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Favorite Quilts Fast & Fun

Basic and scrap quilts made from 7 favorite quilt blocks using step-by-step directions.  Includes Bears Paw, Nine Patch, Log Cabin, Variable Star, Tree Block, House Block, and Stepping Stones.  An excellent guide for teaching yourself or others to quilt.  16 favorite quilts in all.

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Home for the Harvest

The 18 quilts and more than 20 coordinating small projects celebrate Fall. We have included door toppers, pillows, place mats, scarecrows, apples, and pumpkins. This is the perfect way to welcome Autumn into your home.

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Divide & Conquer!

Divide your quilt into small, more workable sections & Conquer the daunting task of machine or hand quilting a full-sized bed quilt!  We'll show you four innovative techniques for assembling 17 original quilts.  By assembling and quilting your project in two or more pieces, you will alleviate the problems associated with quilting bulky bed quilts.  The sections are lighter, can fit through the opening of your sewing machine, and are easily maneuverable for decorative quilting.

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Friends Forever Quilting Together

Offering an assortment of styles and skill levels, this group of 20 quilts and wall hangings is a collection you will come back to again and again.  Included are several quick-and-easy small projects that are perfect for last-minute gifts.

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T.L.C Tender Loving Covers

Capture your memory of a trip to the zoo! a summer at the ranch! the first day of school! life on the farm! Christmas at Grandma's! Over 50 blocks for endless "Possibilities"!


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Hearts Aplenty!

In Hearts Aplenty, there is something for everyone. With 19 quilts and 8 small bonus projects, you will find the perfect gift for any loved one.

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P.S. I Love You Two!

Full of quilts, baby gifts, and nursery accessories, this book has dozens of projects that are designed to please. Three sizes - little, crib, and twin are given for each quilt. Try You are My Sunshine, Sweet Irish Chain, or Pick Up Sticks. An excellent design source for quilters of all skill levels. 17 quilts, 80 pages.

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Welcome To My Cabin

Welcome to My Cabin features a beautiful quilt plus 13 other projects that use elements taken from the main pattern. Autumn Leaves, Into the Forest, and Lakefront Property are sure to bring warmth and coziness into your home.



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Wildflower Sampler

The main quilt highlights fourteen different patchwork blocks with beautiful applique in the center panel and a wide border.  Thirteen additional projects are based on elements from the sampler.

Super Simple Triangles

Triangles have long been a major element in traditional quilt patterns.  Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan have taken triangles to the next level in this fourth book of the Super Simple Series.  Super Simple Triangles offers various triangle piecing methods plus detailed instructions for completing each method.



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Simple to Sensational Batiks

Start with a simple quilt or technique and then finish with a sensational quilt using the same elements and techniques.  Five basic elements will help you along the way: straight seams, applique, paper piecing, half-square triangle units, and curved seams.



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Filled with 21 beautiful quilts, nursery items, and other little goodies, you might have trouble picking your first project. 48 pages.

Toppers 2

Need a fresh look in your bedroom or family room?  Try warming things up with a Topper!  Like the first great Toppers book, Toppers 2 contains beautiful quilts that are smaller and faster to make than regular bed-sized quilts.  Display them on beds and couches, or use them as table cover.

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Seasonal Delights

Quilters love to decorate their homes with projects that compliment a season or holiday. Share your love of quilting with projects from Seasonal Delights! Quilts can be made to suit a variety of settings. The warm and friendly characters in each of the three main samplers are sure to offer well-wishes throughout the year.

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House Warmers

Nineteen quilts and more than twenty-five original projects are presented to warm your house.  Designs for various tastes and ideas for every skill level inspire the imagination.  Chairs, mantels, tables, blankets, and pillows all benefit from the colorful collection of patterns.

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Positively Pineapple

Create a warm and inviting welcome to your home with quilts from Positively Pineapple!  The traditional Pineapple block and several variations are featured here in fresh and exciting colors and fabric choices. Includes 13 quilt patterns for all skill levels. Plenty of inspiration, including a 4 page gallery of ideas and a section for striking out on your own.


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More Joy to the World

Create a cozy atmosphere for merry-making with these charming projects from More Joy to the World!  Choose delightful projects from three main themes:  Gingerbread, Santa Claus, and Poinsettia.  Each theme has beautiful quilts and coordinating projects, including tablerunners, door toppers, kitchen accessories, card holders, and more!


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ABC 3-D Tumbling Blocks...and More!

Here are the 16 projects from the book. Twelve use Marci Baker's strip-pieced method from Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks and several are updated designs from Sara Nephew's most popular book Big Book of Building Block Quilts including Hollow Cube, Honeycomb Waffle, Downtown, and Space Crystal. Be inspired to explore the world of 3-D with the full color photos and step-by-step illustrations.

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Oh My Stars!

These six-pointed stars are Strip-Pieced - REALLY! Plus this innovative technique results in fewer pieces to cut and more time to sew.  Each of the 14 projects is designed for frustration-free sewing with color-coded layouts, actual size shapes for comparison, trouble-shooting for seams, and pressing directions for easy matching of all the star points.  The many helpful tips for the new quilter to the quilt designers add even more value to this 128 full color page book.

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What a dazzling array of quilts!  From starbursts to birds to mandalas -- these are not the typical Log Cabin pattern quilts you would expect.  The triangle and diamond units put a spin on the usual square blocks.  To capture these shapes more easily, the 10” Clearview Triangle ruler is the perfect tool to use in making your own spectacular design.

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Doubledipity: More Serendipity Quilts

If you were dazzled by the quilts in Serendipity Quilts (now out of print), take a double dip with its sequel.  These kaleidoscopic quilts are unique from every angle.  Pick a pattern, pick a fabric, pick the Super 60 or 8” triangle ruler and you’re on your way.  Also, try your hand at creating fussy cut diamonds with the optional Diamond Guide.  Be amazed at what you can create!

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For a touch of contemporary, these quilts offer many options for the designing eye.  Layout, shading, and color choices will drive your skills to a higher level of quilting. The designs may seem difficult, but with the Clearview Super 60 or 8” triangle ruler what appears nearly impossible is definitely possible.

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Not Your Grandmother’s Flower Garden, Too

Yes, you too can make one of these Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilts without spending hours and hours cutting and sewing each and every piece.  Together with the Clearview 8” triangle ruler and the Corner Cut tool, you can whip up an eye-catching quilt in no time with the simplified strip-piecing instructions.

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Quilted Adventures

Here is a book filled with picture quilts designed from easy strips, squares, and rectangles using a standard rotary cutting ruler, 6 x 12 or 6 x 24.  Whether you prefer to walk or ride, you will find just the right quilt pattern here.  There is even something for the fisherman or hot air balloonist.  Reel in this book for fun and adventure.

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Town and Country

These charming quilts take you on a tour from your front lawn to the barn door.  The rotary cutter with standard 6 x 12 ruler techniques show you how to build your own community with simple strips, squares, and rectangles.

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Special Times

. . . for special occasions.  Here is a book filled with quilt ideas for that next holiday or celebration.  Easy rotary cutting and standard 6 x 12 ruler instructions get you on the fast track to sewing a new wallhanging or a gift for that special person.

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Merry Christmas

This book is dedicated to the “Ho, Ho, Ho!” season.  Learn how to make these fun and festive quilts with a rotary cutter and standard 6 x 12 ruler.  The instructions also teach you several half-square triangle piecing methods.  Make someone’s Christmas wish come true!

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Mock Applique

From block to border, all the quilts in this book are machine pieced but have the air of being hand appliquéd.  The instructions show how you can make over a dozen different rotary-cut shapes with a 60 degree triangle ruler, 8” or 10” preferred.  These various shapes are all you need to create one of these quilts, or design your own.

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Wow! ...we say this often when we see our customer's quilts. We think you will say it too.
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