Strip Piecing With Twists and Turns! Start with basic strip piecing, add easy and gently curved edges, and prepare to be amazed! Louisa introduces 4 design concepts, 2 template based and 2 template free, all with step-by-step instructions. Whether you own Louisa’s 2001 best-selling Strips ‘n Curves or you’re new to the world of combining curved-edge and strip piecing, you’ll love the fresh ideas and fabulous inspiration in this book. Learn Louisa’s four new techniques (Half Clamshell, Free-Form Curves, Strips ‘n Circles, and The Swirl); then try them in four complete project quilts! Lots of step-bystep photos and clear instructions ensure your success. Ideas for home décor, garments, and quilts, quilts, quilts!

The combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-make quilts. You'll be hooked before you know it! Includes 3 quilt projects.

Working with curves in quilts opens the door to a world of immense beauty, excitement, and grace. Quiltmaker Judy B. Dales teaches you her methods for creating free-form curved designs. Step-by-step instructions take you from the design stage through making the master pattern and templates, demonstrating that curves need not be complex or difficult to be effective. Special techniques showyou how to use registration and intersection marks to ensure perfectly flat pieced tops. Learn to create contrasts using the color, value, and texture of your fabrics. Includes 5 projects ranging from intermediate skill level to advanced. Photographs of over 50 finished quilts provide creative inspiration.

Fool the eye with dynamic quilts that are easy to sew Learn how to turn squares and rectangles into circles and ovals with no curved piecing—it’s easy! Use innovative layering, playful patterns, and delightful color choices to create 11 mind-bending quilt projects that’ll have you seeing double. The best-selling author of Strips ‘n Curves shares three simple construction methods. With something for every type of quilter, the endless possibilities of this collection will inspire you to see quilting in a whole new light. • No curved piecing! Add three easy techniques to your repertoire for no-stress circles and ovals • 11 opulent quilts with dazzling primary and secondary designs • Learn layering, texture, color, and pattern with the best-selling author of Strips ‘n Curves

Award-winning quiltmaker Vikki Pignatelli introduces a revolutionary method of quiltmaking that takes the time, trouble, and frustration out of making a perfect quilt. Her easy techniques in Quilting Curves ensure that your designs come together quickly, with beautiful, graceful results--even for beginners. Ideal for machine quilters, Pignatelli shows you how to make wonderful, flowing curves and perfect star points without the tricky needle turn or precise piecing techniques that traditional quiltmaking involves. She demonstrates how to use a variation on her method for creating three-dimensional effects. A chapter on creativity provides you with the tools to start creating quilts of your own design. Fast, fun, and easy quilt tops that would take weeks to piece using conventional methods come together in hours Trouble-free­­ quilts appear to be intricately pieced but are easy to topstitch by machine Eight complete patterns help you master the technique before moving on to create quilts of your own design

Use Dale's fast, easy, pinless technique for perfect machine-sewn curves and circles.

Build your quilting skills with this beginner’s guide featuring 12 modern projects using basic patchwork, appliqué, curves, and foundation paper piecing. Quilt designer Jo Avery has a wealth of experience teaching beginner and intermediate quilters at her popular workshops and retreats. In New Patchwork & Quilting Basics, she guides you through 12 quilt projects using basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles. Jo’s easy-to-follow instructions make it easy to learn new skills while making your own stylish quilts and other projects. Before long, you’ll have the confidence and expertise to tackle virtually any quilt pattern!