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The pairing of red and green is an enduring palette that takes its place among the classics. Centuries ago, red-and-green quilts commemorated a marriage or a woman's transition to the empty-nest stage at home. Times have changed, but admiration for the color combination remains strong. Use modern-day techniques to create 14 timeless quilts from the spectacular designers whose work you know and love. Susan Ache · Lissa Alexander · Lisa Bongean · Pam Buda · Betsy Chutchian · Carol Hopkins · Sheryl Johnson · Sandy Klop · Jo Morton · Laurie Simpson · Edyta Sitar · Karen Styles · Corey Yoder · Paula Barnes & Mary Ellen Robison. Softcover, 112 pages.

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.

Keep more than just a journal - keep a record of your quilting life! Photographed at designer Lisa Bongean's beautiful lakeside home, this inspiring week-by-week journal is filled with eye candy to enjoy year-round. Answer fun prompts to create lists for must-do quilting adventures, keep track of projects, document gift and charity quilts, or simply keep this gorgeous date book as a memory journal for future generations of quilters in your family to cherish. This is a soft cover book with 112 full colored pages. It measures "5.25"x "8.375". By Lisa Bongean

Explore the patchwork style and scrappy flair of 58 history-rich quilts inspired by patterns and fabrics from the 1800s. Showcase the traditional color combinations of reproduction fabrics and popular Civil War-era blocks that quilters love in patterns for mini-quilts, lap quilts, and large bed-size projects. Use your favorite reproduction fabrics--including scraps and precuts--in quilts ranging from simple to intricate, all created by expert designers. Softcover, 240 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.

A must-read for Civil War enthusiasts and quilters seeking accurate information on reproducing Civil War quilts. The stories of fourteen extraordinary Civil War quilts and the women who made them bring you face to face with the drama of war and its effect on thousands of lives. Some of these quilts tell love stories others relate the determination of women seeking an active role in the war effort, but all represent efforts to support the fighting men. The book contains patterns and information for making "bock by block" or "potholder" quilts, with more than 45 quilt block patterns with templates for hand piecing or rotary cutting for machine piecing. Also included is information on reproduction fabrics and selecting contemporary fabrics for reproducing Civil War soldiers quilts today. This second edition also features a lively discussion of the Jane Stickle quilt, one of the most famous quilts made during the Civil War. With patterns rich in personal histories and strong visuals, author Pamela Weeks continues to deliver, and then some.  Hardcover, 180 pages

Manners & Morals of Victorian America is your gateway to the fashionable world of Victorian America. It draws from the wealth of late 19th and early twentieth etiquette books. With over 400 historic engravings and illustrations, the book details virtually every aspect of Victorian life, including the proper conduct for courtship and wooing, duties of husbands and wives, how to deal with a rejected suitor and even carriage and motoring manners. Softcover, 180 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. 

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. 

Redwork is all the rage! Return to the delight of yesteryear with these charming designs. 55 redwork patterns can be stitched in any color you choose. 5 quilts are shown for inspiration.

Follow the crazy quilt road with Kathy Seaman Shaw! You loved Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts, and we now bring you 350 more techniques perfect for use in crazy quilting projects. Kathy guides you through templates to get fantastic seams every time. Discover more seams in this collection, with taller and wider options to fill complex areas of your quilt. You will find instructions on creating embroidery stitches, including the stitches from her first collection. Author: Kathy Seaman Shaw, 143 pages.

You don’t have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you’ll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidery thread with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations! Author: Kathy Seaman Shaw, 127 pages.

20 more patterns for table runners and toppers! Each project is shown in 2 colorways.  Great for precuts and scraps. By Doug Leko of Antler Quilt Designs. 104 pages.

20 patterns for table runners and toppers! Each project is shown in 2 colorways.  Great for precuts and scraps. By Doug Leko of Antler Quilt Designs. 100 pages.

If you can't stand the heat, get out the pot holders! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer shares fifty-two darling hot pad designs to appliqué, one for every week of the year. Pick one of three fully bound shapes-square, round, and oval and create your own festive kitchen set. With more than four dozen seasonal, holiday, and kitchen-themed motifs, each with full-size appliqué patterns, you'll want to make these pretty and useful gifts for everyone you know; they're perfect for housewarmings, weddings, bridal showers, and more!

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. 

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".

Go back to school with Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet’s fourth book! Spelling Bee includes instructions for 100 letter, number, punctuation and picture blocks in two sizes PLUS 18 quilt projects. Full color instructions are included. Author: Lori Holt; It's Sew Emma; 193 pages; spiral bound softcover.

Scrappiness is Happiness by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet for It's Sew Emma features 32 scrappy quilts fo fill your home with love! Look no further than your very own fabric stash to find happiness! Lori Holt’s new Scrappiness is Happiness Quilt Book reminds us that we can create beautiful quilts from our own scrap baskets. The book is spiral bound and includes tips from Lori on how she collects and organizes her scraps. Author: Lori Holt; It's Sew Emma; 220 pages; spiral bound softcover.

Farm Girl Vintage 2 by Lori Holt of a Bee in my Bonnet for It's Sew Emma brings even more quilt blocks and projects for all Farm Girl Vintage fans to enjoy. Lori has rounded up 45 unique 6" and 12" quilt blocks inspired by her rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects in this book, including quilts, pillows, a pincushion, and of course a fantastic new sampler quilt! As always, quilters can mix and match quilt blocks from Lori’s previous books, so they can piece together endless possibilities. Author: Lori Holt; It's Sew Emma; 201 pages; spiral bound softcover.

Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt of a Bee in my Bonnet for It's Sew Emma includes complete instructions for 45 sampler blocks in two sizes (6" and 12"), three farm blocks and a bumper crop of projects! The fourteen projects include ten quilts, two table runners, a table topper and a potholder. Full color instructions, beautiful photos and general Farm Girl fun are included. Author: Lori Holt; Its Sew Emma; 144 pages; spiral bound softcover.

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.

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.

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.

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. Kitchen Humor #414 includes over 20 different iron-on patterns featuring fun sayings about the kitchen. The book contains eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabric, and more.

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.

Using her favorite nursery rhymes, 10 year old Helen Wells produced this Redwork charmer from Penny Squares in 1910, using one of the first sets of Redwork patterns ever produced. My Favorite Nursery Rhymes book includes all 20 antique nursery rhyme patterns to make a wall quilt that is 38" x 44". All of the nursery rhymes that go with the drawings are also included. Author: Rachel Greco; Patti-Ann Publications; 32 pages; softcover with spiral bind.

Easy on the budget and easy on the schedule the table runners and small table toppers in this booklet will let you show off your love of quilting to family and friends. There are a dozen patterns in the book as well as one of the author's favorite dessert recipes. Author:  Pat Sloan; Martingale Press; 80 pages; softcover.

If you love vintage quilts you will love these extra scrappy friendship quilts. Known for quilts that replicate patterns from the 1800s, the authors (owners of Red Crinoline Quilts) present scrapper patterns that are perfect for block swamps with friends. Expert tips for setting up a block exchange are also included. Authors: Paula Barnes and Mary Ellen Robison; Martingale Press; 80 pages; softcover.

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.

Sunbonnet ABCs features Molly and Mae as they learn their ABCs. The blocks in this charming spiral bound book are fun-to-stitch and easy-to-do. Each letter of the alphabet is drawn and detailed with Molly and Mae featured in the block. The text that goes with each Letter is also included. This is the original text from the old-fashioned horn book, spiral bound for ease of use. Please Note: The book contains approximately 30 black and white designs suitable for Redwork embroidery. The only color is on the cover.

Remember each day of the week with Sunbonnet Sue in Redwork. The booklet includes full-sized patterns of Sunbonnet Sue to embroider in redwork or your favorite colors. Instructions for turning the designs into a 57-1/2" x 63-1/2" quilt are included, as well as directions for making a Sunbonnet Sue rocking baby pillow.

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.

Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Bill are featured in this super-easy method of making Sue & Sam blocks. Using reproduction fabrics, you can make this delightful quilt for someone special. Author: Eleanor Burns; Quilt in a Day; 48 pages; softcover.

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. Tea Time #413 features iron-on transfers relating to tea, including tea pots and tea cups with cute sayings to go with them. The book contains eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabric, and more.

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. In the Line of Duty #412 features over 20 different iron-on transfers military specific motifs, including Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Army, Navy, National Guard, Air Force, Police, Fire Fighters, and EMTs. There are also motifs for farmers, coaches and teachers. The books contains eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabr...

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. Sunbonnet Days #407 features over 20 different iron-on transfers of Sunbonnet Sue as she goes about her day. These are really cute! There are eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabric, and more.

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. Playful Puppies #409 features over 20 different iron-on transfers of the cutest dogs ever. A variety of dog breeds are represented. These are really cute! There are eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabric, and more.

Embroider to your hearts content with this brand new booklet of embroidery transfer patterns from Aunt Martha. Great Outdoors #406 features over 20 different iron-on transfers that will delight the outdoors folks in your family. Scenes include camping, fishing, hiking, and hunting. There are eight pages in all printed with single-color heat transfer ink. Use them to decorate towels, napkins, aprons, toaster covers, bibs, pillows, bedroom linens, needlepoint canvas, quilt blocks, tablecloths, fabric, and more.