First-Time Quiltmaking: Learning to Quilt in Six Easy Lessons (Landauer) Step-by-Step Beginner's Quilting Guide with Easy-to-Follow Instructions, Color Photos, and 4 Starting Quilt Patterns

Landauer Publishing

ISBN 10: 1935726234 / ISBN 13: 9781935726234

Published by Design Originals, 2012

Signs of wear and consistent use. Seller Inventory # 3IIT5G001TNW_ns

Synopsis:

Perfect for the first-time quilter!

• Lesson One: Beginning Basics - Discover how easy it is to begin quilting with an illustrated guide to fabrics, tools, and techniques
• Lesson Two: Preparing the Fabric - Pre-wash, press, straighten and rotary cut the fabric—now you're ready to sew
• Lesson Three: Sewing Accurate Seams - Pick up a few quick tricks and tips for sewing an exact quarter-inch seam for accurate seam allowances
• Lesson Four: Assembling the Quilt Top - Choose from three easy quilt patterns for step-by-step success—and then use the techniques to take the three-in-one quilt challenge
• Lesson Five: Making the Quilt Sandwich - Make a quilt sandwich by layering the batting between the backing and your finished quilt top and secure it with yarn ties or simple machine quilting
• Lesson Six: Finishing the Quilt - Follow easy instructions to add the binding, a sleeve for hanging, a personalized label—and you've successfully finished your first quilt!

Can you make your first quilt simply by reading through the pages of this book? Yes, you can!

Discover how easy it is to begin quilting with an illustrated guide to fabrics, tools, and techniques. Inside you'll find step-by-step instructions with photos and diagrams for learning to quilt in six easy lessons.

Perfect for the first-time quilter, First-Time Quiltmaking is also a great guide for introductory quilting classes. This book includes instruction on rotary cutting, sewing accurate seams, piecing basic blocks, and assembling and finishing the quilt top. Plus, instructions to add the binding, a sleeve for hanging, and a personalized label!

An easy teach-me/show-me format gives you just what you need to know to start and finish—so you can point to your first quilt and say, "I made it!"

About the Author:

Author Helen Stubbings hails from the south of Australia. A prolific designer, she has been featured in many international craft, quilt and embroidery magazines.

Helen lives with her husband and their three beautiful daughters and works from her home studio at the bottom of the world, traveling to teach and share her love of all things stitching.

Bibliographic Details

Title: First-Time Quiltmaking: Learning to Quilt in...
Publisher: Design Originals
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good