In this category, the number of books owned by the WAQG is small but the books themselves are impressive. Here you will learn about the history of quilting in the United States and see museum quality quilts, both historical and modern. Many of these books are gallery style, with color photographs and descriptions but no… Read More Made in America

The books in this list are on a variety of subjects, but they are tied together by their interest in family and the home. Whether quilting with or for specific family members, decorating the home, or celebrating special events or memories, the quilters in this list use their sewing to enhance their homes and the… Read More Home and Family

Getting new fabric–whether through purchasing, inheritance, or the monthly “Shark Pit”–is everyone’s favorite!  The WAQG has these books on its shelves to help you deal with cotton, flannel, denim, wool and chintz.  There are also books with ideas on using recycled fabrics–t-shirts, old quilt tops, feed sacks, and more, and books to help quilters learn… Read More Fabric

Using packages of precut fabric is an easy way to skip or minimize the cutting process and produce more quilts in less time, as well as being an inexpensive way to collect many fabrics at once.  Precuts come as jelly rolls (2-1/2″ by 42″ strips), fat quarters (18″ x 21″ cuts), and squares of various… Read More Using Precut Fabric

The books listed here teach quilters how to create unique patterns on fabric by dyeing, painting, and the addition of decorative threads and other embellishments.  Updated May 12, 2021. Dains, Judi. Bold and Beautiful: Artful Quilts from Just One Fabric. That Patchwork Place, 2009. 95 pages. Book #1676. (The author guides readers into “seeing beyond”… Read More Manipulating Fabric–Dyeing, Painting, Embellishment

Buying new fabric is one of the great pleasures of quilt making, but the more quilts a person makes the larger grows the stash of leftover scraps. The books listed below give suggestions for using up that stash—and making room for more new fabric!  Updated July 9, 2019. Cowan, Mary. Colorful Stash Busters: 10 New… Read More Scrap Quilts

This category includes bags of all varieties, fabric bowls, quilted clothing, and many small projects suitable for gift giving. Updated May 12, 2021. Anderson, Jody. Easy Sew Jelly Roll Bags. AQS, 2013. 83 pages. Book #3186. (Templates and instructions for 8 bags, of various sizes and purposes.) [Beyond Quilts, Precuts, Jelly Roll] Archer, Pam. Fast… Read More Beyond Quilts

We have recently begun collecting magazines about quilting for use by our members.  Our first acquisition:  American Quilter, a publication of the American Quilting Society.  Each issue features at least one complete quilt pattern, an interview of a prominent quilting artist, a gallery of prize winning quilts, and much more.  We welcome contributions of additional… Read More Quilting Periodicals

The books in this list address the finishing stages of a quilt—from choosing a “set,” or arrangement of the elements in the quilt front, to adding borders, hand or machine quilting the sandwich, binding, and creating a quilt label. All books on these topics are listed together here, alphabetically by author. On the shelves, you… Read More Finishing the Quilt

Here you will find books helpful in teaching children about quilts and quilt-making and story books for children about quilting. Crib quilts also fall into this category. Updated July 5, 2019.   ABC Quilts. Kids Making Quilts for Kids. Quilt Digest, 1992. 43 pages. Book #0214. (This book, written at a level for 4th-6th graders,… Read More Children and Quilts