Hunter Star Quilts & Beyond

Hunter Star Quilts & Beyond
Author: Jan P. Krentz
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2003
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781571202109

An exciting new look for an old favorite block! 9 projects use Jan!s innovative techniques.

Hunter's Star Hidden Treasures

Hunter's Star Hidden Treasures
Author: Deborah Tucker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692430125

Create unique designs using the Rapid Fire(tm) Hunter's Star tool and Deb's streamlined construction techniques. All projects are made by using the the same size block from the Rapid Fire(tm) Hunter's Star - Petite Star tool and a simple fabric formula. The results are truly mesmerizing.

Quick Star Quilts & Beyond

Quick Star Quilts & Beyond
Author: Jan Krentz
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2010-11-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1571209042

Put a Quilted Star on Every Bed in Your Home! Make 20 simply spectacular star quilts featuring 10 different types of pieced stars. No fussing with tiny pieces! Large-scale quilts go together fast with Jan's time-saving techniques. Inspirational photo gallery of quilts by well-known quilters. You can never have too many star quilts, and Jan Krentz's latest book offers you a whole galaxy of big, colorful, pieced stars. Everything you need to succeed is here-from helpful advice on choosing the right fabrics, tools, and equipment, to step-by-step instructions for pain-free cutting, piecing, and finishing. Includes 5 full-size template patterns.

Diamond Quilts & Beyond

Diamond Quilts & Beyond
Author: Jan Krentz
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2005-06-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607052253

4 gorgeous projects feature shimmering diamonds. Lots of inspirational photos and a breathtaking gallery.

Necktie Quilts Reinvented

Necktie Quilts Reinvented
Author: Christine Copenhaver
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607059592

“New ideas for quilting with ties . . .projects include covers, wall-hangings, runners, and pillows.” —Publishers Weekly As life gets less formal, neckties don’t get worn like they used to, leaving us with a stash of unused ties. Recycle those lonely ties into 16 spectacular quilts and home accessories that look nothing like the typical stodgy necktie quilt! Showcase the rich colors, patterns, and textures found in ties with striking Hexagons, Log Cabins, Lone Stars, Flying Geese, and more. Learn how to wash ties, cut them, create appealing color combinations, and tame slippery fabric for quilting. Tie quilts make uniquely personal Father's Day, birthday, or any-occasion gifts for the tie-wearers (or former tie wearers) in your life—and this book is filled with projects for both beginners and experienced quiltmakers.

Quick Diamond Quilts & Beyond

Quick Diamond Quilts & Beyond
Author: Jan Krentz
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2010-11-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607051273

The popular quilt designer and teacher demonstrates beginner-friendly techniques with these 12 new diamond quilt patterns without inset seams! Quilting with geometric patterns such as diamonds can seem challenging. But in Quick Diamond Quilts & Beyond, award-winning quilting instructor Jan Krentz shares her own classroom-tested techniques that make diamond quilting easy. Artists new to quilting will enjoy these lighthearted, original patterns featuring large shapes, easy piecing options, and fresh fabric combinations. Jan also offers tips on color value, texture, and contrast to enhance your fabric selection, and shows how using geometric fabrics can make your quilts shine.

Fabricadabra: Simple Quilts, Complex Fabrics

Fabricadabra: Simple Quilts, Complex Fabrics
Author: Paula Nadelstern
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617451894

The author of Kaleidoscope Quilts shows how to use simple piecing to create spectacular quilts that are a feast for the eyes. Imagine a traditional quilt, its ordinary shapes gift wrapped with intricate fabrics. Celebrated author, teacher, and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern shows you how to design simple but stunning quilts with the help of vivacious fabric prints. Analyze fabrics to uncover their piecing potential for color and symmetry. Make your own cutting templates and learn how to get the “seemingly seamless” look made famous by Paula’s kaleidoscopic quilts. Example piecing diagrams show just how easy it is to quilt a visual spectacle. • Fabricadabra! Discover your fabric’s hidden potential and sew complex-looking quilts that are easy to piece with industry leader Paula Nadelstern • Understand symmetry in fabrics and fool the eye with daring design strategies • Fussy cut prints to perfection with self-drafted templates and camouflage seams for luminous effects

The Creativity Project

The Creativity Project
Author: Colby Sharp
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316507784

Book advocate Colby Sharp presents more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse and bestselling authors and illustrators in a creative challenge! Colby Sharp invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems, prose, or anything they could dream up. When they received their prompts, they responded by transforming these seeds into any form of creative work they wanted to share. The result is a stunning collection of words, art, poetry, and stories by some of our most celebrated children book creators. A section of extra story starters by every contributor provides fresh inspiration for readers to create works of their own. Here is an innovative book that offers something for every kind of reader and creator!

The Big Book of Civil War Quilts

The Big Book of Civil War Quilts
Author: That Patchwork Place
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604688866

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.