Quilting for dummies / by Cheryl Fall.
The fun and easy way to get started with quilting-now revised with 25 percent new material This accessible guide gives people just what they need to start stitching, offering how-to guidance on sewing as well as 16 projects that range from simple to spectacular. Revisions include terrific all-new projects, insights from experienced quilters, the latest on quilting software and Internet resources, coverage of new sewing machines and materials, and an updated insert of color photos.
Record details
- ISBN: 076459799X
- ISBN: 9780764597992
- Physical Description: xvi, 366 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Second edition
- Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.Previous edition: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 1999.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Gathering your tools and getting ready. The art of quilting ; Threads, needles, and gadgets-- and all that jazz ; The pièce de résistance : fabric -- Planning your masterpiece. A patch in the fabric of time : designing quilt blocks ; Creating and using templates ; Playing with blocks and borders : which way should they go? ; Using your computer as a crystal ball -- Sharpening your sewing skills. Cuts and creases : pressing matters ; Positively perfect piecing ; Do you know the way to appliqué? -- Ahead to the finish : quilting the pieces in place. The plan of attack : deciding how to quilt your quilt ; Assembling the quilt sandwich ; Ready, set-- quilt! : the ins and outs of quilting your masterpiece ; Finishing touches : bindings and more -- Completing the circle : projects to try. Fabulous skills builders ; Mixed-technique projects ; Projects for the machine queen ; Small-scale projects -- the part of tens. Ten quilting timesavers ; Ten tips for displaying your art ; Top ten criteria quilting judges use.
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| Marion Library | 746.46 FAL (Text) | 37810435016224 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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The fun and easy way to get started with quilting-now revised with 25 percent new material This accessible guide gives people just what they need to start stitching, offering how-to guidance on sewing as well as 16 projects that range from simple to spectacular. Revisions include terrific all-new projects, insights from experienced quilters, the latest on quilting software and Internet resources, coverage of new sewing machines and materials, and an updated insert of color photos.
