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Quilting Books to fuel your creativity
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For those of us who love flipping through all the pretty patterns
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Quilt Planners
 
Scrap Busters
 
Quilts to use your Precut Fabric Bundles
 
Learn new Techniques
 
Quick and Beginner Quilts
 
Traditional Quilts

Quilt Planners

Organize your projects

 
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Plan your projects even of your away from your machine - affiliate link
Quilter’s Project Planner: Organize 12 Projects
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A good paperback quilt planner - affiliate link
Quilting Project Planner: Organize Quilting
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Scrap Busters

Use all the small pieces

 
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Use up every scrap and still make magic - affiliate link
Zero Waste Quilting: 38 Scrap Projects
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Scrappy quilts to use up all your leftovers from other projects - affiliate link
Scrap Happy Quilts
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Rainbow quilts that help you organize your scraps and create new projects - affiliate link
Rainbow Quilts: 12 Projects from Simple Squares
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Crumb quilts for those tiny scrap pieces - affiliate link
Crumb Quilts: Scrap quilting the zero waste way
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Improv quilts for when you really don't want to follow a pattern - affiliate link
Improv Quilts: Confidence in Color & Technique
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Quilts to use your Precut Fabric Bundles

Jelly Rolls, Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, oh my!

 
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Jelly Roll quilts save on cutting time and get you sewing faster - affiliate link
Time-Saving Quilts with 2.5" Strips
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Grab those precut layer cakes and get to sewing - affiliate link
Easy Layer-Cake Quilts: 10" Square Projects
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Use up those charm packs an 5" squares - affiliate link
Time-Saving Charm Quilts
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Learn new Techniques

Learn something new

 
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Modern blocks for the modern quilter - affiliate link
Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks
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Create unique quilts that tell your story - affiliate link
Collage Quilting: Unique Quilts from Photos
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I love sampler quilts because I don't have to make the same block over and over - affilaite link
Barn Star Sampler: 20 Blocks & 7 Quilts
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Quilt as you piece the top with this fun technique - affiliate link
Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern: Techniques
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Paper piecing is a great way to accurately sew a quilt - affiliate link
Ultimate Paper Piecing Reference Guide
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Get the most bang out of that really pretty fabric - affiliate link
Fussy Cutters Club: Boot Camp for Fabric Play
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Pictures living forever in quilts - affiliate link
Starter Guide to Creating Art Quilts
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Quick and Beginner Quilts

Quick and easy

 
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Easy projects for beginners - affiliate link
Beginner's Guide to Quilting: 16 Projects
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Simple quilts for when you're in a hurry or just want to sew - affiliate link
Simple Quilts: Easy as 1, 2, 3
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Quilts for when you're short on time - affiliate link
Quilts You Can Make in a Day
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Traditional Quilts

Basics and Classics

 
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Holiday quilts - if you quilt long enough you will make seasonal quilts - affilaite link
Tis the Season for Quilting
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I love these fabrics and these are great ideas to use them for -affiliate link
Kaffe Fassett's Heritage Quilts
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One of my first books when I started quilting - affiliate link
Quilter's Complete Guide: The definitive how-to manual by two of America's most trusted quilters|Paperback
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Machine Quilting - Finishing your Top

Making it a quilt

 
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For when you want to finish the top on a domestic machine - affiliate link
Machine-Quilting Idea Book: 61 Designs to Finish Classic Patchwork|Paperback
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Free motion quilting -  patterns without a template or computer - affiliate link
Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting: How to Add Texture, Design, and Style to Your Quilts|Paperback
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