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Quilter's Knot: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery
Arlene Sachitano
Zumaya Enigma, 2008
Long-arm quilter Harriet Truman and her quilt group the Loose Threads set off for what should be an enjoyable week of stitching at the Angel Harbor Folk Art School, where member Lauren Sawyer is attending a two-year program in part to quiet the accusation that she copies other people?s work. It appears Lauren is up to her old tricks when Harriet's ...
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Stack-N-Whackipedia
Bethany S. Reynolds
American Quilter's Society, 2008
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An Elm Creek Quilts Album: The Runaway Quilt/The Quilter's Legacy/The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts Series ...
Jennifer Chiaverini
Simon & Schuster, 2006
More Great Quilting Adventures with the Elm Creek Quilters!
You don't have to be a quilter to enjoy the three stories combined in this volume. Novels 4, 5, and 6 in the Elm Creek Quilters series by Jennifer Chiaverini do not disappoint. If you enjoyed the first 3 novels in the series, you will enjoy continuing the saga in ...
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Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters
Susan Stein
Creative Publishing international, 2007
Fabric arts gives ideas for many types of miixed media art
There are so many techniques included in this book, and although promoted as a fabric art book for fabric artists and quilters, it could also be used for many mixed media arts including paper arts and journaling etc.. I loved getting so many techniques and ideas in one ...
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The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
Meg Cox
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
Everything you ever wanted to know re: quilting!
This book is a must-have resource for anyone interested in quilting! It is arguably eight books in one, very well-written by a former Wall Street journalist who has developed a passion for quilting. I bought it after hearing the author at my local quilt guild, ...
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The Quilters Ulti Visual Guide: From A to Z-- Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking
Rodale Books, 1998
How did I get along without it?
A friend recommended this book -- it is the Quilting Bible, as far as I am concerned. Concise, descriptive. I don't know how I got along without it!
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Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter: Easy-to-Follow Lessons for Dynamic Art Quilts
Katie Masopust
C&T Publishing, 2008
Always wanted to design a quilt of your very own?but didn?t know where to start? Let this book show you how! Ten innovative approaches to designing art quilts make it easy for any quilter, beginning to advanced, to free the artist within. These ?game plans? help quilters create a design, then turn that design into a pattern, then complete the ...
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The Quilter's Kitchen: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel with Recipes (Elm Creek Quilts Novel)
Jennifer Chiaverini
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Enjoyed it, with low expectations
I liked it, but I read these reviews in advance so I knew what to expect. Anna has become one of my favorite characters, so it was fun to get a little more insight into her background and passions (plus some tantalizing speculation about Jeremy???) It was a nice ...
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An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler: The First Three Novels in the Popular Series (Elm Creek Quilters Novels)
Jennifer Chiaverini
Simon & Schuster, 2003
It will make you want to quilt
What a lovely trilogy of books. I hate to sew but Jennifer Chiaverini has made me want to make a pot of tea, put a thread in a needle, sit with a bunch of friends and create a work of art with fabric.
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The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place
William Arnett, Alvia Wardlaw, ...
Tinwood Books, 2002
exceptional
I remember the first time I saw photographs of the quilts of Gee's Bend in a magazine about seven years ago. I couldn't wait to learn about the amazing artists whose vision the quilts portray. This book is more outstanding than I imagined it could be. It is ...
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Magic Stack-N-Whack Quilts
Bethany Reynolds
American Quilter's Society, 1998
magic stack-n- whack
excellent ,easy to follow directions and fun to do,and beautiful when you're finished. Believe me the price is right too. Quilt stores are much more expensive.
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Guide to Machine Quilting
Diane Gaudynski
American Quilter's Society, 2002
Guide to Machine Quilting
Book has good detail and is easy to understand. Directions are easy to follow and detailed.
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Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop: Step-by-Step Visual Guide, Indispensable Reference for Quilters, Bonus ...
Ruth B. McDowell
C&T Publishing, 2007
Absolutely FAB!!
Unfortunately I missed out on a live workshop with Ruth and sent my best buddy in my place instead. She LOVED it!!! Even though I tried to practice her techniques in her other books, I never quite 'got it'. I guess I'm just more of a 'show me what you do' kind of ...
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The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches
Darlene Zimmerman
Krause Publications, 2005
Quilters Edge review
The book Quilters Edge is very helpful in describing different ways to finish a quilt to make it different and unique. The instructions, with pictures, is very helpful. Highly recommended.
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The Ultimate Guide to Longarm Machine Quilting: How to Use Any Longarm Machine: Techniques, Patterns and ...
Linda Taylor
C&T Publishing, 2002
long arm quilting instruction
Excellent instructional book, well written. This was my first instructional book and it was invaluable. I recommend it highly for long arm quilting on any machine.
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