String quilts are the ultimate stash-buster!
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14 quilt projects to use up your scraps, stash, precuts, strings, batiks, fat quarters, jelly rolls, and more</li>
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Over a dozen blocks with designs including diagonal squares, diamonds, circles, triangles, columns, and fans</li>
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Introductory section offers inspiration and illustrates a variety of ways to use strings</li>
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Step-by-step photography, clear diagrams, and easy to follow instructions</li>
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Beginner-friendly techniques teach you how to design beautiful, one-of-a-kind quilts using the Design Elements</li>
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Dig out your scraps, stash, and pre-cuts to make more than a dozen string quilt projects designed by Mary M. Hogan with String Quilt Style!
Learn to make a variety of string quilt block designs including diagonal squares, diamonds, circles, triangles, columns, and fans. This complete guide takes quilters through every step of the string quilting process with helpful tips and suggestions throughout each chapter.
String quilting can be enjoyed by beginning and experienced quilters alike. No precision piecing guarantees immediate success!
Inside String Quilt Style, you will discover how to make beautiful, one-of-a-kind quilts using the Design Elements; learn to group string blocks together to inspire multiple designs; create more than a dozen unique blocks using the String Piecing Techniques; and choose from 14 string quilt projects or design one of your own.
Cut your foundations, grab some fabrics, and start stringing!

String Quilt Style: Easy Techniques and Inspiring Designs from Strips, Scraps and Stash (Landauer) 14 Quilting Projects, Step-by-Step Instructions, 150 Photos, and More Than a Dozen Unique Blocks

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Mary M. Hogan

Crafts & Hobbies

Design Originals

A new way to make hexagon projects!
Create your hexagon projects with less cutting and less time using Fast-Fold Hexies!
You can use your pre-cuts or stash to stitch up scores of hexagons with Mary M. Hogan's unique quilt-as-you-go technique that lets you create a time-honored hexie block with backing and batting included. Finish projects quickly with this simple, innovative technique.
Fast-folding is a great Scrap your Stash technique for using fabric pre-cuts. Use 2 1/2-inch strips and 5-inch and 10-inch squares for endless variety!

Fast-Fold Hexies from Pre-cuts & Stash: A Quick & Easy Technique for Hexagon Quilting (Landauer) Learn to Create Hexagon Blocks with the Backing & Batting Included to Finish Projects in Half the Time

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Get ready to stylishly bust your stash and scraps with a fresh take on a time-honored quilt-making technique: String quilts!
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16 stash-busting projects include table toppers, wall hangings, and full-size bed quilts</li>
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Over 300 photos and illustrations walk you step-by-step through the techniques and projects</li>
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Step-by-step guides take you through every part of string quilting, from basics like cutting strings to specialty techniques such as using tulle</li>
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Helpful tips and suggestions can be found throughout each technique and project</li>
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Use up your stash and scraps of fabric that are too small for other projects</li>
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Strings are strips and scraps of fabric that are usually too small to be useful for most projects, but they're just right for the fun designs in this complete step-by-step guide!
Classic to Contemporary String Quilts takes you through every step of the string quilting process with helpful tips and suggestions. The front of the book is packed with string quilt techniques, followed by 16 quilt projects with clear instructions and diagrams.
Author and quilting teacher Mary M. Hogan offers a fresh take on a fun, time-honored technique, reimagining many traditional and beloved quilt blocks—like the Card Trick or Churn Dash—as string blocks.
Using strings, each classic quilt is unique, and updated for the 21st century with bold colors and contemporary settings. From wall hangings to full-size bed quilts, these 16 fun stash-busting projects take string quilts in a new direction!
If you ever find yourself asking, "What else can I do with strings?" then Classic to Contemporary String Quilts is exactly what you're looking for. With clearly explained techniques, more than 300 step-by-step photos and illustrations, inspiration from Mary M. Hogan, and 16 gorgeous scrappy projects, you've finally found the perfect way to clear out all those scraps!

Classic to Contemporary String Quilts: Techniques, Inspiration, and 16 Projects for String Quilting (Landauer) Step-by-Step Instructions for Wall Hangings & Full Quilts to Bust Your Stash and Scraps

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You asked, we listened! Newly expanded with tons of new quilt projects - from baby quilts, tote bags, and a holiday tree skirt to table toppers, full-size quilts, wall hangings, and more - create an array of hexagons with less cutting in less time with this unique quilt-as-you-go technique! Using pre-cuts or fabric scraps to stitch up scores of hexagons with backing and batting included, save time by fastfolding hexies. Learn the basic construction of hexies, then practice fussy cut hexies, half hexagons, stacked hexies, and more. With easy-to-follow instructions and patterns, you'll love learning this simple, innovative, and new way to make tons of amazing hexagon projects! Author Mary Hogan is a passionate quilter that teaches regularly at The Quilting Season.

Fast-Fold Hexie Quilting: A Quick & Easy Technique for Hexagon Quilting (Landauer) 20 Projects to Create Hexies in Half the Time with Backing & Batting Included; Step-by-Step Instructions, Easy Blocks

Nothing beats handmade baby blankets! From some of the leading quilt designers in the industry,&nbsp;Sooo Big! Baby Quilts&nbsp;features a compilation of 40 original quilt designs - all for baby! With step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and illustrations, full-size quilt patterns, and expert tips, this cuddly and cute project guide provides endless inspiration for both beginner and advanced quilters alike. Practice a variety of techniques and styles to build your quilting skills, from applique and patchwork to string blocks, Irish chains, pineapples, and more. The provided quilt designs also include styles for boys, girls, and even gender-neutral ideas, so there's truly something for everyone! Including original quilts by Mary Hogan, Suzanne McNeill, Choly Knight, Wendy Sheppard, Lynette Jensen, Jean Ann Wright, and several others, this must-have resource has the perfect design for your little bundle of joy!

Sooo Big! Baby Quilts: 33 Adorable Designs to Sew for Little Ones (Landauer) Create Handmade Keepsake Blankets - String Blocks, Patchwork, Applique, Pineapples, and More, with Patterns and Expert Tips

Lynette Jensen

Jean Ann Wright

Choly Knight

Wendy Sheppard

Carol C. Porter

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Explore improv quilting made easy with this beginner-friendly guide! 17 easy quilt projects using simple improv techniques that every quilter can achieve Use log cabin blocks as a base structure for endless possibilities that appeal to both modern and traditional quilters Step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and illustrations, expert tips, and more Scrap-friendly designs so you can use up all your extra strips and bust your stash Essential information on tools and supplies, log cabin basics, improv concepts and approaches, and valuable design principles Author Mary M. Hogan has been quilting for 25 years and specializes in improvisational quilting\nAre you a quilter seeking to try your hand at improv quilting, but not quite sure how to approach the technique? This must-have guide to improv quilting offers some sought-after structure using a very familiar quilt block: log cabins! 
The ultimate guide to learning how to play with improv, this 128-page book will show you everything you need to know to quilt confidently using log cabin blocks as your base. With the log cabin quilt block structure, you can explore a variety of improvisational possibilities while still ending up with a quilt that goes together beautifully! 
Opening with insightful overviews on tools, materials, and log cabin block basics, this book also features several tutorials to help you understand improvisational concepts and techniques before you begin quilting. From there, have fun experimenting with log cabin blocks to make a variety of colorful and scrap-friendly improv quilt projects! 
Featuring a collection of 17 log cabin quilt designs that use easy improv techniques, each project includes step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and illustrations, expert tips and tricks, and more. Also included are sections on tools and supplies, log cabin basics, improv concepts and approaches, and design principles. 
Mary M. Hogan has 25 years of quilting experience and specializes in improvisational quilting and using as many fabrics as possible. She is also the author of Fast Fold Hexies from Pre-Cuts & Stash, Fast Fold Hexie Quilting, String Quilt Style, and Classic to Contemporary String Quilts. 
Get started in improv quilting, build your skills, and encourage your creativity, all while using the versatile log cabin blocks you already know and love, with Log Cabin Improv! 
"Mary has written another fun quilting book that is both informative and chock-full of great ideas for improv log cabin quilts. She has included everything a beginner to improv quilting needs to know from fabric suggestions to easy-to-follow diagrams to amazing colorful quilts to make!" 
—Irene Roderick, award-winning improv artist, teacher, and author of Improv Quilting: Dancing with the Wall

Log Cabin Improv: Quilts with a Twist on Tradition (Landauer) Easy, Scrap-Friendly Designs Using Simple Improvisation Techniques - Step-by-Step How-To, Assembly Diagrams, Design Advice, and More

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