Books
SunFlower Quilts stocks a large selection of books. Below are some of the more recently published books that are available or will soon be available for sale.
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Twosey-Foursey Quilts
Great Designs from 2-Inch and 4-Inch Units
RELEASE DATE: November 2006
112 pages,
8 1/2" x 11", full color, paperback,
ISBN 978-1-56477-688-3
Make gorgeous traditional quilts that are quick to cut and quick to sew—do it the "twosey-foursey" way! This clever technique simplifies the way common patchwork shapes are made. Start with strips to make classic blocks in a whole new way.
- Twenty projects all begin with 2 1/2" or 4 1/2" fabric strips
- With this speedy method, even half-square and quarter-square triangles can be cut from strips
- See projects come together easily with the All-in-One Ruler™—or use traditional rotary-cutting tools to make all the quilts in the book
Prairie Children and Their Quilts
14 Little Projects That Honor the Pioneer Spirit
RELEASE DATE: November 2006
8 1/2" x 11", full color, paperback,
ISBN 978-1-56477-686-0
Inspired by actual children's diaries from the American frontier, this follow-up to the bestseller American Doll Quilts explores the origins of doll quilts made during the era. Quilters can stitch small, antique-style projects as they read about the lives of pioneer children and their families.
- Fourteen patterns spotlight popular quilt designs from the nineteenth century
- Projects include a game-board quilt, a schoolhouse quilt, a prairie-doll apron, and a schoolgirl sampler
- See vintage photos of prairie children, and read actual diary entries from children who traveled with their parents to settle in the West
All Buttoned Up
12 Quilts from the Button Box
RELEASE DATE: December 2006
96 pages,
8 1/2" x 11", full color, paperback,
ISBN 978-1-56477-706-5
Quilters collect fabrics, books, patterns—and buttons, of course! But how can quilters use their button stashes to jazz up their quilts? This team of sisters, inspired by their grandmother's button collection, offers ideas for adding flair, whimsy, and fun to quilts with a bounty of buttons.
- Twelve bursting-with-buttons projects feature wall, lap, and bed quilts, all inspired by childhood memories
- Find ways to use most any button in a quilt, from vintage Bakelite buttons to fabric, metal, glass, pearl, and ceramic
buttons
- Learn more about buttons from "The Button Box," a tip-box feature that shares how to collect, apply, and craft your own buttons
Appliqué at Play
19 Sports Blocks to Mix and Match
RELEASE DATE: December 2006
64 pages,
8 1/2" x 11", full color, paperback,
ISBN 978-1-56477-698-3
Stitch a quilt for every sports nut you know with this whimsical collection of sports-themed quilt blocks! Use easy machine appliqué and zigzag stitches to create motifs from baseball and football to skiing and soccer.
- Mix and match 19 blocks in six make-in-a-weekend projects, including quilts, pillows, and wall hangings
- Choose from blocks featuring basketball, biking, fishing, and tennis, or other playful alternatives like a dog, a cat, a kite, and a star
- Personalize projects with tips for enlarging, reducing, adding, and subtracting different design elements
Simple Strategies for Scrap Quilt
RELEASE DATE: December 2006
96 pages,
8 1/2" x 11", full color, paperback,
ISBN 978-1-56477-685-3
Discover streamlined ways to cut, swap, mix, and match oodles of fabrics in spectacular scrap quilts! Watch these designs become dramatically different from one to the next, depending on the settings and scraps you choose.
- Twenty gorgeous quilts all start with just one scrap size—a 5 1/2" x 20" strip
- Produce the perfect scrappy quilt with dozens of tips on color, value, design walls, and more
- Use groups of scraps to make several blocks at a time; then shuffle blocks for one-of-a-kind design
Easy Bias-Covered Curves: Create Quilts with WOW Appeal
Author: Wendy Hill
ISBN: 1-57120-344-3
Description: 96p, color
UPC: 734817-104506
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Free-Wheeling Fun with Easy-Sew Circles and Curves
- No curved-seam piecing, no raw edges, no stress!
- Fabric bias strips are the key to beautifully-finished curves
- Great for quilters at every level-beginners love the simple technique, and experienced quilters can design their own variations
- Match fabrics for a subtle look, or use contrasting bias for a vivid design element
These artful quilts are breathtaking to look at, and surprisingly easy to make! Fabric bias covers raw fabric edges in a quick, accurate technique. Wendy introduces simple blocks plus lots of variations and sample quilts. Detailed illustrations follow for a project quilt-or create your own.
Baltimore Elegance: A New Approach to Classic Album Quilts
Author: Elly Sienkiewicz
ISBN: 1-57120-274-9
Description: 176p, color & b/w
UPC: 734817-103790
Release Date: September 18, 2006
Elly's Newest Baltimore Album: Smaller, Easier, Just as Appealing!
Buy Now!
• A fresh look at Baltimore Album quilts!
• 25 new, smaller (8"), less complex blocks-8 large reproduction blocks-plus border designs
• 6 lessons for building and improving your appliqué skills
• Embellish pretty totes, aprons, pillows, and a block carrier
If you always wanted to create a Baltimore Album quilt, you'll love Elly Sienkiewicz' new collection of smaller, less-complex blocks that are perfect for your first Baltimore Album. Or, enlarge the blocks for a larger work! More than two dozen block designs are also ideal for adding elegance to accessories and home décor, or for creating a very special child's quilt. In-depth how-tos and Elly's skill-building lessons will have you creating block after block.
Big-Block Quilts by Magic:
• 30 Projects from Squares & Rectangles
• Features Easy & Accurate Diamond-Free® Technique
• 14 Bonus Quilting Designs
Author: Nancy Johnson Srebro
ISBN: 1-57120-308-7
Description: 96p, color
UPC: 734817-104148
Release Date: September 18, 2006
Smashing Quilts and Accessories Sew Together FAST!
• Two quilting options for every project
• Diamond-Free® blocks use only squares and rectangles-create perfect points every time!
• Big blocks sew together fast, show off your special fabrics
• Complete materials and cutting charts for wallhanging, lap, queen, and king sizes for each project
• Create a coordinated ensemble with beautiful quilts, pillows, and pillowcases
Punch up your décor with an ensemble designed by top block designer Nancy Johnson-Srebro. Perfect piecing's a snap with Nancy's Diamond-Free® technique and large-scale format. Clear, easy-to-use charts tell you exactly how to cut and assemble blocks in a variety of quilt sizes.
Cute as a Button Quilts:
12 Quick Quilts & Playful Projects to Decorate your Home
Author: Joni Pike
ISBN: 1-57120-345-1
Description: 80p, color
UPC: 734817-104513
Release Date: September 18, 2006
Adorable Appliqué Projects, All Buttoned Up
• Lickety-split fusible appliqué quilts and accessories anyone can make
• It's embellishment playtime! Accent your projects with easy embroidery, buttons, rickrack, and more
• Bright, happy quilts for kids, seasonal décor, or "just because"
• Fun lessons on how to choose and use buttons, plus a resource guide
• Create a coordinated set: table-top suites, pillows and accent quilts will perk up your décor
• Quick-make a gift this weekend
Beginning and advanced crafters and quilters will love these bright appliqué projects. Simple shapes, easy fusible appliqué, and adorable purchased buttons and trims make these charming projects quick to complete. Create quilts, pillows, placemats, table runners, and totes. Twelve projects with full-size patterns.
The Experts’ Guide to Foundation Piecing:
15 Techniques & Projects from Barbara Barber Carol Doak Cynthia England Caryl Bryer Fallert Lynn Graves Lesly-Claire Greenberg Jane Hall Dixie Haywood Peggy Martin Judy Mathieson Ruth B. McDowell Anita Grossman-Solomon Eileen Sullivan Barb Vlack
Author: Jane Hall
ISBN: 1-57120-362-1
Description: 128p, color + pullout
UPC: 734817-104728
Release Date: October 16, 2006
Learn Foundation Piecing from the Experts
• A foundation is any material used to piece on or with—fabric, interfacing, paper, batting, or flannel
• Contributing artists include Carol Doak, Judy Mathieson, Ruth B. McDowell, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Jane Hall, and Dixie Haywood
• Think it's new? Think again-Jane shares the history of foundation piecing plus antique examples
• Create a wide variety of styles: contemporary to classic, elementary to elegant
• Piece classic blocks, mariners' compasses, gorgeous florals, optical teasers-learn to foundation-piece virtually anything
• 15 projects include complete instructions in a variety of techniques
Clever quilters have pieced on foundations for over a century, but in recent years quilt artists have developed innovative ways to update foundation piecing. Now, everything you need is presented in one book from the experts: an engaging history, clear instructions for each technique, and lots of projects to practice your new skills.
Piecing Tips & Tricks Tool:
• Piece Like the Experts
• Easy-to-Use Color-Coded Sections
• Everything You Need to Know!
Authors: Alex Anderson, Sharyn Craig, Carol Doak, Nancy Johnson Srebro, Ruth B. McDowell
ISBN: 1-57120-983-2
Description: 72p, color
UPC: 734817-105077
Release Date: October 16, 2006
A Piecing Reference from 5 Top Quilting Experts
Alex Anderson
Sharyn Craig
Carol Doak
Nancy Johnson-Srebro
Ruth B. McDowell
• Tips for getting started including selecting tools and notions, choosing fabrics, and creating a workspace and design wall
• Tricks for accurate cutting, pinning, piecing, and pressing
• Ideas for settings, borders, and sashing to make your quilts one-of-a-kind
• Paper-piecing basics from Carol Doak
• Easy how-tos for curved piecing and set-in Y seams
A show-it-all piecing reference from 5 respected quilt authors and teachers. Each expert covers topics in her area of expertise. Illustrations and photos make each step crystal-clear. Color-coding and clever organization puts all the information right at your fingertips.
The It’s Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book
Author: Mary Ellen Hopkins
ISBN: 0-929950-05-4
Description: 128p, color
UPC: 734817-105237
Release Date: October 16, 2006
A New Look at a Beloved Block Book!
• Give your quilts an "art-school graduate look" using simple and fast methods
• Mary Ellen breaks down complex piecing into simple units
• Tons of tips cover fabrics, supplies, cutting, pressing, piecing and more
• Learn to make perfect pieced triangles the hassle-free way
• Lots of setting options for all your blocks
If you've ever looked at a complex pieced block and wondered if you could make it, this is the book for you. Mary Ellen deconstructs all kinds of blocks into easy-to-piece units: from Rail Fence to 18-Patch blocks, all you'll need is squares and triangles! First issued over fifteen years ago, this volume has been updated extensively.
Covered with Love: Kids' Quilts & More from Piece O’ Cake Designs
Authors: Becky Goldsmith, Linda Jenkins
ISBN: 1-57120-354-0
Description: 64p, color + 2 pullouts
UPC: 734817-104605
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Piece O' Cake Pizzazz, Now for Kids!
• Decorate a room for your special child! Make a quilt, pillowcase, wall hanging, floorcloth-even a table tent for playtime
• Designs for both boys and girls are fresh, happy, and vibrant
• Piece a speedy "I Spy" quilt that will keep kids busy for hours
• Instructions for Becky and Linda's needleturn methods, or try their "casual appliqué"-a fast, sturdy, fusible-free machine technique
• BONUS-Learn to make darling personalized Board Books
You'll love these spirited new Piece O' Cake designs created just for the kids in your life! Becky and Linda present color-drenched projects that feature animals, alphabets, numbers-even an entire quilted neighborhood. Try fast fusible-free raw-edge appliqué, or stick with traditional needle-turn.
Mastering Precision Piecing: 7 Spectacular Quilts with Techniques for Success
Author: Sally Collins
ISBN: 1-57120-363-X
Description: 128p, color
UPC: 734817-104735
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Learn Precision Piecing from an Award-Winning Expert
• The must-have book to take your quilting to the expert level
• 7 new projects
• Tips to improve your skills at every step of the quilting process
• Learn to create the perfect 1/4" seam, sew straight, and chain piece for efficiency
• Hundreds of illustrations and photos for clear direction
• Use color like Sally for exquisite results
Sally shows you how to bring accuracy to every step: pinning, cutting, sewing, and pressing. Seven pieced projects range from a miniature quilt to a large wallhanging. The projects use intermediate to advanced skills; two include appliqué.
Facts & Fabrications – Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery:
• 8 Projects
• 20 Blocks
• First-Person Accounts
Author: Barbara Brackman
ISBN: 1-57120-364-8
Description: 112p, color
UPC: 734817-104742
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Did Quilts Really Lead the Way to Freedom?
• What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad
• Read about the people who were there! First-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and surviving quilts all add clues
• YOU decide how to interpret the stories and history, fabrication and facts as you learn about this fascinating time in history
• Excellent resource for elementary through high school learners - curriculum included!
Recall an unforgettable phase of our nation's history with America's leading quilt historian. Barbara Brackman presents the most current research on the role of quilts during the time of slavery, emancipation, and the Underground Railroad. Nine quilt projects combine historic blocks with Barbara's own designs.
The Quilter’s Directory of Embellishments
Over 30 step-by-step decorative techniques, from appliqué and embroidery to tassels and trims
Author: Sally Holman
ISBN: 1-57120-386-9
Description: 128p, color
UPC: 734817-104964
Release Date: November 16, 2006
Make Your Mark on Every Quilt!
• Dozens of embellishment ideas range from embroidery to braiding to beading
• Love it? Use it! Attach charms, buttons, beads, shells and trinkets for extra zing
• Equipment and materials list and step-by-step photos for every technique
• Introduction includes fabric, piecing, and quilting basics
Effects from Victorian-style embroidery to keepsake scrapbook effects are easy to achieve with Sally's comprehensive guide to selecting and creating embellishments. Try hand and machine embroidery, created and purchased trims, and traditional techniques like couching and broderie perse. Or try something new and different with the latest paint and threadwork effects.
Quilts to Treasure by Betty Neff
The 8 stunning quilts in this book are just a sampling of Betty's talent. She has a knack for chosing just the right fabrics to give her quilts a vintage style. As Betty shares her insights on choosing fabric, you will want to raid your fabric stash and start sewing.
Amish-Inspired Quilts by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins
• The Piece O' Cake TRADITION continues with another winning title!
• Create a special quilt with Amish influences, easy piecing and gorgeous quilting
• Dip into your special fabrics! Rich solids and hand-dyes deliver the luminous look you'll want to re-create
Fans of Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins have learned to expect the unexpected, and their latest book doesn't disappoint! Simple, classic Amish designs receive a dose of Piece O' Cake zing in this volume of projects for beginners and advanced quilters alike. Beloved motifs are interpreted in appliqué and easy quilting designs for lots of variety. Thirteen projects include five large quilts and eight small projects. Quilters short on time will love the option of the small quilt "fragments," which capture the spirit of larger quilts in a tiny fraction of the time.
French Braid Quilts by Jane Hardy Miller
• One great technique, a variety of different looks!
• LEARN TO USE VALUE: Create glowing effects by choosing a gradated range of fabrics.
• Super-easy piecing means fast quilt construction
• Make it yours with pretty borders, separator bands, and other creative variations
Color is key when you "braid" a variety of fabrics into an eye-catching quilt. Learn to identify value in fabric and use it to create the effect you want-in these quilts and every quilt you make! Fourteen projects range from striking wall hangings to bed quilts.
A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat
Stunning, Dimensional Effects You Can Make!
• Brand-new techniques + sophisticated fabrics = major WOW factor!
• Both traditional and contemporary looks, ranging from subtle to stunning
• Even beginners can achieve perfect results
Best-selling author Rebecca Wat is back with a follow-up to her popular title Fantastic Fabric Folding. Lots of photo illustrations make easy work of the six folding techniques and their many variations. Twenty projects include several pillows and a darling child's dress!
Better by the Dozen by Sysan Teegarden Dissmore
One stunning sampler quilt presents best-loved blocks to use in 11 more gorgeous projects! Easy block frames—which act like small borders around each block—give an exciting twist to each design.
- Create lap- to queen-sized quilts, plus spin-off projects including a table runner, pillow, and candle mat
- Use sashings, alternate settings, and unique border treatments to make extraordinary designs
- Stitch traditional blocks such as Yankee Puzzle, Crown of Thorns, Gentleman's Fancy, and Christmas Star
- Find a special section on how to use "orphan" blocks—leftovers from other projects
The Blessed Home Quilt by Cori Derksen and Myra Harder
Discover essential quiltmaking techniques as you stitch—when you're done, you'll have a bounty of beautiful quilts to grace your home. Soft, subtle colors and charming themes make these quilts perfect for gifts too.
- Follow five chapters, each featuring one learn-how project, that will teach techniques step by step
- Combine all the techniques you've learned—strip piecing, curved piecing, paper piecing, appliqué,
and embroidery—into the fabulous "Blessed Home Sampler" quilt
- Projects are easy enough for beginners, or for those who want to brush up on the basics
Wheel of MysteryQuilts by Helen Marshall
Have no fear—even beginners can take an easy stroll on this curvy quilting adventure! Learn to make just one block with gentle, easy curves, and you can easily stitch any of these gorgeous designs. If you've never tried curved piecing, this is the place to begin.
- Create nine lap-sized to large-sized quilts that feature the simple Wheel of Mystery block
- Explore tons of design options by playing with fabric placement, block orientation, and secondary blocks
- Follow step-by-step photos of piecing techniques, plus ideas for using window templates to make the perfect fabric selections
Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars by Carol Doak
The paper-pieced star blocks in Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars are simple to make, yet the results are sensational. Even if you have never paper pieced before or made a star block with perfect points, you will discover success using these paper-pieced units. It is no secret that I love the accuracy paper foundation piecing produces and I love star blocks. It was natural for me to explore the concept of creating 9-patch star blocks using paper-foundation piecing methods. However, even I am in awe of the thousands of 9-patch star blocks resulting from the idea of combining simple 9-patch units. The designs range from very simple star blocks, completed quickly and accurately, to more intricate ones produced perfectly every time. I am so excited to share with you these easy methods for creating 9-patch star blocks!
-- by Carol Doak from Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars
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Play with Appliqué by Dilys A. Fronks
Dilys writes with humor and grace about the art of Appliqué. In this book she uses a variety of techniques to create designs ranging from Jacobean Appliqué to her popular wroght-iron quilts. Both hand and machine work, template-free techniques are included and her appealing projects have clear, illustrated insructions. This 88-page workbook lets you focus on one skill at at time and includes 14 stet-by-step projects. The appealing projects in this book will help you develop your skills and the workbook format puts information at your fingertips when you need it..
Puzzle
Quilts by Paula Nadelstern
A puzzle quilt is a sampler with a secret, and the secret iis in the pairs. By choosing special fabrics, you can create a variey of effects and identically pieced blocks look can look amazingly different. In this book, Paula strips construction down to the bare bones, so quilters can focus on fabric selection, then use special techniques like symmetry, mirroring, and seam blending to create stunning exciting designs. The six blocks are featured in a sampler or you can combine them with your own ideas to create unlimited projects.
Quilts
from the Heart by Karin Renaud
Quilting and generosity go hand in hand and this inspiring book will show quilters how to share their creativity with friends, family, and those in need. Easy-to-make projects are combined with ideas for giving that will warm the hearts of givers and receivers alike. There ar 20 projects with traditional patterns and repeated blocks in this book as well as helpful tips for organizing charitable quilting bees for quilters of all skill levels. Available February 2006.
Quilting
Designs Volume Two by Mary M. Covey
This 16-page book comes with 20 single design sheets and 21 oversized designs sheets! It is a "no guesswork" straight-forward approach book. Simply trace, taransfer, and sew the enclosed patterns to create gorgeous continuous-line quilting designs. The patterns featured in the book can be used on a home sewing machine, a long-arm quilting machine, or even by hand quilters. There is also a bonus of 1"-wide quilting designs that are perfect for narrow borders and sashing. Available February 2006.
Quick
and Colorful Appliqué by Rosemary Wilkinson
Fourteen vibrant quilt projects are featured in this 112-page book. Alternate color schemes are provided for each project so you can choose which colorways you like best. This collection of sweet quilts combines fast patchwork with splendedly simple Appliqué. The projects range from baby quilts to bed quilts and Appliqué techniques such as fusible, machine-stitched, shadow, Hawaiian, and raw-edged Appliqué are used. Even quilters who have shied away from Appliqué will be inspired by this book! Available February 2006.
Hooked
on Wool
This book features projects from popular designers including Pat Cross, Nola A. Heidbreder, Wendy Miller, and Polly Minick. Projects range from purses, rugs, a footstool, a picnic basket lid, to table mats. There are 13 designs in all. Also included is a complete introduction to needle felting which is the latest new craze in wool crafting. With this 96-page book you can learn to hook and stitch your way to warm and whimsical designs in wonderful wool. Available March 2006.
Let's
Quilt by Ann Kisro
New quilters will be instantly inspired by the easy projects contained in this book. Ann's quilt designs are perfect for tweens to teens or anyone young at heart. Other projects featured in her book include lap quilts, a pillowcase, and a table runner. There are 11 projects in all. Two quick quilt-as-you-go projects are also included, plus a "Spun Rail" quilt in baby, twin, queen, and king sizes. Ann's charming designs are great for quilting bees, retreats, ans mother/daughter getaways. This full-color book will be availalble in March 2006.
Two-Block
Theme Quilts by Claudia Olson
Pair beautiful blocks with whimsicat themes to achieve delightful quilts that dazle! Each quilt featured in this book uses just two block patterns, that when set together, form an intricate design. Claudia includes instructions for 10 colorful quilts that spotlight themes for the whole family. Create pieced characters such as cats, dogs, paper dolls, and giraffes; and stitch quilt blocks such as Pershing Pinwheel, Goose Tracks, and Double Flower Baskets. This is Claudia's third book featuring her popular two-block quilts. It will be available in March 2006.
