Enjoy a garden of beautiful quilts designed and made by some of America's most acclaimed quilters. The American Quilter's Society is proud to present an array of award-winning flower quilts in a special exhibit, 2020 AQS Focus on Flower Quilts, displayed during the 2020 AQS QuiltWeek Show season. Enjoy 39 beautiful quilts alongside images of some of America's most gorgeous gardens. Together they make a vibrant bouquet with global appeal.

Barbara Breaks from Amish Tradition to Express Her Artistry Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country. Barbara Schwartz was born into a family of quilters, but she would rather eat dirt than partake in another quilting frolic or sew on another binding. When her parents send her to Indiana to help her grandmother in her quilting shop, she finds herself amongst a very different community. It’s only one summer and then she will be back in Kentucky where she belongs. Melvin Bontrager’s world stopped six years ago when his parents died. Now when his only means of providing for his widowed sister and niece is threatened, Melvin finds his landscaping business disappearing too. When spring delivers a newcomer who is immune to his salty moods, Melvin does something he has never done before, accepts help. What blooms is the last thing Barbara ever expected, and everything Melvin could ever want. The Heart of the Amish Series Also Includes: Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise by Anne Blackburne The Quilt Room Secret by Lisa Jones Baker Courting the Amish Bishop by Mindy Steele Mary’s Calico Hope by Anne Blackburne

5 how-to patterns, plus photo gallery, feature rose, pansies, coneflowers, and apples

Sew a Whole Garden of Blooming Appliqué Blocks. Create a bouquet of floral quilts with 50 adorable blocks of appliquéd flowers and bugs. Make 9 complete quilt projects in a lively, contemporary folk-art style. All 50 blocks are 8" x 8" for easy mixing and matching into one-of-a-kind quilts. It's all so easy with quick fusible applique and simple piecing. Cheer up that dull spot in your home with an adorable flower-and-bug quilt. Includes 9 colorful quilts to hang on the wall, dress up a table, or snuggle in on the sofa.

Happy Flower Quilts is the most colorful and cheerful collection of quilted projects around. Originally published in Japan, this book showcases master quilter and fabric designer Atsuko Matsuyama's unique ability to combine bright colors and fun prints. Packed with over 30 projects, quilters will be inspired to create colorful and print rich quilts, bags and more. Step-by-step instructions are included for all projects.

Explains how to transfer pigment from fresh flowers directly onto specially treated muslin; includes instructions for eight projects and advice on starting a variety of others.

Presents eleven quilting projects with instructions, photographs, and patterns that feature the technique of appliqué and flowers that are commonly found in the garden.