Start Quilting: all you need to know to start making your own fabulous quilts: The Beginner's Book of Quilting Techniques

by Celia Eddy (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.36

  Quilting is becoming ever more popular as an enjoyable and therapeutic hobby, but many quilters, beginners and more advanced, feel that they have missed some of the basic skills along the way, or find that they have become entrenched in one type of quilting and don't know how to attempt new styles. This A-Z aims to overcome these problems by providing a comprehensive rounding in all the skills, types and techniques you could ever need. Once you have mastered these, following published patterns or designing your own unique quilts should be easy and enjoyable.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.36

  Quilting - a unique form of individual expression - has always been carried out as a communal activity, and its appeal lies in this sharing of ideas and fabrics. Start Quilting provides you with all the basic skills you'll ever need to follow both published patterns and designs that you have conceived yourself. The book begins with clear, step-by-step coverage of all the materials and key quilting skills every beginner needs in order to make a start. Next, it demonstrates a wide range of types of quilting, including American block patchwork, hand and machine quilting, log cabin patchwork and applique, Each type if fully explained and illustrated, then demonstrated with clear, step-by-step photos and artwork. A selection of twelve specially commissioned projects allows you to practise the skill you have learned as you create stunning and expressive quilts for yourself, your family and your friends.