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Quilts from the Heart, Quick Projects for Generous Giving by Karin Renaud includes 20 easy-to-make projects and a list of charitable organizations, so you can warm other's hearts with your quilts. This inspiring book lets you share your creativity with friends and family in group project quilts.

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Quilts from the Heart
Quick Projects for Generous Giving

Author: Karin Renaud
Pages: 96
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Publisher: Martingale
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4R80718
Weight: 1.2 lbs.

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About the Author

Karin Renaud was born and raised in western Washington. She studied speech language pathology at Washington State University, earning an MA in 1986. Karin married her husband, Matt, in 1990, and has been quilting for nearly as long as she's been married. While visiting her husband's family in 1990, Karin learned to quilt from a family fried, who donated her time, talent, patience, and even her fabric. When Karin received her first quilting supplies as a Christmas gift from her mother-in-law, Margaret Renaud, she was hooked. She has been making quilts for charity for almost as long as she's been quilting; since 2001 she has made and donated more than 30 quilts to Project Linus.

Karen and her husband live in Enumclaw, Washington with their children, Luki and Kaitlyn, and two springer spaniels, Beau and Amy. In addition to quilting, Karen enjoys reading, walking, and watching baseball, especially the Seattle Mariners.

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Quilting and generosity go hand in hand—and this inspiring book will show you how to share your creativity with family, friends and those in need. Easy-to-make projects are combined with ideas fro giving that will warm the hearts of givers and receivers alike.

  • Create 20 quilts with classes, patterns and repeated blocks that are perfect for whipping up in multiples
  • Discover tips for organizing charitable quilting bees for beginners, pros, and all skill levels in between
  • Find ideas for choosing charities, from pediatric centers to nursing homes, plus advice on sizes and materials for charity quilts.

Quilt for a good time—and for a good cause!

 

Table of Contents

Preface
4
Hen and her Chicks
53
Making a Quilt to Donate
5
Lincoln's Platform
56
About the Projects
7
Rainbow Lattice
60
Quiltmaking Basics
9
Shoo Fly
63
Altering the Size of the Quilt
22
Simple Nine Patch
67
Projects  Single Chain and Knot
70
Arkansas Crossroads
26
Snowball
74
Block in a Box
29
Summer Winds
77
Bordered Square
32
Swirling Stars
81
Bright Hopes
35
Unequal Double Irish Chain
85
Center Squares
38
Unequal Irish Chain
88
Churn Dash
42
X's and O's
92
Farmer's Flowers
46
Charitable Organizations
95
Greek Cross
50
Meet the Author
96

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Traditional Quilt Books
Mixed styles of quilts in each book
Some books dominately 1 block with multiple setting variations

Big Block Quilts

Big Block Quilts
Big Block Quilts
Magic

by Nancy Johnson-Srebro

Sew One and You're Done
by Evelyn Sloppy
Sweet Treats
Sweet Treats
by Sandy Bonsib
 

Single Block Quilts (some use a variety of different blocks but each quilts has only 1 repeating block)

&

Single Block in Multiple Settings

 

 

Beyond the Rail Fence
Beyond the Rail Fence

by Billie Lauder
Bound For Glory
Bound For Glory
by Nancy J. Martin
Confetti  in the Corner
Confetti in the Corner
by Atkinson Design
Fun With One Block Quilts
Fun With One Block Quilts

by Cheryl Malkowski
Lit From Within Cover
Lit from Within

by Vickie Lawrence
includes log cabin, floral, star and snail trail patterns
Maple Leaf Quilts
Maple Leaf Quilts
by Ilene Bartos
The Melon Block
The Melon Block
A Fresh Look at a Classic Favorite
by Elisa Wilson
Mostly Quilts
Mostly Quilts
by Jane Wnuk, Linda Green and Kathi Mundigler
Quilt Savvy One Patch Scrap Quilts
Quilt Savvy
One-Patch Scrap Quilts
by Pat Yamin
Quilts on the Double
Quilts on the Double
by Judy Hooworth and Margaret Rolfe
Ribbon Star Quilts
Ribbon Star Quilts
by Nancy Mahoney
Snowball Quilts
Snowball Quilts
by Tammy Kelly
StrataVarious Quilts
StrataVarious Quilts
by Barbara Persing and Mary Hoover
Tessellation Quilts
TessallationQuilts
by Christine Porter
Wonder Blocks
Wonder Blocks
by Terry Martin
 

Two Block Quilts

explore secondary patterns that also can form Quilt Layout & sash/lattice

Pairing Up
Pairing Up

2 Block Quilts
by Nancy Mahoney
Traditional Two Block Quilts
Traditional Two Block Quilts

by Sally Saulmon
Two-Block Applique Quilts
Two-Block Appliqué Quilts
by Claudia Olsen

Two-Block Theme Quilts

by Claudia Olson

Traditional Quilts inspired by Artist work

Quilts from a Painter's Art
Quilts from a Painter's Ar
t
by Diane Phalen
Out of Print
Quiltscapes
Quiltscapes
by Rebecca Barker
Quiltscapes II
Quiltscapes II

by Rebecca Barker
 

Memory Quilts: Add Sayings, Signature Blocks & Signature Quilts

Cover
ABC's of Words On Quilts
by Elizabeth Scott
Quilts With a Message
Quilts With a Message
by Nancy Kazlauckas
Signed by Friends
Signed-by-Friends
by Dori Hawks

Talking Quilts and Friends
by Jeanette Pie

Alphabets / Monograms for Quilts, Wearables & Embroidery

 

Alphabet Quilts
Alphabet Quilts
by Bea Oglesby

Mono-grams and more
thread calligraphy
Thread Calligraphy
by Nancy Kazlauckas
 

Traditional

Best Quilts selected from previously published books & magazines

Best of the Best Quilts
Best of the Best Quilts

by Leslie Beck
Creative Quilt Collection Volume 1
Creative Quilt Collection Volume 1
That Patchwork Place
Creative Quilt Collection Volume 2
Creative Quilt Collection
Volume Two

That Patchwork Place
Creative Collection Volume Three
Creative Quilt Collection
Volume Three
That Patchwork Place
 Fabulous Quilts from Favorite Patterns
Fabulous Quilts
from Favorite Patterns

from Australian Patchwork & Quilting Magazine
Georgia Bonesteel's 
Quiltmaking Legacy
Georgia Bonesteel's
Quiltmaking Legacy
Memory and Milestones Cover
Memories and Milestones

by Debbie Mumm
quiltmakers fancy
Quiltmaker's Fancy
Quiltmaker Magazine

Traditional

Mixed styles of quilts in each book

All Buttoned Up
All Buttoned Up
by Loraine Manwaring and Susan Nelson

Better by the Dozen
Better by the Dozen
by Susan Teegarden Dissmore

Blocks That Connect
Blocks That Connect
by Kay Oft
Bold, Black and Beautiful Quilts
Bold, Black & Beautiful Quilts

by Debby Kratovil
Chameleon Quiltsw
Chameleon Quilts

by Margrit Hall
Classic Quilts
Classic Quilts
by The Keystone Quilters
Dear Pam
Dear Pam

by Pam Bono
Granny Quilt Decor
Granny Quilt Decor

by Darlene Zimmerman
Joined at the Heart Quilting
Joined at the Heart Quilting for Family and Friends

by Anne Moscicki and Linda Wyckoff-Hickey
Keepsake Quilts for Baby
Keepsake Quilts for Baby

Designs by Julie Higgins
BOOK &/or
DVD
Mastering Precision Piecing
Mastering Precision Piecing
by Sally Collins
Mis Mabel's Garden
Miss Mabel's Garden
by Helen Thorn
More Simple Quilts with Splash, Dash, & Panache
More Simple Quilts with Splash, Dash, and Panache

by Nicole C. Chambers
More Elm Creek Quilts
More Elm Creek Quilts
by Jennifer Chiaverini
A Passion For Patchwork
A Passion for Patchwork
by Lise Bergene
Patchwork Memories
Patchwork Memories

by Retta Warehime
Plentiful Possibilities
Plentiful Possibilities
A Timeless Treasury of 16 Terrific Quilts

by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith
Q is for Quilt
Q is for Quilt

by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes
Quilt Shack
Quilt Shack
by R. Norum & H.A. Krohg
Quilter's Happy Hour
Quilter's Happy Hour
11 Quilts with Cocktail Recipes
Quilting with Bits and Pieces Cover
Quilting With Bits & Pieces

Various Designer w/
House of White Birches
Quilter's Bounty
Quilter's Bounty

by Robin Strobel
Quilting a Rainbow of Quilts
Quilting a Rainbow of Quilts

by Various Artists/Authors
Quilts for Ice Cream Lovers
Quilts for Ice Cream Lovers
by Janet Jones Worley
Quilts from Booneslick Trail Quilter's Guild
Quilts from Booneslick Trail Quilters' Guild

by Bettina Havig
Quilting Season
Quilting Season
by Debbie Caffrey

Quilting through Life
Projects for the Mind, Body, and Soul
by Julia Teters-Zeigler
Quilts From the Heart, Quick projects for gerous giving
Quilts From the Heart
Quick Projects for Generous Giving

by Karen Renaud
The Quilt Mania's Playbook
The Quilt Maniac's Playbook

by Nicole C. Chambers
Simple Quilts
Simple Quilts That Look Like a Million Bucks
by Nicole C. Chambers
Thimbleberries, Collections of Classic Quilts
Thimbleberries, Collection of Classic Quilts

by Lynette Jensen
Thimbelberries
New Classic Quilts Cover
New Classic Quilts
by Lynette Jensen
Traditional Quilts with a Twist
Traditional Quilts with a Twist

by Maggie Ball
Tried and True
Tried and True
by Sandy Bonsib
Twisted Classics
Twisted Classics
by Jeanne Stauffer &
Sandra L Hatch
Twosey-Foursey Quilts Cover
Twosey-Foursey Quilts
by Cathy Wierzbicki
Wine Country Quilts
Wine Country Quilts

by Cyndy Lyle Rymer & Jennifer Rounds
  

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