Get ready for some of the best-kept secrets in strip quilting! You’ll start with the basics of cutting, storing, and piecing fabric strips from 1½” to 3½” wide. Explore five techniques to make strip-pieced rows, triangles, and more advanced blocks. Then make the most of your stash by turning precut strips, sliced yardage, and even selvages into fifteen innovative strip-quilt projects. Customize the look of each quilt with blank coloring pages, laying the foundation to design your own strip quilts.

Turn your scrappy mess into a quilting success! Armed with the easy-to-use S.C.R.A.P.S. system (style, contrast, repetition, accent color, palette, and selvages), you’ll sew extraordinary quilts from every last bit of the fabric you love—even the tiniest scraps. Personalize 16 beginner-friendly quilts using the blank coloring pages, or apply the concepts to tackle any scrap quilt you want to make. These 6 must-know scrap secrets will forever change the way you look at scrap quilting!

Margaret Miller teaches her foolproof technique for creating original quilts. Make the basic Strips that Sizzle blocks, using quick-and-easy rotary cutting and strip-piecing techniques. Use the blocks to explore design possibilities following Margaret's clearly illustrated, full-color design exercises. Look for design and color inspiration in the 40+ quilts pictured throughout the book. Step-by-step instructions for four featured quilts are included.

Discover 16 stunning quilts that are easy enough for anyone to make. Just stitch strip sets and cut them using the Creative Grids 90° Double-Strip Ruler (or another right-angle triangle ruler with appropriate markings) to create each mesmerizing design. Presents a super-easy triangle technique from the popular author of Take 5 Provides options--quilters can start with precut strips, fat quarters, or yardage Makes it possible to create either scrappy quilts or designs with a more controlled look

Packed full of information, this book will answer all your quilting questions, help solve your dilemmas, and provide all the tips and techniques you need to make any quilting project - plus the trade secrets that will make it stand out from the crowd. Techniques are explained with step-by-step photographs, diagrams and clear instructions throughout, and are organised in the order in which you need them, from using the right tools and materials to practical finishing and embellishment methods. Learn the essentials of quilting, such as how to plan a design and chain-piece strips together, and then progress on to exciting new techniques like printing digitally onto fabrics. For those trickier areas, there are troubleshooting tips and expert advice on hand to show you how to take your quilting one step further and get neat, professional results every time. Whether you are just setting out on your quilting journey or an experienced quilter looking to improve your techniques and learn about new ones, this invaluable resource will provide the ultimate go-to guide for quilters everywhere.

You'll want to stand back to admire the fabulous quilts you finish! Master scrap quilter and Instagram sensation Susan Ache (yardgrl60) shares her secrets for creating gorgeous, colorful quilts--and they all start with 2¬Ω" fabric strips. Once you learn Susan's tricks for sorting strips, you'll feel free to make these sensationally scrappy quilts without fear of choosing colors or prints. And Susan's sorting method? It works the same for ALL precut fabrics! Whether you use Jelly Rolls, yardage, or scraps from your stash, you'll love creating these oh-so-beautiful quilts--the kind that make a house a home.

"Master the secrets of beautiful hand quilting! [The author] shares her foolproof techniques for marking quilting designs and stitching heirloom-quality quilts. [Includes:] 50 original quilting designs ; 2 complete projects designed to showcase the quilting ; step-by-step photos show you how to perfect your quilting stitch ; tips, techniques, and insider advice to help you create your own award-winning quilts"--from back cover.