The Needlecraft Shelf 2/2
Midwest Book Review
Knitting With Ribbon Yarn
Tracy Chapman
Trafalgar Square Books
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
1570763275 $29.95 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com
Knitters will welcome the detail and innovations in KNITTING WITH
RIBBON YARN: 28 BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS USING VIBRANT LUXURY YARNS. For
newcomers to the yarn, ribbon yarn knits up quickly and smoothly and
offers an exceptional drape and stitch definition that lends to new
styles and options for traditional sweaters, vests and wraps. Nearly
thirty original designs make the most of ribbon yarn: and the glory is,
no special skills are needed to make the most of them.
Quilling for Scrapbooks & Cards
Susan Lowman
Chappele/Sterling Publishing
387 Park Avenue South, New York N 10016-8810
1402719221 $19.95 www.amazon.com
Quilling dates from Renaissance times and involves the art of rolling
and shaping small strips of paper into delicate shapes. These then were
used to make decorations for everything from furniture to sconces and
boxes. Today they can also be embellishments for scrapbooks - and
beginners receive instruction on how to put together winning results
with a minimum of materials and experience. Bright color photos
throughout encourage the would-be artist.
Backyard Bird Quilts
Jodie Davis
Krause Publications
700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990-0001
089689178X $24.99 www.amazon.com
Different bird blocks can be paper-pieced for quilting projects which
blend them into a range of projects using BACKYARD BIRD QUILTS as your
guide. Projects featured here come from a quilting author who shows how
small pieces of fabric can be made into realistic cardinals,
hummingbirds and more. Over 200 how-to illustrations and over a hundred
photos provide a visual emphasis to creating these marvels, with over
forty pages of full-size paper-piecing templates negating the need for
pattern enlargement complications. An outstanding guide.
Landauer
3100 NW 101st Street, Suite A, Urbandale IA 50322
www.landauercorp.com
Any quilting for kids should have a copy of Janet Wecker-Frisch's
inspirational PANELS & PATCHWORK: QUICK QUILTS FOR KIDS (1890621935
$21.95) at hand: over twenty projects include different kinds of panels
to be used with quilts, pillows, and others projects. All use easy
blocks and layering techniques to provide quick quilts with kids in
mind. The step-by-step color photos and displays provide a fine
accompaniment to text. Fons and Porter's QUILTS FROM THE HENRY FORD
(1890621919, $27.95) provides over two hundred pages of history,
stories and surveys of original quilts which reflected early American
quiltmaker efforts, accompanying over twenty featured projects inspired
by these antiques from the archives of The Henry Ford. Full-size
patterns make it easy to follow the step-by-step instructions, while
inspiration is to be found in the quilt collection of Susan McCord.
Over two hundred pages are in full color. A delightful blend of history
and projects. Barbara Carroll's AMERICAN FOLK ART RUG HOOKING
(1890621927, $24.95) provides 18 original designs by rug hooking
teacher Barbara Carroll, inspired by leading folk artists Carol Endres
and Warren Kimble. Here are all the basics of rug hooking, rolled into
18 rug projects which offer plenty of tips, techniques and insights for
fail-safe finished products. The color step-by-step photos illustrating
these techniques are particularly well done.
Moon Over Mountain
2 Public Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801-1220
www.QuiltTownUSA.com
If you are new to quilting and wish to start small, begin with
TRADITIONAL MINI QUILTS (1885588682, $16.95), a collection by Moon Over
Mountain quilters who pair traditional quilt patterns with diminutive
sizes. Eleven such patterns come with a color photo of each completed
quilts, diagrams which offer step-by-step direction, and materials list
and sizing details. Christine Meunir and the Moon Over Mountain
quilters also provide REPRO QUILTS (1885588704, $16.95), a guide to
creating quilts from reproduction fabrics, which are offering a wider
variety of prints and possibilities than ever before. Ten step-by-step
patterns guide the beginner through the basics. Both are powerful picks
newcomers will welcome.
Generation T
Megan Nicolay
Workman Publishing
708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
0761137858 $14.95 www.workman.com
Generation T: 108 Ways To Transform A T-shirt by Meagan Nicolay is an
introductory "how to" guide for converting an old T-shirt into a fun
and trendy new article of clothing or accessory. Drawing upon her many
years of experience and expertise, Nicolay offers a step-by-step,
easy-to-follow conversion process applicable to any T-shirt
transformation project. Generation T is an innovative and expressive
solution to reusing T-shirts and make them into customized tees, tank
tops, tube tops, T-shirts, handbags, patchwork blankets, iPod cozies,
leg warmers, and more. A unique addition to any do-it-yourself
needlecraft or fashion accessory reference collection, Generation T is
very highly recommended for the resourceful and trend-setting teen with
a knack for style, sewing, and innovation.
Flowering Quilts
Kim Schaefer
C & T Publishing
PO Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549
1571203389 $26.95 www.ctpub.com
Flowering Quilts: 16 Charming Folk Art Projects To Decorate Your Home
by quilting expert Kim Schaefer is a beautifully presented and
"user-friendly" needlecraft guide to making sixteen artistic quilting
projects. Introducing readers to an easy-to-follow mapping of the
construct and design of quilts ranging from Potted Flowers Table
Runner, Big Happy Flowers Table Runner, and Checkerboard Tulip Table
Runner, to Sunflower Table Runner, Sun Flowers Wall Quilt, Log Cabin
Pot Wall Quilt, Raggy Flowers Wall Quilt, A Bloomin' Dozen Wall Quilt,
Flowering Quilts provides an extensive and impressive collection of
unique and intricate flower-quilts as well as the pattern layout
designs for ease in their creation. Flowering Quilts is very highly
recommended to all readers searching for a comprehensive and easily
read contribution to the flower-design of do-it-yourself quilting
projects.
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