Machine Quilting Books

Learn the basics of machine applique and get inspired with the many books we have on this subject! Whether it's motifs you are looking for to enhance your quilt, free-motion designs or just technique, there's a book for you.

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  Dancing With Thread

  • Ann Fahl's free-spirited quilting techniques give you the freedom to create the perfect design. Use her troubleshooting guides to solve common free-motion quilting problems as you create stunning designs using your own doodles as patterns.Add movement, personality and texture to your quilts!
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  Freehand Filler Patterns

  • Always challenged by what to quilt in the "free" spaces? This book has many ideas and solutions to offer!
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  Freemotion Quilting

  • Judy Woodworth has put together a terrific book on tips, techniques and secrets to bettering your machine quilting. She includes all of domestic, midarm and longarm sewers of any skill level. Included are 62 quilting patterns and close-ups - front and back - of Judy's extraordinary stitching.
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  Machine Quilting Made Easy

  • Maureen Noble has written the bible on machine quilting. Which needle for which thread? Which technique for which project? How do you use a walking foot? When should you stitch in the ditch first? EVERY point is covered well, and the book is also well illustrated.
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  Mindful Meandering

  • Laura Lee Fritz is a master of "meandering" - another great free-motion technique. The book features 132 contemporary continuous-line designs.
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  Pathways from Quilt Top to Quilted

  • Sally Terry is an ingenious quilter! Join her to learn everything you need to know to machine quilt your quilt top! Sally uses both long-arm and domestic sewing machines to achieve stunning results and will pass on her simple "Language of Quilting" basic shapes to you.
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  Quilt This!

  • More fantastic quilting designs that will work with a wide variety of projects!
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  Quilting Dot to Dot

  • This wonderful book by Golden Threads is a must-have for machine quilters. Filled with design ideas and simple techniques to make your life easier!