Bandon Public Library

Archaeology and crafts combine with these modern quilt and pillow projects inspired by classic art and architecture from around the world. Travel the world without leaving your studio! Tour ancient Greece, Rome, and Israel by way of 10 modern quilts designed from classical art and architecture, while you savor the stories and photos that inspired them. Infused with the mystery of the past, these timeless projects will help you grow as a quilter and...

Rescue your fabric scraps-even the smallest pieces-with 16 satisfying quilts and projects. Sew modern quilts for everyday use that will help you return to the roots of quiltmaking, with projects designed to help you use up every last scrap. Learn sorting and storage tips to help you plan your next quilt, with projects categorized by type of scrapsquares, strings, triangles, or little snippets. You'll never look at scraps the same way again!

The renowned quilt artist and author of Ruth McDowell's Piecing Workshop offers an advanced class in piecing for quilters who have mastered the basics. Almost everyone who views a Ruth McDowell quilt wants to know, "How did she piece that?" Now Ruth shares her sought-after techniques for piecing curved seams, insets, multiple angles, Z seams, Y seams, puzzle seams, diagonals, intersecting seams, slipped seams, and much more. Beginning with a photo...

Give simple quilt blocks a touch of magic, the add-a-strip way! Slice into basic shapes like squares, triangles, and diamonds. Then, piece in a 1˝ strip of contrasting fabric to create dozens of new designs! Quilters of all skill levels can piece geometric patterns that look complex thanks to this innovative technique. Each of the 10 quilt patterns comes with a second variation to inspire your color choices, plus great ideas for sashing, resizing...

"Find out why medallions are the center of attention. 11 modern medallion quilts ranging from basic to advanced. Customize! Swap centers and borders to create your own design. Authors Janice Zeller Ryan and Beth Vassalo are joined by 9 other quilters who are creating waves in the modern quil movement--Alexia Abegg, Karen Anderson-Abraham, Rebecca Bryan, Kerry Green, Erica Jackman, Christina Lane, Melissa Richie, Latifan Saafir, and Amy Sinibaldi,"--back...

The classic guide to crazy quilting, now with new projects, stitches, and techniques For nearly 30 years, The Crazy Quilt Handbook has been the essential guide to the fine art of crazy quilting. This newly updated edition brings you more of everything that makes crazy quilting wonderful: gorgeous stitches, embellishments, fabulous crazy quilt photos, and updated beautiful projects to make for yourself. Learn all the ways you can use crazy quilting...

Improv quilting, in which quilt designs emerge organiUcally as fabric is cut and stitched, is simple, popular, and fun. In this book, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters with a starting point, the fifth rule of the Manifesto, Break any rule you like,? opens the door to creative freedom. (However, the solid instructions allow even the rule-breakers...