A reference book explaining everything from how to buy equipment for sewing to understanding fabrics to creative design combines detailed instruction with six hundred step-by-step photographs to teach the art of sewing linens, dresses, and more.

The Book of Home Sewing

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gordon, Maggi McCormick

Crafts & Hobbies

Studio

The Book of Home Sewing is a quick-and-easy reference guide to all the home-dressmaking and sewing skills you are ever likely to need. Suitable for both complete beginners and for more experienced stitchers looking for a refresher course, it covers everything from basic stitching to assembling garments and making your own patterns. The Home Dressmaking section takes you step by step through making the different parts of a garment - sleeves and sleeveheads, cuffs and collars, waistbands, hems, pockets, fastenings, and linings. It also demonstrates some ingenious ways of altering and remodeling existing garments for a better fit, or to give them a longer life. The Soft Furnishings section demonstrates how to make bed linen, curtains and blinds, table linen, cushions, and slipcovers. Clear diagrams show you how to work out how much fabric you will need, and there are lots of ideas for decorative trimmings to allow you to personalize your sewing projects. The final section of the book tells you how to keep your clothes and furnishings looking good - from laundering (including stain removal) to general repairs. Useful tips are included throughout the book to show you simple shortcuts and ways of achieving a professional-looking finish. A comprehensive cross-referencing system enables you to access every technique with ease.

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Amish quilts, with their subtle, glowing colors and superb quality, have long fascinated the quilting and arts community. Now The Quilter's Guide to Amish Quilts brings both the "how to" and the artistry of these lovely quilts to crafters of all levels.
From bar quilts -- the most traditional of Amish patterns -- to Lancaster rose quilts -- an applique technique that the Amish have enthusiastically embraced through the years -- the book explores 10 of the best-known Amish quilt designs and provides complete instructions on how to easily create these quilts at home. Quilters will also discover how to adapt these traditional quilt designs to the colors and quilting motifs of their choice, allowing them to create their own unique project.

The Quilter's Guide to Amish Quilts

Jefferson, Jan

Quilt Digest

This one-stop resource offers quilters everything they need to create exquisite and inspiring quilts! From the history of quilting and appliqué to the origins of patchwork, this is the ultimate guide for quilters. 
A collection of 40 patchwork, appliqué and quilting techniques are covered in 200 step-by-step sample blocks. Additional chapters demonstrate how to make a traditional sampler quilt with various techniques, followed by hints about caring for and displaying quilts, for a complete quilting journey. Quilters will appreciate this reference's practical instruction to beautiful results! 
-40 quilting, appliqué and patchwork techniques are demonstrated for easy application by quilters 
-200 full-color photos serve as a quick reference 
-Lay-flat spiral-bound format offers quilters a handy book

Complete Book Of Quilting: Over 200 Inspirational Ideas & Practical Tips

Krause Pubns Inc

American Folk Art Quilts: Over 30 Designs to Create Your Own Classic Quilt

Skyhorse

Over the past 25 years, quiltmaker Patricia Cox has amassed an astonishing collection of more than 300 antique quilts--each part of a patchwork puzzle that, when put together, reveals America's rich and diverse quiltmaking heritage. For the first time, Patricia shares her collection's finest examples in this gorgeous volume, along with patterns for creating your own antique-style works of art. 
Patricia's stunning collection spans the history of the American quilt, from the earliest stripped chintz of the 1820s to quilt kits from the 1930s. You'll learn intriguing details about each design, such as those made for the Red Cross during World War I and quilts created from colorful feed sacks during the Great Depression. 
· Treat yourself to a visual feast of more than 100 glorious photographs that chart the history and major developmental phases of the American quilt 
· Choose from 15 pieced and appliquéd block patterns to re-create classic quilts from the collection 
· Find tips and advice on buying, storing, and repairing antique quilts, along with insight into what compelled Patricia to build such an extraordinary collection 
Discover the common threads that connect you with quilting's pioneers in this exceptional tribute to American Quilt Classics.

American Quilt Classics: From the Collection of Patricia Cox With Maggi McCormick Gordon

That Patchwork Place, Inc.

Cox, Patricia

That Patchwork Place

This incredible library of quilt-block patterns contains a lifetime of inspiration for quilters of all skill levels. Choose from familiar favorites and not-so-well-known surprises. 
• Features 1000 block diagrams, plus hints and tips to make stitching easy and fun 
• Designs are organized by style and include strips, curves, baskets, and even alphabets 
• Each block pattern contains an easy-to-follow piecing guide

1000 Great Quilt Blocks

Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The 25 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farm houses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.

American Folk Art Quilts

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Trafalgar Square Books

Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The featured quilts of various types and styles are from the Wisconsin State Historical Society's collection displayed in the period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farm houses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.

Showcased here for the first time, Patricia Cox's breathtaking, internationally renowned collection spans the history of the American quilt-and quilters are invited to recreate the finest examples. Each project features the work of a different period or style; comes with templates, technical information, and historical background; and uses modern-day fabrics. A lovely hand-appliquéd Mexican Rose block, originally from the mid-19th century, offers needleworkers a beautiful challenge. Log Cabin is the quintessential patchwork pattern: though it's easily constructed, the potential variations on the theme are endless. The one here is machine-pieced, with a quite unusual chevron design. Other quilts include the Irish Chain, Triangles, Stars, Four-Patch and Nine-Patch, and Baskets--and every one is inspiring and unique.

American Quilt Classics From the Collection of Patricia Cox

COLLINS BROWN

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The Book of Home Sewing

The Book of Home Sewing

The Quilter's Guide to Amish Quilts

Complete Book Of Quilting: Over 200 Inspirational Ideas & Practical Tips

American Folk Art Quilts: Over 30 Designs to Create Your Own Classic Quilt

American Quilt Classics: From the Collection of Patricia Cox With Maggi McCormick Gordon

1000 Great Quilt Blocks

American Folk Art Quilts

American Folk Art Quilts: Over 30 Designs to Create Your Own Classic Quilt

American Quilt Classics From the Collection of Patricia Cox