Applique 12 Easy Ways!: Charming Quilts, Giftable Projects, and Timeless Techniques [Paperback] Review

This was one of my first applique books.It is a charming book for beginner appliquers.Many heart constructs,as well as simple piecing.Each pattern is labeled by ease of construction according to the various method(s) used to applique.Elly explains 10 different ways to applique.The directions are clear.Each project gives you the best method of applique to use(of course you can use which ever you want) for ease of construction. This is a great little book to learn how to applique.

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Courtship Quilts: Inspired by the Victorian Language of Flowers [Paperback] Review

I purchased this book for the border designs.I thought they were well thought out and very appropriate for the quilt overall, yet they were all simple to piece

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Translate the language of love into romantic, flower-filled quilts! Inspired by the affectionate meanings attached to blooms during the nineteenth century, this collection presents quilts reminiscent of vintage designs from Victorian times.
·Create 12 projects that feature quick machine applique, strip piecing, and unique borders
·Choose from designs such as Love's Labyrinth, Secret Tryst, and The Love Letter
·Express your own "secrets" when you learn the special meanings behind various flowers

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Baltimore Bride's Quilt Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive) [Paperback] Review

This book is a great addition to the Baltimore Album style patterns you already have. There are no instructions just blocks showing the patterns. I enlarged them to fit my block size and many of them I have not seen anywhere else. There are also border ideas shown toward the back. I think thisis a good book and a wonderful asset to any quilter's library.

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Rich selection of album quilt designs known as Baltimore Bride's designs, ideal not only for quilting but for a variety of arts and crafts purposes. (Album quilts are made of many different blocks rather than repeating one or two). This book contains designs (mostly florals) for 81 different quilt blocks and borders, offering quilters, artists and craftspeople a dazzling selection of motifs from which to build a unique album quilt design or to enhance any other art or craft project.


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Curl-Up Quilts: Flannel Appliqu, & More from Piece O' Cake Designs [Paperback] Review

Great for beginners.These applique designs intended for flannel are more simplified than the typical applique patterns from Piece O cake.I have done several projects from this book, all in regular quilter's cotton, not flannel.They are fast and easy and have made stunning quilts.

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Discover just how easy flannel applique can be with this guide from Piece O' Cake Designs. There are seven projects for super-cozy quilts in flannel and wool and four projects for coordinating pillows. Beginner quilters can start with a pincushion or pillow, while more advanced quilters can move directly to a cuddly quilt project. These soft, warm projects sparkle with Piece O' Cake's bright, happy style.
Great for beginners - the big, simple shapes make applique easyPiece O' Cake Designs is the brainchild of Linda Jenkins and Becky Goldsmith. Together, they have been designing fun, fanciful quilts since 1994 and have appeared often on HGTV's Simply Quilts. They also design fabric for P&B Textiles. Jenkins lives in Tulsa, OK. Goldsmith lives in Sherman, TX.

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Romantic Quilts: Lush and Lovely Projects for Your Home from Australian Patchwork & Quilting Magazine [Paperback] Review

when i read the title of this item, i got the idea that it was an australian publication.since i have been impressed with the australian quilts i have seen in, for instance, quilters' newsletter magazine, i looked forward to a whole book of australian style.

these quilts are australian, they were originally published in an aussie mag, but the publisher of this book is american, and i believe the quilts included in this book were chosen to appeal to americans, not to showcase aussie design.

the quilts are not bad at all--it's just that i have a lot of similar patterns in other books and in magazines.the designs are on the safe side, unlikely to offend anyone.but having seen the quality of australian embroidery designs, and examples of really fabulous quilts from australia, these do not thrill me.

if you are a begining quilter with only a few books in your library, this would probably be worth your time.however, if you already have resources, or are looking for real australian style, look elsewhere.

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Get in the mood to snuggle, curl up, and cuddle with this collection of dreamy quilts! Simple-to-make designs spotlight sentimental hearts, soft pastels, and exquisite florals.
-Featured quilts come from some of Australia's best and brightest designers
-Quick and easy techniques include patchwork, applique, or a combination of both
-Includes projects for every skill level, from beginner to pro

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Pick a Pattern Applique & Variations [Paperback] Review

Pick-A-Pattern Applique & Variations by needlecraft expert Joan Waldman is a thoroughly "user friendly" compendium of pattens, settings, and techniques for personally designing a quilt which will reflect individual stye by changing the blocks in a setting and employing different techniques to stitch or paint the blocks. Pick-A-Pattern Applique & Variations shows that by mixing or matching the pattern pieces, anyone can create a virtually unique, one-of-a-kind quilt with its own distinctive "personality" -- especially when coupled with different methods of hand or machine applique, embroidery, redwork, paint, stencils, or trapunto. With its fifty beautifully designed blocks inspired by 18th and 19th century album quilts, Pick-A-Pattern Applique & Variations is a simply wonderful addition to any dedicated quilter's reference collection.

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Choose from an abundance of patterns, settings, and techniques to design a quilt that reflects your style. Each pattern develops a unique personality when coupled with your choice of four different methods of hand or machine applique, embroidery with colored threads, redwork, paint, stencils, or trapunto. Up-to-the-minute instructions allow you to explore each technique with accuracy and speed. The dozens of designs presented are repeat patterns that can be stitched with ease by hand or machine. Make a one of a kind heirloom quilt in a matter of weeks with these quick methods that produce lasting results. AUTHORBIO: Joan Waldman grew up on a farm near Humphrey, Nebraska. Since the mid-1970s, she has been a quiltmaker, designer, and teacher. She is co-founder of the Calico Quilt Club of Columbus, Nebraska, and member of the Country Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Norfolk, Nebraska, Nebraska State Quilt Guild, NQA, and AQS. REVIEW: This is a must-have book for the applique enthusiast.

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Flowering Quilts: 16 Charming Folk Art Projects to Decorate Your Home [Paperback] Review

Absolutely WONDERFUL quilting book using applique!Beautiful use of color and unique applique designs!If you have never done applique before, you will definitely want to after reading this book.Instructions are very clear.Designs can be appliqued using machine applique, needle turn applique, or applique method of your choice!Enjoy!!!

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Flower-decked table runners, wallhangings, and quilts in Kim's cozy style.

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Simple Blessings: 14 Quilts to Grace Your Home [Paperback] Review

I love this book! The combination of applique and simple piecing offers the quilter warm,colorful projects to follow. I made one of the wall hangings in my own colors,and intend to make more.Kim Diehl's projects are so doable.The templet patterns are full size-no enlarging! The directions are clear and easy to understand.If you like a country flavor to your quilts,you must buy this book!

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Make every nook and cranny of your home a place for comfort with warm, inviting quilts. These scrappy-style designs will be well-loved and generously used from room to room.
-Choose from bed quilts and lap quilts, plus wall hangings and pillows
-Get a hand-stitched look with an easy invisible machine-applique technique
-Make your stitching simpler than ever with "Pin Point" tips sprinkled throughout the book

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Baltimore's Country Cousins: Album Quilt Patterns [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

This book has some basic designs that are less intricate than the Elly Sienkiewicz type Baltimore Album quilt blocks. I liked the simplicty of design and the fresher look with modern fabrics. A good book to jump into applique.

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Ever-popular Baltimore Album quilts go a little bit country, in this marvelous new collection from well-known teacher, designer, and author Susan McKelvey. Twelve beautiful applique blocks are inspired by the simplest designs found in quilts made up and down the Eastern Seaboard in the early to mid-1800s. Susan has chosen bright, strong colors and traditional prints reminiscent of the famed album quilts, to create a new look for some old favorites. Then she adds four bonus blocks for mix and match elegance. Instructions are included for choosing fabrics and for making the applique blocks and border. For each block, the author provides information on color considerations and stitching sequence. The author also provides photos of Country Cousins Variations, showing how these sweet blocks can be used individually in small wall quilts, home decor, clothing, and accessories. A section on writing and stamping on quilts follows and includes embellishing the applique elements with ink.

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Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match [Hardcover] Review

I've been working with the squares and completed two which are wonderful. I know the final quilt will be awesome. The third square I've tried, however, # 35 has a measurement error. The A and C pieces should be 8 and 1/2 inches instead of 8 1/4. These will be cut into further pieces and those pieces do not match the instructions given. And, I see from a previous review that design 80 also has an error and that a 5 1/2 inch piece should be 3 and 1/2. I suggest that readers cut their first design on paper to make sure all pieces go together correctly.

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Modern Japanese quilting blends Eastern and Western techniques to create quilts of extraordinary style and beauty. Using designs borrowed from a rich decorative arts heritage, and often incorporating traditional kimono fabrics, Japanese quilters have developed a distinctive style based on unusual motifs and striking color combinations. With Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match, any quilter can create exquisite and unique works of patchwork art in the Japanese tradition.

The book presents more than 125 different block patterns, each with complete instructions and a color photograph, representing a variety of pattern sources: kamon (family crests), Hakone yosegi (parquetry) and traditional textiles, such as kasuri weave. Each 9-inch block includes a full cutting guide and fabric palette; suggestions for use, either mixing and matching or adapting to an all-over design; and icons indicating techniques and skill level. The blocks on each spread are related in design and technique.

In addition to the Block Directory, Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match features an Inspiration Gallery, showcasing examples of finished quilts from leading quilters. Using these examples, author Susan Briscoe explores such topics as color ideas from traditional Japanese textiles and quilts, motifs, and recommendations for combining fabric patterns and block designs. An extensive section on technique, as well as several pages about the fabrics themselves and a listing of suppliers and organizations make this volume as practical and informative as it is beautiful.

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