Alphabet Quilts

Download or read book Quilt Talk written by Sam Hunter and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ve got something unique to tell the world. What better way to get your message across than sewing your words into a quilt? Fiber artist and quilt designer Sam Hunter teaches you to say it all with 12 new projects featuring modern, paper-pieced text blocks. The book includes patterns of an easy-to-read font that includes lower- and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Sam covers everything you need to know about paper piecing, choosing fabrics, and designing your own quilted words. Use Sam’s designs to get started, and then stitch up your own words to give any occasion the ultimate personal touch.

Download or read book Skip the Borders written by Julie Herman and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create quilts with simple designs, strong lines, and a modern aesthetic. With this innovative collection, popular blogger and designer Julie Herman, the owner of Jaybird Quilts, inspires you to create stunning quilts--without borders! Choose from 15 easy quilt patterns where design is the star and fabric is the supporting actor Learn the structure of a borderless quilt; explore various bindings and their effect on the overall look See what can be done when color is used in bold ways to support a borderless quilt design

Download or read book A is for Alphabet, Q is for Quilt written by Heather Scott and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stitch this cute and colourful children's quilt with a combination of patchwork, applique, embroidery and quilting - perfect for a bed or wall, plus a matching cushion, two adorable felt animals and a gorgeous rag doll. This book includes detailed instructions, perforated full size design sheets, and complete embroidery and construction information.

Download or read book F is for Friendship written by Helen L. Wilbur and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilting has existed for thousands of years, spanning the globe, practiced by women as well as men, and bringing together communities and generations. F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet examines the subject of quilting, as an art form as well as an item of utility, tracing its early history from a cave in Mongolia to patchwork bedcoverings transported in overland wagon trains to present-day exhibits at renowned museums. Topics include patterns, inventions, and fabric choices, as well as quilts as vehicles of American history. Helen L. Wilbur also authored Lily's Victory Garden and Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet. A former librarian who now works on the electronic side of the publishing world, she lives in New York City. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen has illustrated more than 20 books with Sleeping Bear Press, including the best-selling The Legend of Sleeping Bear and The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell. He and his wife, Robbyn, live in Bath, Michigan.

Download or read book Pillow Talk written by Edyta Sitar and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instructions and patterns for twenty-five quilted and applique pillow covers to liven up your interior decor.

Download or read book Eight Hands Round written by Ann Whitford Paul and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-03-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paul provides information about pioneer life through speculation about the origins of 26 quilt patterns, one for each letter of the alphabet. The variety of colors and designs makes the quilts themselves the real stars of the book [and] will [encourage] students to develop their own creations in cloth or on paper." —SLJ. Outstanding Books of 1991 (NYT) Notable 1991 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Books for Vacation Reading (NYT)

Download or read book Alphabet Quilts written by Bea Oglesby and published by C&t Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively applique tribute to the alphabet has something for everyone. Block letters, cursive, Spencerian patterns for seven unique quilts are included. Animals, numbers, and flowers accompany the letters.