Quilting Books

This is the best book. The instructions are clear and easily understood. The photos are excellent. I love this book!

A must have for anyone wanting to add another dimension to their applique.
The illustrations and the instructions are very clear. Each flower has a color picture of the results. Great book for beginners and advanced.

This is one of the nicest applique books I have found on 3 dimensional applique. Beautiful work, clear instructions and great ideas. I highly recommend it.

A ture number one book on 3D applique'. Highly recommend for all who love this style of quilting.

This book has alot of how to for learning. The picture are easy to see and understand. A great book for someone just starting. I have quilted for years and still learn new ideas.

"Time to Quilt" is beautifully written and illustrated. The projects are easy to follow even for a novice quilter. I have turned to the book often for inspiration.

I loved reading this book. It's gorgeous to look at, and the quilt projects all look easy enough to actually finish! The author has a delightful writing style. It's a great gift book, and I've already given one to my sister-in-law. What a treat!

Time to Quilt not only shows you how to plan a quilt retreat with your quilting friends, but offers resourceful solutions to make more time to quilt at home without feeling guilty. I followed the books advise and scheduled time for my quilting by putting it on the calendar, planning ahead to have the kids and husband busy with their own activities out of the house. Then I indulged on my pleasurable project in good conscience.

Time to Quilt has a wide variety of quilt designs and projects from large to small, with suggestions on what to do with leftover blocks too! My favorite is the playful ice skate table runner as the quilting makes a "figure 8". Can't wait to make the footwarmer soon.

Everything about the book is beautiful: the photography, graphics, friendly writing style. The book has a positive, open feeling to it. Really clear and easy to follow instructions with good illustrations. Terrific tips on basic skills as well as how to put a group quilt together when blocks are not quite the same size.

The book has recipes peppered throughtout. My favorites are the mix-in cookies and Scrapsoup. For the Pollo con Salsa recipe, you don't even need to defrost the chicken. It was so easy, it gave me more time to quilt!

Anne Moscicki's work is a joy to see...fresh, creative, unique. A great resource!

Fun quilts for all ages are presented in Anne Moscicki's Time To Quilt: Fun Quilts And Retreat Ideas For 1 Or 101, a very special and highly recommended needlecrafter's title which covers a variety of projects for all budgets and skills levels, from quick weekend projects and scrap quilts to full quilting projects for the advanced. Tips on assembly and quick production make for a practical guide especially appealing to newcomers.

This a a great book, This was only the second quilt I made and it was very easy to follow. So beginner don't be scared off by the tubes, once you see how they are made, you will love the ease of it.

I recommend this book to anyone who would like to be able to make a lovely quilt in a relatively short amount of time. Eleanor Burns' efficient, time-saving techniques are perfect for those of us who love quilts but aren't interested in long, drawn-out, complicated projects. When I bought this book, my sewing background consisted of three group sewing classes at the local fabric store. My only quilting experience was piecing together a pinwheel-design potholder. However, by using this book, I was able to sew my first quilt, a "Trip Around the World" baby quilt that turned out beautifully. I then used this book to piece together a queen-size "Trip Around the World" quilt top in just one Saturday (about 12 hours). Eleanor Burns' techniques are effective and easy to follow, and the results look terrific!

I hadn't touched a sewing machine in 25 years...since Junior High school...I signed up for a quilting class at our local quilt shop and made this quilt, a queen size Trip Around the World following Eleanor Burns Quilt in A Day (more like a few weeks) pattern. I had a wonderful time and completed a beautiful quilt. I won't say that it was super easy, but it wasn't difficult. And I was an absolute beginner, I knew NOTHING about quilting. I found the directions to be very easy to follow. I have since purchased a few more of Quilt in A Day books and plan to make more quilts from their patterns.

I made my first quilt using this book - about 10 years ago. I had never sewed anything outside of high school home ec. and it turned out beautifully. I went on to make 3 more in this pattern in various sizes. Super easy. Just take the book to the fabric store - it tells you exactly how much fabric to buy for each size. I am now going to try another pattern in the Quilt in a day series. It's really more of a "Quilt in a weekend" but that is fast enough for me!

This book by Eleanor Burns includes easy to follow instructions for all quilters, especially beginners. Helpful and easy advice.

Beautiful designs, can't wait to try them out. anything by Carol Doak is cool and easy to follow.

The book contains very clear paper piecing instructions and beautfil blocks. I love to sit and look at the book as well as make the blocks into quilts.

Carol Doak's outstanding 40 Bright & Bold Paperpieced Blocks provides twelve inch designs in block style to be used as quilt foundations and inspirations. Eight projects cover wall to bed quilts, small and large. Blocks are gorgeous and provide fine examples of color-coordinated piecing.

The patterns and information in this book are easy to follow. Since these blocks are made up of only 4 "quadrants", the teens in my 4-H sewing club were successful and enthusiastic about trying this "new" quilting method. It makes it a great book for those of us new to paper piecing!

Just flipping through this colorful book will make you yearn to start gathering fabric and start sewing. Each block is shown individually in vibrant color and arranged in "mini quilt" that shows how the block looks arranged in a grouping of 4 joined blocks. The facing page gives you the foundation layout for the block. Of course, copying the layout page also gives you a place to use crayons to play with color before committing to a fabric selection. Each block includes a cutting list with sizes and dimensions clearly outlined. The book starts with advice about selecting colors and gives illustrated step by step instructions on how to paper-piece. The book ends with photos of 8 completed quilts with fabric and cutting charts. Whether you need patterns or inspiration this book will motivate you!!

This book is wonderful. I know, I am a bit biased as I do have a small story in published in it, but really, it is wonderful!
To read how some of the famous people in the quilting industry got started, or what has touched them, helps bring to light what TRUE quilter's are all about! Giving, sharing, learning, and loving!

Denise of Pizzazz Studios's story is hilarious. Her comment about the stores with more than one location really made me smile.

Short happy stories about family and friends, this book is about families with the common thread of quilts.

I love this book and have given it to several friends. Every one has a different favorite. A great book to read and share.

This book reads like a devotional for quilters and other people who find that working with their hands is very spiritual. Each story adds something more to the wonderful patchwork world of quilting -- humor, sadness, joy, frustration, peace, creativity, surprise, fun, and so on. I truly have enjoyed reading each story and feel that I now have 67 new friends!

As one of the contributors to this book, I have anticipated the release of this book for some time now. As a quilter, I love to hear about other quilters and their experiences and what flames their passion for this art. To me, it is amazing how the same craft can touch such a variety of people in so many ways. I loved reading this book. It makes me appreciate even more how quilting goes beyond the physical quilt and into personal lives.

Was a very informative book on quilts, but was puzzeled by the caption on page 56 of the quilt titled Hank Williams. I don't believe the idea of the artist intended for it to be catagorized in pop art. Maybe a quote from the artist would be appropriate or a way to contact the artist about her view. Did the artists in the book have to sign a release for use of their quilts?

I'm a weekend quilter - and love working with rich color. This is not only a coffee-table beautiful book but it inspires creative ideas far beyond normal quilting. You don't have to be a quilter to enjoy - the art is wonderful. And if you do quilt, this will inspire you to all sorts of radically new ideas.

From the moment I set eyes on this book I knew I had to have it. The quilts are totally incredible. The skill of these quiltmakers & the detail they obtain is astonishing. They are true artists. It is a great value.

The abstract quilts combine color, pattern & shape so beautifully it takes your breath away. Surface techniques such as dyeing, painting, applique & embroidery make these quilts remarkable works of art.

Some of my favorite quilts include a nude pregnant woman & two quilts depicting Noah & his ark. I enjoyed a few scenes with vases & another made as a memorial to the artist's parents. I also fell in love with the many landscape quilts.

The text is fascinating, discussing the history behind quiltmaking & the techniques used to make these beautiful quilts. The captions are great, explaining the methods used to make the quilt as well as the artist inspiration.

Robert Shaw draws upon his impressive expertise to celebrate the traditional bed quilt as a needlecraft art form that is a creative, emotional, example of "form following function". His insightful text traces the transformation of the quilt from bed cover to display piece, the quilter from homemaker to academically trained artist, the workshop from kitchen to studio, and the materials from simple to complex. The Art Quilt is superb survey of an art form grounded in tradition and, at the same time, committed to originality and innovation. The works of such superb contemporary quilters as Michael James, Yvonne Porcella, Julia Pfaff, Nancy Crow, and more than two hundred others, serve to illustrate the quilt as art -- and the art of the quilt. The Art Quilt is enhanced with 300 full-color reproductions and numerous insightful sidebars of important technical processes and leaders int he art quilt field. The Art Quilt is highly recommended reading for needlecraft students, quilters, collectors, and popular culture enthusiasts.

Beautiful color plates. If you are an artist or quilter who prefers to emphasize color and design, then this book is invaluable for ideas and inspiration. Highly recommend for your library.

I was highly delighted with the price and quality of this book as I have been always with all purchases I have done through Amazon. Anyone wanting a great Hand Applique book this would be the one to purchase. It is simple to understand and the patterns included are very precise and easy to follow.

This book arrived in excellent condition and delivery was very fast from the USA to NZ. I am just loving it and just wish I had more time in the day to do more projects.

I bought 2 books one for a friend and the other for our Library. They have very well received. The book is well illustrated and informative. I am glad i bought them.

Very nice projects,clear and concise..if you like applique or want to learn more,this is a really nice book.I especially like the Jacobean patterns she has provided. Hand or machine or both. Just starting out
or just wants some new and very pretty patterns..check out this book!

This book is excellent to follow exactly ,or take a pattern and run with it to create your own quilt.Directions are easy to understand.The patterns are full size.She shows you different applique techniques,and a number of interesting projects.This book is an excellent addition to any quilter's library.

Great book, nice patterns, easier than the traditional Baltimore Album type quilts but very different.

The blocks in this book are beautiful. I'm toying with making another quilt with different blocks from the book this time. If you love applique, you'll love this!

I LOVED THIS BOOK. LOTS OF IDEAS, DESIGNS ARE EASY TO DO IF YOU HAVE SOME APPLIQUE EXPERIENCE. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.

I can never find an applique' book I don't like. This is truely beautiful for country applique' quilts. Easy to follow and use. Highly recommended.

This book has some basic designs that are less intricate than the Elly Sienkiewicz type Baltimore Album quilt blocks. I liked the simplicty of design and the fresher look with modern fabrics. A good book to jump into applique.

Delighted to receive it -
Delighted to skim through it -
and now I'm searching through my stash for
the appropriate fabrics so I can get right to
the making of the cover project
as a pillow but will use the pinks/greens/
whites combination of the suggested wall hanging.
The directions are clear, the aids seem precise,
and the projects are very inspiring.

Susan Taylor Propst's BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS: QUILTS AND CUSHIONS TO APPLIQUE tells how to create a range of flowers in lovely artful quilts. Ten wall quilts with ten coordinating round and square cushions use a range of hand applique, provide patterns, and offer tips for color matching in a lovely pairing of quilts and cushions to applique. Gardeners who love quilts will find these projects appealing.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I love the flowers in this book. This will be my third applique quilt. It may look intimidating, but the author has included great illustrations and instructions. If you have done applique before, it will be easy. If this is your first, then jump right in and have fun. These flowers are really beautiful!!!

This is definitely the book for me. I DON'T have a green thumb but I do appliqué. I wish I had found this book last fall rather than now going into summer but the book will still be there come fall. Appliqué is something I love to do in front of the fireplace on a cool/cold night.

The first 25 pages are all about appliqué hot-to's and quilting basics along with choosing colors and fabrics. It is a chapter that very thoroughly covers all these points.

Then there are 10 different flowers to "grow" under your needle. Pillows and wall hangings make up the 10 patterns. While no quilts are shown, there is no reason you couldn't turn the patterns into quilts.

Each project begins with a paragraph about the flower and the finished size of the project. A materials and cutting list follow this. Simple construction directions are given with finishing suggestions. All templates are included. The more complex patterns come with color keys as well.

Grab some scrap fabric (this book will give you a way to use up those scraps you just can't part with), some template plastic, your ruler and cutting mat and this book. When you are done, you will have a "green thumb" to show for it!

This is a wonderful resource book for the seasoned quilter. It is not for a beginner, but if you have been appliqueing quilts before, this book will make you smile.

What a fantastic craft book: explicitly written and beautifully photographed and illustrated. I can't wait to get started, and hope I can have it for my grandchildren to enjoy this Christmas.

I am a Christmas enthusiast and this book has been great for my wife to begin a new hobby and make her own Christmas accessories. Its idea for anyone that loves Christmas and wants to start a new hobby. The step by step instructions are easy for the beginning crafter. The Christmas Tree Advent calendar is a great gift for everyone!!!!

This Advent tree quilt would be a great gift idea for all families. Children would enjoy marking each day with an ornament and make Christmas a more meaningful time, and helping the time go faster for those eagerly waiting for the big day. Children would also enjoy helping make the quilt..they could pick out the fabric and buttons they like and make it more personal.

I was looking for just the right gift for my mom to work on as an arts and crafts project with the "craft-ladies" at our church. Ruthy's book is easy to read, the pictures are clear and well sequenced so it's truly a step by step book!

A perfect gift and a lovely book.

Every child looks forward to Christmas but my son especially looks forward to each December when he can use our Christmas Tree Advent Calendar to help him remember how many more days there are until Christmas. Last December, so that all of the children in his first grade class could learn (and have fun) from using it, we let him take it to school. We hung the tree in his classroom and each day during the month of December the teacher let a different child pick an ornament to hang on it. She told me that the children absolutely loved it.