Contains two hundred tips and trade secrets on quilt making, and covers techniques on rotary cuts, speed-piecing, themed designs, cutting freehand curves, printing fabrics, and other related topics.

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“The colourful photographs, vibrant fabrics, and charming vintage-modern styling give this book a warm and inviting feel.” —Ellen Luckett Baker, author of 1, 2, 3 Sew Sewing with pre-cut fabric packs is all the rage. It allows for endless creativity and makes it a cinch to stitch up lovely quilts without breaking the bank. Little Bits Quilting Bee features twenty projects for small fabric scraps and bundles including jelly rolls, charm squares, layer cakes, and fat quarters. From king-sized quilts to wall hangings, and more, this beautifully illustrated book has something for sewers of every skill level. To top it all off, author Kathreen Ricketson founder of the hugely popular craft site WhipUp.net offers expert shortcuts and step-by-step instructions. “Kathreen has produced a book full of original, interesting and diverse designs that don’t look like pre-cuts at all.” —Sarah Fielke, bestselling author of Quilting: The Collection “Beautifully written and charmingly hand illustrated . . . Begins with a look at the community aspect of quilting, from quilting bees and swaps to guilds and charity quilts . . . [The quilts] are fresh, fun, modern and inspiring. Put together but not too put together if you know what I mean.” —Aneela Hoey, author of Stitched Sewing Organizers “Along with being super informative, if I had to use one adjective for the book, it would be cozy. There’s just something about the photography and the great hand drawn illustrations that make reading this book a comfy way to spend some time!” —Alissa Haight Carlton, author of Block Party—The Modern Quilting Bee

Conceived, designed and produced by Quarto Publishing plc, London.

This book takes you through the process of making your quilt from start to finish. There is a wealth of technical know-how and handy tips in the form of easy-to-follow articles to help you, whether you are a beginner or want to improve your patchwork and quilting.

Presents mini-quilt block patterns that are designed to be incorporated into different kinds of projects, including little bags, cushions, potholders, and small quilts.

First-Time Beading on Fabric teaches nine beading techniques in nine easy lessons. Seed stitch, moss stitch, couching, backstitch, bugle beads, stacks, fringe, picot edge and peyote stitch. After practicing the beading stitches and techniques on the quilt sampler or stitch book, you will be ready to create the unique Beaded Garden Quilt to showcase your new skills. Equipment and supplies list, charts, bead shapes, threads, needles, bead mats and trays. Complete, clear and concise step-by-step instructions and how-to. Hundreds of color photographs throughout.

An indispensable compendium of essential knowledge and troubleshooting tips.

'Cut off the selvages.' That s often the first thing new quilters learn about fabric in beginning classes. But what do you do with them? Throw them away? Never again! Not after you see the vivid and ingenious creations they can become. Here are quilts that will appeal to every scrapsaver and fabric stash owner. Karen s ingenious use of selvages turns them into fun and imaginative quilts. There are detailed, photo-illustrated instructions on how to make every shape block used in these quilts. Combine the selvage-pieced blocks with complementary fabrics for visually exciting and dramatic quilts. Karen shows you every step of the process for making these scrappiest of scrap quilt blocks. And you thought selvages were only to trim off!