Quilter's Academy, Volume 2—Sophomore Year

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607051397
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Get a college-level education in quiltmaking in the comfort of your home with the second in the classic series—plus eleven projects to practice your skills! From the mother-daughter team of world-renowned teacher Harriet Hargrave and Carrie Hargrave, this book in the Quilter’s Academy series will inspire you to put your developing skills to work and challenge you to start designing your own quilts. Drafting exercises help you learn to make any quilt, any size, with or without a pattern. You’ll find loads of tips, techniques, and helpful charts—and a bonus section with eleven projects. This classic series of comprehensive books will take you from the basics to complete mastery with easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises. In Volume 1, you learned the fundamentals of quiltmaking. Now, in Volume 2, you’ll build your drafting skills by using tools like graph paper and linking blocks. “A complete sequence of classes. lessons, exercises and projects to build your skill from one project to the next.” —Fabrications

Heirloom Machine Quilting

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571202366
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Book Description
Instructions from the purchase and care of equipment to techniques for finishing a quilt.

Mastering Machine Appliqué

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C & T Pub
ISBN: 9781571201362
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
A guide to machine applique. It covers everything needed in order to get started, and contains easy exercises to help the reader practise new skills. Each technique is described step by step, and there is discussion on how to choose and use the right needles, threads and more."

The Art of Classic Quiltmaking

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571208739
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
The ultimate how-to book for quilters—a workbook with exercises that provide a foundation of much-needed basics to set you on your quilting path. Two of quilting’s most respected teachers combine their different styles to present an incredible reference and project book that beginners and experienced quilters alike will always keep near the sewing machine! Loaded with the information you need to make traditional quilts, including selecting and caring for fabric, choosing equipment and supplies, calculating yardage, selecting the piecing technique that ensures the best result, designing borders, and deciding on quilting designs. Designed for those who encounter problems with quilting basics, from confident beginners to experienced quilters. Master piecing methods with step-by-step exercises, helpful hints, illustrations, and photos. Project quilts accompany each basic technique chapter. Numerous variations of the techniques are also presented. Find out how to answer questions such as “where do I go next?” or “what went wrong?”

Freemotion Quilting

Author: Judy Woodworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574326710
Category : Crazy quilts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Now you CAN quilt as desired] The tips, techniques, and secrets in this book are must-haves for anyone interested in excellent free-motion machine quilting, including domestic, midarm, and longarm sewers of any skill level. More than 200 color photos show a balance of inspirations for quilt designs, how-to illustrations from start to finish, 28 quilting patterns, and close-ups-front and back-of Judy's extraordinary stitching. This unique free-motion machine quilting book combines inspiration, how-to, and patterns with examples from 19 stunning quilts from a very accomplished competitive quilter willing to share her secrets. OUT OF PRINT

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

Heirloom Machine Quilting

Author: Harriet Hargrave
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN: 9780914881926
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
How to use your sewing machine to do patchwork quilting.

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson

Author: Alex Anderson
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 157120167X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Discusses equipment, fabric, tools, and techniques while offering patterns for six simple block quilts.

Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts

Author: Rayna Gillman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052652
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Discover there’s no such thing as a mistake when you learn how to create original designs with this no-rules method of quilting. • Create one-of-a-kind quilts with free-form cutting and piecing • Discover how to spontaneously combine your own original units and design as you go! • Blend hand-prints and hand-dyes with commercial fabrics to create truly original quilts Enjoy the freedom of free-form! In this follow-up to Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth, Rayna shares her “can’t make a mistake” approach to designing quilts. Learn how to how to trust your instincts so you can work more intuitively, and develop a new appreciation for the therapy of sewing without a plan. With these new skills, you can create new work from leftovers and scraps, dig into those favorite fabrics, and transform all those unfinished projects!

A Passion for Patchwork

Author: Lisa Bergene
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9780896892552
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
-Capitalizes on quilters' love of patchwork designs -Easily applied to machine-quilting projects of varying size -Offers projects that can be completed in two hours or two days Quilters love variety, and this book offers quilters a lot of choices - - 95 different projects in all. For quilters with a lot of time, or those with only a little time to quilt, this book has the perfect patchwork quilt for any occasion. This indispensable resource gives quilters determined to complete a project in a weekend a wide selection of projects to choose from, while also providing less time-consuming tasks for quilters looking for only a few hours for fun. Among the projects featured are: -Bed quilts -Denim bags -Purses -Table runners -Wall hangings -Place mats Plus, there are modern appliqu? patterns such as hearts, stars and angels for quilters to make and add as decorations to each project