Quilting Happiness ~ Paperback ~ Diane Gilleland

This title invites readers to explore what makes them happiest in their quilting. It includes 20 original quilt designs offering a range of techniques to try. Creative exercises, practices and other valuable side bars will spark new ideas. Quilting holds rich possibilities for exploring the many joys of creativity. For some, it's a welcome bit of solitude; for others, it's a way to forge connections and a sense of community. Some find it in their design process. Some find it in curling up under the finished quilt, cup of tea in hand. Quilting Happiness invites readers to explore what makes them happiest in their quilting. The 20 original quilt designs give readers a range of techniques to try, while the creative exercises, practices and other valuable sidebars challenge them to explore ways their quilting can become even more meaningful. From finding your unique design style to using fabrics filled with memories or sharing your quilting hours, this book will spark new ideas on each rereading.Author BiographyCHRISTINA LANE has been sewing since she was a child and has been long-arm quilting for seven years. She has been a guest speaker at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild and featured on WhipUp.net, SayYestoHoboken.com, and FatQuarterly.com. Her work has appeared in Lunch Bags!, Arftul Blogging, and Quilts & More magazine. Christina blogs at TheSometimesCrafter.blogspot.com. DIANE GILLELAND is a craft writer and designer. Her website, CraftyPod.com, offers podcasts and videos to a worldwide audience of more than 40,000 monthly visitors and 5,000 Twitter followers. Diane's work has appeared in CRAFT, CraftStylish, Woman's Day, Sew News, and The Oregonian, and on numerous websites, including CraftStylish.com, Craftzine.com, Whipup.net, HandmadeSpark.com, and Etsy.com/blog. She is the author of Kanzashi in Bloom.