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| General Quilting Books Any of Alex Anderson's beginners quilt books from C&T Publishing. These are the best around! For more about her & her PBS show, visit Alex Anderson Quilts. All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool C&T Publishing. 2004. Yardage requirements, needle sizes, pros & cons of batting. An indispensable book for any quilter. One Stitch Quilting: The Basics by Donna Dewberry & Cindy Casciato. Krause Publishing. 2006. New ideas, methods, & ways of putting quilts together. I like this book so much that I have 2 copies! Visit their web site at One Stitch. Quilting for Beginners by Seams So Easy. Creative Publishing International. 1998 (still in print). A good introduction with photos of techniques. |
| Machine Techniques All About Machine Arts: Decorative Techniques from A to Z from C&T Publishing. A great reference for any type of embellishment you might want to try. Appliqué the Ann Boyce Way by Ann Boyce. Chilton Books. 1993. Out of print, but you can usually find copies at Amazon. Excellent machine appliqué book. Happy Endings - Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt by Mimi Dietrich. That Patchwork Place. This classic has been revised & updated. An excellent guide to backings and bindings for your quilt. Machine Quilting Made Easy by Maruine Noble. That Patchwork Place. I have an old edition, but it's still in print. All the books in this "Joy of Quilting" series are excellent. Practical and useful. Machine Quilting With Decorative Threads by Maruine Noble and Elizabeth Hendricks. 1998. That Patchwork Place. Every thread you would every want to use is matched to the correct needle, tension, and sewing stitch. This book is a life saver (or a quilt saver!). Check Amazon for copies. |
| Polar Fleece Nancy Cornwell's Polar Magic books. Kraus Publishing. She goes beyond the usual ideas, focusing on embellishment techniques. Some are out of print. The PolarFleece Pizzazz Series by Ruthann Spiegelhoff. Great Copy Patternsl. Great patterns for hats, mittens, & other fleece wear. Kwik Sew Patterns have excellent fleece clothing designs. McCalls, Simplicity, & other pattern companies have fleece patterns for blankets. |
| Rotary Cutting Around the Block with Judy Hopkins. That Patchwork Place. Cutting directions for 200 blocks, each available in finished sizes from 6" to 14" square. Unfortunately out of print! Try Amazon to find a copy. Rotary Cutting with Alex Anderson. C&T Publishing. Another one of her excellent books. Includes both right- and left-handed instructions. |
| Baby Quilts The P.S. I Love You series by Nancy Smith & Lynda Milligan. Possibilities Books/Great American Quilt Company. Delightful books with patterns & directions for lots of easy quilts. A Quilter's Ark & other Margaret Rolfe books. If you don't know the technique called paper piecing, the patterns in this book will make you want to learn. |
| Making Clothes Any book by Sandra Betzina is worth owning! And her line of patterns,Today's Fit, is available from Vogue Patterns. She is a sewing goddess!!! -Fast Fit -More Fabric Savvy -Power Sewing Step-by-Step Threads Magazine from Taunton Press. I have all but 2 issues and refer to them on a regular basis. (Thank goodness for indexes.) |
| Whenever possible, I have linked my recommended books to the publishers' or authors' web sites. Please check with your local quilt shop when purchasing quilt books & supplies! |
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