Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From back cover: "Deborah Brearley demonstrates how her delightful designs can be varied to suit large or small projects..." 16 designs incorporate applique, patchwork, quilting, embroidery, stencilling, and fabric painting. Detailed instructions. Ideas for adaptations.New book. Clean. Tight. Very slight edge/corner wear. Pleas see photos. 88 pages.

An outstanding study of William Clarke Quantrill and the famous "Border Wars" in Kansas and Missouri in the 1860's. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Quantrill joined the Confederacy. Preferring guerilla tactics, he organized his own gang of southern sympathizers.Very Good condition. 1st Edition. Red cloth binding, text and image in gilt on the cover. Title, author, and publisher in worn gilt on the spine. Cover has a spot on the front and light rubbing on the back. Light edge and corner wear. Pages are lightly tanned and edges are untrimmed. I think there were 2-4 pages that had a stain, but I couldn't find them again, there may be more - but the book is mostly clean and tight. Binding is good. A really nice book for its age.Please see photosNo dust jacket. Includes maps and illustrations. 542 pages including Index and Errata. This is a heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage.

From the back cover: "...probably the best study on the subject......" - Civil War Books A Critical Bibliography, Allan Nevins This book covers all things Quantrill including Lawrence, Kansas with maps and illustrations. Very Good condition. Slight bumping to cover. Slight edge/corner wear. A few soft creases in spine, but book is clean and tight. Please see photos. 539 pages including Index. This is a heavy book and may require a little additional postage.

From back cover: "For more than a century, one name from the Civil War era has evoked nothing but condemnation: Quantrill. During the war he unleashed a furious force fueled by the spirit of revenge against raiders who preyed on and pillaged the border counties of Missouri under the guise of military operations." Photo section in middle of book. Book - Fine condition. Clean Tight. Only exception is the front end paper has a crease at bottom edge. Dust Jacket - Very Good condition, except front flap has two creases that run the length of the flap. Please see photos. 504 pages.This is a heavy book and will require a small amount of additional postage.

From back cover: "Deck the halls with festive quilts, stockings, a coordinated table ensemble, pillows, a tree skirt, ornaments and much, much more." There are "handcrafted gifts to make - even for those "impossible-to-make-for" people on your list, like fathers, uncles and husbands!"Special features: creative packaging ideas, super tips, charts make rotary cutting a breeze, Country Quilter's Holiday Planner lets you sew your way to Christmas.Very Good+ condition. Front cover has slight, barely noticeable rubbing, back cover is slightly more noticeable, plus there are some light scratches and a tiny "dent" in the bottom edge. Pages are clean and tight.Please use photos as part of the description.

From back cover: "Trick the eye in delightful ways with trompe l'oeil decorative painting. Using remarkable perspective and color techniques, you can make something seem as if it's really there rather than painted on a surface."
"...it's possible to make a room appear larger than it is, or give the impression that there's a view where there isn't one."
Book - Fine condition. Very minimal wear. Clean and tight.
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160 pages including Index.

From back cover: "12 Quilts from 6 Patterns. Learn to stitch winning designs simply by altering colors, adding sashings, rotating blocks, or changing borders."New book. Clean. Tight. 64 pages.

From back cover: "New Directions For An American Tradition presents a comprehensive and stimulating look at the best in contemporary quilting through 84 color plates of quilts selected for Quilt National '83, the only national juried show restricted to contemporary work. ...is an indispensable "state-of-the-art record of the attempts by contemporary artists...to bring quilting into the mainstream of the fine arts..." Very Good condition. Slight edge/corner/cover wear with soft crease at corner. Please see photos. Clean. Tight. 80 pages.

From back cover: "Delightfully realistic animal patterns make wonderful continuous line quilting designs or charming appliques. 35 different animals to choose from! ... Over 150 pattern variations..." I have to say - these designs are very creative!New book, but I have rated it as Very Good- condition since there is a soft crease on the front cover and slight bottom edge/corner wear and bumping at spine. Please see photos. 127 pages.

A book of "Sparkling Traditional & Original Projects". 24 fun, scrappy quilt projects, Expert fabric and color advice, Develop your own color sense and design skills, Bonus instructions for easy, do-it-yourself framing of small quilts.New book. Clean. Tight. 128 pages.

From back cover: "From igloos to gingerbread houses, and log cabins to Victorian manors, there is something in this quilted neighborhood for everyone." Shows how to make a quilt or wallhanging, featuring your very own home. Twelve projects with a variety of techniques, sizes, and skill levels.New book. Very slight bottom edge wear. Remainder dot on bottom. See photos. Clean. Tight. Pattern Section Intact. 95 pages.

From the back cover: "Reading this impressive encyclopedic reference for quilt lovers is like taking classes from 60 top-notch teachers, each offering different areas of expertise. The excellent illustrations make it remarkably easy to understand the many quiltmaking techniques described. The book is an invaluable resource for every quiltmaker!" - Bonnie Leman, founder of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine and Quiltmaker magazineThis book is the ultimate answer book. There are basic to specialized techniques, review of tools and supplies, definitions of terms, and inspiration.Condition: Very Good+. Cover is clean with the only noted flaw being a bump at front and back bottom, near spine. No visible edge/corner wear. Pages are clean and tight. A beautiful book. Please use photos as additional description.288 pages including Index.

Techniques and designs. Includes: 58 quilts shown, with instructions for 30; 8 new pictorial quilts, with descriptions of over 200 blocks; 5 new sampler quilts, with descriptions of more than 100 blocks; 67 accessory items, including clothing, kitchen articles, pillows, wall hangings and handbags; 60 full-size, reaty to work patterns.Book - Good condition. A few drops of water must have hit the top of this book as there are stains on the inside front cover and endpaper, plus light stain on the top of the pages and one on page edges. No other stains noted on the inside pages. No mildew or odd smells. Please see photos. The book is clean and tight, no marks. Dust Jacket - Good condition. Stain at top and on front cover. Very little edge or corner wear. Please see photos of both book and dust jacket. 227 pages.

This book is a good source for machine quilters. It covers free-motion, resizing patterns, marking patterns, has practice sets, allover designs, pantographs, quilting frame, borders, corners, sashing sets, and more.

Fine condition. However, there are a couple tiny bumps to the front cover, but really, it could pass for new. Clean. Tight.
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111 pages.

This book is all about quilting by machine - getting started, designs, tops, etc.Very Good+ condition. Only flaw is a small bump at the bottom spine. Please see photos. (Note: the white on the back cover photo is just shine from the light.) Clean and Tight. 128 pages.

Lots of patterns and instructions for quilts and projects from the Fons & Porter TV show. 17 quilts are named in the Contents. Good condition. 2" closed tear at top of front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 80 pages.

From book: "All persons confined to chairs or wheelchairs benefit from a bright lift in their daily lives." This book has seven lap quilts and two of them have matching bags to tie on a wheelchair or walker. Patterns include: Honeybee, Sunflower, Log Cabin Aquarium, Fly Me Away, and more.Very Good condition. There is a darker spot on the front cover where a small round sticker used to be (I'm guessing). It is not sticky. The book is clean and tight with no edge or corner wear. 26 pages.

From front cover: More than 300 patterns for quilts; how to make quilted bed covers, clothing, etc.; fashion patchwork, applique, machine quilting too; superb ideas for beginners...; a guide for collectorsBook - Very Good condition except slight corner wear on pages. No wear on cover. Clean. Tight.Dust Jacket - Very Good condition in Brodart style cover. Small closed tears on back dust jacket (inside cover). Please see photos. 192 pages.

From back cover: "From the simple beauty of an Amish country quilt to the treasure of a Victorian heirloom; from crazy quilts to a Whole Cloth Woolsey-Woolsey design, this comprehensive guide to 19th- and 20th-century quilts provides...but a fascinating history of quilts and quilting."Condition: Very Good- only because there light evidence of a water stain on page edges at the bottom near the spine. On the inside, you can really only see it on the slick color pages. Other than that pages are clean and tight. Please see photos. Cover has very light edge and corner wear. 337 pages.

From back cover: "Revel in the 15 chocolate-inspired quilts in this book and in the sharable recipes that accompany a number of the projects." The quilt called "The Fourth" and the recipe called "Americana Cake Brownies" sounds really good!New book. Clean. Tight. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 111 pages.