Quilting Books

Wonderful vintage look projects with clear instructions and beautiful photographs. A great, project packed book. Good value too.

Darlene Zimmerman does it again! A wonderful book! Great projects, easy to follow instructions and fabulous pictures. This is one of my new favorites.

Granny Quilt Decor: Vintage Quilts of the '30s Inspire Projects for Today's Home Nice book for any quilter. Lovely 30's quilt patterns. Clear and precise instrutions.

This book has lots of inspiring quilts! From cozy country to sweet pastels to jazzy modern quilts, they all are great! I find I am picking up the book when I have a free moment or two just to browse, I seem to learn something new each time, or get a new idea to try on my next quilt project. I like that they feature a variety of styles, applique and patchwork, and offer tips on sewing curves and have some feathered quilting designs. I cant think of how they could make this any better!

I own the Great American Quilts books starting from 1987. They are among my most treasured books. I love these books because they include quilts from all over the country and from quilters of all different degrees of experience. My favorite part is seeing the photograph of the actual quilter (or quilters) and reading the history as to how they got involved in quilt making or what was the inspiration for their quilt or the history of the quilt's making. The photographs of the quilts are beautifully taken and color rich. Also included are the patterns for most of the quilts including the templates and fabric requirements. What could be more enjoyable than owning a book that captures the history and advances of quilt making? Truly a must have.

This book has a wonderful variety of patterns, both applique and patchwork, beginners and advanced quilters both will find patterns to their skill level. I also like the little tips scattered throughout the book, like working with little half triangle squares, making yo-yos. Some of the instructions also come with fancy quilting patterns, which I find very helpful. I also enjoy the little articles about the quiltmakers and their inspiration for making that particular quilt. I also find myself just looking through this book when I need to be inspired to finish another project!

This book is filled with fantastic ideas for creating and designing non traditional quilts.

After reading through this book, I look at the world in a whole new way. Everything is a possible quilt design, now! Diana is an inspiration to beginners like myself - her exercises and techniques are REAL. I use them daily!

This book is the "must have" for quilters looking to break out of the traditional mold. Many books by artists rely on a knowledge of art that few of us who are not artists have, and show page after page of beautiful creations with only vague references to technique and inspiration. Inspiration Odyssey, on the other hand, tells us not only where to find inspiration, but what to do with it once it's been found! Not just another project book, this book provides insight into the mind of the artist - where she gets her inspirations, how she interprets them, how she documents, evolves, and executes a design, and some of the final products. This is an artist's book for the non-artist. Finally, a book that gives some direction around the creative process! This is the first quilting book that I have been eager to read cover to cover - in fact, I can't put it down, and keep returning to its pages for new inspirations. A definite 10!

Very good book for beginners and even seasoned quilters. I never thought of doing applique the way she shows in the book. It's a little difficult at first but she explains it very well and with a little practice you wonder why you weren't doing it this way in the first place!!! Ami Simms has a great sense of humor which I enjoyed all through the book!! The humor alone was worth the price!!!

Ami's techniques are incredible. Never again do I have stitches showing on the edges of my applique. Her methods allow you to create an applique seam that sinks into the work, instead. If you are a beginner, this is how you need to learn. And if you are an expert, this will help you improve. Detailed instruction and drawings are included and confusion is next to none. I lived in fear of this method of quiltmaking and could just kick myself for what I was missing! Reasonably priced as well. You can't beat it!

This book is great. I have tried applique before and thought I did a pretty good job but this book showed me how I could do better and it was so easy. I actually checked this book out at my local library. I learned so much from it I wanted it to keep. I tried to buy it from the library. They wouldn't sell it. I am glad I found it here because my local book stores do not carry this book. If you have ever appliqued or are interested in trying out applique but are afraid you can't do it, wait no longer. Order this book - YOU CAN DO IT TOO and you will be very pleased with the results!!

I love the quilt ideas in this book! I have used it as a reference for color combination ideas, for unusual quilts to make, and as a relaxing eye treat at the end of a long day. I have checked it out of the library many, many times. So many of Kaffe Fassett's books are gorgeous - I find this one particularly so.

Kaffe Fassett has done it again with this fantastic book full of ideas, inspiration, colour and patterns. A must for all those who love Kaffe's work.

The photos are excellent and inspiring. The quilts are gorgeous. Don't expect any strip piecing instructions, however. All these quilts are done the traditional one-piece-at-a-time method.

Excellent book from the mistress of Quilt Making. Easy to follow instructions and good information. Very readable and clear instructions. Encourages creativity and imagination.

Excellent book, great directions, great projects and best of all the exceptional price, books we can afford. Amazon is great to buy from, things are priced for the everyday consumer. Thanks

Alex Anderson has carved out a very important and lasting niche in quilt making history. This book is another fine example of quality instructions and photos. Every quilter will find some good information in her book.

this book is filled with cats i would love to adopt! many remind me of my own cats. i will be working from this book a lot. the patterns are easy to use and clear directions. i would recommend this book to any cat lover, and every applique-er.

these patterns are adorable! they were definitely not for those without patience though, all the little pieces were very annoying at times :) but the end result, with a steady hand and a calm mind, is cute!

I am a cat lover so this book is just great The patterns in this book are full sized which will make it much easier to use. The needleturn book will help me to do some projects from this book

These quilts are truly different. They are colorful and almost each of them employs a different technique. I keep going back to the little box looking through all the quilts and have already purchased the fabric for the first one. Unlike in other books I like about half of them enough to plan on making them.

I may be biased, as I am the author's sister-in-law, but these quilts are darling! I've never seen baby quilts that make such wonderful use of color and texture. If you're looking for unique designs that will catch baby's eye, this is the box of designs you want.

My favorite design for its use of rich color contrast is "Sad Days, Hippie Days" which combines a tie-dyed background fabric with blocks of happy and sad smiley faces. A close runner-up for me is "Elementary!" which features green, yellow, and red striped blocks on a deep violet background.

If you're looking for a textured quilt, take a look at "Inch by Inch", a pattern that turns fuzzy fabric into cheery caterpillars with bright, smiley faces. And, I think most of us love the "I Love Mama" pattern, with the big fluffy heart right in the middle.

Any pattern you choose from this 20-pattern collection is bound to be baby's favorite blanky.

Jenny Wilding Cardon's The Little Box of Baby Quilts is a set of project cards that can be used to produce inspirational and quick designs for boys and girls. These are portable cards in a box, each holding step-by-step directions, a color photo and templates, and even an introduction to basic techniques for beginners. The quilts use a blend of quick piecing and easy applique techniques. While not appropriate for library lending, they are perfect for the quilter who wants a quick, take-along inspirational project card.

this was a gift for a applique quilter. she loved it, don't judge a book by its cover.

My friend who loves to applique by hand thought this would be a good addition to her stock of books. She liked the variety of patterns and hopes to put some together. She is advanced in her hand applique, but thought it was a good beginner and well as advanced book.

20 projects and you'll want to make them all! When was the last time you thought that about a quilt book? And Gwen Marston makes it easy for you with this selection of small projects. Make one today or better yet, grab some friends, a stack of fabric and everyone will make something inspired by this wonderful book. The small format make the projects go quickly by machine or you can linger and improve your handwork. Whimsical folk art along with tiny traditional treasures make this book a keeper and one you'll refer to again and again.

This book is the most helpful quilting book I have ever read. The wonderful storyline, the amazing quilts, it's all just too good to be true. I can't wait to see if there will be more books to follow.

I just recently read "Log Cabin Quilts A Brand New Story" by Karen Murphy. I am not a quilter, yet, however I have sewn quite a bit in my lifetime. When I received "Log Cabin Quilts A Brand New Story" I must admit I read the facinating stories of Abby before I actually looked at the quilts. I was enthralled with Abby and her preceptions of her new life on the northern frontier. How she longed for a few moments to pick up her quilting and enjoy a few moments to dream of an easier life.

As I finished the stories I wished for a continuation of Abby's life. Since there is not yet another book by Karen Murphy I started looking at the beautiful pictures of her quilts and begin to think, "Maybe I could do these beginning ones"...

Just reading "Log Cabin Quilts-A brand new story" has given me a glimpse of a new hobby for myself.....I am going to try.

I highly recommend "Log Cabin Quilts A Brand New Story" to anyone. It is beautiful, insightful, and somehow the stories of Abby brings us back to a simpler life style, an appreciation for the life of those women who worked so hard to suvive yet found joy in the beauty of quilting.

What a delight to have such a book! Not only is it clear and concise with directions to make beautiful designs from traditional blocks, like the Log Cabin, but reading the story of Abby and her family.
It just made my heart sing as I read the stories through the chapters and pieced my quilt. I felt like I was right there along with the rest of the family! A superb 'how to' instructional book on piecing and techiniques and a joy to make the memories just like Abby!!!
Beautiful colors and lay outs of the different designs and what a treat to see new and different ways to use this wonderful Log Cabin block! This book is Definitely on my Christmas shopping list for friends!