The Ultimate Quilt Finishing Guide

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031019
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Master Quilt Borders, Backing, and Bindings! Finish your quilt strong with a polished and professional touch! From borders to binding (with batting in between) this is the perfect reference tool with step-by-step instructions on how to complete each finishing touch. Go from ordinary to extraordinary with over 100 different border options to give your quilt pizzaz and explore numerous ways on how to bind a quilt. Plus, you’ll never ruin a quilt again with the wrong choice of batting as tips and tricks will give you the insight and confidence you need to always make the right decision. Take all the guesswork out of finishing quilts with this essential guide! Make more than 100 different borders with step-by-step instructions on how to piece and add them to your quilt top Learn numerous ways to bind your quilt from straight and bias binding to prairie points and beyond This guide is the perfect lifelong reference tool that can be referred to again and again

Happy Endings

Author: Mimi Dietrich
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604683813
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
A must for every quilter's library, this is the classic book on finishing--back by popular demand! First published in 1987, this popular resource has sold more than 275,000 copies and is still the one quilters want. Well-known author and quiltmaking expert Mimi Dietrich shows you all you need to know about finishing quilts with style. Discover dozens of creative ways to finish your quilts, from easy to advanced Find terrific ideas for quilt backings, battings, bindings, and hanging sleeves Get creative with a great section on quilt borders Learn from Mimi Dietrich's "Happy Ending Hints," sprinkled throughout the book

The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting

Author: Angela Walters
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
ISBN: 9781604687279
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Successfully quilt your own quilts! On each project, gain insights on long-arm quilting as well as guidance for quilting on a home sewing machine.

Treasury of Patchwork Borders

Author: Elizabeth F. Nyhan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486261832
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Comprehensive reference book offers 30 patterns for 76 distinctive border motifs — each in 5 sizes. Instructions for selecting appropriate pattern size and design.

Quilt with Tula and Angela

Author: Tula Pink
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440245452
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Quilt the rainbow with Tula Pink and Angela Walters! Add color and punch to your next project with Quilt with Tula & Angela. Known for her cool, innovative style, Tula Pink will inspire you to toss your color wheel and commit to her signature approach to combining colors. Angela Walters creates the complementary finish and surface texture for each design, resulting in the perfect marriage of color and style for each of the featured 17 quilt projects. Pairing one shape with one color family in each chapter, you'll step through quilts of varying sizes, at the same time enjoying a front row seat to the creative collaboration between these mavens of style. In addition to the 17 signature Tula Pink quilt designs and 42 quilt design motifs from Angela Walters, you will also be treated to useful tips on choosing fabrics and mixing up prints and approaching the quilt process. Featuring bold illustrations and gorgeous photographs, Quilt with Tula & Angela is the comprehensive approach to intuitive color choices you've been waiting for.

101 Full Size Quilt Blocks and Border

Author: Murdoch Books Pty Limited
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781740456777
Category : Patchwork
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Floral fancies - Country themes - Americana - Just for fun - Borders - Quilting basics.

Beautiful Borders, Backings & Bindings

Author: Jill Reber
Publisher: Landauer (IA)
ISBN: 9781890621810
Category : Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A stunning border sampler, dozens of beautiful borders, backings and bindings and decorative practice projects provide inspiration and information in this comprehensive photographic how-to teaching guide. In clear step-by-step photographs the book presents the important finishing techniques a quilter needs to know.

The Ultimate Guide to Rulerwork Quilting

Author: Amanda Murphy
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617459488
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Discover how to use quilting rulers to their fullest and achieve the quilting you want every time. Straight lines, curves . . . there are rulers for every kind of quilting! Amanda Murphy shares an in-depth guide to everything you need to know about rulerwork quilting on both domestic and longarm machines. With recommendations for choosing templates and feet, this technical guide is great on its own, but also makes the perfect sidekick to Murphy’s popular Rulerwork Quilting Idea Book. Plan your quilting to perfection and learn to combine rulerwork with free-motion quilting. Watch your quilting aesthetic begin to evolve; helpful photos show you how to execute quilting designs with basic straight-line and circle rulers, as well as specialty shapes like waves, clamshells, and feathers! Become a rulerwork expert! Achieve the quilting you want every time Work on your longarm or domestic sewing machine, with troubleshooting and ergonomic tips for each Buy the right rulers and feet, plan the quilting, and execute rulerwork with finesse

Ultimate Quilt Block Collection

Author: Lynne Goldsworthy
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1620082810
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 594

Book Description
Create hundreds of quilts with this guide for quilters of all skill levels, featuring over sixty block designs with step-by-step instructions. From the creative mind of renowned quilter Lynne Goldsworthy comes Ultimate Quilt Block Collection, featuring more than sixty of Lynne’s designs—colorful blocks in both classic and modern patterns using a wide range of motifs and fabrics. From basic units like flying geese to more intricate designs based on foundation paper piecing, there’s something in this comprehensive guide for quilters of varying skill levels. Lynne offers clear, step-by-step instructions accompanied by beautiful color photos for every project and provides additional instruction in sewing your completed blocks into a finished quilt. Novice quilters can use this book to reinforce the basics, while advanced quilters will discover a wealth of inspiration and encouragement to experiment with original fabric and color combinations. Start quilting today! Inside Ultimate Quilt Block Collection: More than sixty distinctive quilt block designs Thorough, step-by-step guidance for quilters from novice to advanced A wide variety of techniques and patterns that you can follow or use as inspiration for your own original blocks Hundreds of full-color photographs that serve as visual references for each project Instructions and advice from a recognized worldwide quilting expert

The Ultimate Thread Guide

Author: Becky Goldsmith
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617458716
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
“[A] handy, in-depth guide . . . an attractive and useful reference for those passionate about sewing and other thread-based crafts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a convenient thread use key that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information will help you determine which one is right for your project. Plus, get the inside scoop on thread types and fibers, thread weight, choosing the correct sewing machine needle, and how thread is made. Learn about the most important features of specific threads (grouped by thread manufacturer) The perfect on-the-go reference Try out new products and new techniques with confidence