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CRAZY QUILTS by Machine
Create a Breathtaking Heirloom |
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ATTIC WINDOWS Quilts With A View, 2nd Edition
Attic Windows is a timeless technique for quilters of all ages and skill levels
to use their imagination, creativity, and favorite motif fabrics. Now in full color, this
comprehensive volume contains a gallery of more than 50 inspiring Attic Window quilts, information
on selecting farics, tips on how to use colors effectively, and numerous exercises to help the quilter
plan a one-of-a-kind quilt.
Softcover * 8-1/4 X 10-7/8 |
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Polar Fleece Adventures
Fleece techniques included in this book are: *Polar Cutworks
With these finishing touch techniques you can make your polarfleece garments even more spectacular!
Nancy includes patterns & templates with the step-by-step instructions and also added "Scrap Happy", a chapter of fun fleece projects.
Whether a seasoned sewer or novice, this book will help you achieve your goals. |
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| An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches & Motifs by Linda Causee
Are you one who has been collecting silks, satins, velvets and ties to use someday in a special crazy quilt? Now you will know how to embellish that piece and make it a work of art. This book has 90 crazy quilt stitches illustrated with how-to instructions.
There are also eleven silk ribbon motifs illustrated. Want to know how to stitch a spider web with spider or hummingbird or rose wreath? Look in this book for basic stitches. |
Dimensional Concepts in Sulky by Joyce Drexler & Carol Ingram
Do you have all the embroidered T-shirts you need? This newest volume from Sulky will broaden the horizon of what you can do with your embroidery machine. It is filled with ideas that combine applique. Use your machine quilting for trapunto or try Puffy foam in shadow applique. Every technique will show you how to use that 3rd dimension in your sewing. |
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| Making the Most of the Cover Hem
If you are the lucky owner of a serger that can do a cover hem - this book is for you. The cover hem is a unique stitch that appears as straight stitches on the wrong side. It can be placed anywhere on a garment. The projects in this book will help you learn where the cover hem is both useful and practical |
Splendid Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Chris Rankin
To those who are searching for an easy way to add elegance or pizzazz to existing clothes, bags, hats and more--silk ribbon embroidery is the answer. This book has easy-to-follow silk ribbon instructions followed by dozens of projects in full color. What about an embellished velvet cap or a beautiful scissors case? The embroidered pillow ideas are a hit. The wedding accessories will really geth the creative juices flowing as well as the beautiful christening gown. There are large and small projects to get you moving into the world of silk ribbon embroidery. |
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Creating Texture with Textiles by Linda McGehee
Award-winning designer and author. Linda McGehee shares her secrets for manipulating and embellishing fabric with a variety of techniques. Written for all levels of sewers. This user-friendly guide features step by step instructions to create spectacular one-of-a-kind designs on fabric with the use of any sewing machine. Create your own unique garments, wall hangings and accessories with new variations of current techniques including piecing, spiraling, applique, piping, cording, embroidery and beading among other. |
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| Tree & Flowers - Landscape Quilts
With this new booklet from Sewing with Nancy, learn to see the forest and the trees. Use fabric as your paint and scissors as your paintbrush to recreate the essence of nature. Fiber artist Natalie Sewell shares her unique technique to design both spring and fall landscape wall hangings. With a photo or picture as your inspiration, an assortment of fabrics with nature like colorations as your tools, and this unconventional cutting technique, your on your way to creating a landscape masterpiece that will capture memories for years to come. Some say it's not nice to fool Mother Nature, but these quilts come close to duplicating the splendor of the outdoors. |
Pieceful Scenes by Angela Madden
One of the most exciting aspects of being a
quilter is the variety of new techniques and ideas constantly being devised to keep
us interested. This book combines two aspects of quilt design |
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| Creative Curves Ellipse Book by Virginia Walton
This book explores the possibilites of the Creative Curves Rulers. The rulers not only make cutting curves easier, they bring a standardization to the cut "curved" pieces, which makes sewing these curved seams "A Piece of Cake". Since all curves start as squares or rectangles, cut on the straight-of-grain, there is an inherent stability added to the quilt after the "curved" seams are sewn. |
Let's face it by elinor peace bailey
One of the barriers to making a face on a doll is the common belief on the part of most people that they cannot draw. This is a false assumption that elinor is trying to prove. This book is a classroom test for doll face painting. She illustrates techniques for eyes, noses and mouths to make your doll come to life. For everyone who is a fan of elinor's dolls or if you just want to learn how to draw a face on a cloth doll, this book is for you! |
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| Romancing Ribbons Int. Flowers by Elly Sienkiewiez
Romancing Ribbons is a guide to fashioning flowers from ribbon, a work
book of step-by-step lessons, and a source of inspiration. |
Making the most of Your Decorative Serging Accessories
Becoming familiar with your serger and all its accessories can be a fun and exciting process. Your machine can have many stitch possibilities if you learn your tension adjustments. With a little experimentation, the main accessories will expand your imagination to try new things on your serger. These projects are practical as well as useful to learn the techniques. If you are tired of just roll hemming this book is for you. |
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| Easy Paper - Pieced Miniatures by Carol Doek
Carol Doak has taken the paper-pieced quilt blocks and miniaturized them to make wonderful
miniature quilts. Paper-piecing allows you to get all the sharp points without the pain. |
Magic Celtic by Angela Madden
This book from the author of Sew Easy Celtic is another variation using a similar process but, extend the possibilities. This design method transforms anyone into the creator of complex circles, stars, rings, borders and scallops. Circular patterns containing any number of segments can be produced in any size... From a greeting card to a whole quilt top. No mathematics or geometric calculation need be involved if the "Circle Slice" ruler is put to use. Open up to new idea with "Magic Celtic". |
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| The Magic of Crazy Quilting by J. Marsha Michler
Crazy quilting is the placing together of irregular-shaped pieces of fabric, usually onto a
foundation. The pieces are secured with embroidery stitches and other embellishments. The use of a variety of fabrics
with different weaves and surface textures makes the quilt visually appealing. |
Quick Gifts and Decor by Nancy Zieman & Gail Brown
A book of quick projects for those of us who always need ideas for gifts and donations. Whether a busy Mom or Grandmother. There are projects that will brighten your life and those you sew for. Many projects use placemats, napkins, and sheets as the begining point, so the finishing is already done. Is your family room in need of a lift from new pillows or possibly a mantle scarf? The answer lies here in "Quick Gifts and Decor'. |
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| The Princess Collection by Martha Pullen
In the newest book from Martha Pullen, this volume is series 800 from Martha Pullen's
Sewing Room. As always, this volume is packed with antique garments, sewing techniques, projects and ideas. |
Magic Stack-n-Whack Quilts by Bethany Reynolds
Kaleidoscope effect quilts, in which a symmetrical design radiates from the center of the block, draw the admiration and envy of many quilters. The intricacy, order and mysterious changeability of those quilted creatios attract us, but have traditionally required much careful planning and cutting. The Stack-N-Whack method allows you to create exciting effects with fabric quickly and easily. Each block is unique and exciting. Patterns happen spontaneously without extensive planning. Whether you are looking for a way to create a dazzling quilt in a few days or whether you are simply a quilter who loves to play with fabric, you will love these quilts. |
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| Celebrate the Seasons with Ribbon Embroidery by Machine by Marie Duncan & Betty Farrell
The masters of "Ribbon Embroidery by Machine" have designed 30 great new projects related to the seasons of the year. You'll learn new stitches and techniques to complete a wide variety of decorations & wearables. From an exquisite shawl to a simple ornament, stitchers of all skill levels will be inspired to learn this fasinating technique using any type of sewing machine. New instructions include machine beaded velvet, free-floating embroidery and hand dyeing fabric and ribbon. Bursting with color photos and easy-to-follow illustrations, this book guides you through beautiful projects for every season. |
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| Creative Ideas for Machine Embroidery by Corliss Miller
Decorating our homes with textiles and embroidery has been a very long historical tradition, started with the basics, a need to keep warm and graduallybecame more decorative as people had more time. Skill with a needle was considered essential to a women's education. Now we have less time, but still want items in our homes that express our personality, hobbies and interests. The aim of this book is to encourage you to get out that sewing machine and experiment. The projects can be done on practically any machine with a few decorative stitches and lots of imagination. |
Slice Up a Circle by Angela Madden
This book in conjunction with the Circle Slice Ruler teaches how to create unique variations of Mariners Compass, Radiating Star and Kaleidoscope designs. These can be sized to fit any project. The drafting is explained - (no more use of a protractor) - in detail to obtain the design desired. Her explanation of the piecing technique using freezer paper is clear and makes a lot of sense. You will love the quilts and projects in the gallery. These are many projects with one block to get you started with this technique and on to a finished project. |
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| Traditional Quilts with Painless Borders by Sally Schneider & Barbara Eikmeier
Pieced borders are a beautiful addition to a quilt. But, between the calculator and the sewing
machine, something often goes awry. The borders seldom fit as planned. They are a pain.
Happy quilting and may all your borders be painless. |
Creative Sewing Projects with Your Embroidery Machine by Pamela Hastings
Are you looking at those embroidery machines and wondering what to do with it beyond T-shirts? Maybe you are looking for ideas to use your embroidery machine? This volume has many of the answers. The first chapters, cover embroidery machines from the different companies. The notions and hoops are explained as well. Then the book is full of project ideas for all machines. The pillows are wonderful for gifts, or to use in your decor. There are lamp shades, window shades, wall hangings, table coverings and more to help that embroidery machine work for you. |
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| Granny's Little Stitch Book
This little volume is brimming with tips and ideas for ribbon stitching and embroidery on crazy quilts. The illustrations are clear and easy to follow. This is a great way to add some life to your sewing. |
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Making Friends With Decorative Serging On The Pfaff 4872
The sergers today can make your garments look more professional with finished seams. It speeds up sewing time, because it trims and finishes the seams at the same time.
This book is formatted specifically for the Pfaff 4872 serger.
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