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Infinite Feathers,by Anita Shackelford If you’re interested in feather quilting, you won’t want to miss this one! Anita Shackelford takes you on a feather odyssey in Infinite Feathers: Quilt Designs, and introduces you to her indispensable companion tool, the Infinite Feathers Quilting Design Template. Feather quilting seems to be the hallmark of really intricate and [...]

Color Confidence For Quilters,by Jinny Beyer After posting Choosing Fabrics for the Next Quilt, it seems an appropriate time for a review of Color Confidence for Quilters by Jinny Beyer. I actually took the class from Jinny in 1996 in Lyon, France at the Quilt Expo. She was really great. Don’t worry if you can’t [...]

Tumbling Blocks: New Quilts…,by Barbara Smith, Editor Since we’re on the subject of the New Quilts from an Old Favorite Contest, check out Tumbling Blocks, another book of prize-winning quilts from AQS. My Butterfly Houses quilt was awarded second place in the Tumbling Blocks Contest in 2001, and is featured in the book along with [...]

Dresden Plate: New Quilts…,by Shelley Hawkins I’ve just received my copy of Dresden Plate: New Quilts from an old Favorite. For anyone who doesn’t know, my quilt Paisley Pavane is featured in the book, along with the other 17 finalists in the yearly contest. Full of inspiration, this book has articles about each quilt written [...]

Quilt Savvy: Gaudynski’s Machine Quilting Guidebook,by Diane Gaudynski I just got this book from Amazon yesterday, and I read it cover to cover last night. What a great addition to my machine quilting library! This eagerly awaited “sequel” to her first book, Guide to Machine Quilting, is in a special new smaller format with a [...]

Quilting Makes the Quilt,by Lee Cleland Need help with quilting patterns? Get this book, now! In this amazing book, Lee Cleeland presents much food for thought with regard to how the quilting can affect the overall look of a quilt. She’s made a total of 12 quilts, 5 times each! In other words, for each [...]

Guide to Machine Quilting,by Diane Gaudynski If you’re serious about machine quilting, you owe it to yourself to get your hands on this book—yesterday! Diane Gaudynski is my machine quilting guru. Her work is fabulous, and her book is a must have. First, she’ll take you through the basics, like required equipment and