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Cheer up any room with one of these 7 new and original quilt designs in bright, huggable colors. Playful designs use pieced backgrounds, plus super-easy applique to add that splash of color everyone will love. With its fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions, this is a must have volume for quilters of all levels who want to add a splash of color to any room in the home. Author: Carol Burniston; Softcover; 47 pages.

Instructions for 9 fabulous porjects. Master the basics of colourwash quilting with a complete guide to materials and techniques.  Author: Yan Pring; Softcover; 58 pages.

Give the gift of love with 12 helpful quilts and practical sewing projects for anyone needing an extra caring touch. Author: Jake Finch; Softcover; 78 pages.

Countdown to Christmas by Instagram sensation Susan Ache returns with a dozen spectacular quilts for Christmas, and most can be displayed year-round! Includes softer shades of red and green to suit all seasons, whether for snuggling up on the couch in December, enjoying late-night campfires in June, or relaxing on the deck in October
Choose among exquisite quilts with traditional roots and lighthearted quilts that capture the magic of the season. Author: Susan Ache; Softcover; 64 pages.

Featuring a dozen warm and cozy designs, County Seat Quilts is the culmination of a year-long quilt club at coauthor Julie Hendricksen's Wisconsin quilt shop, J.J. Stitches. Now you, too, can be part of the club, with a year's worth of achievable lap-quilt patterns. So start stitching, then get decorating--the quilts work equally well on a table, draped on your favorite chair or sofa, or as decorative wall art. Give traditional blocks such as Nine Patches and Ohio Stars a new twist by changing your color placement of lights and darks, adding an easy pieced border, or omitting a border completely. All of the patterns are easy to stitch; many are made with strips and squares. The most difficult thing about them may be deciding which one to make first! Authors: Julie Hendricksen and Vickie Gerike; Softcover; 80 pages.

It's time for new fun with an old favorite--crayons! Using the new Melt-n-Blend technique, anyone can create beautiful applique designs with a dimensional, hand-painted look that brings quilts to life. Learn to tint and shade luscious fruits, gorgeous blossoms, and more--using crayons, colored pencils, and markers Choose from seven inspiring projects of increasing complexity, with something for every skill level Make one-of-a-kind applique designs that can be used in any project--simply fuse them into place. Please note that the fusible web Terrie recommends in this book is no longer available. As an alternative, she suggests EZ-Steam II by Pellon.  Author: Terrie Linn Kygar; Softcover; 80 pages.

If you love decorating for Christmas as much as you love counted cross-stitch, you are in for a holiday treat! Noted designer Susan Ache will help you put the merry in the season with original cross-stitch designs for two dozen 4 x 10 mini stockings. Combine decorative linen cuffs with whimsical cotton prints to make little stockings you can hang each day in December until the big day arrives. This booklet contains 24 counted cross-stitch patterns in full color, a full size stocking pattern, and step-by-step assembly instructions. Author: Susan Ache; Softcover; 64 pages.

he Crows in the Corn Quilt by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet for It's Sew Emma features pieced crow and star blocks. Finished size is 69" x 77".

With 30 charted patterns to create your own designs for needlepoint and cross stitch.  This book gathers a variety of patterns, including fruit, butterflies, roses, ribbons, bows, animals, alphabets, leaves, berries, plaids, and thistles.  Author: Amelia Saint George; Hardcover; 128 pages.

That family quilt is even more special when you have a glimpse of the life and times of the quiltmaker. Agnes M. Pool, a longtime quilter, teacher, appraiser and author, offers a step-by-step guide to help you document your projects. Here are tips for gathering information and photographing the quilts, staging an exhibition, hanging the quilts, labeling, and getting an appraisal and insurance. Also included are forms for ensuring that the information is complete. Author: Agnes M. Pool; Softcover; 32 pages.

Tips on fabric selection, instructions for planned, scrap and seamless arc Double Wedding Ring, easy to follow color graphics, easy to use full-size patterns to make 15" finished circles, complete materials list, a gallery of quilts complete with yardage charts. This edition DOES come with the optional computer generated acrylic templates.  Author: Sharlene Jorgenson; Spiral Bound; 41 pages.

Free-Wheeling fun with easy-sew circles and curves.  These artful quilts are breathtaking to look at, and surprisingly easy to make!  Fabric bias covers raw fabric edges in a quick, accurate technique. Author: Wendy Hill; Softcover; 95 pages.

A brief guide to embroidered flowers.  Includes diagrams and the various embroidery stitches uses.  Author: Kit Pyman; Softcover; 32 pages.

Could someone you know be an angel in disguise, watching over you from day to day? Now you can thank those special everyday angels in your life by celebrating their good deeds in a heavenly quilt! Create your own everyday angels with: Step-by-step guidance for choosing themes and developing stories; ideas for using creative embellishments, letters, and borders; twenty-five templates, including angel wings, halos, faces, and bodies; and spectacular photos of more than 50 quilts, along with their makers’ stories. Use seasons, cultural themes, family traditions, friends, pets, or simply portray a memory to share with someone you love. Whether your angels are folksy, humble, wild, or spunky, they’ll be thankful you captured their kindness in their very own quilt! Author: Mary Lou Weidman; Softcover; 96 pages.

Ten inch squares combine to create lap quilts that are intriguing but easy to do and great for gift-giving that says I love you. There are nine projects that are perfect for beginners and advanced stitchers alike, with pointers on making the most out of your fabric. Helpful techniques for block construction are also included. Nine patterns are include. Author:  Melissa Corry; Martingale Press; 64 pages; softcover.

In this book by It's So Emma, you will find 10 girl and 10 boy crib quilt patterns, all done with fat quarters. The book is packed with an assortment of styles--something to inspire every quilter. Author: Kimberly Jolly; Fat Quarter Shop; 62 pages; softcover.

This book contains a variety of quilts using flannel fabric.  Author: Janet Miller & Susan Parr; Softcover; 52 pages.

Featherweight history at your fingertips.  Enjoy an entertaining look at the history of the Featherweight sewing machine.  Expanded third edition updated with the latest research. Packed with photos, stories, and handy information.  Learn to date and troubleshoot your machine.  A fun read for quilters, Featherweight owners, and history buffs. Softcover, 220 pages.

From simple, subtle dots to the wildest spots you can find, this talented design team is back to wow quilters with fun polka-dot fabrics! Ten quilt patterns use simple patchwork and appliqué. Designs range from traditional to funky and all styles in between.  Includes tips for successfully combining solids, prints, and plaids with dotted fabrics  Author: Joan Segna & Jayme Crow; Softcover; 80 pages.

The quilts you make deserve to have labels as special as they are. This book includes 30 designs to make your own custom quilt labels. Author: Linda Causee; Softcover; 32 pages.

Create these handmade gifts to let your friends know how important they are to you. Some of these designs, such as the flannel quilt or pin cushion, are easy enough for beginners to make. Or you may wish to fashion a pair of appliqued towels, or a floral tote.  You'll soon have hand-fashioned mementos of friendship for everyone very special in your life. Author: Pat Sloan; Softcover; 64 pages.

Revolutionary, time-saving, cutting and sewing techniques for machine piecing hexagons.  Author: Sharlene Jorgenson; Softcover; 16 pages.

Here’s a new twist on a traditional block. Simplified instructions allow you to make granny blocks in several sizes. Instructions for two quilts, a table runner, a pillow and two adorable embroidery quilt labels are included. Author: Lori Holt; Fat Quarter Shop; 37 pages; softcover.

Capture all the joy of the holidays and seasons in this cute collection of redwork embroidery designs. Each fun design uses one or two easy embroidery stitches. The complete instructions show you how to enlarge or reduce the designs, stitch the designs on cotton fabric, then tea or coffee dye the completed piece for an authentic folk-art look. Pick your thread color, it doesn't have to be red, and get celebrating. Designs include: Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and more. Please note that the designs in this book are NOT iron-on patterns and must be transferred to your fabric using a light table or sunny window with a pencil or water-soluble pen. 24 pages, soft cover. 

Make a quilt for every season. The 12 patchwork patterns inside Pat Sloan's latest book commemorate special days with a strong enough style to last a season or more. Pick a favorite or two to highly the days and events you love best--or make them all to turn your home into a year-round showcase of your talents! . Author:  Pat Sloan; Martingale Press; 96 pages; softcover.

Depicting houses and gardens in needlwork is a perennial interest among stitchers. Jenkins gives instructions for designing charts of one's own home along with examples of architectural and garden components that may be used. The black-and-white charted designs are intended as a point of departure for stitchers designing their own samplers. Of particular interest in the full-color examples offered by the author is the clever use of a variety of canvaswork stitches to imitate brickwork, stone, and plants.  Author: Mary Jenkins; Hardcover; 120 pages.

This book is for beginning and experienced quilters alike. It has many techniques and tips that will help them develop their quilting skills. Includes a variety of projects ranging from simple to complex. Illustrated with step-by-step photos.  Author: Jodi Warner; Softcover; 130 pages.

Author Jen Eskridge shows you how to use faced appliques to achieve the look of curved quilt seams with your sewing machine. Nine contemporary applique designs, from cute mug rugs to color quilts, will have you turning curves into works of art! Author: Jen Eskridge; Leisure Arts; 64 pages; softcover.

Make pinwheels the fun, fast and easy way.  Let’s Twist features a dozen patterns from Marsha Bergren using both the Lil’ Twister and the Twister Tools. Quilts, table runners, an apron, a mantle hanging and more!  Author: Marsha Bergren; Softcover; 24 pages.