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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Sensational Sets & Borders

Discover lots of exciting new ways to arrange your stash of blocks in fresh, creative settings, and then surround them with a dynamic pieced or plain border. More than 200 quilter's-eye-view photos and clear step-by-step directions will guide you each step of the way.

Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:

* Simple solutions for dealing with blocks that aren't the same size
* How to size and fit borders so they never, ever ripple or wave
* Sashing strategies that instantly add pizzazz to your quilts
* An ingenious, time-saving way to join blocks together (cut your assembly time in half!)
* The secrets to custom-fitting a pieced border
* Dozens of clever ideas for straight and diagonal settings

And much, much more!
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Sensational Sets & Borders
The book is just what I wanted and it arrived in a timely fashion in great condition.I would order from this seller again.

Excellent Seller!!
Super, super fast shipping!!Book is like brand new condition!!!Very pleased with purchase & seller!!!!Thank you!!

Sensational Sets and Borders (Rodale's Successful Quilting Library)
I love to reread this book, and dream about how I am going to make my next quilt special!

Excellent for beginners.
I was hoping for more sample photos. Great instructions on basic composition techniques. Excellent for new quilters who need suggestions or step by step instructions for setting squares.

Novice quilter
Sensational Sets & Borders is a must for beginning quilters.It gives step-by-step instructions that will assure a quality finished product. ... Read more

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Add a lighthearted touch to any quilt with 132 contemporary continuous-line designs for both hand and machine quilting. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Inspirational

Nice to find this book that has simple alternatives to the usual stippling.They are indeed original, continuous line designs and 'mindful' in that the designs are not just random scribblings or meanderings but quilting designs that will enhance your work by adding a constructive element.I gave it only 4 stars as there are precious few words and no recommendations as to how to use them.I suspect Ms. Fritz focused on what the reader needed most - ideas.

quilting Book
I always buy used books if possible because they are generally in great shape.This was no exception.Arrived quicker than I expected and at a great price.

Not what I expected
The description from Amazon in the "Editorial Review" was not helpful at all; "a lighthearted touch to any quilt with 132 contemporary continuous-line designs for both hand and machine quilting." I thought this would have some helpful ideas on how to be a mindful meanderer, but that is clearly not the book's purpose. This book is simply 132 pictures of continuous designs for quilting and very little more. If you want ideas for designs this might be the book for you. I did get a few ideas of some neat things to try. I will add it to my library of quilting books for now.

I like it
It's not really a book to read, it's a book full of the "doodles" that are machine quilting. It has some with themes like dogs, trees, dinosaurs, holly, alphabet, sailboats, gulls, teepees, musical notes, sharks, trains, and people. These cannot be found on the internet, so to me this book is a real find.

Great Resource!
This is a great book.I refer to it often for inspiration.Every machine quilter should have this book in their library.It is awesome.Laura Lee has done another fantastic job! ... Read more

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*You're in good company - 33 percent of quilters say landscape is their favorite quilt design, according to the latest "Quilting in America" survey

The Art of Landscape Quilting covers all aspects of designing and quilting landscape quilts through detailed instructions and concepts you will benefit from, regardless of your skill level. This one-stop resource for landscape quilting features 16 upscale step-by-step projects, and 20 partial projects; plus, tips, tricks and techniques from the authors - including foremost sewing expert Nancy Zieman. With prints and supplies available at chains and independent shops, all you need is this book and your own creative spirit. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (18)

A Good Marriage
This is a book that gives me some great ideas and I really admire what the authors have done. I would have liked a little more detail with the 'how to' side of things, but that is my impatience at not wanting to start with the easy one first.Also, in order to achieve this standard, I will be buying so many fabrics.That said, I can use my dyeing skills to produce my own fabrics.Being a painter first and quilter second, there are some beautiful illustrations of combining the two mediums and I would recommend it to those with even basic painting skills.With the fabric markers available now, the embellishment side of the book should not pose a problem.

The Art of Landscape Quilting
Very informative book.Inspiring photographs.I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in landscape quilting.

The art of landscape quilting
Landscape quilting has alway looked so hard but this book makes it look more doable
I have started collecting fabric and photographs of my flowers that I will try.

Very inspiring
A good how to book using products most quilter's would have on hand. Clearly and thoughtfully set out with text and pictures showing step by step instructions that create fabulous effects. A book that can be adapted to your own admired landscapes. Fab!

Inspiring, BUT...
Starting with the positive: this book is beautiful to look at and gives highly detailed instructions for the techniques necessary to create lovely landscape quilts. It even goes so far as to show the actual quilt, step-by-step as it is created. The authors are experienced and the illustrations are abundant and lovely.
More positive: many of the quilts are printed side-by-side with the photos that inspired them, so the reader can see how to move from idea to quilt -- what to include, what to leave out. The authors talk the reader through choosing elements and translating them from picture or idea to fabric.
More positive: the original fabrics are pictured for each quilt so you can see what you can start with and pp. 12-15 show groupings of fabrics for various landscape elements, demonstrating the variety and the scale that is useful.
So, what is the problem?
Two problems: first, most of the quilts are relatively large (3 feet X 4 feet or larger) which makes them very hard for those with limited space to create or copy. Even technique depends on a certain scale to be effective and this scale is large. Trying to fussy cut flowers or leaves for a quilt or wall-hanging 2 feet x 2 feet is quite a different animal than doing so for a 4 foot long quilt!But the time and financial investment in larger quilts is high and making mistakes is costly.
Second, this is NOT a book for a novice. There is the expectation that before one starts the first quilt, one will have taken at least one or two quilting courses and, of course, have a costly quilting machine. Unfortunately, this expectation doesn't appear until the last chapter.
I am probably unusual as a reader in my willingness to jump in at the deep end, and I may also be unusual in the fact that I don't have a quilting machine, only an ordinary sewing machine. But I have a bias that quilting should not be restricted to those who have $1000 or more to sink into the project before they begin. This is a book filled with inspiration, but -- when all is said and done -- it is hard (if not impossible) to get some of these effects without all the special equipment.
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Quilting for People Who Still Don't Have Time to Quilt
Love the book.Great condition, price and fast delivery.Would purchase from this seller again.

Quilting for People who Still Don't Have Time to Quilt
I am pleased with my purchase; it was a described on the site.I had expected it to be shipped quicker than it was, but it did arrive in good condition.

Inspirational!
This book is sure to become a classic among all books on the subject.The instructions are clear and accurate - easy enough for even a first-time quiltmaker to follow.The many color pictures throughout the book will inspire you to want to make a quilt in every single pattern!

You mean I can't give this 10 stars!
This book is INCREDIBLE! The projects are so beautiful, and they are really easy. But you would never know just by looking at them. So you can really impress people when you make these! I am still a beginner, and thisshould have been my first book. I kept buying book after book to try tofigure out how to do the binding on my quilt. None of them explained itvery well. But this one did! It also gave great tips for machine quiltingand piecing. You do have to own a sewing machine to use this book or youwill never be able to do all the strip piecing. I'm just really surprisedthat I found a book that had so many quilts I actually wanted to make. Ilike these because they are very symmetrical and coordinated. I don'treally care for quilts that are fancy designs and every block is differentpatterns. I like these, made up of strips and squares to makecomplicated-looking but easy to make quilts. And they are all so differnet!How she came up with all these combinations, I don't know! You will not beable to put this book down! I think it is a very worthwhile purchase. Ialso like the way she wrote it. I have a couple of quilt books where theauthor may make nice quilts, but can't write a book at all. So this one wasa great addition to my library.

Quilting For People Who Still Don't Have Time To Quilt
Sipmle srtaight forward instructions, but not lacking in inspiration for us beginers. I liked it enough to buy a second one for my daughter when she decided to start quilting. ... Read more

Product Description
A comprehensive guide to the art of machine quilting! This informative book is loaded with helpful hints, unique projects, and inspiring ideas, with detailed, step-by-step instructions for over 30 complete quilt projects.You’ll discover:

Customer Reviews (5)

Exactly as described by seller
This book's condition was exactly as described by the seller, perhaps even a bit better.It arrived quickly and I am well pleased with the transaction.

The Quilting Bible
I love it.It is easy to follow and answers the most basic questions in easy to understand language.The pictures are clear and easy to follow. Well worth it.

A Complete Reference Book
If you want detail for every step of the quilting process, this is the book for you.It tells you what size needle to use for piecing vs. quilting; type of thread; types of batting; fabric quality; stitch length; how to determine the grain of the fabric; how to press seams; how to assemble a quilt; quick tips for cutting and sewing; how to make borders; the best way to fold and store a quilt; how to create articles other than a bed quilt (purse, tote bag, place mats, pillow covers, table runner, clothing); what equipment you need; how to organize your work space; how to move a full-size quilt through your machine.I took my highlighter and went crazy.It could be a bit daunting for a beginner so I would pair this book with Marsha McCloskey's "Quick Classic Quilts" (for traditional quilts) or with Margaret Rolfe's "A Quilter's Ark" (for contemporary foundation quilts with animal designs).They have much abbreviated instructions that would be easier to follow for a first-time quilter.Then I would use "The Quilting Bible" as a reference to make sure I understood the techniques to get truly professional results.

Another excellent sewing reference from Singer!
I think this book is great!I borrowed a friend's, and I just can't give it back!I have done some quilting before, but have learned so much more from this book.Great photographs - and very helpful information.I highly recommend this book for any quilter!

Not for beginners!
I am a complete newbie to quilting...in fact, I haven't even made one yet.I read through this entire book and felt so overwhelmed and lost at the same time.I feel it is a bit over a newbie's head but probably excellentfor a person who has quilted before.It has beautiful photos of variousquilting patterns and is written in a very concise manner.I am onlydisappointed in the fact that I would consider a "bible" to bebasic enough for anyone.I am going to purchase another bookinstead...called "Quilts, quilts, quilts The complete Guide toQuiltmaking" by Diana McClun.Everyone I know who quilts hasrecommended it to me. ... Read more

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The first book dedicated to surface embellishments on crazy quilts is finally here!

Expert and best-selling author J. Marsha Michler presents quilters with everything they need to know about creating their own hand worked motifs and patterns, and transferring them to patch interiors. From flowers and animals to the alphabet and more, quilters will use techniques such as silk ribbon embroidery, punch needle, tambour work, beading, and cross-stitch to create these gorgeous surface embellishments.

J. Marsha Michler has been working magic with crazy quilting projects for more than 15 years. This is her sixth book.

• Learn to create fantastic surface embellishments for crazy quilts

• Includes a review of crazy quilting basics, embroidery stitches, and surface design techniques

• Features easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photographs ... Read more

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More than motifs, it's MOTIVATING!
I recently purchased J.Marsha Michler's Crazy Quilting, The Complete Guide and at the same time I purchased Motifs for Crazy Quilting, Techniques for Embroidering and Embellishing crazy quilts. These two books go hand in hand to become the very heart of your crazy quilting library. Motifs for Crazy Quilting is more than just motifs. It is the greatest motivational publication for you to feast your eyes and get your head spinning on fantastics ideas for embellishment.

This book concentrates on providing motifs for embroidery to compliment and enhance your seam embellishments. There are so many fantastic motifs available in this book, you really won't need to search for anything more. It's all here. From subjects such as animals, flowers, fans, feathers, fruits, hearts, horses, shells, spiders, trees, vegies, water and wreaths and lots more I haven't mentioned here, there is simply no motif idea left unexplored. Together with these very fine hand drawn motifs, come some great tips on how to use them, where they are best placed on your cloth, the types of threads recommended for use and lots more ideas and information.

The illustrations and photographs are very high quality and are easy to see and understand. I thoroughly recommend this publication as a companion to J.Marsha Michler's Crazy Quilting - The Complete Guide. They belong together!

Wonderful Reference!
This is a wonderful book.It is chock full of motifs, that are easily traced and transferred to my crazy quilt blocks.

Motifs for CrazyQuilting
Another excellent book by Marsha Michler. Wonderful motifs that one can add to their crazy quilt. It sparks ones imagination. If you are looking for ideas this is a great place to start.

Kick start your crazy quilting
To be honest, I checked this out of my library twice before I finally resolved to buy it.Money well spent as I have used this book over and over again.Lots of ideas and lots of motifs to trace and use.

If you only buy one crazy quilt/embroidery book, THIS IS THE ONE!!
I've read and own several books on crazy quilting.THIS IS THE BEST!!It has tons of information on embroidery stitches, motifs (patterns, sorta) and instructions.Michler is a knowledgeable author and I highly recommend any ofher books on crazy quilting but this is my personal favorite. ... Read more

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Share quality time with the children in your life while sharing a skill that will last them a lifetime! In this guide, beloved quilter, teacher, author, and TV host Alex Anderson turns her talents to teaching kids how to make quilts. Here are seven fun and easy projects-pillows, wall hangings, nap quilts, and more-that kids and adults alike will love. Anderson starts with safety tips, definitions, fabric choices, and more . . . then demonstrates simple, traditional designs that allow every child's skill and creativity to shine. Also included are helpful advice and practical guidance for both children and their teachers.Amazon.com Review
Quilt making is a natural outlet for kids' innate creativity. Take children on a field trip to the fabric or quilt store and you'll be refreshed by their free-spirited approach to color and amazed by their fearlessness in the face of traditional quilting "rules." Just about any 9- to 14-year-old can turn out a stupendous quilt with some adult supervision and the terrific guidance of noted expert Alex Anderson's Kids Start Quilting. Stressing safety first, Anderson introduces kids to the rotary cutter, iron, and sewing machine, as well as the other essentials. She covers all the basics of quilt anatomy, explaining how to square up, cut, pin, stitch, and press the pieces, plus how to handle settings, borders, backing, batting, basting, binding, tying, and hand quilting. The seven nicely designed step-by-step quilt projects include log cabin, four-patch, saw tooth star, and sampler designs. A kids' quilt gallery features works by the six young quilters--both girls and boys--who collaborated on the book with Anderson, and quotes from the kids and photos of them at work on their quilts provide even more encouragement to other young quilters. --Amy Handy ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

used book
Bought this for a young friend of mine. The book was a little more used than I thought it would be, but still served the purpose.

Kids Start Quilting with Alex Anderson
If you know anything about sewing, you know Alex Anderson.This is a delightful first look at quilting for the young adult or the young adult in us!Great writing and pictorals.

Excellent Purchase
I purchased this book for my 13yo niece; it was the best buy ever. It is easy to read & the projects are very easy to understand & complete.

Skimpy
I love Alex but the book is a little too skimpy with only five blocks to choose from.

I am also surprised at the lack of photos on hand quilting.Hand quilting really needs way more illustrations and not just on burying the knot!Even the section on hand tying lacks illustrations!! If you put it in the book, you should show us how it is done so we can see it.A book on the basics should include the basics!

It is still a good book, but after having both books by Barbara Eikmeier I can say it isn't the best book I have seen on the subject.A nice addition after you have the others.

Great Teaching Tool
Alex Anderson is among the best in teaching quilting methods. This book is a great teaching tool for children of all ages. Alex really explains each step in detail and I learned some new tricks myself. She stresses safety while working with children as well as self-expression through fabric choices. A great addition to any sewing library! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Blah!
I am quite disappointed with this book.It may or may not contain useful information, but I won't ever know.The text is too large for the page size, the paper on which the text is printed looks rough and yellowed, and the drawings are just rough line sketches that are really hard to make out.Everything about the book is so unattractive and boring that it's just too much trouble to try to get through it.Wish I hadn't wasted my time and money.

Great
This is a great simple book with very good illustrations of hand quilting.Best book I have found on the subject.

Quilting Stitch
This is the only book I have found that tells you step by step how to "quilt" a quilt.All the others just tell you about how to sew the pieces together.I am so thankful that I have this book.

Wonderful teaching book
This is one of the easiest books to understand on the subject of hand quilting.Ami Simms is a wonderful teacher.

The book that changed my quilting history
I had almost given up on quilting by hand because I just wasn't satisfied with the results I got. I had resigned myself to being a machine quilter only, when I happened on this book at a quilt show. Thinking I had nothingto lose, I bought it, took it home, read it, practiced Ami's techniques fora few hours and I've never looked back. No matter how many people had triedto show me how to hand quilt, or how many other books I had read on thesubject, no one laid it out as clearly and concisely, step-by-step, as Ami.I've since gone on to make many quilts-all hand-quilted- with stitches I'mproud to say have been admired by many! So if you're new to quilting,oreven if you're not, this book is an absolute must for every quilter'sbookshelf. ... Read more

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Takes my quiting up a notch .
I got this wonderful book today and scanned the pages a bit. Since I am not a novice quilter I went straight to the free motion quilting instruction, which is why I purchased it. I love how Ms. Frable has broken the entire learning process down, on a mental and physical basis. She gives good clear understandable instruction and there are plenty of photosfor illustration.She includes practice patterns you can photocopy on your computer printer to practice the techniques. Quite a novel idea and approach that I will find very helpful. I have been looking for a book like this to take my quilting to a new level for quite a while and this will do just what I need. Thanksmuch Charlene. Bye now, my sewing machine is calling me to go sew, lol.

Quilt as Desired:Your Guide to Straight-Line and Free-Motion Quilting
I had checked this book out of the library, and renewed it several times, and I realized that I wanted, and needed, a copy in my own library.It is a valuable reference and idea-generator!

I can't wait to get started with this book!
A very well planned out book that has me less intimidated about finally getting into free motion quilting. The book is full of excellent photos and diagrams to help you to achieve whatever type of quilting you wish to learn. Mine happens to be free-motion.
At the end of the book are pages of practice patterns, that I have made multiple copies of to practice with, as suggested in book.
Along with this Charlene has included 6 actual projects to complete, if you wish to.

After looking this book over several times, I now am ready to get creative with my quilt tops and produce something other than the "stitch in the ditch" and other basic patterns and finally put some zing into my quilts.

What is really great about this book is that it is spiral bound, and lays nice and flat to the page you need to be at-and most importantly- Charlene has started at the baby steps, included many great hints and before you know it, you are doing some really fine intricate quilting!
Excellent book!

Gammy
This is a wonderful addition to any quilter's book collection (and we all know how many we have...).It is easy to follow, has great examples, and never misses the mark.I was fortunate to have attended a class on free motion quilting with the author as the instructor.If she is EVER in your area giving this class - even if you have to travel hours to go - GO - you will not regret it.I learned more in a day than I have in years.Buy this book if you want to learn free motion!It's one of the best on the market.

Great book
This book is now in my permanent quilt book collection.It is an essential with many great helpful hints and suggestions. ... Read more

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YOU can quilt! Learn from one of the best as Alex Anderson guides you through 6 simple rotary-cut projects.Amazon.com Review
Alex Anderson, host of HGTV's Simply Quilts, makesquilting easy and appealing for first-time quilters. In this slimvolume, Anderson explains about tools (from the rotary cutter to theiron to the sewing machine), fabric selection and preparation, andbasic techniques needed to begin quilting. She then offers simple butgood-looking projects to utilize your newfound skills. Once you'velearned the preliminaries of cutting, pinning, stitching, pressing,and finishing, you'll be ready to make any (or all) of the six quiltsin the book: Rail Fence, Nine Patch, Log Cabin, Friendship Star,Flying Geese, or Sampler. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (30)

good book
Good book for beginners - practical information needed to start quilting.It is a pretty basic book, and someone who already quilts may find that they know most if not all of the information in the book, but for the beginner it is a great book, well illistrated and good directions.

Great for teaching
As a teacher, this is THE book to use for beginning quilters. The instructions are clear and simple. Students love it and it makes teaching beginners a pleasure.

NIce starter book
I bought this book because I was going to a class give by Alex Anderson and I wanted her to sign something for me.Then I gave this book to an Aunt as a gift.My Aunt loved it and it has been good for her as a beginner quilter.

Best Beginner Book
I love this book.As a beginner quilter you must have this. It is clear, easy, and has wonderful instructions.I still grab this book when my mind goes blank....I give it 5 stars.

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson
I used this book in a small group who met and got together to quilt. Since we are of all levels of quilting and sewing, we used this as our beginners project and are all glad we did. Turned out to be wonderful for all of us. Great instructions and photo's making it easy for those of us with all levels of experience. We all had a ball doing it too. Bravo to our group. We keep pushing ourselves on to do more and more and love it all the time. ... Read more

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"The pattern of a quilt will always lead you back home."

Customer Reviews (19)

Predictable, needs some editing
This book was truly predictable.Probably the most interesting part of the story is this poorly edited line from Kindle version, Locations 4200-4207, which says "His bare tight butt flexed as he stalked toward her, the pale skin contrasting with his tanned legs.Spellbound, Emma could not wrench her gaze away."Hmmm, wouldn't he be stalking AWAY from her?Or possibly there were mirrors not mentioned???? Sigh.

A return to Twilight and a return to great writing
The first book in this series was terrible, which was such a shock coming from the very talented Lori Wilde.Thank goodness it was an aberration, because she returns to her form in True Love Quilting Club.Aside from recurring supporting characters and the same town, this book really has nothing to do with Sweethearts Knitting -- except for an update on the main bad guy in that one.

Loved the two main characters, Emma and Sam.Wilde's flourish for dialog and character description shine.Passionate, intelligent and a little bit sad, you will be swept up in their sweet love story of childhood friends who are reunited.Though some of the events were tied up a little too conveniently at the end, you won't mind suspending belief because the book is that good.There are no bad guys and no awful misunderstandings.It's just a fresh and tender slice of life novel.This small town romance is as warm and comforting as the quilts that the ladies create.

2nd book about Twilight, Texas ...
Ok here is the deal Lori Wilde is great writer but I foundI just did not care about Emma aka Trixie Lynn Parks and Sam Cheek romance. Sam Cheek is vet who is a widow with a small child who is very straight laced. Emma and Sam had a young teen love and now years later Emma is back feeling like a washed out actress.

I will continue to read this series but here are few of favorites by this author;Saving Allegheny Green (Signature Select Spotlight) ,There Goes the Bride ,Once Smitten, Twice Shy , Addicted to Love (Wedding Veil Wishes) and All of Me.

A Romance for Your Granny
That one year she spent in Twilight, Texas was both the best and worst of Trixie Lynn Park's life. She discovered that the man who was single-handedly raising her wasn't her father - but this hurt was mitigated by the love she felt for young Sam Cheek.

Fast-forward twelve years. Trixie Lynn is now Emma, a struggling actress in the Big Apple desperate for her break. When an unfortunate set of circumstances sends her back to Twilight, Emma is delighted to find nothing has changed.

//The True Love Quilting Club// is an old-fashioned feel-good romance, full of charming characters whose problems are easily fixed. This is Lori Wilde's second book set in Twilight and most of the town's residents pop in for a quick chat. Those who have read //The Sweetheart's Knitting Club// will enjoy reconnecting, yet this novel is perfectly capable of standing on its own two feet. While there can be no doubt in the reader's mind that the two main characters will be a happy couple by the very end, Wilde's tight writing and chemistry she has given her characters will keep the reader turning the pages until that happens.

Reviewed by Lanine Bradley

another winner for Lori!
Lori Wilde has written another sweet, sexy, and heartwarming romance.I cared about the main characters from the very beginning.You can't help but root for them to find love and the fulfillment of their dreams.I also recommend that you read the first story in this series THE SWEETHEARTS KNITTING CLUB.This is a wonderful series, and I can't wait to read the next one! ... Read more

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This idea-filled resource for quilting designs contains 150 full size patterns of designs including holiday, children's, sports, geometric, miniature, nautical, and traditional. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

A Treasury of Quilting Designs
The comb binding was destroyed when it arrived. I was disappointed when I opened the box, but the book is great and the patterns wonderful. I plan to have it fixed at an office supply store this week.

Super
A treasury of Quilting Designs is just the thing for beginning quilters to experienced ones. It is great for any type of quilt from a Wall Hanging, Throw to a bed quilt. The designs are easy to follow and sew, with good patterns for Baby quilts, novelity quilts, seasonal quilts.

A Treasury of Quilting Designs
i was disappointed with this book...i was hoping for more designs for which i could use continuous line machine quilting...i do, however, think this is a good book for hand quilting designs.

THE MOST CONCISE, WELL-LAID-OUT QUILTING DESIGN BOOK
I have ever encountered.A large 14" x 11", which allows for small, large and cornered designs of various categories including borders, backgrounds, traditional, special shapes, designs from different countries, holiday designs, and much more!The designs are printed ON ONE SIDE ONLY which is extremely helpful when one wishes to use a page on a lightbox, as only one design shows through.The spiraled binding is a superb plus since it enables the pages to be laid out separately for scan or lightbox use.So easy to use, scores of designs to choose from, ECONOMICALLY PRICED (so much more for the money than any other book I have researched).....Ms. Emery has done all of the work to make it easy for us.Thank you, Linda Goodmon Emery, for providing a fine product for quilters.

A MUST HAVE book of quilting patterns
I am a machine quilter and VERY new to the skill.This book has a wonderfully wide array of patterns from easy to advanced. It also has many different sizes as well as the instructions on how to vary the size should you need to.This is not a book of the same old quilting patterns.!!!She breaks down her patterns into chapters based on themes, and she covers it all from mini quilts, to seasonal, or babies, or masculine, or ethnic themes (just to name a few)Additionally the book is spiral bound, larger than normal size AND the patterns are all only on one side of the page.You can't lose with this book!! ... Read more

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Quick and easy 9-patch patterns.Easy to follow instructions.Full size templates. ... Read more

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A fantastic book
The nine-patch is one of the most basic of all quilt blocks, but this book shows you a range of use for the humble nine-patch.I have used several ideas from this book.One of my favorites is the Rainbow of Rings pattern.I had many compliments on it and plan to make another.I will definitely hang on to my copy!

Easy Nine Patch Quilting
This book is a great book in that it has a variety of patterns for all levels of quilters.I personally have made several of the patterns in the book.The directions are simple and easy to follow.I think they shouldput this book back in print! ... Read more

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Do you want to make a quilt but are afraid you won't have time to finish it? Don't be. The About.com Guide to Quilting will show you how to make beautiful quilt projects in less than a week. Janet Wickell, the About.com Guide to Quilting, explains the foundations of quilt-making and uses small projects and technique demonstrations that are built on in later chapters. Stitch by stitch, Wickell answers your questions and shows you how to make each project unique and personal.

Whether you are a novice or experienced quilter, you will delight in these inspiring projects:

• Miniature paisley stars quilt
• String pieced table runner with string quilt variations
• Quick and easy rag quilt, with larger size options
• Strip pieced rag quilt
• Rag-edged denim purse, with a quicker completion option
• Rag quilt, with size variations
• Basket wall-hanging and throw pillow
• Shades of the past vintage look quilt

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Two of America's best-known quilters share their tips for quilting beautiful tops, in a handy pocket size. ... Read more

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Hand & Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks Tool
This is a great quick reference book from one of the pioneers in machine quilting Harriet Hargrave and also Alex Anderson. This is a great supplement to anyone who is serious about improving their quilting skills and in less than 60 pages, offers a wealth of valuable information all the way from best fabrics for hand quilting to solving common problems with machine quilting.
It's just the perfect size to throw in your tote when attending guilds or classes, for checking for common issues that do come up. Both authors provide quick to the point tips and there are plenty of diagrams and great photos to clarify the particular topics.
Harriet goes into great detail discussing the different types of batting and what you can expect from them in your projects, along with your workspace setup, thread, needle and fabric selections, just to name a few important topics. There's way more and believe me, everything in this book is well worth revisiting even if you are an experienced quilter. So this book is great for any level of experience.
This book is an incredible bargain and too good to pass up.

excellent book
this book is a compact book of all of her other books.as always, easy to understand and good reference book

Reference Guide
Tips and Tricks is a great reference for Harriet's larger machine quilting book. It is a fast guide when you don't want to search through the larger book.

Tips for Quilters
Well written using terms & illustrations beginning & continuing quilters will find useful. Anderson and Hargrave each share their expertise on the subject of putting the final quilt together with hand or machine quilting. The book answered many of my questions. ... Read more

Product Description
Now in paperback! More than a half million copies of this bestseller have sold in hardcover since its release. Now, under softcover, Georgia's first book on her special portable quilting techniques goes portable, too. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

how-to book
A bit outdated information.However, useable.Got here fast and in good shape

Lap Quilting at it's best!
Georgia's clear instruction and pictures made the quilt-making so easy.It's much easier to work with a small block, quilt it, and then join the blocks together.All the bulk of the quilt is to the left of the sewing machine, so there is no fighting with all that fabric under the machine arm.She also has great instructions for almost any favorite block that can be incorporated with this technique.

As always, fun and inspiring
I love Georgia's books and have been using them for years.I am not interested in creating a few intricate artsy masterpieces, but, rather many beautiful, fun, useful quilts.Georgia's books are filled with ideas to make that happen.I used to hit the library looking for Georgia's books when inspiration was needed.Finally, I realized these were books I well worth owning.Whether you lap quilt a block at a time (and each book in the series gives great instructions for this) or quilt after piecing the entire top, these books will provide more ideas and direction than you can imagine.

lap quilting
This is a book that can be saved and enjoyed over and over.

Georgia Bonsteel makes it easy.
I found this book to be well written and informative.The quilt patterns range from simple to complex for beginners and the more experienced quilter.For those of you who are beginners, invest in a rotary cutter system for this will make redundant cutting of pieces much faster andeasier.I did find that I needed to purchase some extra yardage of fabricsdue to my choice in color and arrangements, keep this in mind if you shouldchose to vary from the colors used in the book.I would have liked to seepointers on how to handle complex intersections in some of the starpatterns that would have made them lay nicer.I had to learn by trial anderror.(Practice with scraps on these until you feel you have it down.) All in all I found this volume to be well laid out with beautifulphotography and helpful. The abundance of available pattern pieces wasgenerous and should keep the reader busy attempting to recreate thewonderful quilts depicted in the book. ... Read more

Product Description
Quilting and Color Made Easy is the ultimate resource for polishing your quilting skills and exploring new fabric colors and textures. If you've ever started a quilt and found that you needed more guidance than the pattern offered, you'll find all the help you need in this user-friendly book. From cutting patchwork pieces more accurately using quick rotary-cutting techniques to choosing and marking a stunning quilting design, you'll discover newer, speedier methods and sewing tips that will save you time, improve your accuracy, and help you become a better quilter.

Choosing colors and fabrics is probably the most exciting part of quiltmaking, yet many quilters feel unsure about combining colors, textures, and prints. Explore the many color exercises and the workbook section included in this book. You'll learn to make more satisfying color choices, create sparkle with an accent color, and combine colors in the right proportions for more eye-catching quilts. Nothing is more fun to play with than color! Once you know how to make color choices with confidence, you'll be amazed at how harmonious your quilt colors are!
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Customer Reviews (3)

How-to for color design success
I originally borrowed this book from the library but was so engaged with the exercises and worksheets that I had to order a copy of my own.This book is an excellent tutorial addressing color and fabric choices to help you make your quilt into what you were actually hoping for, whether it's calm, eye-popping, or traditional. The authors go through the color wheel, complementarity, hue, dominance, all in an easy interactive style using photographs of quilts as examples, as well as exercises and workbook pages.They also address variety in prints, floral, geometric, novelty, pattern size/scale, types of prints, etc.You can cut samples from your own fabric collection to cut and paste into a color wheel, complementary color pairs, and into index pages that are organized by color for a personalized "table of contents" of your own fabric collection to use when planning projects.I have found it to be such a great tool for choosing fabrics with success, which can be a scary"unknown" to those of us that aren't natural artists.Even if you feel you don't have an eye for color, you can do this.

A Must-Have for Quilting Enthusiasts
This book was a wonderful surprise.I thought I was getting just a book on color, but this contains everything you need to know about piecing, applique, setting blocks, borders, binding, quilting, and more.And it has an entire section on color selection.It is easy to follow and very well diagrammed.I use this book 3-4 times a week.

Wonderful Reading
I bought this book as a beginning quilter trying to read as much as I could about all aspects of quilting including color. To my surprise this book turned out to be one that, as people who read good novels say, " I couldn't put it down!" type of book. It's full of information and tips that you want tohighlight constantly....and not just about color. A very good sampling of the important aspects of quilting and color written in an understandable AND enjoyable way....very encouraging. ... Read more

Product Description
This thorough, no-nonsense business guide helps quilters master the tricky transition from hobby to a profitable, state-of-the-art quilting business. Written by a veteran quilt business expert, this book provides budding quiltmakers with a versatile approach to making money off their creative passion. Whether the goal is general quilting or consulting, writing magazine articles, book publishing, or teaching, this guide lays out a clear plan on how to get there-from the legal groundwork of getting started to the finer points of generating publicity and networking in the wholesale industry. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Excellent resource
I am in the process of beginning a professional business in the quilting industry.This book is an excellent resource which I plan to keep around as a reference for a long tim.It is well organized, well written, and professional ... and the author stresses the need for a high-quality work product and professional demeanor for all those considering a business in quilting.Halleleujah!I am weary of purchasing books, patterns, andproducts with mediocre to shoddy quality (poor writing, poor directions, poor workmanship respectively).These sub-standard offerings have been marketed at high prices!Hopefully, Ms. Landman's advice will affect enough people in the industry that poor quality offerings will no longer be tolerated but will be crowded out by high-quality, professional excellence.

Quilters receive all these financial basics
Plenty of books covers the basics on making quilts, but too few cover how to market a quilt to turn a quilting hobby into a real business. Quilters receive all these financial basics in Make Money Quilting, from creating designs that sell to marketing and promoting quilts and selling either retail or wholesale. While some chapters are more general to small business practices, most are specific to quilting, which makes for a much more valuable guide.
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Product Description
You've read the bestseller Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space. Now make your dream quilt studio a reality with this hands-on design tool! With a calculator and guidance from a professional organizer, you can do it yourself.

* Maximize efficiency and minimize movement in any quilting space, no matter what size

* Find over 40 cutouts that represent cutting and sewing workstations, ironing boards, shelving, design walls, and more

* Use the easy worksheet and graph paper to record measurements, reposition cutouts, and avoid snags like doors and electrical outlets ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Create Your Perfect Quilting Space Studio Planner
I must say I was a bit disappointed in the product. I really thought it was a book with ideas of storage, lighting and best use of space. This is no different than what I can do with my graph paper.

Not worth the money and should be part of the original book
Be careful.I found this book at a local store but decided to order it from the web where I could get it much cheaper.The problem is that I was not careful and ordered this instead of the actual book.It does help you to think of what to put in the room, but as a quilter, you already know what you need.You can do this on graph paper.

What A Let Down ! ! !
What a let down!!! I was expecting a book and received a piece of expensive graph paper.Wish I had read the other reviews before purchasing.I agree with the other reviewers that it is being mis-represented as a book, when it is just very expensive laminated graph paper.What a disappointment!!!

Studio Planner
This is a great tool to plan your craft room.Better than I anticipated.I can't wait to get going on creating my perfect space!

Deceptive!
This planner is not a book at all, but a fold-out cardboard graph paper that should have been included in the original book as a supplement and is not worth $12and shouldn't cost more than 4.95.I thought I was going to receive a book loaded with pictures and ideas and different layouts. You can go to the dollar store and get a pack of graph paper and construction paper for $2.oo and achieve the same thing as this product.
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Product Description
Quilting Superstar Alex Anderson takes amateur quilters to the next level of skill with this latest volume in her quilting how-to series.This project-packed book comes complete with seven new skill-building piecing techniques, 16 traditional blocks to mix and match, and six new sample star projects.Quilters will master such skills as how to match triangle points perfectly; how to piece diagonals (painlessly!), and three different ways to construct a Sawtooth Star (including sew-and-flip squares).Anderson also instructs readers in how to sew partial seams and Y-seams with confidence and how to make any size block using her "Magic Numbers."Anderson is well-known through her TV show Simply Quilts, and through her many quilting books published by C&T. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Keep Quilting with Alex Anderson
Excellent book, great directions, great projects and best of all the exceptional price, books we can afford.Amazon is great to buy from, things are priced for the everyday consumer. Thanks

More Alex
Alex Anderson has carved out a very important and lasting niche in quilt making history. This book is another fine example of quality instructions and photos. Every quilter will find some good information in her book.

Keep Quilting with Alex Anderson
Excellent book from the mistress of Quilt Making.Easy to follow instructions and good information.Very readable and clear instructions.Encourages creativity and imagination. ... Read more