Lone Cone Library

Get scrappy with best-selling author Alex Anderson. Use your stash and your scrap bin to make 7 colorful quilts. Get in on Alex's best scrap quilting secrets: which blocks and settings work best in scrappy quilts; how to combine fabric colors, prints, and values so your creations look exciting, not overpowering; and how to choose quilting motifs that will highlight your design. Includes complete instructions for 6 one-block scrap quilts.

Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than they appear. Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less, and watch your skills soar to a whole, new level. Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams, mini improv piecing, and free form curves. Victoria Findlay Wolfe shares 17 projects, including the eye-fooling Herringbone and LeMoyne Star quilt patterns, plus full-size...

There are designs for all skill levels with clear patterns and directions, along with beautiful pictures...The linking of the characters in the Elm Creek Quilts novels to the stories of each quilt makes this book a delight to read.

Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts. Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book. Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design. Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your...

As master quilter Sylvia Compson, a late-in-life newlywed, has discovered, love can enter our lives at any age. Yet before she can truly delight in her present happiness, she must face her role in the tragic circumstances that left her estranged from her sister. Vowing not to repeat the mistake with her new daughter-in-law, Amy, Sylvia must convince Amy that family is more precious than pride. As Sylvia takes up a quilt for the season, begun and abandoned...

Create a quilted special holiday look in every room in the house. Put a little bit of holiday magic in every room. This collection of holiday whimsy is just what every quilter is looking for. Quick & Easy projects perfect for the home or gifts. Make the next Christmas season a quilted one! Tutorials include: Raw-Edge Fusible Applique Making YoYos

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Quilting" provides you with what you need to know to put together a quilt without hassle.

" This comprehensive how-to book explores all the concepts and techniques involved in creating art quilts, including composition and design; making whole-cloth, pieced, and appliqued art quilts; fabric manipulation and surface design; quilting/stitching; embellishing; and working in a series. Readers will find easy access to information with step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects provide opportunities...

"The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up -- which is no easy feat! Thanks to the rediscovery of a traditional technique known as English paper piecing, success is now possible for quilters of all levels. By cutting the desired shapes from paper, basting the paper to the back of your fabric, and then hand-sewing the pieces together, you'll ensure perfectly matched points every time. This complete course in English paper...

"The back of your quilt deserves to be as beautiful as the front. This is the ultimate guide for you to make that happen! With a total of 30 beginner-friendly pieced quilt backing designs using scraps of varying sizes, your fabric stash, or new yardage, you'll be inspired and take your quilts to the next level in a unique, quick, and easy way."--Page [4] of cover.