Erica's Craft & Sewing Center Online Newsletter April-June 2012

18 New &NoteworthyBooks & Patterns(continued)more accurate, sothere’s an extrainvestment,A16262 (25.95),but there are somany variations that can be done with it,so it’s not a single-use tool.You probably know by now that I reallylove the actual quilting process! I choosemy projects by the quilting I can do onthem once the top is done. ModernQuilting Designs hasover 90 freemotiondesigns that add textureand style to a quilt, and itnow has a place in mylibrary! Get out yourpencil and paper or dryerasemarker and whiteboard, and start doodling! It’s a very“freeing” feeling when you start to getused to it, and this book will help! It’s oneI plan to have mine made into a spiral bookso I can have pages open next to my HandiQuilter as I play. A15619 (21.95)I’ve seen Gina Perkesquilt, so I was pleased tosee she’s written a book forus, called Mastering theArt of Longarm Quilting.It has forty originaldesigns with step-by-stepinstructions to helpacquaint you with her techniques. I lovewhat she does with backgrounds, creatingsecondary designs and using fills. A16257(29.95)The Mess is a wonderfulbook for those of us wholove fabric to read with achild. It’s about six-yearoldTiffany and her adventuresin her mother’ssewing room. It celebratesquilting and thebeautiful things that can come out of thesewing room, giving an appreciation to thechild of the things we love. The illustrationsare wonderful and the story is beautiful.A15584 (16.00)If you want somethingnew in foundation piecing,take a look at Oxalisfrom Designer’sWorkshop. It’s an eyecatchingwallhangingwith a pot of flowers,that you probably wouldn’timmediately think of as being foundationpieced, but it is. The freezer paperpattern is included. A15541 (12.50)Carol Doak has probablydone more paper piecedpatterns than anyone else.50 Little Paper-PiecedBlocks (A15623, 12.95)with full-size patterns tomix and match. They’d begreat borders or a cute rowquilt. I love the crayons, too, and couldeasily enlarge them for a fabulous borderfor a child’s quilt. They also work beautifullywith Carol’s Keepsake Frame Cardsfor gift giving and display. A12647 (9.95for 4 5 x 7 cards and envelopes, availablethis summer) Carol’s Foundation Paperis wonderful for printing out the designs.25518, (100 sheets for 9.95)Sign up for ourregular emails!