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	Quilted Symphony by Gloria Loughman The bestselling author of Luminous Landscapes guides you through an amazing journey into the world of designing abstract art quilts. Take your imagination to new heights as you learn how to create an abstract design and then break it down into easy segments to sew and embellish. Construct quilts in segments that are easy to work with Embellish with applique, paint, beads, and more 4 projects with full-size pullout patterns Create your own designs from doodles, photographs, and shapes Learn how to use color effectively Perfect your satin stitch, free-motion stitch, and triple stitch Product Details: Softcover, Color, 8.5 x 11", 104 pages + pattern pullout. 58839 $29.95 Click on image at left for alternate view
	Fabric + Paint + Thread = Fabulous by Pat Durbin If you're ready to take your quilting skills to the next level, this is the book for you! Pat's innovative techniques for painting, free-motion quilting, and embellishing allow you to expand your artistic horizons and make breathtaking art quilts. First you'll paint on fabric to make a simple landscape background. Then the excitement begins! You'll use thread to "paint" astonishingly realistic trees, leaves, and more onto stabilizer, cut out the motifs, and apply them to the quilt. With five projects to choose from, there's plenty of inspiration for your next quilt. Product Details: Softcover, Color, 8.5 x 11", 64 pages. 23816 $22.99 Click on image at left for alternate view
	Snowball Fight by Brenda Sutherland Combination of quilt and machine embroidery designs. Designs not included, but any designs could work. 40885 $~~12.50~~ Sale Price: $3.13 You save: $9.37 (75%) Click on image at left for larger view
	Marvelous Miters by Susan K. Cleveland Learn to miter block borders and quilt borders beautifully, easily and accurately. Perfect technique to frame feature fabrics, embroidery, or applique. Miter borders on both square and rectangular block. Multiple borders instructions included (saves valuable time and gives fantastic results). Attic windows included (great use for big prints and novelty fabrics). Handy cutting chart. Learn to use freezer paper to show stitching lines on blocks... no marking seam intersections for set-in seams. Product Details: Softcover, Color, 8.5 x 11", 96 pages. 44098 $24.99 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover
	Flying Geese & More! by Joan Hawley Make a block or a flock of flying geese with this step by step guide to 150 flying geese block designs. This book is based on making flying geese using the Flying Geese x 4 No Math Ruler, #35686. Product Details: Softcover, B&W Illus, 8.5 x 11", 72 pages. 77284 $23.95 Click on image at left for larger view
	Flying Geese X 4 No Math Ruler This fantastic flying geese ruler is wonderful for creating Flying Geese blocks without any math! The ruler makes 4 Flying Geese units from sizes 3/4" x 1 1/2" thru 3 1/2" x 7" with each repeat of this very easy technique. No triangles to cut or sew. All ruler marking are finished sizes. Block possibilities unlimited. Use with the companion book Flying Geese & More! (#77284) 35686 $19.95 Click on image at left for larger view

	SOFTWARE (NOT A BOOK!) Digital Essentials Gloria Hansen is the quilt world's acknowledged go-to person for computer questions. Her book answers every question you have about using the computer - perfect for ALL quilt makers, no matter your computer skill. Easy steps, for both Mac & Windows versions of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements & Paint Shop Pro make it simple to: Prepare your digital quilt photos for show entry Straighten crooked quilt photos Crop photos Get rid of distracting backgrounds in quilt photos Turn color photos into black & white Make ordinary quilt photos look so much better Learn exactly how to "cut out the background" around your quilt photo, to make your quilt images look more professional. Make your printer color match your screen color Get the best quality printouts Understand your scanner Get ready to print on fabric Make images for your Web site Create a logo image for your business Create PDF files to email or download from your site Know what size to make images and thumbnails Safeguard your images and files Amaze yourself! Learn how easy it is to transform blah photos to brilliant photos. Perfect whether you want to print photos on fabric, or just improve your snapshots of your quilts, pets or grandchildren. Product Details: Softcover, Color Photos & Illus, 8.5 x 11", 208 pages. 37160 $30.85 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover
	Piecing with Pixels Unique Quilts from Your Own Images Who ever thought your camera and computer could be your most valuable quilting tools? Going far beyond the concept of simply transferring photos to fabric, the authors show you how to transform your favorite photos into dazzling quilts. Learn how to 'piece' traditional blocks and original 'applique' designs using Adobe Photoshop Elements software to create, modify, embellish, and print the designs directly onto fabric. The intriguing digital projects include easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. It is fun and efficient to copy, resize, and reprint your blocks to create larger or smaller quilts, table runners, pillows, or note cards. You'll love using common images in uncommon ways, creating fabrics for your own wonderfully unique quilts. Product Details: Softcover, Color photos, 8.5 x 11", 96 pages. Adobe Photoshop software NOT included. 41635 $26.95 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover

	Cathedral Window Quilts Internationally-renowned quilt designer Lynne Edwards returns to this beautiful patchwork technique by popular demand.Lynne's uniquely creative and accessible approach brings Cathedral Window quilts right up to date, capturing quilters' imaginations and inspiring them to learn and enjoy this technique and its variations, Secret Garden and Twisted Window.Using fabulous fabrics and machine short cuts, she shows quilters how to immerse themselves in this flamboyant folded style, free from stuffy traditions and the need to spend hours hand-stitching bits that don't even show.Step-by-step instructions and beautiful color photographs will guide the reader through different projects, from the classic square to layered curves. Product Details: Softcover, Color photos, 8.5 x 11", 137 pages. 40872 $24.99 Click on image at left for larger view
	Non-Slip Cathedral Window Rectangle Ruler The Non-Slip Cathedral Window Ruler will help you to cut out the odd shape speedily and accurately with a rotary cutter and board. Includes instructions. 40969 $18.75

	Quilts of a Different Color Quilt first, add color later! This remarkable process will have quilters making wholecloth quilts in an entirely new way. The vibrant and exquisite coloration of these quilts is stunning. Amazingly, it takes only simple tools and easily mastered techniques to achieve the same results for yourself. Everything needed for this colorful process is clearly explained. Start with plain cloth, free-motion quilt your designs, then color and shade the motifs and background areas for a breathtaking new look. You ll love the unique quilts you can make with Irena's guidance! Product Details: Softcover, Color Photos & Illus, 8.5 x 11", 96 pages. 36074 $26.95 Click on image at left for larger view Click here coloring tools! Click here Paintstiks!
	Simply Stunning Woven Quilts "Wow! How did you do that?" No one will believe how easy it is to make these astonishing quilts. The magic is in the weaving techniques that look difficult but are actually simple to master. Learn to weave straight and curved checkerboards, circles, semicircles, or use weaving to rebuild favorite blocks like Log Cabin-then embellish to create a work of art that amazes everyone. Product Details: Softcover, Color Photos & Illus, 8.5 x 11", 72 pages. 35707 $26.95 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover Click here for peek inside!
	Photo Fun Bring quilting into the new millennium with state-of-the-art inkjet printing techniques from HP. Learn to capture images, create your own printed fabrics and take full advantage of today's technology. Product Details: Softcover, Color Photos & Illus, 8.5 x 11", 64 pages. 86946 $17.95 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover
	Painted Face for Beginners Workshop on DVD Imagine being able to take a workshop with Bonnie McCaffery without leaving home. The DVD shows you, step-by-step, how to paint each of the features. The booklet includes the color and grayscale photo so you can paint along with Bonnie. You will be amazed that you really CAN do this. Students love taking Bonnie's Painted Face for Beginners Workshop, now they can do it in their own home. This kit includes: An 80 minute DVD with Bonnie demonstrating step-by-step directions for painting shading, lips, nose, and eyes. Instructions for finishing your portrait with hair, clothing, and borders. An 8 page booklet with a color face photo, grayscale face photo, step-by-step reminder, base hair pattern, and finishing instructions so you can paint along with Bonnie. 31415 $29.95 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover
	Happy Villages Let your imagination run wild as you explore the freedom of raw-edge fabric collage! No seams to sew, no points to match. Fabrics are lightly glue basted then machine stitched with a layer of tulle. Step-by-step your village will magically come to life. A 16" x 16" project you can create in a day with 12 variations offered -- seasonal, international, whimsical, etc. Product Details: Softcover, Color, 8.5 x 11", 32 pages. If you like this technique, you will love Karen's Accidental Landscapes! 30691 $16.95 Click on image at left for larger view of back cover
	Square in a Square Technique Ruler The Square in a Square Technique Ruler greatly facilitates the Square in a Square technique. This ruler is 9" x 12" of heavy plastic entirely suitable for rotary cutting. It includes the three angles 60, 90 and 120 degrees the necessary to achieve the 20 options currently available. It comes with an instruction folder, which includes the first seven Options. Everything we do is based on this ruler!! It does all the triangle units and in multiple sizes. 51431 $19.95 Click on image at left for larger view

	The WaveEdge Ruler Take the traditional strips that you use in a Log Cabin quilt and other strip quilting and use The WaveEdge Ruler to make a beautiful, contemporary quilt from a traditional pattern. Click here for step by step instructions. Sample projects made with The WaveEdge Ruler: Quilt Vest Placemat and Napkin Sewing Tote 82301 $22.00 Click on image at left for larger view Click here for The Wave Lotus Quilt Pattern.
	Hawaiian Quilting by Elizabeth Root Instructions and full size patterns for 20 blocks. Product Details: Softcover, Black & White Illus. and Patterns, 8.5 x 11", 48 pages. 15834 $4.95 Click on image at left for larger view
	Asian Elegance by Kitty and Sylvia Pippen Subtitled "Quilting with Japanese Fabrics and More", this book is filled with stunning images of quilts. 8 projects are included, with extensive lessons on Oriental fabrics and quilting techniques, including Sashiko and Hawaiian applique. 85318 $24.95 Click on image at left for another view
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