A no math, carry-long reference guide for quilters · Includes 16 charts and formulas to know accurate requirements for projects · Know fabric requirements and measurements for a variety of quilting techniques · Easily convert yards to inches to decimals, reduce or enlarge blocks, and more · An excellent resource to plan and prepare for projects
All the basic quilting information you need is now right at your fingertips, no messy math necessary! This pocket-sized guide contains 16 quilt charts and easy-to-use formulas, making it a quick, convenient, and accurate carry-along reference! Calculate fabric requirements for patchwork blocks, squares, strips, and triangles, and know the formulas to discover the fabric needed for quilt backing and quilt binding. Also included are quick quilting reference guides for measuring diagonal blocks, side-setting, and corner triangles, as well as half-square triangles and quarter-square triangle blocks.
Machine-quilting pro Lori Kennedy has taught hundreds of quilters how to start and, more importantly, how to improve their machine quilting. Now she's packed her vast knowledge, and more than 150 up-close photos, into 25 hands-on lessons you can turn to anytime you need guidance. Each lesson has a practice session and questions to help you evaluate what worked and where you may need a bit more practice. Whether you stitch your way through a lesson a day or save them for weekend quilting time, you'll soon be building skills and confidence, and quilting your projects with ease. You'll learn: Why it's important to start doodling (page 19) How to prevent drag or resistance when quilting a big quilt (page 44) When to mark, and ways to avoid marking pitfalls (page 72) How to create focal points and contrast with your quilting (page 116)
· An expanded and revised edition to the best-seller Block Genius · Contains new smaller blocks for mini quilts, new quilt settings, new sampler quilt patterns, and a new “create your own block” technique · Features 300 pieced quilt blocks and variations to grand total of 1001 blocks · Includes user and math-friendly charts · Author, sewist, photographer, and editor Sue Voegtlin wrote, sewed, photographed, and “did the math” for you to enjoy all the possibilities
Start, stitch, and finish nine simple blocks In the fourth book in her popular Teach Me series, expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your very first quilt. Pat’s easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects—even if you’re an absolute beginner. Learn the basics, from selecting notions and cutting fabric to machine sewing to quilting and binding, all from a skilled instructor with a warm, patient teaching style. You’ll be proud to finish your first quilt—the first of many! This fourth book in Pat Sloan’s Teach Me series is perfect for absolute beginners. More than 140 how-to photos, nine classic blocks, and nine quilt projects are included. Pat Sloan is a skilled instructor who covers key topics, including notions you’ll need, fabric selection and cutting, machine quilting techniques, and more.
