Books - Bargain Books

here is a handbook of quilting projects ideal for today's active needleworker - they're small, frameless and portable - great for lunch hour projects for those odd moments when you need something relaxing to do. Author: Barbara Brondolo; Softcover; 28 pages plus 24 templates.

Classic patterns recreated with time saving methods. Author: Leisure Arts; Softcover; 160 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.

TEMPLATES NOT INCLUDED. Includes step by step instructions with full color illustrations, time saving techniques, and yardage charts and supply lists. Author: Sharlene Jorgenson; Softcover; 17 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.

Combining floral fabrics from across the decades, Laurie Bird presents a fresh quartet of cozy quilts for you to enjoy. Choose Patchwork Vines, a blossom-bordered, pieced composition with alternating rows of appliquéd flowers. Or recreate the basic piecing of Victorian Patchwork, with its graceful, scalloped border. The retro fabrics, felt appliqués, and rickrack trim of Posies in My Pickets will take you back to the 1950’s — and it’s an excellent project for displaying vintage buttons. You’ll find that Sweet Memories will inspire nostalgic daydreams with its appliquéd rose bouquets and touches of easy, old-fashioned embroidery. Gather floral fabrics of every era and prepare to fill your senses with an entire garden of gentle, quilted blooms. Author: Laurie Bird; Softcover; 52 pages.

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

An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. As fabric interpretations of oxymorons, the 40 quilts in a traveling exhibit are also contradictions - in title, technique, focus, and design. From a quilt named Clearly Ambiguous to Deafening Silence, and more, each is a riddle in weave. Meet the designers, see their sketches, and learn the unique thought processes, approaches, and techniques used to create each quilt. Author: Dianne S. Hire; Softcover; 48 pages.

Looks at the history of American quilts, shows and describes traditional patterns, and offers advice on planning and making a quilt. Author: Better Homes and Gardens; Hardcover; 320 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.

Quiltmaking by Hand is the book for beginner and experienced quilters interested in sewing and quilting by hand. Hundreds of photos and illustrations guide you through everything you need to know about choosing the right tools, making templates, cutting fabric patches, and sewing blocks (from simple to very complex). You’ll also learn how to plan for and add borders, miter seams, work with Jinny’s signature border prints and more.  Beginning quiltmakers will find everything they need to get started, while more experienced quilters will discover dozens of tips and techniques to refine their skills. Also includes complete patterns for ten quilts.  Author: Jinny Beyer; Softcover; 262 pages.

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.

50 tatting projects to make lace borders, edgings, doilies and more, color illustrations.  Author: Catherine Austin; Hardcover; 144 pages.

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.

Stitch a bouquet of floral projects! These gardens of embroidered flowers use cross stitch, silk, and canvaswork, and capture that classic Victorian style. Create a golden silk pillow that has a ruffled edge and small pink flowers and green leaves in the center. Stitch a flower onto the tiniest scrap of canvas, and turn it into a pincushion. Brighten the room with sunflowers, rest your head on a fragrant herb pillow, or slip your feet into some ornate slippers. Decorate your room with a picture done in crewel. Poems, folklore, and other charming tidbits of information enhance your Victorian experience.  Author: Sue Hawkins; Hardcover; 128 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.

76 pages of cross stitch silhouettes of blue delft and colonial pictures, black & white and color illustrations.  Author: Julie Hasler; Hardcover; 76 pages.

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

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