The Quilting Book will teach you everything you need to know to get started with quilting, from threading up your machine for the first time to creating flying geese panels to finishing your first quilt. Learn how to free hand your stitches, create numerous different panels and work them together to create your own quilting blanket. Featuring: Getting ready to quilt - Prepare your sewing machine, learn how to use your equipment and create templates. Piecing techinques - Learn how to piece together your lengths of fabric using different techniques. Assembling and finishing your quilt - Connect your block together and finish up your creation. Practise projects - Follow our brilliant projects to craft beautiful quilts.
Welcome to THE Quilting BOOK
Getting Ready to Quilt
Prepare Your Sewing Machine
Hand Piecing Supplies
Machine Piecing Supplies
Hand Quilting Supplies
Machine Quilting Supplies
Common Quilting Measurements
How to Adjust a Quilt Pattern
Prepare Fabric
Rotary Cutter Safety
Rotary Cut Block Pieces
Rotary Cut Bias Strips
Create and Use Templates
Fussy Cut a Block Piece
Piecing Quilt Blocks
Useful Hand Stitches
Hand Piecing
Machine Piecing
Piece Strip Sets
Press Blocks
Fix Block Problems
Piecing Techniques
Piece Four-Patch Units
Piece Two-Bar and Three-Bar Units
Piece Flying Geese Units
Piece Half-Square Triangles
Piece Square-in-Square Units
Piece Hourglass Units
Piece Y-Seams
Piece Partial Seams
Curved Piecing
Foundation Paper Piecing
English Paper Piecing
Assembling a Quilt Top
Choose a Block Setting
Sew Quilt Blocks Together
Add Setting Triangles
Add Sashing
Add Straight Borders
Add Mitered Borders
Add Special Borders
Preparing a Quilt for Quilting
Piece a Quilt Back
Select and Prepare Batting
Mark the Quilting Pattern
Baste Quilt Layers
Prepare a Quilt for Longarm Quilting
Quilting a Quilt
Hand Quilting
Tie a Quilt
Machine Quilting
Square Up Your Quilt
Bind a Quilt
Practise projects
Create a Design Wall
Pieced Pillowcase
Mug Rug
“Stargazer” Wall Hanging
“Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Stars” Baby Quilt
“Peppermint Twist” Twin Quilt
“Strawberry Preserves” Lap Quilt
“Star-Crossed” Wall Hanging
“Mirage” Wall Hanging
Credits • The quilts used as examples in this book are made from copyrighted patterns. Many of the fabrics used are also under copyright. Every e?ort has been made to include the names of the pattern makers and fabric manufacturers for the quilts and fabrics shown in this book.
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