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The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns by Jinny Beyer

The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns by Jinny Beyer

Linda August 31, 2011 0

Let me get this right out of the way: WOW I LOVE The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns! It contains over 4000 beautifully illustrated images of the blocks Jinny Beyer has researched over her

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Pieced Borders The Complete Resource

Pieced Borders The Complete Resource

Linda January 28, 2009 0

To me, interesting borders on a quilt can take it from beautiful to fabulous. I love the technique of pieced borders to add interest to your quilt and have used it on my last

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Learning to Quilt

Learning to Quilt

Linda January 17, 2009 0

I recently purchased this book for one simple reason. ..I was looking for a variety of simple blocks I could redesign for Tunisian crochet. This book fit the bill nicely.  Relatively inexpensive as far

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Machine Quilting in Sections

Machine Quilting in Sections

Linda January 9, 2009 0

Marti Mitchell’s Machine Quilting in Sections tackles the quilt-as-you-go approach. She illustrates some interesting techniques for putting a quilt together after it has been quilted. The illustrations are nice but I find I have

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Infinite Feathers by Anita Shackelford

Infinite Feathers by Anita Shackelford

Linda January 5, 2009 0

I bought this book shortly after I first started quilting and fell in love with it. Anita Shackelford does an excellent job of illustrating the step-by-step process of creating your own feather designs, describes

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The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

Linda January 4, 2009 0

A very charming story about Sara McClure’s introduction to quilting. She strikes a bargain with an award-winning, if somewhat crotchety quilter, Sylvia Compson, to learn how-to-quilt while she assists Sylvia in preparing her estate

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Victory Quilts

Victory Quilts

Linda January 3, 2009 0

I ordered this book as soon as I’d watched Eleanor Burn’s first video on this series.  It arrived yesterday and I spent the evening drooling over the illustrations and instructions. I’m anxious to get

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Applique the Basics and Beyond

Applique the Basics and Beyond

Linda January 2, 2009 0

I have several quilting projects planned and one of them is an applique quilt. Towards that end, I purchased this wonderful reference.It provides excellent detailed instructions and wonderful illustrations of the different applique techniques

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EQ6 Simplified by Fran Gonzalez

EQ6 Simplified by Fran Gonzalez

Linda December 30, 2008 0

I actually started out with Electic Quilt 5 and upgraded to version 6 earlier this year. I had the program for awhile but got frustrated because the buttons and screens were confusing at times.

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Quilter’s Complete Guide by Marianne Fons & Liz Porter

Quilter’s Complete Guide by Marianne Fons & Liz Porter

Linda June 2, 2008 0

I’m relatively new to the world of quilting having only been at it for a couple of years. As time goes by my quilting library has grown almost as fast as my fabric stash.

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