Quilting

Jean Wells ––Think outside the block and look what happens!Jean Wells gives you the assignment of your life: put away your ruler and use your inner vision to design and piece spectacular, free-form quilts you'd never have guessed you could...

Rebekah L. Smith ––Wool appliqué all year roundThe author of best-selling Wool Appliqué Folk Art presents a treasure trove of 12 seasonal wool appliqué projects, with 3 for each season. Her Americana aesthetic, although...

Mary Hertel ––Create more Christmas cheer in less time! Pick your project then pick your block: mix and match 8 super-easy projects with 16 adorable paper-pieced blocks just for Christmas. Simply follow Mary’s clearly illustrated...

Easy as 1-2-3—cut, press & trim!Add just the right amount of stabilization to your next T-shirt quilt! This lightweight, 100% polyester fusible interfacing is made specifically for stretchy, nonwoven T-shirt material, but it works great on...

Carla Hegeman Crim and Lindsay Conner ––Next stop, memory lane!Turn treasured tees into something brand new—a T-shirt quilt! Capture the memories of a special time, starting with a quick pillow project or a baby quilt made from onesies,...

Leah Day ––    A new free-motion quilting design for every day of the year!A compilation of the 365 free-motion quilting designs from author Leah Day’s blog, the Free Motion Quilting Project, this new edition of a wildly...

Deborah Gale Tirico ––Give Baltimore Album designs dimension with felted woolHonor the legacy and history of Baltimore Album blocks with Deborah Tirico’s distinctive appliqué style! With luscious felted wool and textures as rich...

Emily Breclaw ––Hextra! Hextra! Read all about it!Move beyond one-patch hexagon layouts and turn six-sided shapes into versatile quilt design elements! Sew single, triple, rosette, sprocket, and medallion blocks in a variety of sizes and...

from Quilt with Marci Baker ––• Save time• Save fabric with consistent cuts• Easy to apply• ReusableNo more wasted fabric! Make rotary cutting easier, more accurate, and less time-consuming. These vinyl strips adhere to...

Kim Schaefer ––Pumpkins, spiders, and leaves, oh my!From best-selling author Kim Schaefer comes this collection of 21 engaging piecing and appliqué projects for fall, including tried-and-true motifs such as pumpkins, sunflowers,...

Devon Lavigne ––Behind every great quilt is a greater storySew a slice of life with 12 traditional quilts that prove to be more than just patterns, but storytellers. Each quilt is inspired by life events that everyone can appreciate. Bold...

Alex Anderson ––A fabric expert in your pocketThis mini 48 page book is packed with mega information on choosing and using fabric for quilters! Best-selling author Alex Anderson shares essential nuggets of information on everything from...

Riel Nason ––Scary-chic Halloween decorDecorate your home for Halloween with projects made from 5 easy and stylish block motifs, including skulls, spiderwebs, and spooky eyes! Whether your look is elegant with pretty orange lights and...

Mary Hertel –– Easy-to-make blocks with goofy animal designs  Best-selling author Mary Hertel brings readers sixteen more of her adorable paper-piecing blocks, along with six new projects! Whether you’re an experienced paper...

Carla Hegeman Crim ––A sewing supplies expert in your pocketThis mini 48 page book is packed with mega information on common sewing tools, supplies, and materials! Best-selling author Carla Crim of Scientific Seamstress shares 65+ essential...

Lauren S. Palmer ––Teach an old stripe new tricksGet the look of complex piecing with a savvy shortcut—striped fabric! With 12 versatile quilt patterns using solid stripes, multicolored stripes, and even chevrons, you’ll explore...

Felicia T. Brenoe ––Inspired by travels to the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador Let your creativity take flight with quilting inspiration from butterflies of the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Station! Beginning with the magnificent 12-block...

Wen Redmond ––Fine art meets fabric!Compose, create, and print innovative art quilts starting from your own digital photographs—even those from your phone! Well-known fiber artist Wen Redmond starts with the tools and equipment you'll...

Cindy Grisdela ––Permission to play? Granted. Learn to use simple design principles to create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn 5 easy piecing techniques to add to your improvisational toolbox—angled stripes,...

Katie Pasquini Masopust ––The surefire path to art-quilting successTake the first steps to becoming an art quilter with popular teacher and best-selling author Katie Pasquini Masopust. Starting with an inspiration photo or painting, choose...

Paula Nadelstern ––Use simple piecing for spectacular resultsImagine a traditional quilt, its ordinary shapes gift wrapped with intricate fabrics. Celebrated author, teacher, and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern shows you how to design simple...

Joyce Dean Gieszler ––Put your quilter’s stash to work Piece beautiful blocks from your scrap bag or uniformly plan your approach from fabric yardage—with line drawings of each quilt to color in, the choice is yours! Start with 8...

Suzanne Paquette –– Quilts for joy, comfort, and future generations Learn to incorporate treasured clothing into heirloom quilts without sacrificing your modern aesthetic. Stitch memories together forever with 12 quilt projects that...

Carl Hentsch ––Dramatic curves and angles for today's adventurous quilter Become a skilled foundation piecer with New York Beauty blocks and arcs of Flying Geese that amaze! Carl Hentsch simplifies a technique loved by many with his...

Angela Walters ––Quilt by quilt and stitch by stitchTake an in-depth look at the artistry of Angela Walters, a true visionary and leader in the modern quilting movement. This coffee table book delves into her free-motion quilting journey in...

Sheila Christensen –– Triangles, hexagons, diamonds, and more! Learn to measure, rotary cut, and machine piece 60° shapes with ease. Don’t be intimidated—triangle quilts are actually easy to put together when viewed as...

Judy Gauthier ––You’ll actually be hungry for more leftoversAre you swimming in fabric scraps from sewing garments, bags, and quilts? Learn to rescue and reuse fabric leftovers with 12 stunning, colorful quilt patterns for scrap lovers...

Robin Vizzone ––Stitches that tell a storyPrimitive lines harken back to our American roots, reminding us of simpler times. Embrace the beauty of hand stitching with whimsical, age-worn designs. From wall quilts to table toppers and primitive...

Jen Daly –– Scrappy quilts and cozy projects to welcome you home Winter, spring, summer, fall—who's the coziest of them all? Make your home warm and inviting with pretty quilts for all four seasons! Sew twenty projects from...

Sylvia Schaefer –– Everything you need to design your own modern quilts Have you dreamed of creating your own modern quilt patterns, but don’t know where to start? Author Sylvia Schaefer applies her scientific mind to quilting...

Jen Fox and Sarah Case ––Create one-of-a-kind projects using these surface designs and techniquesIt’s time for some hands-on surface design with your favorite surface—fabric! Transferring a pretty motif to your sewing project is...

Annette Plog ––Turn something old into something new... with all things blue!The blue-and-white quilt is one of the most desired antiques, and many can still be found in good condition. Learn the history of blue fabrics used during the 19th...

Natalia Bonner ––Put a feather in your quilting capTake the fear out of quilting feathers! Explore 68 modern feather designs with step-by-step guidance from award-winning quilter Natalia Bonner. Quilt stunning feathers on a variety of blocks...

Sara Nephew and Marci Baker ––A new angle on classic quilt designsWhat can you sew with a 60° ruler and a simple, repeated shape? The possibilities are endless! Favorite authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with 20 beautifully...

Carol Dean Jones –– Cozy up with Sarah and her friends for murder, quilting, and community When sixty-eight-year-old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her...

Carol Dean Jones –– Cozy up with Sarah and her friends for murder, quilting, and community  When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband,...

Tamsin Harvey ––    From ancient places to contemporary spacesTravel to an exotic land with timeless designs inspired by Turkish Iznik tiles from the Ottoman Empire. Bursting with flora and organic symmetry, the book’s...

Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama ––    Never let your favorite precuts go to waste againHave you ever bought the perfect stack of fat quarters, only to see that same bundle decorating your shelf two years...

PLAY! Sew • Stamp • Paint • DistressWait until you get your hands on this sampler pack of the rugged paper that looks, feels, and wears like leather, but sews, cuts, and washes like fabric. kraft-tex® is supple, yet strong enough to...

Jennifer Sampou ––       Stitch a scrap-friendly quilt and pillow inspired by Jennifer Sampou’s travels to Thailand. The best-selling fabric designer pairs paper-pieced and appliquéd motifs with a background...

Jera Brandvig –– Fun and done! Quilting is easier than ever with this popular method Do you believe rules were meant to be broken? If so, this improvisational quilt-as-you-go technique is for you. Instead of dealing with precise paper...

Compiled by Gailen Runge –– A fabric addict’s compact guide to precuts Get the most out of your precuts with this pint-sized guide to precut squares, strips, and fat quarters! How many charm squares do you need for a...

Notice on Iron On-Transfer Paper in Sew Illustrated purchased before SEPTEMBER 15, 2016  Sew Illustrated books that were purchased before SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 are affected with double sided iron-on transfer paper tear sheets at the back of...

By Carol Doak ––   Make a spectacular statement in your quilts with this collection of big, beautiful, bold blocks! Bestselling author Carol Doak reveals her best color tricks for creating brilliant, dramatic designs-they'll...

By Carol Doak ––   With the simplicity and accuracy of paper piecing, you can create these elaborate-looking Star blocks in a snap! Carol Doak, bestselling author of many books on paper piecing, is back with 50 original...

Carolyn Cullinan McCormick ––    Carolyn Cullinan McCormick, inventor of the Add-A-Quarter ruler, has done it again! She has turned 17 difficult Feathered Star patterns into manageable paper piecing patterns for quilters who have...

Marci Baker ––    Everyone can succeed in 3-D!All patterns are strip-pieced... REALLY! No set-in (Y) seams.• Learn the secrets to easily select fabric values to achieve dazzling 3-D designs• Illustrated to guide you...

Accentuate the Negative: Making the Most of Negative Space in Modern Quilts Trisch Price –– Join Trisch as she explores six aspects of negative space design: gradation, reversal, interruption, negative form, ghosting and piecing. Each...

Sarah Elizabeth Sharp –– A process guide to foundation paper piecing and pattern design Turn your interest in foundation paper-piecing into a full-blown love affair. Learn about every stage of the process—from piecing technique...

Bonnie K. Hunter ––What if you could piece quilts even faster, work on more than one quilt simultaneously and save money, fabric and thread all at the same time? Bonnie K. Hunter will show you how to put the concept of Leaders & Enders to...

Art Nouveau Quilts: For the 21st Century Bea Oglesby A stunning collection of 15 appliqued quilts in the Art Nouveau style! Author Bea Oglesby has taken graceful designs drawn from nature - flowers and fruits - and surrounded them with serpentine...

Away from Home: Quilts Inspired by the Lowell Factory Girls Nancy and Oliver Rink –– Away From Home is woven from the diaries and letters of Lowell, Massachusetts, Mill Girls and the history of the textile factories where they worked. The...

Compiled by Kerry Graham and Betsy La Honta 100+ Designs to Customize & Embellish with Stitching, Coloring & Painting This value-packed book of 125 iron-quilt labels from 9 popular designers gives you so many options for personalizing your...

Brian Haggard –– Precious projects combining old and new textiles Preserve family memories with new quilts that lovingly tie together the past with the present. Learn how to comb through bits of history and reimagine them into wall...

Ruth Ann Berry ––Raise the bar with your next Bargello quilt!Achieve Bargello's glorious complexity through straightforward techniques. Bargello master Ruth Ann Berry shares 16 all-new projects, from bed quilts to smaller ones—a...

Becky Goldsmith –– Stunning results with easy paper piecing From veteran author, teacher, and designer Becky Goldsmith comes this amazingly striking Bullseye quilt with easy-to-use paper-piecing foundations. Though the result looks...

Marci Baker ––    Intriguing yet simple quilt pattern! What do you see in this ever-changing design? Changing the values can give you bow ties, hour-glass, fish, faceted gems, or pentagons, and more. Fast, fun, and easy to...

Stacey Day –– Build a better stash, make better quilts Improve your quilt designs by learning how to organize fabric by size and color, while making adorably sophisticated quilts (both pieced and appliquéd) for babies and children...

Judy Martin –– Judy Martin believes strongly in the notion of quilting as a social institution. It's been that way for generations. Now, more than ever in our high-tech, high-speed, isolated-at-my-own-computer-in-my-own-cubicle world,...

Country Girl Modern: 11 Modern-Traditional Quilts from the Junction Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken –– Bring a bit of country to your modern quilts! The mother-daughter duo of Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken brings modern quilting to the country...

Elizabeth Angus –– Stitch up small wool treasures Celebrate the seasons with this sweet collection of folk-inspired projects using wool appliqué and embroidery. Featuring Elizabeth’s signature sheep and floral motifs, these 11...

No patterns, no mistakes, no worries! Rayna Gillman ––A natural follow-up to the best-selling Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts, this book applies Rayna’s no rules, no mistakes, no stress style to modern quilting. Starting with strips...

Shelley Scott-Tobisch –– Cut, piece, and press—the Precision way! Say goodbye to your seam ripper, backwards blocks, and mismatched seams with Easy Precision Piecing—the pathway to flawless patchwork. This comprehensive...

Paula Doyle –– Stack, strip, cut & create! Learn how to make kaleidoscope quilts using large-scale print fabrics! Easy Stack is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way to make great kaleidoscope quilts that are rotary cut and machine...

Erica Kaprow –– 30 Floral Wool Appliqué Quilt Blocks Turn up the volume on wool appliqué! Popular quilt artist Erica Kaprow presents her whimsical designs in brilliant jewel colors that pop dramatically on a rich black...

Judy Martin Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts features: 15 complete and accurate patterns in multiple sizes; beautiful pieced borders gracing every quilt; 300 color diagrams; 175 gorgeous photos; an in-depth discussion of color and value with lots of...

Gloria Loughman ––Memorable spaces, reimagined in fabricYour childhood home, an old family caravan, the incredible skyscraper in your city - these are all wonderful subjects that deserve to be re-created in fabric. Internationally acclaimed,...

Franki Kohler –– * Important Notes About PRINT ON DEMAND EditionsALL SALES ARE FINAL: PODs are non-returnable and non-refundable. This title will be printed after purchaseand will arrive separately from any in-stock items. Allow minimum...

Designed by Bonnie K. Hunter ––  Stitch and piece with confidence! Easily mark diagonal stitch lines, sew, and cut, and you get a bonus HST unit from your leftover corner cut-offs. No wasted fabric! The Bonus Buddy doubles as...

Feedsack Secrets: Fashion from Hard Times Gloria Nixon –– The poverty of the Depression and fabric shortages during World War II made feedsacks highly important to the quilter during the 1930s and 1940s. In Feedsack Secrets, quilt...

Deborah Kemball –– A delightful appliqué bouquet Craving more gorgeous appliqué from award-winning author Deborah Kemball? This pattern pack includes complete instructions and full-size pattern sheets for a floral quilt...

Endless inspiration from your favorite quiltersWant inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and will lay flat on your work surface to keep your hands on...

Compiled by Linday Conner –– Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and...

Compiled by Lindsay Conner –– Endless inspiration from your favorite quilters Want inspiration for your free-motion quilting? Now you have the perfect tool! This spiral-bound book is full of designs—JUST designs—and...

Jen Eskridge –– Build the framework, then fill it in! Using wholecloth quilts, Jen Eskridge provides 10 elaborate linear quilting designs as a framework for building free-motion quilting designs. Eight process chapters detail everything...

Jen Eskridge –– Trace, stitch, and free-motion quilt! This package of 12 convenient preprinted sheets gives you the patterns from Free-Motion Framework in a ready-to-use format—no printing or taping together your framework design...

Angela Walters ––Finishing your own quilts is easier than you thinkTurn the corner to free-motion success with a meandering makeover! Best-selling author Angela Walters shows you that free-motion quilting doesn't have to be scary - with a...

Jenny K. Lyon –– Free-motion finesse! A twenty-one day workbook to take you beyond the basics Discover the secret to joyful and confident free-motion work, and find the courage to take on any quilting project in twenty-one days!...

Amanda Murphy ––This large quilt is a companion pattern to Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book. It features one of each block in the book and is an excellent way to practice your free-motion quilting skills. (As this is primarily a free-motion...

Freedom Gone: Embroidered Quilts of Slave Life in the Civil War Lolita Newman –– Lolita Newman's search to find her family connection with slavery moved her to create heirlooms linking her past to the present. She started Stitchin' by the...

FreeSpirit Fabrics –– Modern meets traditional! Forty blocks from your favorite FreeSpirit designers Leave it to your favorite FreeSpirit fabric designers to rise up when presented with a challenge to put a modern spin on classic...

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood –– Freshen pineapple quilts with many block options! Award-winning quilters Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood have been making quilts with the Pineapple Log Cabin block for decades. Now you can use their secrets to...

Angie Wilson ––The insider's guide to fussy cuttingCut up your favorite fabrics with intention! Lifelong fussy cutter Angie Wilson teaches you how to look at your fabric stash with new eyes and piece the best bits together, like a colorful...

Gailen Runge –– An activity book just for quilters Keep your mind sharp and have fun with over 65 word puzzles for quilters and sewists! With a wide variety of games from crossword puzzles and word searches to criss crosses and word mines,...

History Repeated: Block Exchange Quilts by the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle –– Making a quilt is easier than you might think when you gather some friends and exchange blocks. Let the 19th-Century Patchwork...

Kathy Moore and Stephanie Whitson –– Home on the Plains: Quilts and the Sod House Experience "How happy we were in our new sod house on our homestead and to ourselves." Inspired by sod house homemakers' words and quilts, Kathy Moore and...

Tricia Maloney ––The perfect companion to your precutsIf time is money, now you can save both with fresh patterns designed specifically for precut fabric collections. With the fabric prep out of the way, you'll turn your stashed precuts into...

Maria Shell ––Colorful pattern play for quilters!Explore new options in improvisational piecing and empower your creativity! Cut and combine solid-color fabrics to create your own "prints" - stripes, polka dots, chevrons, plaids, and more...

Bill Volckening and Amanda Leins –– Fresh new lines inspired by old designs Borrow from history for your next quilt with ninety free-motion quilting designs reinterpreted from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century quilts. Honor the...

Valerie Bothell –– Stitch a seam a day Choose from over 500 crazy-quilt seam treatments, each with a detailed photo and guide for the basic stitches included. Learn 61 basic embroidery stitches, including silk ribbon and beaded stitches,...

Judy Martin –– Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book features 16 complete and accurate patterns in multiple sizes (34 sizes in all); 400 color diagrams; 100 setting plans; 36 borders; and 100 gorgeous photos. Each pattern has a big color...

Judy Martin –– In 400 step-by-step illustrations, you'll see how to cut almost any shape without a template. 55 charts provide you with accurate yardage figures and cutting directions for each shape in a wide range of sizes. Plus you'll...

Kindred Spirits: Celebrating Pieces of the Past Jill Shaulis and Vicki Olsen –– Since 1992, sisters Jill Shaulis and Vicki Olsen have shared their passion for traditional quilts through their quilt shop and pattern business, Yellow Creek...

Compiled by Roxane Cerda –– • Discover endless creative techniques for working with kraft-tex®, including stitching, embossing, painting, dyeing, embellishing, inkjet printing, washing, distressing, weaving, burning, die-cutting -...

Ann Loveless ––    Award-winning art quilter Ann Loveless shares her time-tested method for creating one-of-a-kind art quilts based on your favorite landscape photographs. With step-by-step instructions, she shows you her free-form...

Barbara H. Cline –– Strip-a-dee-do-dah: wonderfully simple quilts that look complex 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...

11 wall quilts to welcome you homeDecorate your living space with 11 pieces of beautiful fabric wall art that will turn your house into a home. Wall quilts are the perfect place to experiment with new techniques (piecing, appliquŽé, and quilting)...

Melissa Averinos –– Go ahead, make a face! Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge appliqué faces using Melissa Averinos' fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step by step, from a comprehensive lesson on...

Memories of Christmas Past Betsey Langford and Carolyn Nixon –– Celebrate the holiday season with this festive sampler quilt dressed in the classic yuletide colors of red and green. Based on traditional designs, each of the 12 sampler...