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1) Quilter's complete guide

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"Hundreds of full-color photos, charts, and diagrams accompany start-to-finish lessons on quilting styles - hand, machine, trapunto, appliqué - plus a wealth of patterns and sewing tips. Suitable for beginners to experts"--

2) Op-art socks: creative effects in sock knitting

Author

Linden, Stephanie van der

Pub. Date

[2013]

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Enjoy a fresh new approach to sock knitting! Stephanie van der Linden is a master knitter and shows her technical skills to great effect in Op-Art Socks. A collector of op-art ceramics, she was inspired to translate graphic optical illusions into knitted patterns for socks, replicating their eye-popping effects. Op-Art Socks contains 19 projects. Explore graphic colorwork, textured knitting (knit and purl), shadow knitting, and shifting ribbing to...

3) Mariner's compass quilts: setting a new course : new process, new patterns, new projects

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Mathieson, Judy

Pub. Date

c2005

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Judy Mathieson, America's expert on the classic mariner's compass quilt design has an all-new method--a freezer paper foundation. It sounds funny, but since the quilter doesn't have to sew through the paper, the foundation is reusable--and crafters will certainly want to reuse it for the two step-by-step projects and the thirteen full-size patterns, featuring geese, checkerboards, and more.

4) Elm Creek quilts: projects inspired by the Elm Creek quilts novels

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Chiaverini, Jennifer

Pub. Date

2002.

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Create gorgeous quilts based on Jennifer Chiarverini's best-selling Elm Creek Quilt camp series! Here are 12 quilt projects from all four Elm Creek books, ranging from Sylva's Broken Star and Sarah's Sampler to When He Cooks Dinner and the Underground Railroad Quilt. Each quilt design is suitable for all skill levels and tells a wonderful story of its own.

5) Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!: the complete guide to quiltmaking

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McClun, Diana

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Provides information on how to quilt, including what type of fabrics to use, choosing a pattern, and how to select colors, and offers advice on what equipment and supplies will be needed.

6) Crochet techniques

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Kirkpatrick, Renate

Pub. Date

2007

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Crochet Techniques brings together instructions for stitches and their variations to create five colourful and attractive samplers--two based on classic stitches, one on jacquard stitch, a fourth based on Tunisian crochet (also called tricot), and another based on crochenit (sometimes known as 'on the double' crochet).

7) Amish quilt patterns

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Pellman, Rachel T

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A guide to Amish quilt patterns.

8) Lap quilting with Georgia Bonesteel

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Bonesteel, Georgia

Pub. Date

c1982

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Georgia Bonesteel makes quilting faster and easier with her portable lap quilting technique. You can create elegant traditional in small, manageable sections.

9) Crochet me: Designs to fuel the crochet revolution

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Werker, Kim P

Pub. Date

[2007]

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Featuring 18 fashionable patterns that take crochet into new territory, this beginner-friendly book of projects dispels the "unhip" reputation of crochet with designs that are edgy and stylish. Projects include jewelry, thigh-high stockings, retro bags, scarves, sweaters, shrugs, camis, and home de; cor objects, exploring color, texture, design, embellishment, and how to customize patterns to fit personal style. Basic crochet techniques are covered...

10) 501 Quilt Blocks: A Treasury of Patterns for Patchwork & Applique

Author

Lewis, Joan

Pub. Date

c1994

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Shows quilt block patterns, grouped by theme, and sample blocks

11) Quilt-lovers' favorites

12) Kids knitting

Author

Falick, Melanie

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Provides step-by-step instructions covering the basic stitches, knitting tools, and finger-knitting, with directions for twelve easy projects.

13) More nickel quilts: 20 new designs from 5-inch squares

Author

Speth, Pat

Pub. Date

2004

14) The knit stitch: Inspiration & instruction

Author

Melville, Sally

Series

The knitting experience

Pub. Date

2002

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Teaches the techniques of knitting, including materials, equipment, stitches, increasing and decreasing, and preventing and fixing mistakes, and includes patterns for dozens of projects.

15) Simple stitches: Knitting : 25 projects for the new knitter

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Pierce, Val

Pub. Date

2010

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25 projects for the new knitter. An extensive basics section--with plenty of how-to photos--will have you knitting in no time. These fresh and pretty projects help you build your skills...and your collection of cute accessories and handmade home decor.

16) Stained glass pattern book: 88 designs for workable projects

Author

Sibbett, Ed

Series

Dover pictorial archive

Pub. Date

c1976

17) Bella bella quilts: stunning designs from Italian mosaics

Author

McMeeking, Norah

Pub. Date

c2005

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Instructions for cutting, piecing and quilting 7 quilts based on Italian mosaics.

18) Start quilting with Alex Anderson: six projects for first-time quilters

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Anderson, Alex

Pub. Date

c1997

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Alex Anderson, host of Home & Garden Television's "Simply Quilts," brings you this book, the ultimate book for beginners. She eases you into the exciting world of quilt making by discussing the equipment, fabric, tools, and techniques necessary to master six simple quilt blocks.