Quilting Books

 

... Page 1

Winter Trees
by Jane Kennedy

Take a walk in the woods with Jane Kennedy.  Even though it's winter, you'll see the beauty in the serenity of untouched snow and feel the chill of the cold snowdrifts.

Now you can make Jane's woods yours own.  Follow her clear, concise step-by-step instructions to create your own pattern.  After learning Jane's easy technique, you'll be ready to step out and add your own unique elements to reflect memories of woods that have touched your heart and calmed your soul.

$ 22.95


Crazy Quilts
by Cindy Brick
In this book, Cindy Brick unravels, the fascinating history of this popular quilt style, from its earliest origins, to its Victorian heyday, to its role in modern-day quilting.  In addition to thte interesting history, Brick includes a step-by-step tour for making a Crazy quilt.  She offers straightforward instructions for three piecing methods, expert advice and tips, and bonus material including essential stitches and classic embroidery motifs to use on your own Crazy quilts.

Featuring stunning color photographs plus a patchwork of vintage advertisements, postcards, and more, this definitive history and how-to guide represents Crazy quilting at its luxurious best!

$ 29.95


Intuitive Color & Design
by Jean Wells

    Turn quilting into a new artistic adventure!

  • 11 creative exercises take your use of color, design, and piecing in dramatic new directions
  • Use photographs and journals to find inspiration and develop your ideas
  • Learn innovative finishing methods that show your quilts at their best
  • Classroom-proven techniques make the adventure easy for any quilter

$ 27.95


Start Quilting 3rd Edition
with Alex Anderson
    Make your first quilt a success!
  • Alex guides you every step of the way as you learn to plan, cut, piece, quilt, and bind your quilt
  • Get started with 8 easy, beautiful projects
  • Expanded edition includes new projects, more quilt sizes, and lots of helpful new tips and shortcuts

$ 14.95


Pick of the Seasons
by Tammy Johnson and Avis Shirer

    Pick of the Seasons celebrates the entire year in quilts with wonderful projects in favorite seasonal motifs and colors.  Tammy Johnson and Avis Shirer, the design team duo of Joined at the Hip, combine their talents to make this book the cream of the crop!

    Eight quilts of varying sizes are included - Springtime on the Square, Old Fashioned Christmas, Dahlia, Pumpkins and Acorns and more!  Smaller projects can be inserted in poster frames for easy hanging. 

$ 23.95


Viva Vinezia!
by Christine Porter

    Timeless Quilts Inpired by Italian Mosaic Floors

  • Re-create the grandeur of Venice in 10 splendid quilts inspired by marble floor tiles
  • Learn to give your quilts the look of real marble with batiks and hand-dyed fabrics, or choose brighter colors for a bold, contemporary look
  • Speedy new strip-piecing methods make these qults surprisingly easy to piece - try Christine's technique for sewing Tumbling Blocks with no Y-seams!

$ 24.95


Borders, Bindings & Edges
by Sally Collins

- Advice on planning, cutting, stitching, and attaching pieced, appliquéd, and whole-fabric borders.
- Learn to make bias binding, piped finishes, scalloped edges, and more.

$ 27.95

Borders & Finishing Touches 2
by Bonnie K. Browning
A variety of designs and techniques take your quilt from ordinary to prizewinner!

- No math, no measuring.  An easy paper-folding technique makes your pieced, appliquéd, or quilted borders fit your quilt perfectly!  Use the "calculators" for cutting butted and mitered borders and try a clever marking method for perfect mitered corners every time!
- 18 border patterns in an assortment of designs are a worthy sequel to the first book.  Novelty bindings, scalloped edges, and continuous Prairie Points will help make a grand finale for your quilt.
- Over 175 how-to photographs provide a valuable reference for every level of quilter.  Contains step-by-step illustrations that walk you through every detail of many different types of borders and finishing touches.
- Windmill twisted log cabin pattern.  Enjoy the full-size quilt pattern for this popular quilt design originally seen on HGTV's Simply Quilts.

$ 22.95


ultimatevisualguide.jpg (26918 bytes)
The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide
by Ellen Pahl
From A to Z - hundreds of tips and techniques for successful quiltmaking.  Basic techniques, hard to find information on specialized techniques, reviews of tools and supplies, basic quilt types explained and illustrated, definitions of terms, creativity and inspiration.
 
$ 19.95

Quilting Books - Page 1   2   3   4  5   6   7   8

 

Prices subject to change

 

Contact Us

Please click on any of these categories to go to these pages::
HomeClearance | Computer Quilting | Crazy Quilting
Directions to Store | Gifts | Gift Certificates | Guilds | Hankies | Kits  | Links
 Mailing List Sign-upNewsletter | Patchwork Party | Potholders | Punchneedle Embroidery
Quilt Gallery | Redwork | Special Events Stitcheries | Tatting | Wholesale
 
BERNINA SEWING MACHINES:  Various Models | Machine Accessories | Guide Classes
BOOKS:  Asian | Appliqué | Embroidery | Fat Quarters | Hawaiian | Holiday
Kids | Misc | Paper Foundation | Quilting | Quilting DesignStrip Piecing
CLASSES: Bernina Guide | Doll | Embroidery & Software | Guest Teachers | Handwork
 Kids | Beginning Quilt Making | Confident Beginner Quilt Making | Intermediate Quilt Making
CLOTHING: Aprons | Clothing Patterns | Purses & Bags 
DOLLS: Doll Patterns | Doll Classes | Doll Notions 
FABRICS: | Asian | Batiks | Cats | Cut Packs | Flannel | Floral | Graphic Designs
Holiday | Jelly Rolls | Landscape | Misc. | Nostalgic | Novelties | Plaids | Tonals
MACHINE EMBROIDERY:  Books | Designs
NOTIONS:  Batting | Buttons | Cutting Mats | Misc. | Marking Tools | Needles & Pins | Organizers & Bags
  Papers & Stabilizers | Rulers | Scissors & Cutters | Templates |Threads | Yo-Yo Makers

PATTERNS:  Aprons | Asian | Block of the Month | Cats & Dogs | Clothing | English Paper Piecing
Hawaiian | HolidayMisc. | Paper Foundation | Pincushions
Quilts | Table Runners | Tissue Box Covers

           

The Calico Cat and Bernina Too!     201 Auburn Way N.     Auburn, WA   98002
253-939-0885     1-800-908-0885

Hours:  M-F 10-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4

© 1998 - The Calico Cat     email - fabric@thecalicocat.com

Webmaster -  Sue Stevens

Best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

 & 1024 x 768 screen resolution