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Favourite
Applique Quilts
by Mimi
Dietrich
13 quilt designs -
classic applique motifs such as hearts, flowers, yoyos. |
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Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts
30 projects organised
according to the amount of time they take to make (from 2 to 12
hours)
The projects are
lovely, especially Peanut, the Little Elephant.
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Design
Workshop
Transform images from
nature into multifaceted works of art
Detailed
exercises, lots of colour pictures |
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Rhapsody
Quilts
The latest book by Ricky Tims - no introduction needed (his
previous book was Convergence Quilts... rings a bell?)
Stunning quilts
(yes, again!!) |
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Sew Fun,
So Colourful Quilts
Very nice, simple
quilts in the colourful book. I particularly like the one on
page 43 (Along Came a Spider) |
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Romantic
Home Sewing
written by the
creative talent of Cabbages & Roses, Romantic Home Sewing is a
lovely book with more than 30 easy to sew projects. The projects
range from pillow to lamp shades |
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Simple
Seasons
Stunning
quilts and savory recipes
Some lovely quilts
with a very homely feel to them. If you decide to make the one
on page 31, I would strongly recommend using the Yoyo makers!! |
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Cool
Girls Quilt
Nice and colourful
projects which should appeal to the younger generations.
If you want to
introduce a youngster to sewing, this book is perfect!! Some of
the projects are small and can be achieved in less than 1 day. |
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Bits and
Pieces
18 Small Quilts from Fat Quarters and Scraps
It does pretty
much what it says on the cover!! All I can add is that our Magic
Paper is great for the foundation piecing projects! |
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Charmed
6 projects, each
spotlight a scrappy look. |
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Simple
Enchanted Beading
Absolutely gorgeous
book!! 30 projects with step by step photo, simple techniques
very clearly explained (embroidery, netting, fringing,
needleweaving)
Projects included:
bracelet, cushion, candleholder, napkin ring, cards, fairy, bag
and much more... |
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Chic and
Unique Beaded Jewellery
Very clear
instructions (I now know how to handle tiger tail!!)
Gorgeous pieces of
jewellery - 55 projects |
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Double
Wedding Ring
Expanded Edition,
includes 24" pattern
A good all-time
favourite back on our shelves! |
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Quilt in A
Day Irish
Chain - Single and Double
It does exactly
what it says on tin!!
By the queen of
Quilt in A Day, Eleanor Burns |
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Hand &
Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks Tool
This one IS a little
gem!! The 2 experts of hand and machine quilting (namely H.
Hargrave and A. Anderson) have got together and compile their
knowledge of quilting in 1 book. It is full of tips, hints and
great ideas. Plenty of advice on threads, needles, waddind,
marking techniques, so much I can't list them all!!
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The spiro-binding
helps it lay flat.
Great to take to
workshops
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Blendable
Curves Great
ideas if you want to explore!! Take standard blocks such as 9
patch or log cabin and turn them into individual and unique
blocks. |
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Raggedy
Reverse Applique
10 Fast, Fun and
Forgiving quilt projects
If you want to
turn your kid's artwork into a quilt, this is the book you
need!! No seam to match!! A simple 5-step technique: trace,
layer, sew, snip and fray! |
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Points of
View
Landscape
quilts to stitch and embellish
Create gorgeous
scenes by using the incredible texture, colour and pattern that
fabric provides. 9 step by step projects, embellishment
techniques. Full size patterns included |
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Simple Start
Stunning Finish
Turn circles, squares
and rectangles into gorgeous quilts. 15 quick-to-make quilts
from simple shape and large-scale prints. |
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Sweet Treats
The editor had a huge
choice of stunning quilts to put on the cover of this one, one
of them is this superb purple and lime quilt so why, oh why, did
they end up with that cover?? It really doesn't do justice to
the content of the book. The quilts are stunning and yet made
from 2 easy-to-make blocks. Very clever! Also includes 10
recipes.
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All in One
Rotary Cutting Magic
A great all in one
guide to rotary cutting from Omnigrid. Good reference tool for
beginners and experts alike. Shows how to cut 18 shapes,
including hexagons
Shows techniques
for right and left handed quilters (see below) |
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Stitcher's
Kitchen We
are delighted to support the Kew and Richmond Quilters in their
effort to raise money for charity through this cookery book. It
cost £6.00 and all the money goes to charity. A great Christmas
present! |
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The
Quilter's Homecoming
The latest fiction
work from Jennifer Chiaverini
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The
Americana Collection
Hooked Rugs |
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Christmas
with Artful Offerings
20 projects for
needlework. Create ornaments, table runner, place mats,
stockings and more |
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Neutral
Essentials
No introduction needed for Alex Anderson! She has come up trumps
again with this very nice book. It must have been a gamble to
write a book for just neutral, tone on tone, white to beige
quilts and it paid off!! Very nice indeed. |
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Show me how
to Plan My Quilting
Very clever book
where the piecing is planned according to the quilting. This
creates very well balanced and thought-through quilts. Piecing
and quilting complement each other. |
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In Stitches
by Amy Butler
Amy Butler is turning
into a phenomenon in the US and it's spreading!! This new book
has a nice, fresh layout, with spiro-binding to open it flat.
Many projects for the whole house. Very clear step by step
instructions (see below)
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Fig Tree
Quilts - Houses
Create 14
house-warming projects featuring pieced and appliqued houses |
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Sew Pretty Homestyle
This is the 3rd from
the Tilda series by David & Charles - it is proving as popular
as the first 2 (Crafting Springtime Gifts and Crafting Christmas
Gifts)
It has a lovely
Country Living feel to it with lots of different projects. |
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The Painted Quilt by
Linda and Laura Kemshall
Stunning book to make
stunning quilts!
A resource of
creativity, process and techniques |
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An Encyclopedia of
Crazy Quilt Stitches and Motifs
By Linda Causee
Great compendium
of stitches as well as detailed explanations on crazy patchwork |
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The Crazy Quilt
Handbook - Revised 2nd Edition by
Judith Baker Montano
Colour pictures
have been added along 7 new designs, making this book a great
reference on the subject. |
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Paper-Pieced Mini
Quilts by Wendy Vosters
17 projects to make
beautiful miniature quilts in a snap! Paper piece designs in
strips rather than blocks for fast and accurate blocks. |
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Pattern by Amy Butler
Gum Drop Pillows
Easy to make,
large comfy and modern pillows
2 sizes of
cushions included |
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Young at Heart Quilts
by Julie Popa
15 designs with
Colour and Style
A modern twist on
very simple-to-stitch quilts |
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Quilting in the Country
16 charming projects from wall and lap
sized quilt to table runners
Has some yummy recipes included! |
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Quilter's Block a Day Calendar
Perpetual calendar with 1 block
per day
Sturdy spiral binding (the one on our counter has been there
for years!!) |
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Handmade Embroidered Purses
Sister publication to Handmade
Embroidered Handbags
Lovely projects, many variations - practical advice
Also happens to be a great book on free machining! |
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Mixed Media Explorations
Gorgeous book published by Quilting
Arts Magazine
Loads of techniques, embroidery stitches
Learn to use everyday items and turn them into art |
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Fun with One Block Quilts
Learn just 1 easy block and create
dozens of different patterns! |
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Twice Quilted
Continuous Line Quilting Designs
40 designs for machine quilting - Shows you how to interlace
motifs in different colours and give a stunning finish to any
quilt. |
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The latest book from
Anni Downs A
Christmas Story
full of lovely
projects for the festive season!
£14.95 |
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This is the quilt
presented in the above book but there are many more smaller
projects such as Advent calendar, table runner, tree skirt,
Santa bag,... |
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Showstopping Quilts
To Foundation Piece
Use foundation
piecing to create stunning traditional quilts. 13 projects
including feathered stars, pinwheels, medallions and more |
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Do you always quilt
your quilt in the same way? Are you fed up with meandering? want
to quilt differently? This book is for you!! It will teach you
how to "read" your quilt and machine-quilt it to make it sing!!
Great book! |
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Contains 144 block
patterns, in small 4 1/2" sizes, set off with 48 unique border
triangles and four corner blocks. Truly in the Dear Jane
tradition... |
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8 great projects
based on fat quarters - large gallery of quilts to inspire you! |
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My favourite of the
month! It has so many projects that I would actually make! There
is a lovely photo album made with felt and embellished with
beads, there are also several jewellery projects, embellished
kilt pins, lampshade,... |
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There are some lovely
projects in this book, especially the bird houses. By using very
modern and bright fabrics with traditional designs, Cynthia has
come up with very happy quilts! |
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A fresh take on folk
art, old fashion patterns with a modern twist |
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Not brand new but it
had been out of stock for quite some time so I wanted to give it
another mention.
It does what it
says on cover! |
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This is the "wow"
book of the month! To me it is as exciting as Ricky Tim's
Convergence Quilts was. The quilt gallery is amazing. Flick
through the pages next time you come to the shop and let me know
what you think!! |
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This book will show
you the basics of good design with simple step by step exercises
- Explore new techniques such as collage, thread painting, photo
imagery on fabric |
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You may have to fight
Lesley to get your hands on this book!! It has 85 full sized
stencil patterns. All instructions on turning bland fabrics into
stunning fabrics are included. |
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With summer holidays
just round the corner, you might want to stock up on some nice
fiction books. Most of the Jennifer Chiaverini titles are
available in paperback and we have a copy of each at the moment
in the shop. |
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and if you are
looking for a fun book and you can put down and pick up then
Stash Envy is the one!! |
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Artful Applique by
Jane Townswick
Detailed,
step-by-step, instructions for 16 gorgeous 9" blocks with
traditional designs of flowers, birds, leaves and more |
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Scrap Quilt Sensation
by Katharine Guerrier
A great collection of
12 beautiful scrap quilts to make - based on traditional designs
with a contemporary twist |
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Machine Quilting by
Alex Anderson
7 exercises and 7
projects to teach you everything from easy straight-line to
stippling to more complex motifs |
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Paper Piece The
Quick-Strip Way by Peggy Martin
12 projects to
practice this new technique of strip-piecing and foundation
piecing
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Threadplay by Libby
Lehman I
fell in love with the cover!! The book will show you how to
create ribbon illusions, do thread painting, bobbin drawing and
couching |
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Contemporary Quilting
by C. Walters and S. Graves
12 projects to learn
new techniques such as embellishments, painted fabrics. |
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Creative Quilt
Collection Volume II
Lots of different
techniques, many projects of various sizes, all by renown
authors such as Karla Alexander and Nancy Martin |
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The Little box of
Baby Quilts
I like the format of this one. Instead of being bound, the
quilts are on individual cards. They are great for taking to
workshop and to keep with the fabrics. The cards are all kept in
a lovely box, kept shut by an invisible magnet |
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Picture Play Quilts
by Ami Simms
Stitch picture fabric
into cuddly teaching quilts. Easy patterns for 15 quilts, step
by step instructions and 10 free templates included. |
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Fun Photo Quilts and
Crafts by Ami Simms
Transfer your
pictures from your computer to your quilts |
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Creative Scrapbook
Quilts by Ami Simms
Instead of having
your photos in photo albums, see them every day by having them
on quilts |
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Dog-Yeared by Ami
Simms Create
this lovely dog quilt, the CD includes full size patterns for
the applique pictures and all instructions on putting the quilt
together. |
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Quilting Illusions
This book contains 40
projects - all designed to fool the eye! |
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Bags with Style
If you want a bag
that you will not see on everyone, this is the book for you!!
25 projects with
easy to follow instructions |
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PS I Love you 4
13 delightful quilt
patterns, that use piecing and applique. 21 unique small
projects, including crib sheet, nappy bag, bumper pad and more |
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Fast, Fun & Easy
Book Cover Art
6 projects with
endless variations for making one of a kind book covers
Explore
embellishing with beads, buttons and machine quilting |
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Luminous
Landscapes
Create unique and
impressive landscape quilts from photos you take
Step by step
pictures
Learn how to paint
your own fabrics and create striking silhouettes |
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The Impatient
Patchworker
This book is full of
quick, clever and elegant projects.
Projects include
placemats, throws, tote bags. |
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Simplicity
12 quilt patterns,
super easy and beautiful
Lovely fresh style
- if you like the Moda fabrics - this is a book for you! |
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Another Can of
Worms
Debbie has come up trumps with another book.
Great stash
buster, 16 patterns, dozens of colour photographs |
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New Cuts for New
Quilts
back in stock... the follow-up to Stack the Deck
17 fun projects -
simply stack, slice, shuffle and sew! |
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The Encyclopedia
of Beading Techniques
Everything you need
to know about beading is in this book. Whether you are
interested in jewellery making, fabric embellishing, wirework...
it's all in there with very clear photographs |
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20 scrap quilt
projects (including a very cute patchwork pig!!)
Step by step detail
complete with easy to follow diagrams |
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A must have!!
Absolutely brilliant!!
Same principle as
Turning 20 series but instead of just 1 quilt, you can make many
many quilts using 1 cutting map.
The "Choosing
fabrics" section is a masterpiece at explaining colour, value,
contrast.
If you have been
accumulating fat quarters (I won't name names!!) this is the
book for you. |
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Everything you need
to know about sashiko is in this book. Susan Briscoe is the UK
expert on the subject. |
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A very lovely book
which seems to fly out of the shop - it carries many projects,
not just quilts but also bags, table runners,...
This book shows how
to use different fabrics such as denim and linen |
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Use your bundles of
fabrics to make room for the latest ones! This book will show
you 12 ways of using your fat quarters. |
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Turning Twenty Around
the Block
The latest one in the Turning 20 family... as good as the
previous one with more possibilities |
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Stitch a quilt for
every sport fan you know!!
Use easy machine
applique to stitch motifs from football to skiing and golfing |
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Use your button stash
to jazz up your quilts!!
12 projects will
teach you how to collect, apply and even decorate buttons |
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Discover new ways to
cut, swap, mix and match fabrics in stunning scrap quilts
Start with just one
size scrap to make 16 gorgeous quilts |
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Instead of numbers,
use fabrics and make your own brain-teasing quilts!! |
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8 beautiful quilts
based on an easy snowball block
Use a quick
folded-corner technique to make the blocks in a snap - no
triangles required! |
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Update old time
classics with new twists in over 20 projects
Simple step by step
instructions plus smart tips |
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Turn children's
handprints into fabulously fun keepsake quilts. Transform little
hand prints into creepy spiders, funny reindeer, kits and much
more |
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Down Under Quilts
magazine The
latest addition to our magazine range
We offer a
subscription service - no advance payment - get charged when the
magazine is sent |
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The latest issue of
Quilting Arts
We offer a
subscription service - no advance payment - get charged when the
magazine is sent |
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We are now stocking
Handmade magazine
We offer a
subscription service - no advance payment - get charged when the
magazine is sent |
