The Calico Cat - Quilting Books

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Fat Quarter Frenzy Two!

by Susan Purney Mary & Daphne Greig

Take those tempting fat quarters and turn them into fast and fabulous quilts.

- This eagerly-anticipated sequel is pack with possibilities for quick projects, great gifts, and building your quilting skills.

- Easy-to-make half-square triangles, flying geese, and more!

- Streamlined sewing techniques ensure success with these 13 great projects, from table runners to full-size quilts.

- Buy fat quarters with abandon and have fun making these sparkling quilts. Then go buy more!

$ 26.95

You're Invited

Quilts and Homes to Admire

by Barb Adams & Alma Allen

You are invited into three very special homes. Step inside with us, into places that celebrate art, collections and creativity. The authors have designed and gathered quilts and projects that borrow from the wealth of ideas that their three friends share. You are sure to be inspired with new ways of thinking about home and art.

$ 25.95

Quilts through the Camera's Eye

by Terry Clothier Thompson

Terry Clothier Thompson combines her passion for historical quilts with her talent for recreating those quilts with today's fabrics and time saving sewing methods. This time her inspiration comes from a collection of vintage c.1900-1930 photographs from the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, in Springdale, Arkansas... wonderful images of people posing for the camera with their special quilt as a frame.

From these photos, Terry has recreated six vintage quilts with reproduction fabric and modern sewing techniques for contemporary quilters. Five pieced and one appliquéd, these quilts were family treasures, worthy of being preserved with a photograph.

$ 16.95

Midwest Modern

by Amy Butler

A complete lifestyle book, encompassing fashion, interiors, and gardens

Attention, design and style mavens! There’s a lot more to America than just the east and west coasts. Today, innovative American design—in clothing, home decor, even gardening—is emerging from the Midwest. So lay your bicoastal biases aside, and let Amy Butler show you what’s happening in the heartland.

Helping her fans jumpstart their own creative spark is Butler’s fashion credo, and her approach has won her a huge following. Her “Mid Mod” philosophy—neither homespun nor haute couture—is as up to the minute as it is firmly rooted in Midwest tradition. Emphasizing simplicity and integrity of craft, Butler is passionate about recycling materials, reinventing vintage looks, and taking joy in the homemade. Her approach—drawing its inspiration from the natural world and the lives of real people—is organic in every sense of the word.

Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern brings the many aspects of its author’s vision into focus, from re-imagining the home as a retreat for relaxation and dreaming, to picturing the body as a canvas for creating one’s personal style, to looking to nature as a “sketchbook” for design ideas. Vibrantly illustrated, the book underscores design’s practical side, with information on budgeting money and time, a shopping resources list, and “how-to” projects in every chapter.

$ 35.00

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The Sewing Stitch & Textile Bible

by Lorna Knight

An invaluable resource for sewers of all abilities, this guide offers practical help with all of the essential hand and machine sewing techniques, from stitches and fastenings to fabrics and seams.

- Beginners will find instruction in basic skills, guided by clear photographs and diagrams. Advanced sewers will find new applications for their sewing skills.
- A comprehensive Stitch Directory features functional and decorative stitches created by hand, sewing machine, and serger.
- A Textile Directory provides information on working with over 70 fabrics, from delicate chiffon and lace to heavy-duty denim, and tips on suitable stitches and spplications.

$ 29.99

It's Hip to be Square

Becoming a Confident Quilter Series

by Debbie Caffrey

Taking the mystery out of great quilts!

Provides complete understanding of the specific topic and skills described within each one, and show you how to apply what you learn. By teaching the processes of quilting, Debbie hopes to create a new class of confident, enthusiastic quilters. Her desire is to teach you to quilt and give you confidence to make the quilts you want to make, not just how to read a pattern and duplicate a quilt that someone else has designed. Take control of your quilts!

$ 15.99

Happy Villages

by Karen Eckmeirer

Step into a Fabric Collage Adventure! Build the Village of your dreams!

Let your imagination run wild as you explore the freedom of raw-edge fabric collage! No seams to sew, no points to match.

Fabrics are lightly glue-basted then machine-stitched with a layer of tulle. Step-by-step, your village will magically come to life.

- A 16" x 16" project you can create in a day.
- 12 variations offered - Seasonal, International, Whimsical, etc.
- Steps + Rooftops + Windows = Village
- Experience the spontaneity of fabric collage
- Be inspired by real-life villages or create your dreamworld village
- Use cottons, silks, rayons, ployesters, gold lame, etc.
- Ten colors will determine the personality of your village
- Each village is a one of a kind creation

$ 16.95

Come To the Fair

by Edie McGinnis

Quilts that Celebrate State Fair Traditions

It's feasts on a stick, bleating sheep, carnival barkers and butter heads. It's city folks face-to-face with doe-eyed cows, country kids showing off their pet projects, grandstand pageantry and, best of all, a showcase of quilting talent. Come to the Fair celebrates fairtime with nine quilts that capture the heart and cotton-candy soul of some of the Midwest's favorite fairs - pus advice from fair quilt judges to help you sew a blue-ribbon winner of your own!

$ 25.95

Somerset Home Magazine

Somerset Home Volume 2 takes home décor to the next level. The artists featured have transformed every day home items into artful creations, personalizing every corner of their living space. Some have cleverly revamped thrift store finds, like Sandy Berry's "Decorative Vintage Dinnerware," while others have come up with completely new home ideas, like Shona Cole’s lovely "Butterfly Reminders." Coasters, magnets, dishtowels, pillows, and many other functional items get a creative makeover. The projects showcased in this 144-page special publication will show you how you can add your own touches and charming accents that are sure to enlighten, organize, and beautify any dwelling place.

Vol. 2 - $ 14.95

Crazy Curves

by Elisa Wilson

One easy pattern with so many ideas and variations you'll never get bred. The block has been around but these styles are fresh and exciting.
* Yes, you can sew curves - and it's easy!
* Gives your quilt the look of being complex - but it's not.
* Color pictures of 14 quilts motivate and inspire you..
* Easily adjust to make a baby quilt or king size.
* Use up those yummy fat quarters that you can't resist buying.
* All fabric type & styles - choosing color made easy.
* Quickly cut out pieces with optional acrylic template.

$ 24.99

Judy Martin's Log Cabin Book

by Judy Martin

Patterns and possibilities for log cabin & log quilts.

The Log Cabin might just be the perfect pattern. Its basic shapes, simple contrasts, and minimal joints make it ideal for beginners. With the proper guidance, anyone can master a Log Cabin. And once a quilter has mastered this pattern, all of her patchwork will begin to go together effortlessly!

16 patterns for glorious quilts
Pieced borders for each quilt
Never-before-published designs
Multiple sizes
Generous color quilt photos
Close-ups of quilt and fabric
Lots of diagrams showing blocks, colors, pressing, borders, whole quilts & piecing sequence
Clear directions
Accurate yardage
Quick cutting
Easy sewing
Curved looks from simple logs
100 sets shown
50 borders shown
Useful charts
Organizing tips