Quilting

Quilting can refer either to the process of creating a quilt or to the sewing of two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material. "Quilting" as the process of creating a quilt uses "quilting" as the joining of layers as one of its steps, often along with designing, piecing, appliqué, binding and other steps ...more

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A Quilt for Christmas
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Urban Quilting: Quilt Patterns for the Modern-Day Home
Quilting by Hand: Hand-Crafted, Modern Quilts and Accessories for You and Your Home
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Confessions from the Quilting Circle
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Modern Improv Quilting: Be the Boss of Your Design; Techniques & Projects to Get You Started
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The Cross-Country Quilters (Elm Creek Quilts, #3)
Circle of Quilters (Elm Creek Quilts, #9)
The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker
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The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts, #7)
The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts, #6)
The Quilter's Legacy (Elm Creek Quilts, #5)
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Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! : The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking
Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
Quilter's Complete Guide
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Craft Books from 2015
22 books — 6 voters
Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian ArendTo Scotland with Love by Patience GriffinThe Quilter's Daughter by Wanda E. BrunstetterMeet Me In Scotland by Patience GriffinLover's Knot by Emilie Richards
Best Romance Novels with Quilting
23 books — 9 voters

Sew Bags by Hilarie Wakefield DaytonHand Embroidery for Left Handers by Juby Aleyas KollCraftivism by Betsy GreerGuerrilla Kindness & Other Acts of Creative Resistance by Sayraphim LothianA Little Book of Craftivism by Sarah P. Corbett
The Modern Crafter
23 books — 5 voters
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer ChiaveriniThe Runaway Quilt by Jennifer ChiaveriniThe Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff BrumbeauThe Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Quilt on the Cover
237 books — 35 voters


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Arlene Stafford-Wilson
The eldest ones said that the laughter and tears are sewn right into the quilt, part and parcel, stitch by stitch. Emotions, experiences, heartbreak, mourning, pain and regret, stitched into the cloth, along with happiness, satisfaction, cheer, comfort, and love. The finished quilts were a living thing, a reflection of the spirits of its creators.
Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Connections - Memories Among the Maples

Piecing a quilt is like living the gospel. You start out with pieces of cloth - whatever old pieces you have. That's the destiny part. It's what you start with, what you have given to you in life. Then you take all those pieces and make the design you want to have. You give them meaning and purpose. That's the free will. ... So when you make a quilt, remember what the pieces mean. ...more
John Leekley, The Blue and the Gray

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