Books

100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids
Mary Link

Have fun creating toys, games, and other small treasures with or for children.  Includes dozens of projects with coordinating patterns, plus a photo gallery with a lot more ideas.  Use your favorite novelty fabrics.  There are templates provided.  Need a quick mobile or ideas for party-time activities?  This is the book for you.

Use fast2fuse as a stabilizer.

$16.95

fast2fuse Interfacing
Craft Pack

Double-sided Fusible Stiff Interfacing

Standard Weight Stiffness - fusible on both sides.  Easy to mark, cut, and sew.

Use for: fabric bowls, boxes, vases; purses, totes and bags; kids crafts; art quilts; hats, caps, and more

One Sheet 14 inches x 18 inches
Pack includes free purse pattern

$6.95

101 Fabulous Fat-Quarter Bags with M'Liss Rae Hawley

10 projects for totes and purses with special information for making handles and using closures.

$21.95

Shape-Flex Craft Pack
All-Purpose Woven Fusible Interfacing

This interfacing gives sewing projects soft, supple support.  Easy to cut, mark, and sew.  It is 100% cotton made in the USA.  Machine wash and dry.  Use to stabilize delicate fabrics in fiber arts and quiltmaking.  Use for totes, purses, and apparel.

One Sheet 20 inches x 45 inches

$9.95

 501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks
by Judy Hopkins

A quilt block reference book that features complete instructions for making 501 pieced blocks

2010 Greater Houston Area Shop Hop
Volume I

The twenty shops of the Greater Houston Area Shop Hop have collaborated on a book of recipes, patterns, tips, histories, maps to each shop, and coupons. A handy reference for shops in the Greater Houston Area.

$9.95

Across the Pond: Projects Inspired by
Quilts of the British Isles
Bettina Havig

Eight quilt projects inspired by quilts of the British Isles.  Historical information is also included.

$24.95

Adventures with Leaders and Enders
Make More Quilts in Less Time!
Bonnie K. Hunter

Learn to use what you have on hand to create one-of-a-kind scrap quilts.  Quilt designs range from basic to complex.  Learn how leaders and enders can make additional quilts!

$24.95

Alex Anderson's
Hand and Machine Appliqué

Learn to add beautiful appliqué to any quilt by hand or machine.  The book features seven quilt projects.  She discusses 3 hand appliqué techniques and 3 machine appliqué techniques.  There are seven quilt projects; full-sized patterns are included.  Alex titles one section of the book:  "The Right Stuff-Tools and Fabrics for Appliqué."

$19.95

Amazing Nickel Quilts
Pat Speth

Dig out that fabric stash and gather up your 5-inch squares; here are eleven more stunning and easy-to-make designs for beginners to advanced quilters.  Directions are given for three different sizes.  There are full-color, easy-to-follow instructions and charts.

$21.95

Appliqué Outside the Lines with Piece O'Cake Designs
Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins

Creativity Rules! The Piece O'Cake ladies get you started with 8 quilt projects.  Put down your ruler and create beautiful, freeform quilts with new  appliqué and piecing techniques.  This book also offers many helpful construction tips.

$27.95

Appliqué Petal Party
Susan Brubaker Knapp

The instruction booklet contains full-size patterns for a bouquet of 16 quilt blocks and a flowering border.  Twelve and one-half inch bouquet blocks plus the border make a 73" x 73" finished quilt - or use the blocks individually.  The booklet covers needle-turn appliqué basics.

$17.95

Appliqué Workshop
Mix and Match 10 Techniques to Unlock Your Creativity
Laurel Anderson

An appliqué reference book containing instructions for 10 of the most popular appliqué techniques.  Lessons on color and design principles are included.
Excellent photographs are included as well as information on hand-dying fabrics.

$27.95

Artful Bras: Hooters, Melons and Boobs, Oh My!
A Quilt Guild's Fight Against Breast Cancer

This book celebrated the Artful Bra challenge of the Quilter of South Carolina quilt guild.  The book contains photographs of 50 decorated bras with stories of the inspiration behind the designs.  Proceeds from this book will be donated to the Best Chance Network.

$24.95

A Baker's Dozen
13 quilts from jelly rolls, layer cakes, and more
The Staff at That Patchwork Place

If you are new to precut fabrics, the book shares some very helpful hints for working with them.  For quilters who prefer to work from their stashes, "stash" options are also given.

$21.99

Barbara Brackman's
Encyclopedia of Appliqué

This is a newly revised classic, back by popular demand.  The book is a treasure trove of 19th and 20th century appliqué patterns, newly updated.  It includes 2000 appliqué designs and five quilt projects new in this edition.  This is an indispensable reference guide for quilt collectors and appliqué lovers.

$29.95

Bed Runners
Using Precut Fabrics
Kathy Brown

Projects for both the beginner and experienced quilter.  They are simple to construct - but they look intricate.  10 projects are included.  The runners can be customized to fit the size of your bed.

$7.95

Beginner-Friendly Quilts
A Leisure Arts Publication

Fourteen projects that utilize rotary-cutting and quick piecing techniques.  Full-color diagrams and easy-to-follow directions are included as well as quilting diagrams.  This book is also perfect for an experienced quilter who needs a quick quilt.

$21.95

The Best of Sew Simple Magazine

Create dozens of stylish and fun projects - for home and wardrobe - the Sew Simple way.  This is a treasure trove of the magazine's best projects and articles.  Includes must-have sewing techniques and time-saving tips.

$18.95

Better Together:
Two-Block Designs for Dynamic Quilts
Karen Sievert

Unexpected designs emerge when blocks are joined together.  Ten projects, mainly lap quilts, are offered.  There are projects for all skill levels.  Quiltmaking basics are share and quilting suggestions accompany each project.

$22.99

Big Bags Little Bags
Atkinson Designs

Make bags and totes from quilter's cotton, home decor fabrics, oilcloth, canvas, and more.  Quilt as you go yo-yo bags and zipper pouches, too.  From 3" x 7" x2" up to 13" x 15" x 10".

$13.25

Big Blocks Easy Quilts
16 Fabulous Quilts with 'Layer Cake' 10"x10" Squares

by Suzanne McNeill

Using large blocks helps make quiltmaking go more quickly.  Includes tips for using 10" squares.

$21.99

Big Shirt, The
by Cindy Taylor Oates

Back by popular demand!  Our favorite shirt pattern with updated directions, new samples and a new ruffled version.  Sizes S-XXL.

$15.00

A Bird in Hand
Folk Art Projects Inspired by Our Feathered Friends
Renee Plains

A collection of 21 projects include quilts, home accents and a variety of sewing room needs.

$26.95

This book from Need'l Love has 8 projects featuring five quilts and three pillows.

$25.00

Cappuccino
by Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan

Create a one-of-a-kind wall hanging with appliqué and embellishments as well as a 60x78" geometric quilt

$10.99

Caring for Your Quilts: Textile Conservation, Repair and Storage
Hallye Bone

Tips on storing, laundering, airing and displaying your quilts.

$9.95

Charm Quilts - 11 Beautiful Quilts from 5" squares
Suzanne McNeill

Quilting squares together is a good project for a beginning quilter or a quick project for a more advanced quilter.  This book will give you lots of ideas for using your Charm Packs.  

 $18.99

Charmed, I'm Sure: Quilts and More from 5" Squares
Lesley Chaisson

Fifteen projects ranging from lap quilts and table runners to twin-size bed quilts.  Ideas to be used throughout the year.  Patterns include piecing and applique.

$24.99

Christmas:  Book 12
Gooseberry Patch

Enjoy a homemade Christmas with ideas for gifts, recipes, and projects to make your holiday special.

$19.95

City Quilts: 12 Dramatic Projects Inspired by Urban Views
Cherri House

Ideas for using solid color fabrics in modern-looking quilts with simple geometric shapes.  Houston, TX., House's city, inspired the quilts in this book.  Using simple blocks and solid fabrics, eye-catching quilts can be made.  Techniques and quilt-finishing basics are included.

$23.95

Color Shuffle:  New Quilts
from Karla Alexander

Learn the 10-foot rule when choosing fabric for a quilt.  Learn quiltmaking basics and Karla's stacking and shuffling methods.  Fifteen projects are included.

$26.99

Country Inn
Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs

Enjoy the feel of a country inn.  Stitch up an appliqué quilt, two pieced quilts, and seven projects.  Breakfast recipes are also included.

$26.95

Cozy Modern Quilts: 23 Easy Pieced Projects to Bust Your Stash
Kim Schaefer

Lap quilts, wall quilts, table runners, and placemats using two simple shapes designed for beginners or the pro who wants something quick and easy!

$19.95

Cradle to Cradle
Barbara Jones of Quiltsoup

Seven quilts that honor the smaller moments of a young woman's life.  Quiltsoup projects specialize in appliqué patterns that are perfect for beginning to intermediate quilters. 

$26.95

Creating the Happiest of Holidays
Book 2

Recipes, gift ideas, wrappings, and home decor ideas from Leisure Arts.

$19.95

Creative Two-Block Quilts
Trice Boerens

Twelve original blocks and 20 quilt designs with unlimited combinations.  Each block comes with complete assembly instructions.

$16.95

A Drunkard's Path
Clare O'Donohue

A Someday Quilts Mystery

$13.00

Dancing Dragonfly Quilts
Sue Beevers

Twelve contemporary quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block.  Helpful hints on planning your quilt and choosing your fabrics.

$27.95

Dancing with Thread
Your Guide to Free-Motion Quilting
Ann Fahl

Create your own free-motion quilting designs as you use decorative and metallic threads.  Tahl provides a troubleshooting guide to address common free-motion quilting problems.  Her techniques work on any sewing machine and any size quilt.

$26.95

Design Art Deco Quilts: Mix and Match Simple Geometric Shapes
Don Linn

Design a quilt inspired by the 1930's Art Deco style.  Turn simple geometric shapes into your own one-of-a-kind design.  Begin with your design and end with a completed quilt.

$24.95

Designing Quilts is Easy!
Play with Blocks and Color to Create Quilts You Love
Wayne Kollinger

Are you looking for a quilt design for a special quilt?  Let Kollinger help you design your own by following his step-by-step process.

$24.95

Double Take
Quilts with That Hopscotch Twist
Heather Willms and Elissa Willms

The Willms share tips, tricks, and hints with the readers.  16 projects include quilts, tote bags, and placemats.  Projects for beginners will also please advanced quilters.

$24.99

Elly Sienkiewicz Teaches You Beginning
Baltimore Applique
(DVD)

Learn the basics of needle-turn applique from a master!  The DVD includes patterns for the Family History block and three other blocks in printable PDF format.

$20.95

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt
by Laurie Aaron Hird

"If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?"  This question was asked in 1922 by The Farmer's Wife magazine of its subscribers.   Read 42 letters of the over 7,000 received in answer to the question.  111 six-inch  quilt blocks and assembly diagrams and template cutting instructions are also included - plus a CD featuring easy-to-print full-size piecing templates.

$27.99

Seventeen beginner projects - table runners, placemats, coasters, baby quilts, and bags.  Use fat quarters, strips and squares.  All projects are made with a "Quilt as you go" method.

$18.00 

Fast Fat Quarter Baby Quilts with M'Liss Rae Hawley

Ten snuggly cotton and flannel quilts for infants through toddlers.  Projects include layette set and 2 doll quilts.  There is a guide to quiltmaking basics plus advice on creatively combining fat quarters with large-scale prints and other fabrics.

$25.95

Fat-Quarter Quilting
Lori Smith

Twenty-one patterns - both appliqué and piecing.  The projects are 16 inches x 20 inches - ideal for small areas or giving as gifts.

$26.99

Feedsack Secrets
Fashion from Hard Times
Gloria Nixon

Learn the history of feedsacks through cartoons and advertisements.  An entertaining and informative book for one who loves feedsack fabrics.

$19.95

A Fine Finish:  New Bindings for Award-Winning Quilts, Revised Edition
Cody Mazuran

Tired of using the same method of binding your quilts.  In addition to basic bindings, this book includes more advanced ways to bind your quilt.  A picture gallery of quilts shows different styles of bindings.  Three patterns are included in the book.

$21.25

Fireworks!
Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan

Paper-pieced design.  Quilt size is approximately 51" x 51".  There is also a small quilt alternative of 34" x 34".  Tips are given on color selection for the quilts.

$10.95

Flags of the American Revolution
 Jan Patek

Sixteen blocks and eight projects depicting flags from early America.  Historical information is included.
 

$24.95

Flip-Flop Paper Piecing
Mary Kay Mouton

Foundations for 26 different blocks in 2 sizes (2 1/4" and 6")

$27.95

Flower Pots
Cindy Lammon

Construct an indoor garden measuring 57 1/2 inches by 74 1/2 inches.  The quilt is made from seven blocks.  Helpful quiltmaking basics are also included.

$12.99 

Flowers All Around
Garden-Inspired Quilts
Cindy Lammon

Quilts with a floral theme - traditional pieced blocks and beautiful appliqué. Five projects from large quilts to table toppers.  The designs are beginner friendly.  Lammon also shares quiltmaking basics, appliqué techniques, and pressing tips.

$22.99

Flying Geese and More!  Make a Block or a Flock
Joan Hawley

Step-by-step guide to 150 flying geese block designs.  This book is based on making flying geese using the Flying Geese x 4 No Math Ruler

$23.95

Flying Geese x 4 "No Math" Ruler
Use squares to make perfect flying geese, half-square triangles and quarter square triangles.

$20.95

Folk Art Blooms
The Buggy Barn

Traditional appliqué with a folk art twist.  Full-sized patterns included.

$24.00

Follow-the-Line Quilting Designs
Volume 4
Mary M. Covey

The package includes all new full-sized patterns for blocks and borders.  There are twenty pattern sets that include coordinating border, block, and setting-triangles as well as an instructional booklet.  Patterns may be used by long-arm, traditional sewing machine, and hand quilters.

$26.99

Free-Motion Quilting Made Easy
186 Designs from 8 Simple Shapes
Eva A. Larkin

Learn the basics of free-motion quilting.  Larkin walks the reader through the process with practice exercises, photographs, and drawings.  A trouble-shooting guide is shared.

$26.99

Freezer Paper Quilting
Linda Causee

Twenty-nine projects using freezer paper are included in this book - patterns to help with your piecing, appliqué, and quilting.  Causee feels that freezer paper is a quilter's best friend. 

$24.95 

Friendship Triangles
Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts

15 beautiful quilting projects, triangle exchange ideas and easy, step-by-step triangle technique.  Projects include table toppers, table runners, wallhangings, quilts, an easy tote bag, and a book cover. Sitar shares ideas for setting up triangle block exchanges.

$24.95

Fusible Magic
Easy Mix and Match Shapes-Thousands of Design Possibilities
Nancy Johnson-Srebro

Included in this book are 100 blocks and 9 quilt projects.  Twenty-three full-sized patterns plus 5 bonus pattern are shared to help you make any of the blocks in "one-hour or less."  Tips on selecting fabrics, making templates for your design, and "no fail secrets" for fusing are shared.

$21.95

Fussy Cut Mariner's Compass
Ann S. Lainhart

Combining fussy cutting with the Mariner's Compass block results in beautiful quilt blocks.  Photos help in the sewing process.

$24.95

The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking
15 Projects Inspired by Everyday Beauty
Jane Brocket

Beautiful photography throughout the book.  Many pages of resources are shared.

$29.95

Geometric Gems
Quilts from Diamond, Circles, and Squares
Cathy Wierzbicki

Seven quilt designs using easy cutting and strip piecing techniques.  The projects look more complex than they really are.

$18.99

Get Your Stitch on Route 66: Quilts from the Mother Road
Christina DeArmond, Eula
Lang, and Kay Spitzli

There are 21 embroidery patterns reflecting scenes along Route 66, quilts, and setting patterns.

$26.95

Gone to Texas: Quilts from a Pioneer Woman's Journal
by Betsy Chutchian

Chutchian has recreated 12 of her great-great-grandmother's quilts.  She has included notes from the journal (1857-1882) of Lizzie Carpenter along with the quilts.

$25.95

Greetings From TucsaDelphia
Liz and Beth Hawkins

Travel-Inspired Projects from Lizzie B Cre8ive.  A collection of some of Liz and Beth's favorite travel-inspired projects.  The projects include a Backsack and a Whatchamacallit Pouch to use on your travels.

$26.95

Hankie Style
Amy Barickman

Fashions featuring vintage and reproduction hankies.  Twenty-two projects to create with hankies including 2 full-size patterns - a cardigan and tunic.

$24.99

Happy Endings:  Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt, Revised Edition
Mimi Dietrich

Learn dozens of creative ways to finish your quilts - from easy to advanced methods. In this revised and updated edition, there is a new section which discusses quilt borders.  There is also information on quilt backings, battings, and hanging sleeves.

$19.95

Heirloom Machine Quilting, 4th Ed.
Harriet Hargrave

A comprehensive guide to hand-quilting effects using your sewing machine.
Benefit from Harriet Hargraves' 25 years of quilting and teaching experience.  Included in this newly updated edition is new information and tips developed since the 3rd edition.  A must-have resource book.

$29.95

Holiday Wrappings
Quilts to Welcome the Season
Loraine Manwaring and Susan Nelsen

Be ready for the next holiday season.  This book includes six projects - wall hangings, lap quilts, table toppers, and more

 $16.95

Hooked on Feathers
Sally Terry

No mark method for quilting feathers - on a short arm, midarm, longarm, or traditional machine.  Twenty-four feathering patterns.

$24.95

Hop To It! Appliquéd Blocks and Projects
Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts

There are twelve beautiful appliquéd blocks to make "My Garden Album" quilt.  Eight projects include table toppers and runners wall hangings, and a scrappy star quilt.  Sitar shares step-by-step appliqué techniques.  She also provides a color and fabric selection guide.

$27.95

I Care with Quilts:  Sewing to Make a Difference
Debbie Mumm

Twenty-five fast and fabulous projects - a variety of easy piecing techniques and finishing options.  Quilts are organized by theme:  military services, cancer awareness, heart health, etc.

Includes thought on care and giving - quilts to bring comfort to others.

$19.95

It's a Wrap II: Sewing New Shapes, Exploring New Techniques
Susan Breier

Be a recycler - use leftover scraps. Begin with a clothesline, fabric scraps, and a regular sewing machine.  Create 20 fresh projects; new shapes include the triangle, heart, and figure eight.  This book is for all skill levels.

$24.99

Japanese Garden Quilt
Karen Kay Buckley

Learn Buckley's method of making perfect circles and stems  every time.  Tips for both hand and machine appliqué are included in the instruction booklet.  The full-size patterns are ready to use.

$17.95

Jim and Jan Shore's Passiony Jim and Jan Shore

If you are a fan of Jim Shore's figurines, this book is a must-have.  There are twenty-four art-inspired quilt projects shared in the book.  General quilting instructions are also given.

$34.95

Jelly Roll Quilts
by Pam and Nicky Lintott

The perfect guide to making the most of the latest strip rolls.  17 exciting quilting projects.

$24.99

Judy Martin's
Log Cabin Quilt Book

Patterns and possibilities for log cabin and log quilts.  Sixteen patterns are included in the book with clear directions and many diagrams.  She also offers organizing tips for making your quilt top.

$27.95

Juniper and Mistletoe:  A Forest of Appliqué
Karla Menaugh
and Barbara Brackman

The authors have created a fanciful block-of-the-month quilt based on mid-19th century quilts.  The progression of tips given help improve your machine appliqué techniques. Other projects included in the book are a pin cushion, wall hanging, and table runner.

$22.95

Keepsake Baby Quilts from Scraps™
Designs by Julie Higgins

Nine baby quilts for the new baby.  Many of the patterns can be stitched by beginners.  Some use strips or charm squares.

$8.95

Kim Schaefer's Calendar Quilts
12 Months of Fun, Fusible Projects
Kim Schaefer

Instruction booklet plus full-sized patterns that combine piecing and fusible appliqué.

$17.95

Learn to Do Hand Quilting In Just One Day
Nancy Brenan Daniel

Updated!  Learn the 19th-century style of dimple stitch.  Several new step-by-step projects  are included to suit all levels of experience.

$9.95

Let's Do Lunch

by Atkinson Designs

Tote bags and table runners for every occasion!

$17.49

Little Lone Star Quilts
Lorraine Olsen

New fold-and-sew paper piecing technique that helps make miniature Lone Star quilts easily.  No need for fussy measuring, cutting, or sewing on bias edges.  The book covers everything from tools and supplies to binding and finishing your quilts.  7 projects with full-size patterns are included.

$19.95

Little Sassy Skirts
Cindy Taylor Oates

Does your little girl like to swirl and twirl?  This book offers a simple skirt with options of adding piping, ruffles, or rick-rack.  It is easy to fit with an elastic waistline.  Girls Sizes 4-14 (plus a skirt for an 18" doll).

$15.00

Lots of Dots! Quilts and More
Cotton Way

Fifteen (15) projects featuring pieced and appliquéd circles.  Sizes include lap quilts and wallhangings.  Patterns include gifts to make, quilts, a bag, and pincushions.

$14.95

Lynda's Sunflowers

by Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan

Quilt and appliqué wall hanging with embellishments

$10.99

Machine Quilting
The Basics and Beyond
Lynn Witzenburg

The complete step-by-step visual guide to successful machine quilting.  This is a good book for beginners with photographs that take you up-close and personal!  This book is hardcover with a hidden spiral and a lay-flat binding.

$27.95

Machine Quilting Solutions: Techniques for Fast and Simple to Award-Winning Designs
Christine Maraccini

Learn techniques to use when you machine quilt your own tops. Step-by-step instructions are given for 6 quilts, including 3 different quilting options for each, plus 9 trapunto templates.  Maraccini shares 49 freehand topstitching designs that can be used with no marking.

$26.95

Making History, Quilts and Fabric from 1890-1970
Barbara Brackman

Comprehensive guide to fabrics and their influences on American quilts from 1890 - 1970.  Includes nine reproduction quilt projects inspired by vintage quilt designs and fabrics.

$29.95

Maple Leaf Quilts - 12 Projects, 9 Triangle Techniques
Ilene Barton

This 2008 book features a favorite block that is spotlighted in contemporary settings.  Do you have problems making sharp points?  Bartos shares nine techniques to help us perfect our point-making skills.

$26.95

Material Obsession
Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke

Contains an excellent reference section

$24.95

Memory Quilts with T-shirts, autographs, and photos
Better Homes and Gardens

Preserve special memories and celebrate events in memory quilts.

  $10.95

Midnight Garden
by Lynda Milligan & Nancy Smith

An 89x98" quilt plus  appliqued flowers on a pieced background wall hanging

$10.99

Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts
Carrie L. Nelson

Do you like to make easy quilts that look complicated?  Patterns for 13 super scrappy quilts made using basic piecing are included.

$24.95

More Favorite Traditional Quilts Made Easy
by Jo Parrott

Seven projects plus two bonus projects to make old-time favorite quilts.  Her no-template solution makes traditional quilt designs a snap!

$18.99

More! Hand Appliqué by Machine
Beth Ferrier

Nine quilt projects with updated techniques and tips for preparing for machine appliqué.  Ferrier covers fabrics, threads, and creative options.

$24.95

More Twice-Quilted Designs for Continuous-Line Quilting
Glorianne Cubbage

Choose from twenty interlacing designs for machine quilting.  Instructions are given for tracing, transferring, and sewing.

$26.99

My Stars II:
Patterns from The Kansas
City Star, Volume II

Twenty-five additional Kansas City Star patterns.  Each pattern includes fabric requirements, templates, assembly instructions, and the original caption that was printed in the newspaper.

$24.95

My Stars III:
Patterns from The Kansas
City Star, Volume III

Twenty-five more Kansas City Star patterns.  Patterns for beginners through advanced quilters.  History of each block is included.

$24.95

Nickel Quilts & Borders
Pat Speth

Speth's newest book includes 7 quilts and 260 borders that are based on 5-inch squares.  Use your Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, and fat quarters for the quilts and borders presented in this book.  Speth shares timesaving techniques for constructing borders.  Each quilt pattern is offered in three sizes.

$24.95

"An appliqué twist on traditional pieced blocks."  Charming quilts with applique and embellishments on 6 traditional pieced block designs.

$22.95

On the Run: A Collection of 12 Runners Using Your Favorite Precuts
Heather Mulder Peterson

Twelve small quick to finish projects for your home or for gifts.

$15.00

Have beautiful results with a single print, cut randomly (no fussy cutting), and pieced together.

$23.95

One-Block Wonders Cubed!
Maxine Rosenthal and Joy Pelzman

Create optical illusions and shadow effects in ten quilt projects using new techniques.  Projects for using your left over fabric are included.

$22.95

Six quilt projects.  Techniques are given for creating endless one-block variations.  See new ideas that still have no Y-seams.

$24.95

Paradise Stitched: Sashiko and Appliqué Quilts
Sylvia Pippen

Sashiko is explained and the needed supplies are discussed.  Appliqué methods are also covered.  Pippen encourages quilters to use his/her own photos for designs.  Embellishment ideas are shared.

$29.95

A Passion for Piecing: Breathtaking Quilts from Easy Paper-Pieced Units
Claudia Clark Myers

Breathtaking quilts from easy paper-pieced units.  An excellent guide to paper-piecing with instructions that lead you through quilt making from beginning to end.

$28.95

Patchwork Comforters, Throws and Quilts
Ed. Jeanne Stauffer and Sandra L. Hatch

Have you thought about making a long, narrow quilt to use as a foot warmer on your bed or a shoulder warmer as you sew?  A little appliqué is added to some of the quilts.  Need a new baby quilt?  Patterns for beginners or quick quilts using pre-cut strips and squares are included.

$19.95

Patchwork Party
Sandy Bonsib

Ten new projects and ten recipes which inspired the quilts.  Two simple blocks are repeated to construct the quilts - Half-square triangles and Four-Patches.  Learn to use the color wheel to create rich color combinations that give a complex look with easy, basic blocks.

$27.95

Pick of the Seasons
Quilts to Inspire You Through the Year
Tammy Johnson and Avis Shirer

The Joined at the Hip team offer quilts featuring seasonal motifs and colors for the full year.  Eight quilts of various sizes are offered; the patterns are perfect for fusible appliqué with the templates reversed.

$23.95

Piecing the Past
Vintage Quilts Recreated by Kansas Troubles
Lynne Hagmeier

Would you like to recreate a vintage quilt?  There are patterns for 11 pieced quilts plus projects that include pillows and pincushions.

$26.95

Quick Diamond Quilts and Beyond
Jan Krentz

Twelve projects that use beginner-friendly techniques.  The designs in this book begin with the 45º diamond (parallelogram).  Krentz gives guidance on fabric selection and excellent photos of her cutting and construction techniques.

$27.95

New ideas from Debbie Mumm to decorate your home.  There are 50 easy quilts and crafts.

$24.95

Quilt Along with Emilie Richards
Sister's Choice

Emilie Richards

Versions of the quilts in Emilie Richards' fifth novel, Sister's Choice.

$14.95

Quilt as Desired
A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery
Arlene Sachitano

"Stitching with a thread of murder"

$14.99

Quilter's Knot
A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery
Arlene Sachitano

"Stitching with a thread of murder"

$14.99

Quilt as You Go
A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery
Arlene Sachitano

Stitching with a thread of murder"

$14.99

Quilt Challenge "What if" Ideas for Color and Design
Sharyn Craig and Pamela Mostek

Are you up to a challenge?  Gather a group of quilting friends or go it alone.  The authors recommend setting a time limit to your challenge so that you will complete it.  Craig and Mostek offer ideas for several different challenges.

$21.99

Quilt Journal - Crystal Steps

The Journal contains  96 blank and 64 graph pages.  It is 6 inches by 9 inches.  Keep a record of the quilts you make.  A great gift for a quilting friend!

$16.95

Quilt Journal - Royal Bubbles

The Journal contains 96 blank and 64 graph pages.  It is 6 inches by 9 inches.  Keep a record of the quilts you make.  A great gift for a quilting friend!

$16.95

Quilt the Beloved Country
Jenny Williamson and Pat Parker

African style quilting

$26.95

Quiltastic Curves
by Tammy Kelly

Choose from a dozen quilt projects, from small wall hangings to bed quilts - learn to produce perfect curves every time.

 $26.95

Quilted Devotions: 24 Biblical Blocks
Lisa Cogar

Blocks include rotary-cutting, template, and paper-piecing techniques.  Full-sized templates and clear instructions are shared for a 24 block sampler quilt.  A four block wall quilt is also included.

$26.99

Quilter's Academy Volume 1 Freshman Year
A Skill-Building Course in Quiltmaking
Harriet Hargrave and Carrie Hargrave

A perfect resource book to help you if your quilts are not as perfect as you would like.  A wonderful book to go along with a beginning quilt-making class.  Skill-building clases and instructions are included for making 11 classic quilts.  Learn how to design your own quilts.

$27.95 

Quilter's Academy Volume 2 Sophomore Year
A Skill-Building Course in Quiltmaking
Harriet Hargrave and Carrie Hargrave

A follow-up to Volume 1...Volume 2 builds on what was taught in Volume 1.  Learn to make a quilt with or without a pattern; build your pattern-drafting skills.  More tips and techniques.  Eleven projects are included.

$27.95

Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns, The
Jinny Beyer

Beyer shares more than 4050 pieced designs for quilters as well as information step-by-step help on drafting blocks to any size needed.  This is an excellent addition to a quilter's reference library.

$49.95

Quilter's Favorites
Editor's Pick Volume 1

A collection of 21 timeless projects for all skill levels: traditional pieced and appliquéd projects.  General quilting instructions are included.  The projects are designed by a variety of well-known quilters.

$24.95

Quilter's Favorites Pieced Points and Stars
 Editors' Pick Vol. 2

A collection of 19 radiant projects for all skill levels from your favorite C and T Authors.  Projects make pieced points and stars including traditional and paper-piecing patterns.  The book includes some out-of-print projects that are no longer available elsewhere.

$24.95

Quilter's Mix and Match Blocks
A Comprehensive Handbook
Leisure Arts

More than 200 quilting ideas using 50 mix-and-match blocks.  Bonus projects include a large quilt, table runner, wall hanging and a pillow.

$24.95

Quilters Think Pink

The sixteen projects offered include bags and purses of all shapes and sizes, a cozy throw, and a colorful wall quilt.

A portion of each book sold will be donated to breast cancer research by the publisher.

$14.95

Quilters' Travel Companion
10th Edition 2008-2010

edited by Audrey Swales Anderson, Thomas Culp and Lisa Wiggins

Locate quilt shops to visit on your travels.  Plan your trip with quilt shops in mind.

$18.95

Quilting for Peace:  Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time
Katherine Bell

This hardcover book contains more than 25 inspiring essays and 15 charity projects.  Both beginning and more experienced quilters will find a project to share with those in need - from preemies to homeless to mats for animals in shelters.

$19.95

Quilting Your Style
Make-It-Unique Embellishing Techniques
Leah Fehr

Beading, pin tucks, yo-yos, couching, ruching, appliquéing, plus more.

$26.99

Quilts from Paradise
Cynthia Tomaszewski

A beautiful book to own.  The illustrations are clear enough to help you choose fabrics for your projects if you want to make a quilt like the ones in the book.  In addition to general quilt making information, she has a complete section on different methods of appliquéing fabrics.   There are fourteen pieced and appliquéd projects.

$28.99

Quilts of the Golden West: Mining the History of the Gold and Silver Rush
Cindy Brick

Spotlighting nine heroines of the era with quilts designed in their honor.  Ten authentic God Rush era quilt patterns are included.  This book is a treasure trove of information about this time in U.S. history.

$28.95

Quilts on the Double- Dozens of Easy Strip-Pieced Designs
Judy Hooworth and Margaret Rolfe

Transform one group of strip sets into two terrific quilts.

$26.95

Quilts with Attitude
Deb Karasik

Foundation paper piecing - thirteen original patterns.  CD-Rom is included.

$26.95

Quilts! Quilts! Quilts!
The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking, 2nd Ed.
Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

A wonderful resource guide for all levels of quilters.  Spiral-bound.

$24.95

Quilts, Baby!
Linda Kopp

This book shares 20 cuddly designs to piece, patch and embroider.  New ideas with interactive elements are included.

$24.99

Ribbon Star Quilts
Nancy Mahoney

Nancy shows you how to create stunning quilts using a traditional block that creates the illusion of woven ribbons - $16.95

Rotary Cutting Revolution
New One-Step Cutting, 8 Quilt Blocks
Anita Grossman Solomon

Learn a new cutting technique to save you time and fabric.  Over 300 photographs help you use Solomon's shortcuts.

$29.95

Ruby Red Dots: Fanciful Circle-Inspired
Designs
Sheri Howard

Twelve free-spirited appliqué blocks with tips for making appliqué easier with a handy freezer-paper method.

$22.95

Schnibbles times two
Quilts from 5" or 10" Squares
Carrie Nelson

Twelve pairs of quilts - a large and small quilt of each design.  There are clear directions and tips for using charm packs and layer cakes.

$26.99

Scraps of Life
Helen Ogden Widener

A historical quilt book that explores the life of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, wife of Alamo hero Davy Crockett.  Included in the book is a step-by-step guide to creating her family heirloom.

$24.00

A Second Helping of Desserts
More Sweet Quilts Using Precut Fabrics
Edie McGinnis

Tasty treats without calories!  Patterns use the precut shapes of triangles, squares, and strips.  McGinnis also gives setting options.

$16.95

Sew and Go Totes
Kristine Poor

Nine quilted projects - totes, bags, purses, duffle bags, and wallets

$16.95

Easy-to-sew toys and accessories for that special baby.

$19.95

A new book from Art-To Heart to help quilters in their sewing rooms and on the road.  Sixteen projects include pincushions, thread catcher bags, scissor chatelaines, small project tote bags, and a wall organizer.  Several of the patterns will help you decorate your sewing room for a variety of holidays.

$18.00

Sew Special Fat Quarter Gifts
edited by Julie Johnson

This book contains 64 quick and easy designs: Sew Sweet Baby, Comforts of Home, Bags & More, Heart of the Home, and Last-Minute Gifts.  This book is available in a hardcover edition with a hidden spiral and a lay-flat binding or in a softcover edition (no spiral).

Softcover Edition - $19.95

Hardcover Edition - $24.95

Sewing Fun for Kids Patchwork, Gifts and More!
Lynda S. Milligan and Nancy J. Smith

This book is designed to help children 7 and older learn and practice hand and machine sewing.  There are fun, safe practice exercises that lead into projects. 

$16.95 

The Sew-It Book: Things to Make with Needle and Thread and Odds and Ends
Reissued by Amy Barickman; Original Text by Rachel Taft Dixon

Reproductions of the 1929 book.  There are seventeen projects including a child's apron, smock, sun bonnet, rag doll, and a kimono-type jacket.  Hardback book.

$19.99

Shams With Style
Heather Mulder Peterson and Deb Mulder of Anka's Treasures

"Customize and coordinate the perfect pillow sham or accent pillow" to match your home's decor. 

$16.00

Simple Style
Easy Weekend Quilts
Sara Diepersloot

Projects easy enough for beginners - interesting enough for the experienced quilter.  Fabric is the focal point of these quilts; choose a beautiful fabric to showcase.  These are great projects for a retreat or weekend of sewing at home.

$24.99

Skinny Quilts and Table
Runners II:  15 Designs from Celebrated Quilters
Edited by Eleanor Levi

A wide variety of styles and techniques from a variety of popular and well-known quilters are shared in projects that will add sparkle and zing to your home.  They also make perfect gifts.

$26.99 

Sophisticated Stitches: Designs for
Quilting, Applique, Sashiko and Embroidery
Don Linn

Elegant designs to make even a simple quilt sparkle.  There are sixty-six art deco motifs, flowers, and Japanese crests.  Use the patterns for hand or machine quilting, appliqué, and embroidery.  This is a how-to book for machine quilting complex designs.

$19.95

Spectacular Rectangles
12 Quilts from a Simple Shape
by Ilene Bartos

Twelve designs easy enough for a confident beginner, but interesting enough for an experienced quilter.

$24.99

Stack-N-Whackipedia
Bethany Reynolds

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Reynold's stack-n-whack technique.  She shares new projects plus a wealth of information.

$26.95

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson
3rd Edition

Alex guid es you through every step of the way as you learn to plan, cut, piece, quilt and bind your quilt.

This edition has eight new projects, more quilt sizes, and helpfu l n ew tips and shortcuts.

$14.95

Start with a Sweatshirt-Sew a Stylish Jacket
Nancie M. Wiseman

Learn to take apart simple sweatshirts, layer with beautiful fabrics, and stitch them into soft, comfortable jackets.  Who would ever know that the base was a sweatshirt?  Several jacket styles are offered.

$16.95

Stash Magic:  13 Quilts That Make the Most of Your Fabric Collection
Jaynette Huff

Huff's "Let's Talk" introduction is full of information to help quilters make a beautiful, planned stash quilt.  Paper foundation piecing, string piecing and appliqué are included in the projects

$26.99

Thirteen original star quilts with 3 sizes per pattern.  Learn Martin's cutting and sewing techniques to help you make your quilts the best they can be.  Photographs show the details.

$27.95

A family gathers for a quilt retreat - thirty-eight quilters.  What a wonderfully unique way to really get to know your family.  What a great way to share and grow a quilting tradition. 

Gather a group of friends and hold your own retreat with the information on group activities shared in this book.  Tips and techniques for making the projects are included, plus three recipes.

$26.95

Campbell shares ten fun patterns that offer both piecing and appliqué.  She also shares nine tips for creating string quilts.

$19.95

Strip-Frenzy - 8 Great Quilts with 'Jelly Roll' 2 1/2" Strips
by Suzanne McNeill

New ideas for using your strips 

$18.99

Strip On
Gudrun Erla

Ten quilts made from 1/2-inch or 2 1/2-inch strips are shared in Strip On.  Most of the patterns have a variety of size options.

$20.00

Stylish SweatJackets
Fran Morgan

Ten adult jacket designs made with a sweatshirt as a base.  The flattering designs instructions are given in step-by-step illustrated directions.  No special machine or expensive attachments are needed.

$24.95

Super Simple Quilts 4
Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski

Nine appliqué projects to sew with or without a machine.  With one supply list, you will have nine quilt options.  These projects are good for quick quilts or donation quilts.

$9.95

Sweetly Stitched for Kids
Vickie and JoAnn

Eighteen (18) delightful ideas for stitching up fun that children will love.  Projects include wall art, an apron, a baby blanket, pajama bag, etc.

$11.95

Teach Yourself to Hand-appliqué
Better Homes and Gardens

Step-by-step instructions for a variety of appliqué techniques.  Easy-to-follow photos accompany the instructions

$19.95

Tile Quilt Revival
Reinventing a Forgotten Form
Carol Gilham Jones and Bobbi Finley

A history of tile quilts begins the book.  The quilter can use her own favorite method of appliqué (needle-turn, machine, or fusible) to complete the projects.  There are excellent photos showing the different appliqué methods. 

$23.95

Time for a Chain II
by Lynda Milligan & Nancy Smith

A sequel to their popular Time for a Chain book.

$18.95

Toppers for Every Table
Elaine Waldschmitt

Seven (7) pieced and appliquéd seasonal table runners - change them to fit any holiday or special occasion.  There are tips for adapting patterns for additional holidays.  Projects are for all skill levels.

$11.95 

Trade Winds
Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith

Pieced quilt 59" x 59" with an alternative quilt of 18" x 36".  Perfect for your stash fabrics. 

$10.95

Traditional quilt patterns displayed in current and times past settings, showing that classic quilts are always in style.

$21.95

Turning Strips and Squares into Table Sets
Pearl Louise Krush

Make great gifts for friends - including table runners, placemats, pot holders, tea cozies, and rugs.  Sixteen designs that use either 5" squares, 10" squares, 2 1/2"-wide strips, fat quarters and limited yardage.

$14.95

Turning Twenty Simply Sashed Book 5 Tricia Cribbs

Four new beginner-friendly Turning Twenty patterns.   To quote Tricia Cribbs:  "So Fast-So Easy-So Fun!"

$16.00

Turning Twenty Slapplique
Tricia Cribbs

Book 6 in the Turning Twenty Series contains six new patterns.  Learn to "Appliqué the Easy Way!"

$21.95

Twist-and-Turn Bargello Quilts
Eileen Wright

The techniques in this book use the efficiency of strip piecing to make bargello quilts with incredible movement.

$27.99

Vintage Christmas
Martha Walker

Make your own heirlooms for tomorrow!  There are a variety of projects featuring piecing and appliqué.  Projects range from table mats to quilts.

$25.00

Vintage Journey
Jo Morton

A must have for Jo Morton fans.  It includes nine new projects and three "worth repeating" projects, as well as helpful tips from Morton.

$25.00

Viva Venezia! 
Timeless Quilts Inspired by Italian Mosaic Floors
Christine Porter

10 beautiful quilts inspired by Venice's marble tile floors.  Learn techniques to speed your piecing along.  Fabric choices are also discussed.

$24.95

Warm Welcome
Cozy Quilts for Babies
Mary Hickey

Terrific photographs with step-by-step instructions for 17 projects.  They are small, quick, and easy enough for beginners.

$26.99

William Morris in Applique
by Michelle Hill

A collection of six projects based on William Morris designs.  The illustrations are exquisite.

$29.95

Wintergraphix Holiday Project Book
Jason Yenter

Project book from In The Beginning Fabrics

$13.95

Women of Influence: 12 Leaders of the Suffrage Movement - A Block-of-the Month Quilt
Sarah Maxwell
and Dolores Smith

A Block-of-the-Month quilt featuring 12 leaders of the suffrage movement.  Included 12 blocks and 5 projects.

$26.95

Start with a Sweatshirt-Sew a Stylish Jacket
Nancie M. Wiseman

Learn to take apart simple sweatshirts, layer with beautiful fabrics, and stitch them into soft, comfortable jackets.  Who would ever know that the base was a sweatshirt?  Several jacket styles are offered.

$16.95

Quilter's Quisine
Volume II

Be sure to pick up the latest edition of Quakertown's Cookbook.  This Volume 2 includes great recipes from both staff and our customers.  New sections include Brunches, Christmas, Desserts, One-pot Meals, On the Grill and some great Soups and Speedy Dishes.  These cookbooks will make a great Christmas gift or a wonderful treat for those Quilt Festival visitors.

$9.95

Quilter's Quisine
Volume I

We have sold hundreds of this cookbook.  We have heard many positive comments.  This volume also includes quilt patterns and is designed around party and holiday themes.

$9.95