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Whitework Quilting by Karen McTavish

Whitework Quilting combines the best of how-to, history and art. It is the comprehensive guide for designing wholecloth and adding trapunto to your quilts. Over 60 quilts showcase this historic style in clear photographic detail. Hardcover, 192 pages and comes with a satin marker ribbon.

Whitework Quilting was originally published in 2004. In 2006 this book went out of print. Interest in the book was still high - we’ve had a steady stream of quilters requesting that the book be brought back into print. In 2008 we decided to do a limited edition reprint.

This book is still available and individuals can order from one of our vendors, from amazon.com, directly from the author at www.designerquilts.com or you can order through our secure on-line storefront, operated by PayPal. You do not have to have a PayPal account to make a purchase.

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Here is Karen's book - Quilting for Show

Quilting for Show by Karen McTavish

Quilting for Show is a completely revised and expanded version of Karen's originally self-published book of the same title. Here, the author, along with a collection of the nations’ best quilters (all 1st place winners), a quilt appraiser and multiple judges reveal the methods for making a show quality quilt.

From Helen Squire's foreword on changes of expectations in quilting, to practical techniques on adding a sleeve, blocking and folding, to instructions on how to make your machine quilting look like hand quilting, this book is both the guide you need for successful competition quilting and the book of practical advice for every-day quilting. The included DVD brings the specifics into motion adding another layer of instruction for the reader.

This book is available now and individuals can order from one of our vendors, from amazon.com, directly from the author at www.designerquilts.com or you can order through our secure on-line storefront, operated by PayPal. You do not have to have a PayPal account to make a purchase.

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Here is Karen's pattern book - The Secrets of Elemental Quilting

The Secrets of Elemental Quilting by Karen McTavish

The Secrets of Elemental Quilting offers a peek into the unlimited potential of quilting design. The author shares her secrets for creating complex motifs out of a single simple design. Quilters who have been asking Karen to teach her trapunto techniques will be delighted with this book and DVD.

Soft cover, 112 pages, 120 unlimited use patterns and a 60 minute DVD which features 3 trapunto lessons. This book is an excellent companion book to Whitework Quilting. View the finished quilts in Whitework Quilting and learn how to produce similar results with The Secrets of Elemental Quilting.

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Mastering the Art of McTavishing by Karen McTavish

Mastering the Art of McTavishing showcases the author's signature stitch on multiple quilts and apparel. Contributing quilters are longarmers, domestic machine quilters and hand quilters. Every aspect of using McTavishing is compiled in the book and in the accompanying DVD. Full color throughout, soft cover, 96 pages and includes a 90 minute DVD with a bonus section on Victorian Freehand Feathers.

This is Karen's most popular book and a must have for anyone who would like to learn to quilt free-hand background fillers.

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