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Martingale's "Big Book" series just keeps getting bigger! This 17th addition to the series boasts a whopping 51 patterns for the versatile lap quilt - designs for seasons, holidays, special days, and every day abound. And at just 55 cents per pattern, quilters can enjoy the inspiration and the savings! Lap quilts are the perfect size for so many occasions: cozy cuddling, creative decorating, gift giving, and more. A roster of well-known designers makes it easy to choose a favorite. Quilters will lap up this lovely lap-quilt collection - there are SO many ways to enjoy it. Softcover, 237 pages.

Best-selling author Laurie Aaron Hird of The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt shares the next installment of this beloved series.
A few years before Ada Melville Shaw’s death in 1937, she wrote–and The Farmer’s Wife magazine published–a seven-part series of articles about her homesteading adventures. It is this series of articles that come to life in The Farmer’s Wife Homestead Medallion Quilt.
Master of traditional quilting, Laurie Aaron Hird has used Ada’s writings to inspire the 120 classic quilt blocks that surround a stunning center medallion. Full instructions for sewing this queen-sized sampler quilt, featuring 64 six-inch and 56 eight-inch blocks, are included.
The Farmer’s Wife Homestead Medallion Quilt templates for paper-piecing and rotary cutting are provided in a ready-to-print, easy-to-download PDF, available through url provided.
Travel back with Laurie and Ada to 1910s Montana where a homesteading pioneer woman inspired a contemporary quilt for the modern age.  Softcover, 271 pages.

The 1922, The Farmer's Wife magazine posed this question to their readers: "If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at the time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired.

Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired and create your own sampler quilt: 111 six-inch quilt blocks, with assembly diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions; Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or king; Download access to easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams; 42 letters from the 1922 Farmer's Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country's past.

Softcover; 255 pages.

When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt.In the sixth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, Sarah's tranquil quilt retreat in the Appalachian Mountains is interrupted by an alarming presence in the surrounding forest.

Includes instructions to make the quilt featured on the cover.

Author: Carol Dean Jones; Softcover; 227 pages. 

The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide: From A to Z by Ellen Pahl will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about quilting! You've hit the jackpot with this quilter's ultimate answer book. From A to Z you'll find combined wisdom from a star-studded cast of 60 expert quilters. Lavishly illustrated, this fun "look-and-learn" reference book covers every aspect of quiltmaking: basic quiltmaking techniques, hard-to-find information on specialized techniques, reviews of tools and supplies, basic quilt types explained and illustrated, and definitions of terms every quiltmaker should know.  Author: Ellen Pahl; Hardcover; 288 pages.

The Sampler Quilt Book II is a complete teaching tool.  the lessons in this book include every facet of quilt making, from beginning to end.  The book includes 30 patterns. Author: Diana Leone; Softcover; 68 pages.

Gayle Bong’s latest design concept is based on the division of the corner of a square rather than the division of a grid. By making all angles equal, she has simplified both cutting &U piecing of the resulting Thirtysomething unit. You will find: 13 quilts; An additional 11 quilts for inspiration; Step by step instructions; Color photos; Patterns. Author: Gayle Bong; Softcover; 59 pages.

Take yourself on a pinwheel journey. Learn how to make unique pinwheels starting with the easy and working your way up to more challenging. Let these 8 unique quilts inspire you to stitch new and exciting quilted projects. You'll never think of pinwheel blocks in the same way once you explore these possibilities. Tutorial sidebars included in this book: 1. Spinning Centers to Reduce Bulk 2. Triangle Alignment 3. Using Half-Square Triangle Piecing Papers 4. Using a 60-Degree Triangle Ruler.  Author: Annie's Quilting; Softcover; 48 pages.

Several different quilt patterns based on the traditional Trip Around the World quilt pattern. Author: Blanche young & Helen Young; Softcover; 87 pages.

Make the most of your stash with two scrap-quilting specialists. You'll learn how to select fabric and build your scrap-quilting skills as you stitch your way through 12 striking patterns Author:  Lissa Alexander and Susan Ache; Martingale Press; 128 pages; softcover.

There are 24 delightful Machine Appliqué Sunbonnet Sue Blocks featured in this collection of blocks. Whether you a novice or a master quilter the complete instructions including easy-to-understand methods of machine and traditional hand appliqué will guide you in bringing this sweet lady to life. You’ll also learn how small touches of hand embroidery can add detail to the storybook scenes of her day-to-day activities. Leisure Arts; 46 pages; softcover.

Cherie Ralston brings you seven warm and comfy star quilts that are softened with borders of leaves and berries and brilliantly easy to make. Clear, concise instructions on how to do invisible machine applique and make perfectly round berries are an added bonus for the quilter. Includes four smaller projects. Author: Cherie Ralston; Softcover; 80 pages.

Vintage Christmas by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Company for It's Sew Emma celebrates Lori's favorite season! Step into Lori's scrappy happy Vintage world this Christmas season with all-new quilt blocks and over ten quilty projects. Her 42 blocks are available in both 6" and 12" sizes, so they work perfectly with her previous books, and mix traditional blocks and adorable one-of-a-kind picture blocks. Have a favorite block and not sure where to start? Lori has you covered . . . her book also includes the stunning Vintage Christmas Sampler, other amazing quilts, table runner, tree skirt, placemat, mug rug and so much more! Share you love during this magical season by finding just the right blocks to warm the hearts of those you love. Have a Merry Vintage Christmas! Author: Lori Holt; It's Sew Emma; 207 pages; spiral bound softcover.

Timeless treasures resurface in Anne Dutton's colorful and new way. The quilts range in size from 42-79 inches. Features a total of eight quilt designs. Cute and classic blocks will make these projects valued treasures in your home. 

Discover a treasure chest filled with authentic embroidery patterns from classic magazines and needlework catalogs of days gone by. From birds and bunnies to flowers and fruit, hundreds of retro-cool designs are accompanied by gorgeous color photographs, stitching advice, and four step-by-step projects. This is the perfect inspiration for creating a thoughtful gift or new family heirloom. Author: Suzanne McNeill; Design Originals; 224 pages; softcover.

These small quilts are delightful and you can never have enough! This book features 12 traditional patterns, one a quilt as tiny as 13" square and the largest just 34" x 42". Stack them on table tops, tuck them into cozy vignettes, and share them with people you love. Author: Pam Buda; Martingale Press; 80 pages; softcover.

Watercolor paintings and botanical information combine with charted graphs for embroidering or needlepointing twenty-nine wildflower patterns  Author: Adalee Winter; Softcover; 80 pages.

Here are 10 classic redwork designs, inspired by those darling children's illustrations from the 1940's and 50's. Designs include: gardening, ironing, sewing, wash a dish, along came a spider, fishing, jumping rope, driving a pedal car on the sidewalk, rocking baby, and roller skating. 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. 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, softcover. 

Combine the luscious textures and colors of wool with quick applique and quilting techniques.  Stitch 9 fast and easy quilts.  Most can be made in a day or two.  Everything you need to know about working with wool is included.  Author: Janet Carija Brandt; Softcover; 88 pages.

Perfectly Portable Projects.  Turn idle moments into creative play.  These projects show how to use yo-yos for embellishing one of a kind gifts for adults and kids.  Author: Nancy J. Smith and Lynda S. Milligan; Softcover; 25 pages.