitching with a zigzag stitch. Friendship sampler quilt based on an 1852 coverlet from the Woodland Plantation. Finished size: 82"x94". Animal crafts projects. Pattern for fair isle cat, cross-stitch bear, patchwork pig, tapestry cow or crewel sheep are worked into pillows, stuffed toys, quilts, pictures, etc. Make a friendship tulip quilt with no borders. Est. cost: $60. Make a lap quilt with a one-stitch rose pattern. Painted and embroidered "animal" quilt for a child's room. No-sew "quilts." (1) Paint a 24"-square Amish-inspired "quilt" on a wall. (2) Wallpaper a "log cabin" quilt design on a wall using rectangles cut from old wallpaper books. (3) Paint a quilt design on a porch floor so it looks like a rug. "Garden Path" quilt. Reversible, woven-look strip quilt for a double bed features intertwined tubes of lightly stuffed fabric. Est. cost: $98. Tips on materials that will make the difference in quilting projects. The basics of quilting. Includes what fabrics and batting to use and simple construction hints. How to make wool batting for quilts. Quick-tuck quilting. Star quilt block (24" square) is created by tucking fabric into plastic foam. Floral stenciled quilt. All-white, machine-quilted quilt and pillow sham are stenciled with a ribbons and carnations motif creating a scalloped effect. Mock quilt block (7"x7") is made by tucking fabric triangles into scored lines on foam board. An ideal Mother's Day project for children ages 7 and up. "It's a Child's World" quilt is made up of 15" quilt blocks that are reproductions of a child's artwork. The blocks are pieced together with strips of a darker color to serve as a "frame" for each picture. Instructions for four quilts: (1) Album quilt. (2) Flower garden quilt. (3) Frame quilt. (4) Batik quilt. String-quilting technique is used to make colorful vests with your sewing machine. Technique is also used to make quilts, placemats, jackets, etc. How to make a king-size quilt and decorator pillows from handkerchiefs. Patterns and instructions for making a Bicentennial quilt. A look at quilts and quilting and instructions for making a patchwork pillow. How to make a string quilt. Instructions and pattern included. How to make a Friendship Quilt block and the entire quilt, with each block quilted by a different individual. Needlecraft from quilt block designs. Calico Bouquet pattern is used for a needlepoint pillow and a needlepoint rug. Quilt block is also furnished with instructions for assembly into a quilt top. Pink dogwood quilt. Tulip design quilts. Marigold pattern quilt. Schoolhouse pattern quilt. Village square quilt. (1) Satin ghost to hang from tree branches. (2) Apple head witch doll. (3) Collection of cats quilt. Holly quilt. Calico hearts and a pastoral scene decorate this "Rainbow" quilt. Three projects to do with roses. (1) Soft-sculpture jewelry box. (2) Rose petal beads. (3) Rose motif quilt. "Apple Pie" motif quilt and pillow. Pillow worked in needlepoint. Getting started in string quilting. Springtime quilt features a large red tractor plowing up furrows of green earth. The background uses 42 log cabin blocks. Heirloom-quality quilt features an elegant stained-glass pattern. Made from polished cotton fabrics in rich-looking colors. Boldly designed quilt features an American Indian design. A survey of American quilts. Part 1. Clues to look for when trying to date a quilt. Includes trends in quilt design from 1776 through 1900. A survey of American quilts. Part 2. A look at quilting needlework, interlinings, backs and threads, borders, bindings, and size. How to care for and handle a quilt. Includes sketch showing how to affix a sleeve casing for hanging a quilt. How to make an heirloom quilt. The center of each square contains a genealogical reference (personal name, dates, etc.) penned with indelible ink. Making quilts by hand. Covers selection of a first pattern, fabric selection and preparation, making a template, making a sample block and stitching and construction of a quilt. Rose Wreath quilt. Finished quilt is 80" square. Tulip Quilt has nine large squares with bright stylized tulips separated by a bright green border and a large pillow panel with three tulips. Quilting just about everything you sew. Includes instructions for quilting your own fabric or buying prequilted fabric to use when sewing with standard patterns. Includes instructions on selecting, cutting and altering patterns when using quilted fabric. Questioning Quilt asks the riddle, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Squares show egg, hatching chick, chicken and rooster and nest of eggs. The seven-hour quilt and matching pillows. Apple quilt has two blocks, an apple and a cross-section of an apple. Patterns can alse be used to make pillows and three-dimensional wooden plaques. Graphic lap quilt features bold stripes of color. Designed by Jean Ray Laury. Unique 3-D flowers in a basket are featured on a quilt. Traditional rose garden quilt features pastel colors and delicate floral motifs. Dimensions: 85"x93". Candlewicking. (1) Daisy pillow. (2) Heart pillow. (3) Daisy quilt. Two quilts to make from flannel. (1) Fire-engine red with bold geometric design. (2) Pastel hues with a delicate butterfly motif. Photos of 51 prize winning quilts from the Good Housekeeping Great Quilt contest. Directions for making six of them furnished. (1) Ray of Light Medallion, (2) Quilted Montage, (3) Sunburst, (4) Hats & Patches, (5) Engagement Ring, and (6) Confetti. Decorating the country way. Six pages of photos show how Phyllis Hader, the quilt authority, incorporates quilts into her second home. Flock of sheep quilt. Fool-the-eye quilt. How to make a painted reproduction of your favorite quilt pattern. Make these 4 quilts inspired by the bible. Instructions given for two (Job's Tears and the Dove). Other instructions must be ordered. Quick Christmas quilt measures 87"x106". Uses preprinted squares that you simply machine quilt. Stitch yourself an old-fashioned Christmas. Wreaths, tree skirt, Rose of Sharon wall hanging, place mat, Christmas tree quilt, baskets, and girl's holiday party dress. Three elegant chintz quilts to make: (1) English Garden, (2) Play of Patterns, (3) Field of Roses. Stenciled quilts. General information on the old-time method of stencilling fabric with oil paints that are set with vinegar. Patterns for four reproductions of Early American quilts must be ordered. Quick quilt (36"x36") and matching tray (9"x9"x2"). No piecing needed, just quilt along preprinted lines. Photos of 51 prize winning quilts from the Good Housekeeping Great Quilt contest. General directions for making a quilt included, along with patterns and how-to for six of the winners. (1) Ray of Light Medallion, (2) Sunburst, (3) Confetti, (4) Engagement Ring, (5) Hats & Patches, (6) Quilted Montage. The basics of quilting by Erica Wilson. Handkerchief plaid quilt. Squares (8"x8") are sewn together and then stuffed. Finished quilt is edged by a ruffle. A guide to batting. Puss-in-the-Corner quilt. Uses strip-piecing technique and reverse applique for the cat silhouettes. "Square Pegs" trapunto wall hanging and quilt. Cat quilt, 84"x98", is a combination of brightly-colored patchwork and appliques of cats and tulips. Morning Glory Oriental satin quilt. 40"x60", for bed or floor mat. Quilt your memories. Suggestions on how to transform memories into quilt blocks in applique, patchwork or embroidery and how to put your blocks together in a quilt. Patterns included for: Sunbonnet Sue, Broken Dishes, Star, Basket, Pineapple, Square-in-Square, Log Cabin, Bear Paw, School House, and Aunt Sukey's Choice. Eyelet quilt. Eyelet and patterned sheets are used to make a delicate quilt. Rose quilt. Alphabet quilt. Each block is a different letter or number, embroidered with fanciful animals and silly characters. Made from checked gingham, the quilt measures 54"x86". "Bunnies in a Vegetable Garden" calico quilt. Urn pattern quilt bordered by four different vine motifs. A dust ruffle, pillow shams, tufted bed sheet quilt and matching curtains are sewn from printed bed sheets. One-color spread and matching pillow shams quilted with a large "basket-of-flowers" pattern. Sweet Ballerina bedroom theme. Includes instructions for ballerina doll and latch hook rug, along with candlewick windowpaned quilt. Instructions for lamp must be ordered. Tapestry inspired quilt, 30"x46", has bright bands of elaborate geometric motifs. Traditional Washington Cherry and Oak Quilt, 103"x120". Chained star pattern quilt and matching pillow are pieced, appliqued and quilted. Quilt a bedtime story. Quilt for a small child has a house with doors, windows and a roof that "open up" to reveal characters inside the house. Includes companion doll "Fritzie" who lives in house. Quilt and matching placemats feature the "Noonday Quilt" pattern. Quilt measures about 50" square. Paint yourself a quilt, Christmas stockings or tree skirt. How to batik a design by outlining with wax and painting with acrylics. You then quilt around the design for added emphasis. Tulip quilt with twenty different blocks is made with only 14 basic patterns. Stylized tulip motif repeats in each block with a slight variation. Measures 84"x102". Fifteen quilt squares featuring flower motifs are photographed. Instructions for seven are included and the others may be ordered. Prizewinning album quilt for a queen-size bed. Stencil a quilt. All of the "appliques" are easily stenciled with fabric paints. The only stitching that you do is to outline-quilt around the motifs and add a few other quilted touches. Matching pillow and floor cushion are done in the same easy technique. Beautiful dogwood blossoms in soft shades of pink are used to decorate a double-bed quilt. Instructions for a matching tissue-box cover and small lampshade are included. Sixteen winning quilt square designs from the "Quilt-A-Flower" contest. Includes instructions for eight of the squares. Large bouquet of flowers is stenciled on a sheet with colored paint and then quilted around each flower and in the background with 1" squares. "Bloom quilting" technique. Multiple fabric colors are layered, quilted in squares, and then slashed to let all of the colors show. Center each "bloom" with a tiny pearl button if desired. "Rainbow Trout" for a child's room. Instructions for a 42"x56" quilt, a pillow, a stuffed fish toy, and a mobile of five fish. Wedgewood Tulip quilt. Measures 86" square. The 32" center square can be made as a wall hanging. "Penguins in the Midnight Sun" comforter set. Includes instructions for quilt, pillows and a wall hanging. Patchwork and trapunto kite quilt for a single bed. Border is a four-color zigzag to simulate streaks of lightning. "To Capture The Fall" full-sized quilt has a scattering of leaves in autumn hues. "Winter" quilt for a double bed is pieced with an interlocking pine tree motif. Bunny appliques fill diamond blocks around the border. Quilt measures 88"x104". White wedding quilt features a pineapple medallion in the center and quarter medallions repeated in each corner. Scalloped border features a repeat of single pineapple motifs. Background is quilted in small diamond and diagonals. Two pineapples with plumes fold over the pillows. Quilt fits a queen size bed and measures 102"x112". "Spring Blooms" quilt. A dogwood and poppy bouquet with lattice-patterned vase and floral border are stenciled and then quilted by hand. Quilt measures 79"x82". "Flowers of the Holy Land" quilt, 33"x41", features twelve different floral sprays cross-stitched on quilt blocks of Aida cloth. When these block are assembled with a filler block they form a "linked chain" quilt motif. "Swirl Feather" quilted coverlet, 69"x89". The swirl-motif blocks alternate with unquilted squares. The quilt has a scalloped border. Blue and white ring-motif quilt, 81" square, has a scalloped border. Pattern of pieces used to form the rings create a "railroad-track" effect. "Flower basket" quilt, 69"x84", features a wide double-banded border and quilted scroll medallions. "Peaches 'n' Cream" quilt, 62"x87", is machine-pieced and hand-appliqued with a large cow motif in the center, surrounded by a border of peaches. The top and bottom borders feature cream-pitcher appliques. "Palm Leaf" quilt, 70"x103". Eight-pointed star quilt patch (square) worked in long-stitch needlepoint. Materials, tools and techniques to make a basic quilt. Create a child-inspired quilt. Squares are replicas of pictures drawn by a child. Make a cotton quilt which uses peanut-shaped polystyrene foam packaging material as the stuffing. Two quilts from one basic pattern, "Rainbow Houses" and "Ghost Town". Both feature strip piecing and reverse-appliqued house motifs. Designing a patchwork quilt. How to select colors, shapes and fabrics for your own design. Sundown Quilt designed by Mary Borkowski. Symphony in F Quilt. Old-fashioned biscuit quilt. "I Love a Parade" quilt and patriotic eagle banner. Techniques needed to draft and piece quilts precisely. Arabic I quilt. Incorporates circular and checkerboard shapes surrounded with a thick border of black polished cotton. Raindrops and rainbows quilt. Each of the 20 blocks consists of the same colorful representation of the sun, water, rain, and a rainbow. Checked gingham. Ideas for interesting things to do with this classic fabric. Includes smocking, cross-stitch embroidery, French knots, "spider webs", and quilting. Tested methods for making a group-effort quilt and using it to raise funds for your church or civic group. Christmas tree quilt is suitable for both bed and wall hanging. Birds and Cherries quilt. Full-sized quilt can be sewn on a machine. Includes some embroidery. Two quilts, one pattern. Make the "Colorama" or "Tornado winds" quilt. How to make a cathedral window quilt (coverlet) on the sewing machine. Sew a rainbow cathedral window or star cathedral window quilt. Make an "Autumn leaves falling" quilt. Make the all-machine sewn "Daybreak" quilt. Make a "The day the world changed colors" quilt. Sew Apache-inspired quilts. Machine pieced, hand quilted "Spring Things" quilt features a kite, cloud, birdhouse, shamrock, umbrella, mortar board, and tulip motifs. "Birds & Moon" pieced and quilted tapestry. Starry Night Quilt, a contemporary quilt with background shading. Stars over Hawaii quilt. Sunstar pattern quilt. "Along the River" quilt has rippling lines of blue across a field of black, green and white. Oriental Blossom Quilt has a center panel of flowers, bordered by Chinese characters. Hearts-and-arrows quilt and complimentary wall hangings. Jackie's tulip quilt. King-size peach blossom quilt. American Indian quilt based on a Kachina doll design with both Navajo and Seminole patchwork motifs for the border. Renaissance parquet quilt. Make a raised "rose" quilt. Crochet twelve different granny squares for quilts. Star motif (7"x7") is a needlepoint interpretation of a basic quilt-block pattern. Stitches include double Leviathan and diamond eyelet. General recommendations on how and where a quiltmaker should sign and date a quilt. Tips for quilters on how to piece curved seams. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Making the most of print fabrics. An explanation of a technique for exploring the placement of fabric design motifs within patches and blocks. Requires repeat-design fabric and the use of see-through templates. Includes information on estimating yardage, grain-line considerations, and marking patches. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Appli-piecing, an easy technique for piecing a quilt block by applying one patch to another in the manner of applique and sewing it on the right side with a blindstitch. Allows for checking the alignment of fabric designs and seams in intricate designs as piecing progresses. How to make a quilt. Easy lessons for beginners. Quilter's picture dictionary. The anatomy of a quilt. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Pieced blocks. Drawings and terms that describe quilt blocks and methods for piecing by hand and machine. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Twisted-fabric applique technique for use when an appliqued petal or leaf appears to be folded over. How to Make a Quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. The basics of making appliqued blocks. Quiltmaker's workshop. How to hand-color quilt blocks for a commemorative, personalized quilt. Procedures given for using three different coloring products (Crayola Fabric Crayons, Pentel Fabric Crayons and Niji Fabricolor Superfine Markers). Includes general guidelines on block size and tips on making the quilt that will highlight the artwork. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Strip-cutting, a time-saving method for cutting a large number of identical pieces. Diagrams are furnished for 22 different shapes. Includes a method for calculating needed fabric yardage. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Block frames. "Mayflowers," a selection of ten favorite quilt blocks from the 1930s. (1) Five Lilies. (2) Rose Trellis. (3) Original Tiger Lily. (4) Wild Rose and Squares. (5) Canadian Rose. (6) Peony. (7) Rosebud. (8) Iris. (9) Rock Rose. (10) Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Tips for using a rotary cutter for strip-cutting. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Sashing and setting squares. Ten quilt blocks that evoke vacation memories. Patterns for five blocks are furnished. (1) Mountains of the Moon. (2) Pine Tree and Cranberries. (3) Idaho: Gem of the Mountains. (4) Sunshine Over the Rockies. (5) Timberline. Quiltmaker's workshop. Tying quilts with creative touches. General guidelines on tying, project ideas, special effects, and a Victorian technique in which no ties touch the quilt top. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Pieced sashing and setting squares. "Treetop Serenade" quilt (62"x62") features seven blocks with appliqued bird motifs surrounded by pieced blocks that give the illusion of sky and trees. Part 1. Cardinal block. Quiltmaker's workshop. Techniques for writing on quilts. Suggests methods for embellishing your signature and instructions for making an embroidered medallion of floral vines to surround names or phrases. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Borders. Directions for the English paper method of piecing in which fabric shapes are basted over paper liners and whipped together along their edges. "Treetop Serenade" quilt. Part 2. Bluebird and Western Tanager blocks. Quiltmaker's workshop. Drafting star designs. Diagrams show how to draft designs based on squares and on circles. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Batting, lining and basting. "Treetop Serenade" quilt. Part 3. Bluethroat and Lazuli Bunting blocks. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Reverse applique technique explained. How to make a quilt. Quilter's picture dictionary. Hand quilting. "Treetop Serenade" quilt. Part 4. Painted Bunting and Bluejay blocks. How to make a quilt. Quilter's Picture Dictionary. Binding. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Machine applique techniques. "Hearts Aflutter" quilt, 42"x 65", features appliqued heart motifs in 48 rainbow colors. Quilting motifs within the blocks and on all four borders features a combination of hearts and scrolls. "Surface Study II" pieced quilt, 48"x 48", features four blocks composed of triangles radiating out from a central square. Sashes repeat this radiating design and border features triangles in a sawtooth pattern. "For Sylvia" pieced quilt, 54"x 63", features diagonal bands that create a gradual shift across the color spectrum. "Treetop Serenade" quilt, 62"x 62". Instructions for two patches that provide the background effect of trees and for the border. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Machine piecing shortcuts. Includes hints for rotary cutting. "Niobrara Star," 82"x 94", features a 12" block with triangular patches radiating off a central pinwheel to create a motif of an irregular star. Easy lessons on hand quilting. An explanation of what the quilting does and of the many forms that hand quilting may take. "Scrap Album" quilt, 72"x 72". Fifty-three 8" blocks create a checkerboard with zigzag squares. Plain border is set off by zigzag squares in each corner. "Treetop Serenade" quilt, 62"x 62". Assembly for assembly and quilting. Steps to accurate hand patchwork. A collection of tips on planning the quilt, selecting fabrics, selecting tools, pattern drafting, template making and marking, sewing, applique and finishing. "Friendship Braid" quilt, 62"x88", is a one-patch scrap quilt based on one made in New York State in the 1800s. Includes two methods for cutting the 5" charm squares. The pattern for a smaller patch is included to make a 21.5"x 36" version for a doll cradle or wall hanging. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Victorian penwork. Two techniques for reproducing the elaborate Copperplate Hand writing used to ink signatures and phrases on a quilt block. (1) Using a modern pen to create a 19th century look. (2) Using a photocopied that can be ironed onto fabric. A "Grandmother's Flower Garden" quilt with a twist. Helen Kelley describes how she included hexagon rings with an assortment of faces (poets, actors and politicians). Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. How to transfer the design to the quilt top. "Four Leaf Clover" quilt, 72.5"x 80.25", is based on a pattern that appeared in The Kansas City Star newspaper in 1935. Blocks pieced from curved scraps have nine-patch centers with four "arms" against a square with rounded corners. "Fancy Flower" applique' quilt block patterns based on the style of the mid 19th century Baltimore Album quilts. Part 1. Patterns are furnished for three groups of flowers, a stem of grapes and leaves, four leaf patterns and two vases. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Choosing dynamic color combinations. A system developed by quiltmaker Jinny Beyer for choosing and blending fabrics. "Jeannette's Lattice" quilt, 34"x 44". Three four-color bands, with twelve colors in all, are joined in strips and then cut into triangles. These triangles are joined with black diagonal strips and a brilliantly colored center square. Black sashes, also interspersed with colored squares, and black borders are used to complete the quilt. "Plaid Mariner's Compass" construction is explained in an interview with quiltmaker Judy Mathieson. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. Preparation of the quilt sandwich. "May Baskets" pieced scrap quilt in three sizes, a double-bed quilt (80"x 90"), lap quilt (60"x 75"), and wall quilt (30"x 30"). Quiltmaker's Workshop. The starch-and-press technique for speeding preparation of appliques. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" quilt, 49"x 49", features five diagonal blocks with tree motifs that have yellow ribbons around their trunks. These blocks are set against a background that features a looped ribbon and bows motif. "Yellow Ribbons" quilt, 70.5"x91.5", alternates plain blocks and pieced "bow-tie" blocks. "Run for the Roses" quilt, 66"x 88", is a quick-and-easy project in which five-color bands are cut into 10.5" blocks. These blocks are interspersec with narrow sashes and squares and bordered with a two-colored band and corner squares. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. Choosing a frame, hoop or one's lap for quilting. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Making sampler quilts. General hints about getting started, selecting fabrics and block patterns. Six sampler quilts are shown as examples. "Roses in a Garden Maze" quiltmaker Mary Virginia McDaris is interviewed on techniques she used in making the quilt. Four applique' block patterns ("Radical Rose", "President's Wreath", "Wild Rose", and "Bridal Wreath") from the quilt are furnished, along with directions for sewing the Garden Maze lattice setting so make either a 48"x 48" wall quilt or a 89"x 110" full-size quilt. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. The quilting stitch. "Tangled Briars" pieced quilt, 62"x 86", uses a 1930s Laura Wheeler pattern. "Amish Mosaic" quilt, 44"x 53.5", is a quick-and-easy project that features light and medium colored squares set into a 5-patch "X" motif against a black background in each block. The twenty blocks are separated by two-colored sashes and bordered with black. "Pastel People Places" quilt, 81"x 99", features 20 house-motif blocks. "Calico Cat Puzzle" quilt, 48"x 48", is a quick and easy project. Thirty-six cat motifs, turned in varying directions, are framed with quilted "Meow" and "Purrrr" motifs. What every quilter needs to know about copyright. Covers information on videotapes, on photocopying and other methods of duplication, on writing for copyright permission, and on how to copyright your own works. "Mrs. MacGregor's Garden," 52"x 52" appliqued wall quilt. Part 1. Two 8" blocks: "Morning Glories" and "Flower Pots. Techniques that can be used for quilting on a trip. Tips on preparing work to take on a journey, tips on some notions to take along and how to pack them. Dorothy Finley, quilter of the award-winning "Old Soldier Rose" quilt, is interviewed on the techniques she used. Quiltmaker's Workshop. No-template applique'. Describes techniques for applique' by machine, by hand, and reverse applique' by hand. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. How to do the quilting stitch. "Buzz Saw Charm" scrap quilt, 87"x 87", features an interlocking pattern of sawtooth triangles in the sash rows. Triangles correspond to the fabrics of the blocks they edge. Includes description of a strip-piecing method for making the sawtooth sashes. Irma Gail Hatcher, maker of "Ozark Oaks" quilt, interviewed on the techniques she used to make the quilt that combines pieced tree blocks and appliqued leaves and vines in a sawtooth border. "Mrs. MacGregor's Garden" applique quilt, 52"x 52". Part 2. Punpkin and strawberry blocks. "Pansy Circle" applique' quilt, 36"x 36", is an updated version of a 1930s pattern, "Golden Glow" (also called "Red Dahlia"). Circle patches gathered to make yo-yos are appliqued at the center of pieced and gathered pettals. Bias strips and leaves are appliqued around the "pansies." Pieced fan motifs accent the corners. "Apple Basket" applique quilt, 72"x 96". Blocks with appliqued apples-in-a-basket motif alternate with strip-pieced blocks. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. Tools for designing and drafting quilting patterns. Quiltmaker's Workshop. How to use machine sewing to add a mitered border to a quilt. "Stars & Stripes" mini-quilt, 24"x 28", is made using the paper-piecing method for perfectly fitting patches. "Mrs. MacGregor's Garden" appliqued quilt, 52"x 52". Part 3. Carrots and Bunny blocks. "Kathryn's Star" pieced quilt, 72"x 85.5", is presented in two color variations. One version creates a motif of overlapping lattices. The second creates an eight-pointed star against a background of a square-within-a-square. Sharon Norbutas, maker of a "Color Wheels" quilt, is interviewed on the techniques used in planning and making the quilt with interlocking wheels of shaded primary colors. Scalloped border features a bow-tie motif. "Kansas Star" pieced quilt, 78"x 92", features blocks with eightnside an Quiltmaker's Workshop. An inside-out technique for making perfectly finished quilt edges without the use of binding. "Roman Stripe" quilt, 38.5"x 44.5", is a quick-and-easy project based on a classic Amish design. Half of each block is strip-pieced on the diagonal. The other half is black. "Boat in a Bottle" quilt, 72"x 82.5", features blocks pieced to resemble sailboats inside curved-pieced bottles. Areas around the bottle motifs are quilted in a nautilus pattern. Two versions of "Geese in Formation" quilt pattern. Each one measures 34"x17". Instructions for both traditional and quick piecing assembly techniques are furnished. "Mrs. MacGregor's Garden" appliqued quilt, 52"x 52". Part 4. Corn and Peas blocks. Quiltmaker's Workshop. How to make unequal blocks work together in friendship quilts. "Friendship's Offering" quilt, 52"x 52". An update of a 1930s pattern called "Katie's Favorite", "Casement Window" and "Chicago Pavements". Blocks are made up of pieced square set on the diagonal. Nine blocks are set inside three border strips which are quilted with a cable motif. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. How to design your own quilting patterns from printed sources and nature. "Christmas Cheer" quilt, 76.5"x 95.5". Five 14" block patterns used are (1) "Carpenter's Wheel", (2) "Christmas Star", (3) "Precious Gems", (4) "Crown of Glory" and (5) "Primrose Path". "Pacific Nights" quilt, 68"x 51", is based on a traditional "Ocean Waves" block. "Mrs. MacGregor's Garden" applique'quilt. Part 5. Watermelon and Corner Baskets blocks. Quiltmaker's Workshop. Cutwork applique' picture-block frames. Patterns for Heart Medallion frame, Acorn and Oak Leaf frame and tips on designing your own cutwork border frame. Easy lessons for beginners on hand quilting. How to design alternate-block and border quilting. "Tis the Season" quilt, 54"x 54", features pieced blocks that resemble fir trees. One is ornamented like a Christmas tree. A star motif is appliqued on the upper left border and becomes the focus of radiating rays of quilting. Ideas to help beginners decide how to quilt first projects. Describes stitching "in the ditch," "echo" quilting, using commercial patterns, "teacup" quilting, premarking versus marking as you go and tips on marking tools. Tips on how to miter the corners on borders in a machine quilted project. Suggestions for using plaid fabrics in quilts. Round-robin exchanges for quilt block cutouts. A description of how to organize an exchange group and tips on marking and labeling fabric pieces. Backart (designs created on the back of a quilt to complement the front). Suggestions for ways to add whimsey or clever labels. Inserting quilt patches into an angle. Includes instructions for one-patch and two-patch angles. "Posy Prlt (78"x96") features a pieced lattice motif with star motifs where the lattice joins the border. Appliqued flower patches are placed in the corners and they form a large diamond shape in the center of the quilt. The same floral pattern is used for quilting. Advanced skill level. Special border touches for quilts. Instructions for incorporating inserted folded strips, piping and pieced framing strips. "May Bouquet" quilt (91"x114") features six large (24") blocks of pieced baskets with appliqued flowers and bluebirds. Small appliqued floral blocks are set in the sashes at corners of the basket blocks. A wide border of floral fabric adds to the theme. Includes instructions for pillow shams match the quilt. Advanced skill level. "Irish Folk Chain" quilt (84"x 102") features a floral applique that resembles stenciled folk art. Chains can be strip-cut and strip-pieced. Floral applique can be omitted for a traditional "Irish Chain" quilt. Intermediate skill level. Creating moods with multicolor prints. Explanation of a system for selecting a wide range of fabrics for a quilt. Examples show how to choose one strong multicolor print fabric and then select other fabrics that compliment it. "Orchard Harvest" quilt (48"x48") with "Fruit Fair" quilting, alternates appliqued blocks of a fruit motifs with pieced square-in-a-cross blocks. Fruit motifs can be stenciled instead of appliqued. Advanced skill level. Sixteenth-century sewing technique called "flashing" is used to make pillows, a Yule stocking and a vest. Five layers of fabric are stitched together in a grid and then slashed through the top four layers. When the fabric is washed, the cut edges open like flower petals. Hand quilting. How to stitch texture and pattern into fabric. Describes planning the design, making templates, transferring the design, quilting and binding off. Two tips on quilting by machine. Quilting without thimbles using the punch-and-poke stitch. How to prepare bags of wool, straight off the sheep, for quilt batting. Tip: Trace a quilting design onto paper and then pin it to the piece to be quilted so it doesn't shift. Quilting is done through the paper, which is then easily removed. Tip on marking the seamline on quilt pieces. Medallion quilting, a carefree way to quilt, building the design as you sew. How to make quilt batting from wool fleece. Work spaces for quilting. Three quilters' studios are described. Includes tips on the steps to take when reorganizing a work space. Quilter shares tips on ways to use freezer paper for tracing patterns, making applique patterns and a technique for making permanent labels. Designing custom feather motifs to fit any quilt. Designing Oriental quilts using traditional patchwork and applique for designs inspired by Persian carpets. Drawing a line with a sewing machine. A guide to free-motion embroidery for creative quilting. Toward smaller quilting stitches. Emphasizes the use of a thimble and a stitch technique that pushes the needle in a vertical position at the start of each stitch. Includes general hints on materials and a work environment that make quilting easier. Tip on how to conceal a loose thread-end on a quilt. Tip: Use isometric orthographic paper for drawing diamond, hexagon and triangle quilting templates. Tips on marking a quilting design on a whole-cloth quilt and on removing water-erasable pen marks after quilting is finished. Clothes for quilters. Piecing and applique used as a facet of garment design. Includes a pattern for a woman's coat with zigzags of applique on the rectangular yoke and down the front. Includes tips on strip piecing and on folding strips and squares to applique them. Machine inlay technique for constructing a quilt explained. Sunprinting for quiltmakers. The basics of blueprinting on fabric. Techniques of fabric manipulation, and advice on light sources and fabric selection. Tip suggests using latex fingertips for gripping quilting needles. A technique for quilting with longer lengths of thread. Quilting the big picture. Techniques for bleaching, painting and stippling quilt fabrics. Do-it-yourself recycling. Construction techniques to turn household trash into a textile. Tip shows how to accurately position quilt ties when you want the knots in the back. A technique for keeping quilting layers straight. Tip on how to avoid curling and knotting thread when hand quilting. Binding quilts a better way. Using fusible thread and a sewing machine to take the work out of the chore. Insert explains how to add a rod pocket. How to tie a crazy quilt invisibly. Quilt batts. Test results and advice on selection. Shibori resist dyeing is used to create irregularly dyed cotton fabric for use in landscape motif quilts. Advice on quilting with older fabrics. Pointillist quilting. How to sew a netting with small bits of fabric and dots of color on a quilt (or other textile). The quilt reinvented. A description of dimensional construction, an improvisational approach for constructing artistic display quilts. Quilting day by day. A suggestion for experimenting with colors and techniques as you chronicle a visual record of daily events. No-stuff trapunto. A method for sewing thick polyester batting behind a design to create the high relief textures of a trapunto design. A thin batting is used for surrounding quilted background of stippling. Details on how to use free-motion machine stitching to crease stippling or other dense-stitching patterns. How to make a quilter's Band-Aid for the thimble finger and the finger next to the thimble. Quilt it freehand without marking. Covers installing the quilt sandwich, quilting from outside in and seven quilting designs to try freehand. Includes pattern for making a classic four-stand quilting frame. A technique for pre-washing small cuts of fabric for quilting in a way that they don't fray and tangle. An explanation of the acid content of freezer paper and advice for quilters on its use. A technique for smoothly joining a quilt binding. How to hand-dye or print fabrics for quilt blocks. Stitching great curves in machine quilting. Techniques described in series of exercises designed to identify preferred hand positions, machine settings and materials. Quiltmaking 101. Understanding grainline and bias. Tips on positioning templates. Includes six quilt-block patterns for an exercise in marking grainline. Non-traditional quilting on traditional quilts. A guide to selecting a quilting design that will compliment a quilt top. "Dresden Plate" appliqued and pieced quilt (68"x104"). Quiltmaking 101. Drafting accurate templates. Covers tools, making a square, creating the pattern and two methods for drafting templates. Tips for experimenting with quilt block design modifications. Tissue transfer quilting. Step-by-step instructions for this new technique for machine quilting. Six strategies for motivating yourself to finish a quilting project. Quiltmaking 101. Hand piecing vs machine piecing. Describes templates for machine work and for hand work, and setting on point. Setting quilts on the diagonal. Covers blocks set on point, corner triangles, side triangles, cutting and assembling. Tips on lap quilting, working with a hoop and a frame. Quiltmaking 101. Tips for using a sewing machine when quilting. Covers tools, sewing habits and solutions to common problems. Guidelines for designing and making multi-block quilts. Includes layouts for five multi-block quilts, "Antipasto," "Butter Churn," "Christmas Rose," "Sally's Quilt," and "Taco Salad." Two "Dresden Plate" appliqued and pieced quilt designs. (1) Scrap quilt (92"x92") on a white background features quilted flower-basket blocks set on point in rows that alternate with the rows of "Dresden Plate" blocks. (2) "Red and Blue Dresden Plate" quilt (99"x112") features red and blue plate blocks set off by blue sashes with red squares at the intersection of blocks. Intermediate skill level. Quiltmaking 101. Hints for using rotary cutting tools. "Just For Kids" quilting. Instructions for making a "Patchwork Worm" (20"x4") a five-patch quilting. Includes patterns for "turn and shuffle" design cards to teach color and pattern placement. Pseudo "Cathedral Window" techniques. How to achieve the traditional look with less bulk. "Just For Kids" 9-patch "critter" comforters (12"x12") in bunny, lamb, cat and puppy designs. Ears and embroidered faces are added to the quilted, patchwork squares. Quiltmaking 101. How to add borders and bind a quilt with either a mitered narrow binding or continuous bias tape. "Carolina Lily" quilt, 90"x98" square. Three edges are appliqued with a scalloped swag. Pieced "lily" motifs also border three sides. A quartet of lily motifs are centered in the middle of the quilt. Three more adorn the "pillow" area. The white background is elaborately quilted. "Just for Kids" quilt project shows children how to arrange rectangular and circular shapes into "Truck Quilts" 10"x12 or 10"x14". Pocket quilts, 45"x54". When not in use, this quilt folds neatly into a pillow. The back of the quilt has a pocket that "holds" the folded quilt. "Quiltmaking 101." Fabric selection. Basic information on how to consider pattern, scale and color when selecting fabrics for a quilt. How to sew a washable, reversible, queen-size quilt with a detachable batt lining. Two "Magic Puppet Quilts" and matching pillows. Clown and Spaceperson quilts have openings in the back so kids can stick their arms in the sleeves and hands in the mittens. Bunny quilt and matching pillow with terry-cloth bunnies zigzag-stitched in place. Handkerchief quilt and matching pillow. Martha Star quick quilt. Sew all three layers in one step on your sewing machine, working one block at a time. Quick as can be quilts. (1) Basket and buttons design is stenciled on and quilted by hand-tufting. (2) The blue stripes pattern is channel-quilted by machine. Directions for matching pillow shams included. Introduction to quilting. A guide to materials, supplies and basic stitches. Make a "crazy quilt", a combination of applique and embroidery arranged in a kaleidoscopic design. Snail's pace quilt. This 44"x47" quilt features a demure snail machine applique. "Double Irish Chain" quilt, 82"x102", features blocks of appliqued shamrocks that alternate with pieced checkerboard blocks. The border features a scalloped ribbon-and-bows applique. Rosepoint quilt block. Yardage is given for a 84"x96" quilt. "Double Tulip" quilt. Based on a 1943 pattern, the finished quilt is 90"x120". Each 6" block is identical except for the color of the tulip. "Poinsettia" quilt. Instructions are given for two sizes, 85"x106" and 75"x80", and for an optional scalloped edge. | |||||||||
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