Honor Old Glory with 16 exciting star quilts in red, white, and blue. Esteemed designer Judy Martin shares all-new quilts plus out-of-print favorites. Create a bold collection of 2- and 3- color beauties for all skill levels.

Quilters have flocked to Elm Creek Manor to learn from Master Quilter Sylvia Compson and her expert colleagues. There's Sarah, Sylvia's onetime apprentice who's paired her quilting accomplishments with a mind for running the business of Elm Creek Quilts; Agnes, who has a gift for applique; Gwen, who stitches innovative art quilts; Diane, a whiz at the technicalities of quick-piecing; and Bonnie, with her encyclopedic knowledge of folk art patterns....

A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.

When Sarah decides to make a quilt depicting her favorite view from Mount Greylock, she hikes to the area, bringing her granddaughters, a sketchbook, and a camera. The girls videotape each other goofing off at the top of the hill, and later, Sarah notices something odd in their footage: a man, barely visible through the bushes, struggling with something on the ground. Who is he? What was he doing there?

The making of Show ways, or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.

Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than they appear. Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less, and watch your skills soar to a whole, new level. Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams, mini improv piecing, and free form curves. Victoria Findlay Wolfe shares 17 projects, including the eye-fooling Herringbone and LeMoyne Star quilt patterns, plus full-size...

Sarah meets her father's new friend, Vern, in the nursing home and is drawn into helping him discover his lost love, Alice. Sarah then finds that Vern has not told her the whole truth-- will bringing Vern and Alice back together be a mistake?