Quilting Books at Linda's Electric Quilters
Linda's carries over 1,000 quilting, sewing, and craft books through Checker Distributor — spanning technical instruction, project collections, design reference, and inspiration. Whether you're looking for beginner techniques, advanced design study, or project-based pattern books, the Checker book catalog covers the full range. Longarm-specific design study lives in the Pam Clarke design books guide, and the pattern catalog in the Checker patterns guide.
Featured Titles
- Versatile Nine Patch — a deep exploration of one of quilting's most fundamental blocks; techniques and variations for the classic nine-patch
- Kaffe Fassett's Quilts en Provence — Kaffe Fassett's stunning quilt projects inspired by the colour and light of Provence; project book with full instructions
- Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler — the authoritative sampler book by Barbara Brackman, the leading historian of Civil War-era quilting
- Scrap Crazy 6 — the latest in the beloved Scrap Crazy series; scrap quilt projects using Creative Grids templates
- My Soul is Fed With My Wool, Needle and Thread II — a needle arts/embroidery/wool applique book for hand stitching enthusiasts
- Scrap Crazy Play Book — a project-focused companion to the Scrap Crazy series; skill-building scrap quilt projects
- Easy Does It Patriotic — approachable patriotic quilt projects for Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Americana décor
- Crazy for More — a crazy-quilt continuation project book for fans of the free-form embellished technique
Book Categories
The 1,000+ book catalog spans: beginner instruction, traditional and modern quilt design, applique and embroidery, wool work, foundation paper piecing, colour theory, sampler quilts, holiday and seasonal projects, and regional/historical quilting traditions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pattern or book — when does each make sense?
A pattern buys one quilt; a book buys a technique or a designer's whole approach. Sampler and block-study books like Versatile Nine Patch generate quilts for years, which is why serious quilters' shelves fill with books and their drawers with patterns.
What makes a sampler book like the Civil War Sampler enduring?
Blocks plus stories — Brackman pairs each block with its documented history, turning a sampler project into a study of the era. History-anchored samplers are perennial guild projects because the narrative carries the group through fifty blocks.
Any tip for learning from project books?
Sew the book's project once as written before improvising — authors sequence cutting and piecing to teach the technique, and the shortcuts only make sense after one faithful pass. Then the book becomes a launching pad rather than a recipe.
