5,500 Quilt Block Designs

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QUILTING/CRAFTS
The quilter's bible with thousands of designs to choose from.
With 5,500 quilt block patterns to copy, adapt, and combine in countless ways, you'll never run out of ideas for your projects. Some of the designs are classic and are copied from museum collections. Others were passed along from friend to friend or kept in the family for many years before publication. There's even historical source information on many of the patterns. This is the one book no quilter can do without.

You will always find the perfect pattern
for any quilting project in tliis treasure trove of 5,500 classic designs.
Forget rummaging through your drawers or magazines looking for designs that you've clipped to use later. You'll never have to go to the library again to find inspiration or research a motif. Just keep this huge collection handy and reach for it any time you like.
Each pattern is drawn on a grid, showing the number of squares to the block. This makes it easy to mix and... Tovább

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QUILTING/CRAFTS
The quilter's bible with thousands of designs to choose from.
With 5,500 quilt block patterns to copy, adapt, and combine in countless ways, you'll never run out of ideas for your projects. Some of the designs are classic and are copied from museum collections. Others were passed along from friend to friend or kept in the family for many years before publication. There's even historical source information on many of the patterns. This is the one book no quilter can do without.

You will always find the perfect pattern
for any quilting project in tliis treasure trove of 5,500 classic designs.
Forget rummaging through your drawers or magazines looking for designs that you've clipped to use later. You'll never have to go to the library again to find inspiration or research a motif. Just keep this huge collection handy and reach for it any time you like.
Each pattern is drawn on a grid, showing the number of squares to the block. This makes it easy to mix and match patterns because they all draft to the same size. With so many wonderful choices, you won't know which one to make first.
The Checkerboard is a simple yet strikingly bold pattern. Consider using it as a detail, perhaps on a pretty curtain tieback or as a border on guest towels. In the kitchen, this eye-catching nine-patch motif would work well on matching place mats and napkins.
Children love nautical designs like The Sailboat. It will lend a touch of whimsy to a nursery or bedroom as the focus of a quilt or wall hanging. You could also decorate the pockets of a fabric organizer or shoe holder with sailboats.
There are many designs perfect for seasonal or
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holiday projects. The Birdhouse evokes warm spring days, for example, while The Harvest Sun, an octagon pattern, brings nature's fall bounty to mind. Both would look fantastic on a banner hanging from your porch. Deck the halls with The Christmas Tree and enchant trick-or-treaters with a pumpkin design.
Every traditional favorite is here, including The Amish Star, The Flying Geese, The Log Cabin, and The Dresden Plate.
Bonus: Alphabet Patch Patterns that you can use to personalize your quilts.
You might want to start a quilting bee with these hexagons as the featured patterns. Vissza