Scrap Your Stash

Utility-Style Quilts for Everyday Living

Sharon Holland

In  Utility-Style Quilts for Everyday Living , renowned fabric and quilt designer Sharon Holland provides 12 well-illustrated projects for simple yet beautiful quilts, ranging from table runners to a queen-sized quilt. Each fast-pieced project is great for beginners, with skill-building design tips and suggestions throughout. These lovely patterns are a reason for readers to dig into their stash and make a quilt that will be used and loved for years to come. The quilts are inspired by timeless and well-loved block patterns and use surprising fabric and color choices to put a new, modern spin on tradition.

The Handmade Quilt

Carolyn Forster

Discover the joy and serenity of slow stitching with hand piecing and hand quilting! With one quilt made up of 21 blocks, master teacher Carolyn Forster takes readers on a quilt making journey that begins with the basics and progresses to more intricate techniques with each new block. Providing templates for every design and step-by-step instructions and photographs, thoroughly practice hand stitching and hand quilting blocks, from stitching set-in seams to stitching curves. The Handmade Quilt provides both a complete learning experience for new quilters and a stunning project for experienced stitchers. You’ll be amazed by the finished project; an heirloom-quality quilt that’s a beautiful sampler of stash-busting blocks!