Fall in Love with Appliqué! Learn to add beautiful appliqué to any quilt by hand or machine. 7 charming quilts get you started. 3 hand appliqué techniques: needle-turn, raw-edged, and reverse appliqué. 3 machine appliqué techniques: invisible, raw-edged, and free-motion appliqué. From beloved teacher and TV/Internet host Alex Anderson. Beloved quilting teacher and TV personality Alex Anderson shows you how easy it is to enhance any quilt with appliquéd flowers, leaves, hearts, and other shapes.

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Get started today with hand and machine appliqué! Sharing her passion for appliqué, experienced teacher and author Annie Smith teaches you everything you need to know to sew the quilt of your dreams! This colorful guide to hand and machine appliqué includes step-by-step techniques, plus advice on fabric selection, choosing supplies, and working with templates. Gain the confidence to design your own applique blocks and quilts, or flip to find several pretty patterns to get you stitching. Beautiful designs, better results! Appliqué expert Annie Smith shows you the way. Learn appliqué by hand or machine, with tips on appliqué elements and embellishments. Use the included patterns to practice—then start designing your own appliqué blocks and quilts

Machine Quilting Is a Snap When Alex Shows You How! 7 exercises and 7 projects teach you everything from easy straight-line quilting to stippling to more complex motifs. Create lovely traditional quilts using the full-size quilting patterns. Alex makes it easy, with expert tips and techniques on everything from workspace setup to perfecting the quilting stitch. Who else but Alex could make machine quilting easy enough for all of us, and so much fun we can’t wait to get started? Learn to set up your space, adjust your machine, choose the right supplies, and mark and baste your quilt. And, oh, you’re going to love these gorgeous projects!

1 supply list = 9 quilt options. 9 new Super Simple quilt projects combine 3 incredibly easy quilt designs with 3 vibrant fabric styles: New Retro, Batiks, and Plaids and Stripes. Simple shopping-make any of the quilts from one supply list. Simple piecing-put the quilts together fast with easy strips, squares, and rectangles. Simple projects-quick and easy for both beginners and experienced quilters. Affordable price makes this book perfect for bundling in shop-created kits. You loved how fast and easy it was to make the first Super Simple quilts. Now Alex and Liz are back with 9 all-new Super Simple projects just for you. Choose from 3 easy designs in 3 vivid color schemes. Add 3 simple quilting techniques and 3 quick ways to bind and finish. What could be simpler?

Calling all quilting beginners! Absorb the knowledge of 20+ quilt experts in one place. This comprehensive quilt and patchwork guide includes easy quilting patterns, information on fabric types, sewing by hand techniques, sewing machine basics, and how to perfect your quilt design from color choice to appliqué tips and paper-piecing techniques. This A-to-Z quiltinghow-to glossaryhas everything you need to get started.

The complete go-to guide for all things embroidery! Everything embroidery bundled into one helpful how-to guide! Expert embroiderer Christen Brown breaks down 500+ stitches from the basics for beginners to more complex designs for advanced stitchers. Stitches range from Lazy Daisy, French Knot, Herringbone, Capped, Chevron, and so much more. Create intricate art like Christen with projects such as psychedelic balloons, mushroom gardens, and flowered embroidered spirals. Bursting with color and beads, designs are perfect for contemporary embroidery art or crazy quilting. Start simple and learn how to choose tools and threads, achieve the perfect stitch, and then start designing your unique embroidery project. From basic stitches to complex combinations each of the 500+ designs comes with step-by-step instructions Mix it up and learn how to change the position of the stitch and use the distance between points Best-selling author Christen Brown provides expert guidance for all, including tips and instructions for left-handed embroiderers

Improve your quilt designs by learning how to organize fabric by size and color, while making adorably sophisticated quilts (both pieced and appliquéd) for babies and children. Each of the 20 bright, happy quilts is shown in warm and cool colorways to spark the imagination and use up your stash. Stacey Day’s friendly voice and great advice make it easy to choose beautiful palettes and add design flair, while also guiding you through the best methods for organizing fabrics by color and size, from tiny scraps to bulky yardage.

Appliqué a whimsical Christmas quilt, pillow, and wall hanging with Piece O' Cake Designs! Choose colorful cotton fabric or felted wool and sew a project in two merry colorways. Includes detailed instructions for wool appliqué and needle turn appliqué.

Versatile Appliqué Quilts Inspired by 19th Century Tile Quilts. A contemporary take on a charming quilting tradition. Use your favorite appliqué technique-needle turn, machine appliqué, or fused. 6 projects teach you about designing and constructing various styles of tile quilts, from traditional to contemporary. Includes a fascinating history of tile quilts, plus photo galleries of both historic and contemporary quilts. Big blocks of 10" x 10" or even 15" x 15" are great for bold contemporary fabrics. Easy "grouted" designs let you show off curves and irregular shapes. Great way to use many different fabrics, scraps too! Choose solid or pieced backgrounds to enhance your "tiles". Inspired by nineteenth-century tile quilts, these projects work beautifully with today's colorful, contemporary fabrics, but they retain that folk-art style that makes them so much fun to sew and show off.