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20 fabulous fabric designers put a modern spin on classic quilt blocks in this fully illustrated and thoroughly inspiring guide. FreeSpirit Fabric challenged twenty celebrity designers to reinvent traditional quilt blocks with a fresh and original flare. And the results are truly worth celebrating! FreeSpirit Block Party shares forty inspiring new quilt blocks made by designers including Amy Butler, Jane Sassaman, Jennifer Paganelli, and many others—all working with their own fabrics. This mix-and-match block collection employs a number of construction methods, from curved piecing and foundation piecing to Y-seams and applique. This guide also includes five beautifully bold sampler-quilt projects to spark your quilting imagination.
The Skill-Building Quick & Easy Block Tool by Debbie Rodgers Pdf
The ultimate no-math block reference for quilters Ultra-portable and indispensable, this reference tool keeps the cutting instructions at your fingertips with more blocks, more diagrams, and more practical tips. No quilter should be without the essential toolkit that makes up the block tool, featuring dozens of precut-friendly designs and a complete block index, plus convenient rotary-cutting charts and reference tables. Exploded block diagrams and repeated layouts make construction a breeze. As a bonus, you'll learn how to sew an accurate 1⁄4” seam and create half-square triangles and flying geese blocks with ease. 110 contemporary blocks in 5 sizes, each with design tips, diagrams, color inspiration, and project idea Easy-to-use size with handy reference tables, rotary-cutting charts, block index, and index to 60+ precut-friendly blocks! Start with the simpler blocks and quickly take on new challenges, honing skills as you go with accurate seam allowances, triangles, and more detailed piecing
Material Obsession by Kathy Doughty,Sarah Fielke Pdf
Explains how anyone, even those who don't think they are 'creative' can confidently choose colours and patterns to create bold, easy-to-make quilts, perfect for today's busy craftspeople.
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. Forget the rules (and even your ruler) as you piece colorful solids into compelling quilt designs. Use color, pattern, and repetition to develop your personal design aesthetic as you stitch freely to create unique quilts that pack a punch!
Meet the residents of Desert Rose Station, where sharing walls has never been sexier. This 3 book box set features low angst, high heat trope driven novellas with bonus shorts with each story. Being Hospitable: F/F Brother's best friend Charley Graham has had a crush on her brother's best friend for years. When Charley moves in with Kiki, Charley sees it as the perfect opportunity to lay out her feelings. Being Cordial: M/F Feuding neighbors turned lovers Lana Martin goes out of her way to avoid the annoying man she shares a wall with--until her computer crashes and Emilio ends up being her IT specialist to the rescue. Being Merry: F/F Grumpy/Sunshine Noelle Cameron thought it was a Christmas miracle she was able to find a place to stay right before the holidays. However, realizing Lennox's attitude rivaled the Grinch, has Noelle thinking she ended up on the naughty list
An Unforgettable Journey Through an Unconventional Childhood When Joshua Safran was four years old, his mother--determined to protect him from the threats of nuclear war and Ronald Reagan -- took to the open road with her young son, leaving the San Francisco countercultural scene behind. Together they embarked on a journey to find a utopia they could call home. InFree Spirit, Safran tells the harrowing, yet wryly funny story of his childhood chasing this perfect life off the grid--and how they survived the imperfect one they found instead. Encountering a cast of strange and humorous characters along the way, Joshua spends his early years living in a series of makeshift homes, including shacks, teepees, buses, and a lean-to on a stump. His colorful youth darkens, however, when his mother marries an alcoholic and abusive guerrilla/poet. Throughout it all, Joshua yearns for a "normal" life, but when he finally reenters society through school, he finds "America" a difficult and confusing place. Years spent living in the wilderness and discussing Marxism have not prepared him for the Darwinian world of teenagers, and he finds himself bullied and beaten by classmates who don't share his mother's belief about reveling in one's differences. Eventually, Joshua finds the strength to fight back against his tormentors, both in school and at home, and helps his mother find peace. But Free Spirit is more than just a coming-of-age story. It is also a journey of the spirit, as he reconnects with his Jewish roots; a tale of overcoming adversity; and a captivating read about a childhood unlike any other.
The Spirit of Sacagawea by Laurie Simpson,Polly Minick Pdf
This book by Laurie Simpson and Polly Minick honors the only woman to travel with the Lewis and Clark expedition. There are two versions of the commemorative quilt as well as five smaller projects ranging from a needle case to hooked rugs.
“These cheery quilts demonstrate the versatility of charm squares and will inspire quilters to make use of these popular precuts.” —Library Journal Mind your Ps and Qs . . . precuts and quilt blocks, that is! Popular designer Vanessa Goertzen puts charm squares to the test with 18 projects using precut 5” x 5” squares. Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more. Using precuts from your stash or your own charms cut from scraps or yardage, you’ll learn tips to take the guesswork out of piecing. Modern and traditional quilters alike will fall in love with these quick, clever, and clean designs! “This book will certainly appeal to any scrap lover! You can use precuts or ‘shop’ your stash to create your own collection of five inch blocks—it is a revelation to see the variety of patterns than can be made from this starting point . . . It truly is a book you would want to give a beginner, but the quilts are so lovely that even more experienced quilters will want to make them.” —Down Under Quilts “An excellent way to begin quilting or to use charm packs.” —yarnsandfabrics.co.uk “You’ll learn how to transform the simple squares into Snowballs, Stars, Flying Geese, and more. This book, featuring both traditional and modern patterns, is a must-have for precut collectors.” —American Patchwork & Quilting
Indulge your passion for color and fabric with a smorgasbord of blocks to use in a quilt that's a visual feast. The fun begins with more than 100 beautiful quilt blocks that all finish at 6" square, making them perfect for using scraps and for easy mixing and matching. Whether you prefer traditional or modern, you'll find so much to love in the varied assortment of block designs. Susan Ache (you may know her as @yardgrl60 on Instagram) shares 50 expert tips throughout, plus step-by-step instructions for making half-square triangles, flying geese, stitch-and-flip corners, and more. Once your tantalizing blocks are stitched, arranging them in the stunning sampler quilt is sheer pleasure!
Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Anonim Pdf
Barbara Brackman's classic quilter's resource, the "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns," is fully modernized, updated with over 160 new blocks, and presented in full color for the first time in this third edition! All of the 4,000+ pieced quilt block patterns found in this book are illustrated with both a line drawing and sample color suggestions to ensure that you will never run out of inspiration! Quilters, quilt historians, and textile enthusiasts will love the detailed information on pattern names and publication sources included with each block pattern.The book is easy to use in a multitude of ways: look up block designs by name to find a perfectly themed pattern, search by layout and construction information to find the name of the pattern in a historic quilt, or just browse the pages until your next quilting project catches your eye! Combine the book with "BlockBase" software (sold separately) to easily design and print custom templates, rotary charts, or foundation patterns for any of the blocks in the book.As a one-stop-shop for quilt pattern identification and ideas for your next quilting project, this fabulous book should be in every quilter's library!
Free Spirit, Revised Edition by Reinhold Messner Pdf
* A mountaineering classic re-released in the Legends and Lore series * Two new chapters In Free Spirit Reinhold Messner describes the forces and events that have shaped him as a climber as famous for his discipline as for his innovative spirit. Messner evolved his philosophy of the single free-climbing line with its uncompromising purity of style in the Dolomites and, as equipment and technique developed, he was in the forefront of the transference of fast lightweight alpine methods to the great ranges. Here, he takes us from the days of his first climb (at the age of five) with his father to his brother’s tragic death on Nanga Parbat in 1970 to his later move away from the overcrowded Alps and 8000-meter peaks. He sought fulfillment, instead, in new challenges in lesser known parts of the world, such as crossing the expanse of Antarctica. Free Spirit is an exciting account of the career of a mountain pioneer.
