Reference Guides

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...

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...

Jo Avery –– Build your quilting skills from the ground up. With a few yards of fabric and this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll learn to piece the simplest blocks and complete your first quilt! Established teacher Jo Avery guides you...

Tacha Bruecher –– Get the pocket guide to paper piecing that everyone’s talking about—a forty-eight-page mini book that’s perfect to take on the go! Follow step-by-step instructions from expert Tacha Bruecher for preparing...

Sheila Christensen –– Cutting and planning triangle-shaped blocks has never been so easy! Everything you love about the Quick & Easy Block Tool, now with triangle blocks! This ultimate no-math reference guide for quilters includes...

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...

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...

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...

Catherine Dreiss –– Build your blocks with confidence Traditional quilt blocks are made up of common elements such as Flying Geese, Square-in-Squares, and Quarter-Square Triangles. Each of the elements can be constructed in a variety...

Connie Chunn –– The ultimate no-math reference for quilters! Now in an easy-to-use reference guide size, this updated block tool includes 110 authentic blocks from America’s first mail-order pattern company, the Ladies’ Art...

Becky Goldsmith –– The best thread guide you’ll ever own Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a handy thread use key (organized by thread manufacturer) that shows the most common uses for the wide...

Natalia Bonner –– Take the straight-line challenge!  Are feathers and swirls your fallback? Learn how satisfying it is to quilt with only straight lines! Quilting expert Natalia Bonner shares sixty new straight-line motifs to fill...

Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson, Liz Aneloski –– Answers to your quilting questions, now updated with 40% more information! How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have?...

Alex Anderson ––    From first step to last stitch, learn to quilt the Alex Anderson way!With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex...

Everything you need to know about making quilts with precutsMaster precuts with this compete and indispensable guide to working with Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Turnovers, and more! Sew 25 traditional blocks from squares, half-square...

Cutting and planning blocks has never been so easy!The ultimate no-math reference for quilters is back and better than ever, with 110 traditional quilt blocks in 5 sizes each! Ultra-portable and indispensible, this updated reference keeps the...

Joen Wolfrom –– Perfect colors every time! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...1. Start with your desired color card2. Choose one of the color scheme options3. Find the corresponding companion color cards to create the perfect color combination...

Nancy Johnson-Srebro –– Featherweight history at your fingertips • Enjoy an entertaining look at the history of the Featherweight sewing machine • Expanded third edition updated with the latest research • Packed with photos,...

Judith Baker Montano –– The Must-Have Reference Guide for Hand Needlework • Compact, take-anywhere guide to more than 180 stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting •...

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood –– Keep This Essential Foundation Piecing Guide Right at Your Sewing Table • Foundation-piece any pieced block, and achieve perfect results with no templates! • Learn to plan, cut, and sew 73 classic...

Harriet Hargrave & Alex Anderson –– Essential Quilting Tips in a Handy Take-Everywhere Size • Two of America's best-known experts share their secrets for making your quilting look as beautiful as your quilt top • Sections for...

Alex Anderson, Sharyn Craig, Carol Doak, Nancy Johnson-Srebro, Ruth B. McDowell ––    A Piecing Reference from 5 Top Quilting Experts• Tips for getting started including selecting tools and notions, choosing fabrics, and...

Nancy Johnson-Srebro –– Every quilter should have a copy of this handy reference chart! Developed by Nancy, the Add On Seam Allowance Chart takes the guesswork out of rotary cutting shapes and drafting templates. Simply choose from the 18...

Dawn Cameron-Dick –– The must-have portable guide to quilting basics This handy, take-anywhere guide from quilting teacher Dawn Cameron-Dick answers all your questions on quilting fundamentals in an easy-to-read format. "What should I look...