Kansas City Star Quilts • Spring 2014

Kansas City Star Quilts • Spring 2014
More Adventures with
Leaders and Enders
Imagine making more than one quilt at a
time while watching your stash dwindle.
Sounds too good to be true, but it’s not.
Join Bonnie K. Hunter as she shows you
how to get your scraps organized into
usable sizes – and save money, fabric,
thread and time. The long-awaited sequel
to Adventures with Leaders and Enders.
$27.95.
El Camino Real
The Franciscan missions along the El Camino
Real (King’s Highway) in California have endured over the centuries, lending their architectural aesthetic to a California style that
is eclectic and unique. This mixture of Old
World and New World, of Spanish/Mexican
and Native American culture was the inspiration for the fabric and quilts in Nancy and
Oliver Rink’s exciting new book.
$26.95.
Accentuate the Negative
Join Trisch Price as she explores six aspects of negative space design: gradation,
reversal, interruption, negative form, ghosting and piecing. Each category features
three original quilt designs. Trisch takes you
through her thought process and guides
you to accentuate the negative in your next
quilt. Part of our Modern Quilting imprint.
$22.95.
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Small Treasures from Scraps
The author of Simply Charming: Small
Scrap Quilts of Yesteryear is back with
a fresh collection of small quilts to help
you make the most of your scraps. You
will find the perfect project for every skill
level in this medley of 14 quilts reminiscent of days gone by. Quilt designer Tara
Lynn Darr brings these little treasures to
life with 1800s reproduction fabrics.
$21.95.
Pieced Hexies Deux
Mickey Depre presents 10 new designs for
creating one-of-a-kind hexagon quilts. She introduces asymmetrical designs and stunning
new star designs. And she’s added tips for recoloring your design, pattern labels for clarity
and illustrated fabric orientation guides. Also
included are precise, easy-to-follow instructions for her unique method of English paper
piecing.
$26.95.
A Schoolroom Alphabet
Enter the world of the one-room school to
discover 12 delightful needlework lessons,
all inspired by an antique alphabet handkerchief once owned by Eunice Bacon. The
mother and daughter-in-law team of Vickie
LoPiccolo Jennett and Maegan Jennett
captured the handkerchief’s charm in projects that are both decorative and functional. The handkerchief’s central image can be
traced to the early 19th century.
$27.95.
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More recent releases from Kansas City Star Quilts
Another Place and Time
by Maggie Bonanomi
Since her last book, Maggie has travelled far
and near, moved to a new studio, and survived
life changes. Springtime in Paris, a walk through
the woods, and the birth of a grandchild are reflected in 17 fresh projects that celebrate life.
Retail $27.95
A Russian Journey in Quilts:
The Story of Nicholas and Nina Filatoff
by Tricia Lynn Maloney
Discover the amazing story of Tricia’s grandparents and their incredible journey from the
traditions of Imperial Russia, through WWI and
the Bolshevik Revolution. The stories are told
through 15 projects plus a bed-sized Russian
sampler quilt.
Retail $27.95
Baskets, Birds and Boughs:
Quilts Year ‘Round by Debbie Roberts
Debbie Roberts Following up on her book Four
Seasons at Minglewood, Debbie Roberts has
turned to nature as her inspiration for nine new
quilt projects, including a pieced and appliquéd
round-of-the month quilt.
Retail $27.95
Classic Modern Quilts
Ten of today’s top designers were challenged
to make a classic Kansas City Star newspaper
block into a modern quilt. The results are 10
stunning throw-size quilts that show how modern an old block can be!
Retail $27.95
Cozy Quilts: A Charming Blend of Wool Appliqué and Cotton Patchwork by Tara Lynn
Darr
Tara Lynn Darr shows you how to spice up your
quilts with a cozy mix of wool hexagons, stars,
blooms and more. This charming collection of 11
small scrappy quilts is a great way to put your
scrap basket of cotton and wool fabrics to use.
Also included is a comprehensive wool appliqué primer covering all the basics you need to
create beautiful wool-on-cotton quilts.
Retail $27.95
Comfort and Devotion: A Quilting Tribute to
Nurses of the Civil War by Sarah Maxwell
Unsung heroes of the Civil War, nurses endured
hostile work environments and unsanitary
conditions while caring for wounded soldiers.
The courageous stories of these extraordinary
women inspired this collection of quilts by
Homestead Hearth.
Retail $27.95
More recent releases from Kansas City Star Quilts
Freedom Gone: Embroidered Quilts of Slave
Life in the Civil War by Lolita Newman
Lolita Newman’s ancestral search of her family
connection to slavery moved her to create heirloom projects linking her family’s past to her
present. Lola’s Freedom Gone quilts are rich in
color and her original black thread embroidery
designs are rich in history.
Retail $27.95
Kindred Spirits: Celebrating Pieces of the
Past by Jill Shaulis and Vicki Olsen
Yellowcreek Quilts introduces their latest quilt
book. Projects ranging from bed quilts to table
runners celebrate their mutual love of classic
quilts, with a variety of designs and techniques
for everyone to enjoy.
Retail $27.95
Prized Quilts: The Omaha World-Herald Quilt
Contests by Donna di Natale
From 1931-1940 the Omaha World-Herald
sponsored quilt contests that exhibited
hundreds of quilts and were viewed by
thousands of people. The story of these
contests is told with 10 quilts from patterns
printed in the newspaper.
Retail $27.95
Ring Around the Hexies!
A Collaboration Celebration
By Bonnie Hunter and Mickey Depre
A collaboration book by Bonnie Hunter
featuring pieced hexie rosettes by Mickey
Depre. Need we say more? A sixteen page
project book.
Retail $14.95
She Came From Kansas: A Sampler Quilt
Celebrating Remarkable Kansas Women by
Sandy Humphreys and Sue Horton
Twelve blocks representing 12 fascinating
women
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commemorative pieced block-of-the-month
sampler. Each block is accompanied by a
history lesson about a well-known woman from
Kansas.
Retail $27.95
The Best of My Stars 2013
by Kansas City Star Quilts
The Kansas City Star has always appreciated
tradition. But what is also important is creating
new traditions – and Kansas City Star Quilts
embraces this as well. Here are 25 of our
favorite patterns, redrafted and updated, from
those published in the newspaper between
1928 and 1961. The patterns also include the
original sketch and caption as printed in the
newspaper.
Retail 27.95
Traditional and Historical Quilts
A Bag of Scraps
Quilts and the Garment District
Edie McGinnis explores the origins of delightful scraps from the nation’s Garment Districts.
Learn where all those scraps went! Includes
easy-to-follow directions to make eight spectacular scrap quilts - some from old designs,
some new - and a handful of fun projects.
Retail: $25.95
Across the Wide Missouri: A Quilt Reflecting
Life on the Frontier
Twelve stories and blocks honor the courageous
women who packed up their lives to head
West. The featured quilt by Edie McGinnis and
Jan Patek – The Star’s 2010 Block of the Month
project - is offered in two different colorways.
Additional quick and easy projects also honor
the pioneer spirit.
Retail: $26.95
Anna’s Quilt
A Classic Design for Modern Quilters
A goosebump moment of discovering her Aunt
Anna’s quilt in a book led Donna di Natale on
a hunt for the quilt’s origin. And the enduring
freshness of the 1930s quilt design led to her
recreating the quilt using modern techniques
and materials.
Retail: $23.95
A Path the Civil War:
Aurelia’s Journey Quilt
Dolores Smith and Sarah Maxwell of
Homestead Hearth recreate a mid-1800s
antique sampler quilt. Pieced over a long
period of time, Aurelia worked on this project
for many years as she witnessed a country
heading toward war with itself. This book
shows you step-by-step how you can recreate
this 44-block sampler treasure. R
etail: $26.95
Away From Home
Quilts Inspired by the Lowell Factory Girls
Nancy Rink drew inspiration for this book
from the diaries and letters of Lowell, Massachusetts, Mill Girls and the history of the textile factories where they worked. The featured
sampler quilt depicts two Mill Girls. Includes
eight more original quilts and projects.
Retail: $25.95
A Year of Cozy Comforts
Quilts and Projects for Every Season
Celebrate the four seasons with the casual
charm of quilts and home accents by designer
Dawn Heese. Whether you love pieced or appliquéd quilts, wool appliqué or cross stitch,
you will find a project to suit your style.
Retail: $23.95
The Basics, Beyond the Basics
Expert quilt instructor Kathy Delaney offers
beginning and advanced quiltmaking stepby-step instructions in these two technique
books. Each book includes a main quilt and
additional projects.
Both books Retail: $21.00
Café au Lait:
Paper Piece a Rocky Road to Kansas
Try a new twist on a traditional pattern. Edie
McGinnis recreates the Rocky Road to Kansas
with a fresh look: a new color palette and
paper piecing. Enjoy her clear, easy to follow
instructions to make two variations of this
classic: one large, one smaller. Paper patterns
and fabric requirements using fat quarters are
included.
Retail: $4.95
Confederates in the Cornfield: Civil War
Quilts from Davis County, Iowa
During the Civil War, Lt. Jim Jackson and his
band of bushwackers made a foray into Iowa
and wreaked havoc on Davis County. From
Edie McGinnis, added to the story of the raid is
the pattern for the Bird in a Cherry Tree Quilt,
an exquisite red and green applique quilt. Also
includes patterns for an additional quilt and a
Civil War Housewife.
Retail: $16.95
Czecherboard Quilts:
Stories from my father’s family
The desire to know more about her father’s
family lead Rose Ann Cook to designing quilts
to honor her father his family history – the
Charming Baby quilt to The Old Patriot to a
recreated antique quilt.
Retail: $26.95
Embroidered Quilts:
From Hands and Hearts
Inspired by antique redwork, the Of One Mind
designers, Christina DeArmond, Eula Lang and
Kaye Spitzli, have created 7 lovely new quilts
and 3 fun projects showcasing embroidery.
You’ll find designs for floral motifs, months
of the year, butterflies, vintage daisies—even
proverbs.
Retail: $25.95
Faithful & Devoted:
To My Adelaide – A Quilted Love Story
Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth in Mexico, Mo., show us how to
create two quilts based on the same 12 pieced
blocks – both quilts represent a Civil War love
story. The Adelaide quilt is created in rosy
reds and greens. Charlie is made in soft blues,
browns and creams. Four additional quilts are
included.
Retail: $24.95
Feedsack Secrets:
Fashion from Hard Times
The poverty of the Depression and fabric
shortages during World War II made feedsacks
highly important to the quilter during the
1930s and 1940s. In this book, quilt historian
Gloria Nixon shares her research through tens
of thousands of pages of old farm periodicals,
magazines and newspapers as she explains
the story of the patterned feedsack.
Retail: $19.95
Feedsacks!
Beautiful Quilts from Humble Beginnings
Edie McGinnis explores the history of feedsacks, discusses their importance in times of
need and war, and displays more than 600 examples of feedsack prints. Book tells how to
reproduce antique quilts such as Ozark Cobblestones, Flower Pot, as well as some newlymade quilts using old feedsacks and reproduction prints.
Retail: $24.95
Flora Botanica:
Quilts from the Spencer Museum of Art
Barbara Brackman assembled quilts for the
Flora Botanica exhibit, which examined sources and symbolism in floral pattern from various perspectives. This book includes five new
quilt projects drawn from the old patterns, and
photos of all the quilts included in the exhibit.
Retail: $19.95
Four Seasons at Minglewood
This book showcases the talents of Nebraska
quilter Debbie Roberts and her quilting community. You’ll find a stunning block-of-themonth quilt - with 15 blocks to cover even the
largest bed. Several variations of this sampler
quilt are included. Seven additional quilts and
projects are included, all celebrating the splendor of the seasons.
Retail: $26.95
Gone To Texas: Quilts from a Pioneer
Woman’s Journal
Join Betsy Chutchian as she embarks on
a journey to recreate 12 of her great-great
grandmother’s quilts inspired by her writing.
And read as she shares the journal entries that
capture the essence of pioneer life, often characterized by harsh realities, softened by the
beauty, pleasure and friendship found in quiltmaking.
Retail: $25.95
History Repeated:
Block Exchange Quilts by the 19th-Century
Patchwork Divas
Betsy Chutchian and Carol Staehle have assembled a collection of quilts ranging from the
simplicity of the Double Nine-Patch block to
the more challenging Carolina Lily block. With
16 classic quilts, each chapter features one to
three setting options.
Retail: $26.95
Home on the Plains:
Quilts and the Sod House Experience
Inspired by sod house homemakers’ words and
quilts, Kathy Moore and Stephanie Whitson
tell about those hard-working women striving to create a home on the plains ... in houses
made of dirt. While struggling to survive, they
still found time for beauty, making lovely, intricate quilts to brighten their homes. Eight patterns are included.
Retail: $24.95
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Two Generations
of Quilts
The love of quilting has long been a common
thread between mother and daughter quilt
designers Karen and Erin Witt. But like
many quilters of different generations, their
expressions of the craft take decidedly different
forms. In this book, Karen and Erin take on five
different design challenges—each creating her
own unique version.
Retail: $26.95
Louisa May Alcott:
Quilts of Her Life, Her Work, Her Heart
Authored by quilt historian Terry Clothier Thompson, this book looks at the Civil
War through the eyes of Louisa May Alcott. The main quilt includes nine “cameo” blocks that tell Louisa’s story and six
pieced blocks from the Civil War era that
can be used to make soldiers quilts.
Retail: $14.95
Inspired: A 21st Century Twist
on 19th Century Designs
Quilt designer Dawn Heese is back with six
new quilts inspired by timeless 19th century
designs. Using her signature folk-art style, she
brings these designs of the past alive to today’s quilter using needleturn, raw-edge, and
wool appliqué.
Retail: $24.95
Juniper and Mistletoe:
A Forest of Applique
In mid-19th century quilts, Karla Menaugh and
Barbara Brackman found a forest of lighthearted inspiration. They have created a fanciful block-of-the-month quilt based on these
quirky, one-of-a-kind tree patterns. Four additional projects including a make-do, pincushions, a wall hanging and a table runner are included.
Retail: $22.95
Nature’s Offerings: Primitive Projects
Inspired by the Four Seasons
Items to grace your home from primitive artist Maggie Bonanomi. Winter arrives with the
Winters’ Garden bed cover. Celebrate spring
with a table rug, chair pad – even a silly rabbit.
Summer is heralded with veggies: appliquéd
and as funky pincushions. Fall projects include
leaf-shaped nature journals, a punkin stool and
gourd make-dos
Retail: $26.95
Leaving Baltimore: A Prairie Album Quilt
In this book, by Christina DeArmond, Eula
Lang and Kaye Spitzli are large photographs
and full-sized patterns for the nine album
blocks and four cutwork blocks that honor
a 1800s trip West. Includes instructions for
embellishing your quilt with 3-dimensional
appliqué. Additional projects: a Prairie Chain
quilt, a table mat and an embroidered wall
hanging.
Retail: $14.95
Memories of Christmas Past
Celebrate the holiday season with this festive
sampler quilt dressed in the classic yuletide
colors of red and green. Each of the 12 sampler blocks features a Nine-Patch twist. Betsey
Langford and Carolyn Nixon also created a
medallion of Poinsettia and Nine-Patch blocks.
Retail: $25.95
Portrait of a Lady
by Christina McCourt
Life is a journey. Christina McCourt traces the
journey of her grandmother with a stunning
quilt that features blocks that represent the
different stages of a woman’s life. Along with
the featured quilt are 5 other projects that
build on the Portrait of a Lady blocks: Brides
Bouquet, Auntie’s Bed Quilt, Mother’s Throw,
Nanny’s Table Runner, and a Love and Home
Wall.
Retail $24.95
Pretty Petals
More Fantastical Designs
It’s the love of flowers, and the sketches they
inspired, that grew into Sheri Howard’s “Pretty
Petals” quilt. The book is a collection of quilts
of whimsical flowers drawn from the inspiration of childhood water colors and crayons.
Retail: $25.95
Quilts for Rosie:
Paper Piecing Patterns from the ‘40s
Carolyn McCormick creates another stunning
paper pieced sampler. Twenty Kansas City Star
patterns from the 1940s have been redrafted
into 10-inch and 4-inch paper pieced patterns,
giving the quilter the choice of a larger quilt
or a miniature.
Retail: $24.95
Ruby Red Dots:
Fanciful Circle-Inspired Designs
Perfect for a block-of-the-month program, the
featured quilt by designer Sheri Howard spotlights 12 free-spirited appliqué blocks inspired
by the author’s imagination. An artful array of
red dots lends a fanciful flourish to each block
as well as the borders. Four additional projects
offer colorful variations on the dot theme.
Retail: $22.95
Santaland:
A Bright Collection of Holiday Quilts and
Crafts
Holiday fun abounds with these fresh projects
from designer Brian Grubb. There’s something
for everyone, with simple to challenging projects. You’ll find a stunning appliqué quilt featuring Santa in his sled, as well as stockings,
a tablerunner, pillow, wreath and countdown
calendar.
Retail: $22.95
Springtime in the Rockies:
Quilts from Rocky Mountain Designers
To the quilters who live in the Rocky
Mountains, its beauty and wonder is a daily
source of inspiration that oftentimes is translated into their quilts. Join Konda Luckau and
eight of these designers as they show you
what spring means to them in 15 projects.
Retail: $26.95
Stars!
See and learn about the fascinating quilts created by members of the American Quilt Study
Group as a research and study project. Participants chose an inspiration quilt and recreated a small version of it. You’ll see them all
here, and patterns are included for 10 of the
39 study quilts.
$26.95
Roaring Through the 20s: Paper Pieced
Quilts from the Flapper Era
Carolyn Cullinan McCormick brings you a pair
of delightful paper pieced sampler quilts using
patterns from the 20s. You can choose to make
a large quilt using the twenty 10-inch patterns
or a miniature using the 4-inch patterns. She’s
even included a bonus 10-inch pattern for a
Ribbon Border! Enjoy vignettes straight from a
1920s Montgomery Ward’s catalog.
Retail: $7.95
Simply Charming:
Small Scrap Quilts of Yesteryear
Using her overflowing scrap bag, quilt designer
Tara Lynn Darr has created 20 classic projects
inspired by patterns of the past. From simple
one-patch and nine-patch blocks to dazzling
stars and pieced basket blocks, she shows you
how to make the most of your leftovers.
Retail: $26.95
Stitches from the Schoolhouse: Projects
Inspired by Classrooms of the Past
Inspired by the enduring charm of one-room
schoolhouses, Liberty Star designer Renee
Plains has created a diverse collection of 19
projects that honor the legacy of these humble
classrooms of the past. With lessons in quilting, rug hooking, cross stitch and more, this
book offers something for everyone.
Retail: $26.95
Novels for Quilt lovers
Queen Bees Mysteries
Join Po and her sleuthing quilter friends, the
Queen Bees, as they uncover murders in this fourbook mystery series. These books can be read in
order or as stand-alone novels.
Retail: $14.95 per book.
Bundle all 4 books for $49.80
The Travelers: Present in the Past
One touch of an antique quilt and Nona McDonald’s life is changed forever in this novel
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When the Cold Wind Blows:
Quilts and Projects to Keep You Warm
Bundle up with Barb Adams and Alma Allen
as they warm your heart with fine projects inspired by the winter months. The main quilt is
offered in two wonderfully creative versions,
plus five other quilts, a hooked rug, a crossstitch pillow sham and two wool projects.
Retail: $25.95
Women of Influence: 12 Leaders of
the Suffrage Movement
Celebrate the lives of 12 historical women
who dared to question why women weren’t
afforded the right to vote with the Kansas
City Star 2009 Block-of-the-Month quilt.
Popular quilt designers Sarah Maxwell and
Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth show
you how to make this quilt as well as five additional patterns.
Retail: $26.95
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Stories in Stitches: Quilts from the Cass
County Documentation Project
In 2010, a community in Western Missouri
joined together to document more than 100
quilted treasures. Join Jenifer Dick and friends
as they show these amazing quilts and tell their
stories. Plus six projects are patterned for you
to make!
Retail: $26.95
The Garden Quilt:
Interpreting a Masterpiece
Barbara Brackman and Ilyse Moore present a
pattern for a new interpretation of the Garden
or medallion or, as Rose Kretsinger called it, The
Paradise Garden. They’ve drawn from serveral
appliqué masterpieces to present Ilyse’s Paradise in Kansas.
Retail: $16.95
Table Talk
Runners, Toppers and Family Treats
For Gudrun Erla, gathering at the dinner table
brings back special memories of her native Iceland. Included in this book are 16 projects designed to grace your table and Gudrun’s family
recipes to share with yours – six pieced projects, four quilt-as-you-go projects, a collection
of holiday projects, and three projects made
from fabric leftovers.
Retail: $24.95
The Graceful Garden:
A Jacobean Fantasy Quilt
A block-of-the-month quilt by Denise Sheehan
featuring appliqué blocks with embroidered
accents and complementary pieced blocks inspired by the art of the 17th Century, created
with 21st Century quiltmaking techniques. Includes five additional projects.
Retail $26.95
Contemporary to Whimsical Quilts
A Baker’s Dozen
Sandy Klop of American Jane presents 13 designs – a Baker’s Dozen – to use throughout
your kitchen: on the walls, and as tablerunners
too. Many feature Sandy’s signature appliqué
designs – several are pieced patterns. All are
cheery, bright and just right for this favorite
gathering place of every home.
Retail: $24.95
American Summer
Seaside-Inspired Quilts and Rugs
Take a nostalgic trip seaside with Polly Minick.
Her 12 gorgeous rug patterns bring back memories of summers at the shore. Also included
are several stunning quilts from her talented
sister Laurie Simpson and the coolest beach
bag ever.
Retail: $25.95
Cottage Charm: Cozy Quilts and Cross Stitch
Projects
Dawn Heese is back with six garden-fresh
projects. With her traditional yet whimsical
approach to appliqué, she blends old and new
in three romantic quilts inspired by vintage
heirloom treasures and classic block designs.
Awash in butterflies, tulips, bunnies and
blooms, they are a fresh twist on patterns of the
past. Also included are three complementary
cross stitch projects.
Retail: $22.95
Circles: Floral Appliqué in the Round
Bea Oglesby is back with classic appliqué
designs with a new twist – the flowers she
loves stitched in vivid contemporary fabrics.
All are worked in round shapes. In this book are
30 full-size designs in 8” circles. Instructions
are included to make a spectacular quilt
containing all 30 designs, and tips to make
pillows and wallhangings.
Retail: $22.95
Just Desserts:
Quick Quilts Using Pre-cut Fabrics and
A Second Helping of Desserts: More Sweet
Quilts Using Precut Fabric
Grab your favorite Charm Pack, Jelly Roll or
Layer Cake and whip up one of these quick
desserts by Edie McGinnis. Includes quilt projects, such as Petit Fours, Jelly Tarts and Muffin
Baskets. In addition to mouth-watering projects, Edie offers alternatives for changing the
way the blocks are set together.
Retail: $14.95 and $16.95
Cradle to Cradle
Join quilt artist Barbara Jones as she celebrates
many of the milestones in a young woman’s
life—moving into her first “big girl bed,” getting her braces off, getting engaged and more.
Included are seven charming quilts honoring a
young woman’s life from her birth through the
birth of her own first child.
Retail: $14.95
Adventures with Leaders and Enders: Make
More Quilts in Less Time!
Piece quilts faster, work on more than one
quilt simultaneously, and save money, fabric
and thread with Bonnie Hunter’s Leaders and
Enders concept. This book is full of beautiful
scrap quilts and contains ideas for getting your
scrap stash under control, into useable sized
pieces that work well with one another.
Retail: $24.95
Backyard Blooms:
A Month by Month Garden Sampler
Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup presents this new
six-month appliqué sampler quilt that takes
you through the joys of flower gardening. It’s
made up in fresh, lovely fabrics from Barbara’s
Simply Sweet line by Henry Glass & Co.
Barbara guides you along the way, providing
tips for needle-turn appliqué and clear, simple
instructions for making this gorgeous quilt.
Retail: $16.95
Flower Dance:
Beautiful Applique
Using No-Fail Techniques
Hallye Bone has planted a garden in fabric on
her vibrant quilt, Flower Dance. With her 10
steps to No-fail Appliqué and 30 flower patterns, you can do all of them or just pick a few.
Embroidery enhances this appliqué. Additional
projects include charming aprons, pillowcases,
a table runner, a shopping tote, and a redwork
throw.
Retail: $26.95
Fruitful Hands
Jacquelynne Steves offers a variety of projects
for both machine sewing and hand stitching
with a “family approved” recipe accompanying
each project. Includes 14 projects – from quilts
to pillows to floor mats. Indulge your appetite
with recipes for pineapple bread pudding, blueberry chutney, and “BLT Macaroni & Cheese
Cups.”
Retail: $24.95
Geese in the Rose Garden
The timeless charm of pieced geese-themed
blocks meets the classic beauty of appliquéd
rose blocks in the featured quilt. Dawn Heese
pays homage to these beloved quilt patterns
of the past with a striking sampler of 12 blocks.
Also included are two companion projects.
Retail: $14.95
Graceful Rhapsody:
A Quilted Paisley Block-of-the-Month
Beautiful designs from Denise Sheehan await
as you step into the harmonious world of
Graceful Rhapsody. The featured appliqué is a
tribute to the timeless beauty of paisleys. Embroidered accents and a soft arrangement of
pieced and alternate blocks enhance the appliqué. Includes two additional projects.
Retail: $24.95
Greetings from Tucsadelphia: Travel-Inspired
Projects from Lizzie B Cre8ive
Let Liz & Beth Hawkins take you on a tour
through some of their favorite places. This
book is a collection of some of Liz and Beth’s
favorite travel-inspired projects. Like all quilters
who travel, Liz and Beth gather fabric from the
places they visit and take those bits and weave
them into a quilt, and now you can too with
these beautiful, whimsical projects!
Retail: $26.95
Happy Birthday Kansas! A Sampler Quilt Celebrating 150 Years on the Prairie
Just in time for the 2011 Kansas Sesquicentennial, quilt artist Linda Frost presents a 14-block
sampler that celebrates the wonders and quirks
of her native Kansas. The blocks represent familiar themes for any fan of the prairie – wind,
wheat, tornadoes, and sunflowers. Linda’s
designs convey a sense of the pioneer spirit.
Retail: $22.95
Hard Times, Splendid Quilts:
A 1930s Celebration
Revisit the ‘30s with 20 Kansas City Star patterns redrafted to use paper-piecing techniques. Carolyn Cullinan McCormick is the
author of this wonderful celebration of beautiful quilts that emerged during this tough time.
Patterns are printed in 4- and 10-inch sizes.
Projects include coasters, a shadow box, scrapbooking album, wallhanging, and more.
Retail: $24.95
Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt
An Applique Twist
on Traditional Pieced Blocks
Everything old is new again with these six
time-savvy quilts. Sheri Howard has updated
six classic pieced block designs with a cheerful
palette of applique flowers and finery. Using
her signature flair for colorful combination and
whimsy, she enlivens timeless blocks such as
Churn Dash, Windmill, and Shoofly.
Retail: $22.95
Opening Day by Sonie Ruffin.
A tribute to Buck O’Neill and the rich history
of Negro League baseball that spanned from
the 1880s through the 1950s. Sonie’s stories
give readers not only a better understanding
of the baseball world, but insight into the
social fabric woven around it. The resulting 14
contemporary quilts feature vivid colors and
bold, simple designs, illustrating this story of
baseball history.
Retails $7.95
Pieced Hexies: A New Tradition in English
Paper Piecing
This innovative technique turns English Paper
Piecing on its head. Follow Mickey Depre as
she twists and turns and just can’t stop creating
these new hexagon – ahem! Hexie – designs.
They’re bold, they’re contemporary. And the
possibilities are endless!
Retail: $26.95
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Picnic Park: A Month by Month Sampler of
Simple Pleasures
Big, bold appliqué blocks and pieced sashes
and borders make this quilt by Barbara Jones
a fun project for everyone, with clear stepby-step instructions and lots of tips along the
way. Barbara’s new fabric line, Summertime by
Henry Glass & Co., provides brilliant splashes
of color and zesty texture to this quilt.
Retail: $19.95
Quilt Retro:
11 Designs to Make Your Own
Jenifer Dick takes you on a journey of inspiration and design to create 11 original quilts and
projects. These contemporary, often quirky, designs evoke nostalgia, ‘70s vintage fabrics and
graphics as well as organic designs. They’re
easy to make with today’s popular solids and
big prints.
Retail: $23.95
Scraps and Shirttails, Scraps and Shirttails II
The Art of Quilting Green
Quilters have always known how to use scraps to make quilts. Today, the idea
takes on a whole new meaning for those who find it important to make our
world a little greener. These books by Bonnie Hunter continue the art of quilting green projects that help you reuse, re-purpose and recycle your scraps into
beautiful quilts.
Retail: $25.95 / $24.95
Some Kind of Wonderful
Welcome to the whimsical world of Hatched
and Patched designer Anni Downs. Whether
you love appliqué, patchwork, punchneedle, or
hand stitchery, you’ll find the perfect project in
this diverse array of quilts, sewing accessories,
bags, and home accents. Each of the 16 lighthearted designs reflects Anni’s favorite things.
Retail: $26.95
Story Time
Picture Quilts to Stir a Child’s Imagination
Story Time by Kim Gaddy contains eight
charming quilts and a project with instructions
to use it in various ways that will enchant the
special young child in your life. With each quilt,
Kim presents the idea behind it. The rest of the
story is up to you and your child.
Retail: $25.95
Reminiscing: A Whimsicals Collection
Popular designer Terri Degenkolb offers “a mix
of primitive and folk art, with a healthy dose of
tradition thrown in” in this collection of Whimsicals quilt projects. Terri shares personal observations of what inspired her imaginative
quilts and projects. A must-have for all Whimsicals fans.
Retail: $24.95
Sew Into Sports:
Quilts for the Fans in Your Life
Barbara Brackman has designed eight projects
for all kinds of sports fans: basketball, football,
bowling, soccer, baseball…plus signature quilts
for basketball stars, baseball team members
and more. Also included are ideas for working
with strong patterns, bright team colors and
sports-theme fabrics.
Retail: $7.95
Stitched Together
Fresh Projects and Ideas for Group Quilting
This book from Jill Finley of Jillily Studio is
packed with fun and creative ways to quilt
together. There are projects for every skill level,
designed for a wide range of group activities,
such as fabric and block exchanges, as well
as teamwork. Join Jill at her family retreat,
and take part in the time honored tradition of
group quilting.
Retail: $26.95
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Primitive and Folk Art Quilts
A Bird in Hand: Folk Art Projects Inspired by
Our Feathered Friends
Feathered friends take fanciful flight in this
diverse collection of 21 projects inspired by
the timeless charm of folk art. Whether you
love hand appliqué, rug hooking, piecework, or
cross stitch, Liberty Star designer Renée Plains
offers something for every quilter in this book.
Retail: $26.95
A Bountiful Life
An adaptation of the Bird of Paradise quilt
top in the American Folk Art Museum
Karen Mowery presents her version of the infamous Bird of Paradise quilt top. Karen’s version
has been beautifully constructed to replicate
the original quilt. The personal story of the
original quilter remains a mystery, which Karen
has attempted to unravel.
Retail: $27.95
A Day at Sunnybrook: Primitive Projects to
Recall Home Life in the 1800s
What an abundance of new projects from
Maggie Bonanomi: a sampler, mending
baskets, a chatelaine, pincushions, a fireplace
screen, pillows, a throw, pinched purse, several
hooked runs, a bed cover, daily books, even a
flower press.
Retail: $26.95
A Little Porch Time: Quilts with a
Touch of Southern Hospitality
Lynda Hall presents a large quilt and four
smaller projects that remind her of her favorite
things, many of which she enjoys as she sits
on her porch. Appliqué a leaky watering
bucket that now holds beautiful flowers. Or
pay homage to the cat that owns your house.
These projects will remind you of life’s simple
pleasures.
Retail: $22.95
A Schoolgirl’s Work
Samplers from the Spencer Museum of Art
Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird
Designs have joined with the Spencer Museum
of Art to share historical schoolgirl samplers
with the cross stitchers of today. You will find
examples of samplers spanning the years of
1710 – 1841. Nine projects to stitch based on
these wonderful works of art that were crafted
by children so long ago.
Retail: $26.95
When the Cold Wind Blows:
Quilts and Projects to Keep You Warm
Bundle up with Barb Adams and Alma Allen
as they warm your heart with fine projects inspired by the winter months. The main quilt is
offered in two wonderfully creative versions,
plus five other quilts, a hooked rug, a crossstitch pillow sham and two wool projects.
Retail: $25.95
Book of Days
Maggie Bonanomi designed a Book of Days
that can be used as a calendar, scrapbook,
journal – now you can make one too. Maggie’s
version is filled with photos of her favorite seasonal surroundings, quotes, and hand-drawn
art. She shares how she made her book and
ways you can tailor yours to fit your whims – to
make a book for yourself or as the perfect gift.
Retail: $14.95
Buttonwood Farm:
19 New Primitive Projects
In her latest, Maggie Bonanomi has created a
stunning wool bedcover, a blue and white quilt,
pillows, hooked rugs, a few sewing necessities,
and much more. Come along with her to explore Buttonwood Farm, where her creativity
and sense of whimsy are right at home.
Retail: $24.95
Birds of a Feather
Barb Adams and Alma Allen’s “Birds of a Feather” was The Kansas City Star’s 2006 block-ofthe-month project. The book celebrates our
favorite feathered friends with 12 blocks, finishing instructions, plus an assortment of related
projects including needlepunch, purses and a
hooked rug.
Retail: $24.95
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Comfort Zone: More Primitive Projects for
You and Your Home
Maggie Bonanomi has created 18 new projects:
bed covers, hooked rugs, pillows, tablerunners,
whimsical sewing items – even a jacket and toe
warmers. Maggie includes instructions on how
to add an aged look to your projects and items
to collect to create these primitive projects.
Retail: $26.95
Country Inn by Blackbird Designs
Come in, sit down and stitch with Barb
Adams and Alma Allen. In addition to the
lovely nine-block appliqué quilt shown in two
different color ways, you’ll find seven projects,
including lavender sachets, a pin cushion and
monogrammed pillowcases. Two pieced quilts
can be stitched together quickly for a gift. The
appliquéd quilts will win your heart.
Retail: $26.95
Pick of the Seasons: Quilts to Inspire
You Through the Year
Celebrate the entire year in quilts with wonderful projects in favorite seasonal motifs and colors. Tammy Johnson and Avis Shirer of Joined
at the Hip provide eight quilts – Springtime on
the Square, Old Fashioned Christmas, Dahlia,
Pumpkins and Acorns and more! Four additional projects can be inserted in poster frames
for easy hanging.
Retail: $19.95
You’re Invited: Quilts and Homes to Inspire
Create an inviting home with quick and easy
projects. Projects highlighted in the book help
make your home warm and inviting. (Many of
the projects use Charm Packs and Jelly Rolls.)
Patterns are included for some smaller wall
quilts and table quilts, along with a larger bed
quilt.
Retail: $25.95
We Gather Together:
A Harvest of Quilts
Pumpkins have never looked as good as
they do on these soft, comfy quilts. Toss
in a mix of leaves, crows, cats and stars
and you have a lively harvest of autumn
quilts. Designed by Jan Patek, these
primitive quilts will warm your heart and
home.
Retail: $25.95
With These Hands:
19th Century-InspiredProjects for Your Home
Author Maggie Bonanomi works in primitive
hand appliqué, rug hooking, and cross stitch,
using natural fibers: wool, velvets, linen. Included are projects for varied use in your home: 7
for the living room, 4 for the bedroom, and 14
for the sewing room.
Retail: $25.95
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Home Sweet Home
The best-selling duo Barb Adams and Alma
Allen celebrate home, community, and friendships in this book that features quilts and projects reminiscent of early American sampler
designs. Two versions of the featured quilt are
included – one by Barb, one by Alma – along
with 13 additional projects.
Retail: $24.95
Wedding Ring, Pickle Dish and More
Paper Piecing Curves
Carolyn Cullinan McCormick takes paper piecing to a new level – mind-boggling, difficult,
curved patterns are suddenly made easy using
her method. This 128 page book includes old
favorites such as Wedding Ring, Pickle Dish,
The Flower Ring and more.
Retail: $14.95
Women of Design:
Quilts in the Newspaper
The popular Barbara Brackman block-ofthe-month project compiled in a book.
With extra projects, borders, and more,
this book explores the original Midwestern quilt-pattern designers. Each block
celebrates these designers and takes on a
basket theme.
Retail: $24.95
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Autumn at Notforgotten Farm: Needlework
Projects to Warm Your Hands and Heart by
Lori Brechlin
Down a dirt road, stands a humble little farmhouse. Smoke curls from the brick chimney as
the glow from within beckons you inside. The
comfort of handwork awaits you – the rhythm
of pulling wool loops through linen, a flash of
needle and the tug of thread. There are hooked
rugs to warm your chairs and floors, cross
stitch samplers to help you celebrate autumn
in a quiet, old-fashioned way, and cotton and
wool appliqué done in the simplest manner.
Retail $25.95
Autumn at Notforgotten Farm: Needlework
Projects to Warm Your Hands and Heart by
Lori Brechlin
Down a dirt road, stands a humble little farmhouse. Smoke curls from the brick chimney as
the glow from within beckons you inside. The
comfort of handwork awaits you – the rhythm
of pulling wool loops through linen, a flash of
needle and the tug of thread. There are hooked
rugs to warm your chairs and floors, cross
stitch samplers to help you celebrate autumn
in a quiet, old-fashioned way, and cotton and
wool appliqué done in the simplest manner.
Retail $25.95
Sonoran Borders: Threads of Friendship by
Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett
When a granddaughter discovers a chest full
of old handmade trinkets and letters in a dusty
attic, she unlocks her grandmother’s most
precious memories — traveling the rugged trail
between Mexico and San Francisco as a child
and a chance meeting with an injured girl who
would become her lifelong friend. Sonoran
Borders follows the fictional journey of two
young girls who met in the Sonoran Desert
more than a century ago. Though their time
together is brief, their friendship spans a
lifetime through correspondence and a shared
love of needlework. Stitch along with the girls,
recreating 11 projects, as their story unfolds.
Retail $27.95
A New Tradition
Kansas City Star Quilts continues its tradition of providing a
variety of quilt blocks, now with a modern twist and a nod
toward modern quilters. Introducing the first book in our
new modern series.
Classic Modern Quilts
Ten of today’s top designers were challenged to make a
classic Kansas City Star newspaper block into a modern
quilt. The results are 10 stunning throw-size quilts that show
how modern an old block can be!
Retail $27.95
Accentuate the Negative
Classic Modern Quilts
Join Trisch Price as she explores six asTen of today’s top designers were challenged
pects of negative space design: gradation,
to make a classic Kansas City Star newspaper
reversal, interruption, negative form, ghostblock into a modern quilt. The results are 10
ing and piecing. Each category features
stunning throw-size quilts that show how modthree original quilt designs. Trisch takes you
ern an old block can be!
Retail $27.95
through her thought process and guides
you to accentuate the negative in your next
quilt. Part of our Modern Quilting imprint.
$22.95.
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Kansas City Star Quilts • Spring 2014
Rubies, Diamonds and Garnets, Too
The breathtaking sparkle of diamonds and the deep,
dramatic reds of rubies and garnets have bewitched
us for centuries. Translate those same jewel tones into
fabric and you have the makings for an electrifying
quilt. Author Bernadette Kent features The Kansas City
Star’s Block-of-the-Month program of 13 block designs,
plus a second version to make a much larger quilt.
$29.95.
The Travelers Companion
Nona, a character in Elaine Schmidt’s young-readers
book, The Travelers, slides back in time to the 1890s,
seeing computers, TVs and automobiles drop out of
daily life. When Winnie peeks at the future from that
time, she sees handwork skills dropping out. This new
project book tells you how to pass the timeless skills of
quilting, rug making, crazy quilting and embroidery to
younger generations.
$16.95.
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Robots in Space
Charm your favorite robot fan with a lively quilt
filled with colorful robot designs. Linda Frost
created eight original robots, each with a different personality and helpful role in our lives.
Two other patterns – a rocket and an atomic
boomerang – round out her quilt designs. You’ll
find directions to create a featured quilt and
a host of variations, too, with lots of advice
about appliqué.
$24.95
Alphabet Zoo
No need to visit a zoo to see amazing animals.
They’re all right here. Vicki Hansen has created clever upper and lower case animal letter templates to trace and embroider. From
Alligator to Zorilla, learning the alphabet will
be more fun than a barrel of jerboas using the
Alphabet Zoo Quilt.
$25.95.
Documenting Your Quilts
That family quilt is even more special when
you have a glimpse of the life and times of
the quiltmaker. In Documenting Your Quilted
Treasures, Agnes M. Pool offers a step-by-step
guide to help you document your projects. Tips
for gathering information and photographing
the quilts, staging an exhibition, hanging the
quilts, labeling, and getting an appraisal and
insurance.
$14.95
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