Quilt Love

Download or read book Why We Quilt written by Thomas Knauer and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We quilt to connect with a rich tradition -- We quilt to explore and express our creativity -- We quilt to move beyond modern consumer culture -- We quilt to create a connection with loved ones -- We quilt to change the world -- We quilt because we can-and because we cannot help but do so -- Epilogue : We quilt for all these reasons and more .

Download or read book Making a World of Difference One Quilt at a Time written by Ruth McHaney Danner and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilts exemplify precious things: comfort through the warmth they provide; community, since they are often created by groups; and love, given the time and effort they require. With this in mind, legions of kindhearted quilters all over the world choose to donate their labors of love to people in need. Ruth McHaney Danner has gathered fifty-four heartwarming stories of quilters who make their compassion tangible one stitch, square, and quilt at a time. Each story introduces a quilter or group of quilters, ranging from a blind woman in Texas to preschoolers in Australia. Their gifts have the power to make recipients feel cherished and supported, even though they may never meet face-to-face. These wonderfully inspiring stories show that every quilter who has ever wondered, “But what can I do?” can do something to reach out and help others.

Download or read book Quilt As You Go {reimagined} written by Marguerita McManus and published by Loose Fibers. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quilt As You Go with a modern, fresh twist! No one will ever never know your quilts are quilt-as-you-go and that's the twist. Quilt As You Go is the process of making quilt blocks (from 12 to 16 inches square) and then quilting them - easy! Join the quilted blocks and you almost have a finished quilt, you just need the binding. This book teaches a few modern twists on a very popular technique which results in simple, easy to make quilts that can be made from "fat quarters", "jelly rolls" and "charms" as well as yardage and scraps. You'll learn to make four easy quilts, tips for preparing your blocks for quilting, four methods of straight line machine quilting, 15 photos take you step-bystep through the joining process and an easy machine binding that finishes up with our "pretty corners" technique! With each of the four quilts you'll see a slightly different way to incorporate quilt-as-you-go into modern quilts. Each of the four twists can be adapted in several ways, making this a technique book that just keeps your inspiration going. Marguerita and her daughter Sarah, best known for their book Crazy Shortcut Quilts, have reinvented quilt-as-you-go and share all their new tips with you in this compact, exciting book.

Download or read book Modern Quilt Workshop written by Weeks Ringle and published by . This book was released on with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be inspired. This book shows novice and expert quilters alike new ways of planning, designing, and constructing contemporary quilts. The Modern Quilt Workshop takes you through every step of making a quilt, encouraging you and challenging you along the way. You?ll learn basic principles of quilt design, as well as new technical skills that will make your quilts more beautiful, more durable, and more fun to make. Never before published, these breathtaking patterns were created to help you learn specific design and technical skills. Want to learn how to piece circles flawlessly? Need to fine-tune your color choices? Confused about how to choose quilting patterns? Follow the step-by-step diagrams and you?ll be mastering new design concepts and innovative techniques with each new project. Each of the 15 quilt projects shows the level of difficulty, lists the skills you?ll learn, and shows how each quilt might look in different color combinations. Design tips in each chapter teach you what to look for in fabrics, or options for how to quilt the quilt. Measurements and yardage requirements are provided for 4 sizes, from baby quilts to bed quilts. Cutting templates, and tips for using them, are included. A thorough section on quilt construction and assembly helps even the first-time quilter learn the basics of cutting, piecing, aligning seams, thread color selection, choosing batting, quilting, and binding. Beginning quilters will love the simple, yet sophisticated, patterns that can turn a pile of cotton fabric into a work of art. Advanced quilters will hone technical and design skills, as well as master new techniques, such as improvisational piecing and working with sophisticated color palettes. Whether you wish to create a treasured family heirloom or a beautiful gift for a friend, these unique patterns will inspire you to try something new.

Download or read book Piece and Quilt as You Go written by Debi Schmitz Noriega and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·Features 8 quilting techniques: joining strips in the front and back, sashing, binding edge, batting joined and not joined, heirloom quilt, and crazy quilt ·Quilting "As You Go" means to quilt individual sections to join together later rather than the whole quilt all at once. It eliminates the need for long-arm stitching. ·Includes 24 projects (3 for each technique) including quilts, bags, scarves and potholders ·Projects can use purchased and stash scraps

Download or read book Every Quilt Tells a Story written by Helen Kelley and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2003-04-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every quilt tells a story. There is a universality in those stories as well as in the quilts themselves and the threads that hold them together. In the tradition of Erma Bombeck, Helen Kelley shares her tales of quilts and quiltmaking with trademark charm and wit. This gifted storyteller gathers the snippings, threads, and scraps of everyday life and effortlessly stitches them together to create a narrative to which every quilter can relate. Each piece--from the humorous to the heartwarming--touches your soul and makes you smile, reminding you of your own passion for quilts and the stories they tell. Helen Kelley is an author, instructor, and lecturer, but she is, first and foremost, a quiltmaker. For twenty years, this "Erma Bombeck" of the quilting world has parlayed her passion for all things quilt into her enormously popular "Loose Threads" column in "Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine."

Download or read book The Christmas Wish Quilt written by Ann Hazelwood and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The holidays arrive in Missouri’s wine country bringing snow, wishes, good cheer—and ghosts—in this festive mystery from the author of Quilted Secrets. In Ann Hazelwood’s fourth novel of the Wine Country Quilt Series, Lily Rosenthal starts her holidays with a Thanksgiving Pie Party, but the season truly comes alive during the Christmas Walk in her town of Augusta, Missouri. A jolly, perfect Santa Claus occupies Doc’s office on her property during the event and offers children one wish for Christmas. This inspires Lily to make a Christmas Wish quilt for her newly discovered half-sister. Dreams abound throughout the holiday season, until a desire to find out more about Doc, Lily’s unsettled spirit, turns quite interesting. Praise for Ann Hazelwood and her novels “I found myself immersed in the tale of this extended family and this wonderful quaint town . . . You will laugh, cry and share in their hopes and dreams.” —Community News “Ann Hazelwood knows a few things about the human spirit, family and dreaming big. Add a mixture of the love of quilting and all the things Missouri historic and otherwise; you will experience the words and passion of this unique and gifted author. Enjoy the experience!” —StreetScape Magazine