Rear cover notes: "...Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to 'tryon' quilting designs? Well, now you can! Lee Cleland, one of Australia's most popular quilting instructors, shows you how in this authoritative guide to selecting the perfect qulting pattern for your quilt....Lee's unique approach to choosing a quilting pattern is perfect if you have trouble visualizing how different designs might look on your qult top. You'll see 12 traditional quilt patterns, each pieced five times using the same fabrics and then quilted using five different designs....
From reviews: I love sashiko. For years, this was the only book I owned about it. It's a slim volume, but packed with stitching diagrams. It only has a few projects, but as a reference book for those who like to design their own, it's great. Now I also own the "Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook" and I'd say that with these two books, one has all one needs to design and sew beautiful sashiko.
This book features up-to-the minute designs for more than 20 fabulous garments and accessories by designer Gayle Bunn. The projects use a range of stitch techniques and include a number of designs that can be made using simple motifs and crochet shapes to form larger projects such as belts, scarves, and bags. Each design takes a fresh look at crochet design and combines original style with contemporary yarns to create chic, individual pieces for any occasion. Many can be crocheted over a couple of evenings or a weekend.
Celebrities such as Erykah Badu, Dennis Rodman, Common, and Lauryn Hill are huge fans of Afya Ibomu’s colorful hats and caps. In GET YOUR CROCHET ON!: Hip Hats and Cool Caps, Afya presents 20 step-by-step patterns of her most popular designs for women, men, and children. Chock-full of designs that are simple enough for a beginner but stylish enough for the most seasoned crochet artist, GET YOUR CROCHET ON! speaks to the crocheter in all of us and includes instructions for everything from choosing the right hooks and yarn to washing and caring for the finished piece.
Crochet joins forces with the hot craft of beading in this stylish collection of original projects. By combining fiber, beads, and other attractive materials, today’s crafter can make truly spectacular, professional-looking jewelry: an Art Nouveau necklace and earring ensemble of iridescent seed beads with the look of Tiffany glass; strands of earth-toned beads with matching chunky tubular crochet bracelet; a trio of layered necklaces and pendant of faux jade to cast a mysterious Asian spell; and more than 20 other stunning ensembles.
