Download or read book Perfect Piecing Handy Pocket Guide written by Patty Murphy and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert piecing tips and tricks to fine-tune your patchwork Determining what makes a great quilt is different for everyone. Most quilters agree that one important element of every beautiful quilt is impeccable piecing—square blocks, perfect points, little or no bulk in the seams. How do you get there? This pocket guide will show you how to use basic techniques and foolproof tips to solve common construction problems for the basic quilt blocks. Reach past your quilting style and focus solely on technique to make your piecing perfect—or at least more effortless! Learn how to cut, sew, and press for success while constructing basic quilting blocks Perfect your blocks including the Four-Patch, Nine-Patch, half-square triangle, quarter-square triangle, and Flying Geese Quick and easy reference to all things patchwork including supplies, techniques, tips and tricks, and more

Download or read book Piecing Makeover written by Patty Murphy and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do your quilt blocks tend to misbehave? Perfect your patchwork with a visual, step-by-step guide to 21 popular quilt blocks. Piecing expert Patty Murphy shows you how with fail-proof techniques that can be used in all types of quilt designs, from traditional to modern. Say goodbye to patchwork problems like mismatched seams, blunt points, and too-small blocks, and learn to avoid common mistakes in sashings, borders, and bindings. Though mistakes happen to all of us, these easy techniques will help beginning and intermediate quilters achieve quiltmaking success every time. • Learn to flawlessly construct 21 popular blocks in both traditional and modern designs • Step-by-step photos guide new and intermediate quilters • Avoid common patchwork problems like mismatched seams with expert tips from a lifelong quilter

Download or read book Paper Piecing Handy Pocket Guide written by Tacha Bruecher and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the pocket guide to paper piecing that everyone's talking about—a forty-eight-page mini book that's perfect to take on the go! Follow step-by-step instructions from expert Tacha Bruecher for preparing and piecing using a foundation, then try out the technique with ten fun and graphic paper-pieced blocks. Includes techniques for both traditional foundation paper and freezer paper, as well as where and why to use each. This petite paperback is the perfect size for your purse or sewing kit. • Take it with you anywhere—classes, retreats, anywhere you sew! • Quick and easy reference to all things paper piecing, with ten block patterns to get you started • Fall in love with foundation piecing, and share this giftable guide with everyone you know who loves to quilt

Download or read book Quiltmaking for Beginners Handy Pocket Guide written by Angela Walters and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to make your first quilt This mini pocket guide is packed with information curated for quilting beginners! Once you’ve found your perfect pattern, use this guide to lead you through the piecing and quilting process to answer all of your questions along the way. Best-selling author Angela Walters shares the basics on how to get started, including information on supplies, notions, and sewing machines. Plus, she will answer every query you have on piecing, cutting, pressing, backing, layering, trimming, and binding with this guide. Get this for yourself and a friend to start your quilting journey together! Quick and easy reference to all things quilting including instructions, supplies, sewing machines, and more Fall in love with patchwork, and share this giftable guide with everyone you know who wants to quilt Take it with you everywhere—classes, retreats, anywhere you quilt!

Download or read book Show Me How to Paper Piece written by Carol Doak and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the basics of paper-piecing with renowned teacher Carol Doak. Create your own wall quilt by sewing blocks that can be completed in 3 simple steps!

Download or read book Easy Reversible Vests written by Carol Doak and published by That Patchwork Place. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the best-selling guide to creating stylish, fun, and exciting reversible waistcoats is back - and better than ever!"Easy Reversible Vests" teaches you everything you need to know - from how to flatter your figure with colour, pattern, and scale, to tips on successfully piecing dressmaking fabrics. With several variations on each project, you're sure to find something that appeals to your sense of the dramatic!

Download or read book No Math Quilt Charts Formulas written by Editors at Landauer Publishing and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A no math, carry-long reference guide for quilters · Includes 16 charts and formulas to know accurate requirements for projects · Know fabric requirements and measurements for a variety of quilting techniques · Easily convert yards to inches to decimals, reduce or enlarge blocks, and more · An excellent resource to plan and prepare for projects

Download or read book Learn to Paper Piece written by Nancy Mahoney and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resolve the mystery of precisely constructing quilt blocks with paper piecing. Nancy Mahoney guides you step by step through the basics and shows you how fun paper piecing can be. You'll be amazed when you discover how easy it is to master this empowering technique. Welcome to the definitive guide to paper piecing! Achieve the precision you're after as you learn the secrets of fabric and paper selection, how to choose the right scrap size, and how to keep your piecing accurate More than 30 how-to photos, combined with easy-to-understand directions, ensure accurate, successful block construction You'll be asking yourself, "Did I really sew that?" as you create complex design elements you never thought you could tackle

Download or read book A Kid s Guide to Sewing written by Sophie Kerr and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginner’s guide and visual dictionary for young people who want to learn to sew, packed with photos: “Some of the coolest projects we've seen.”—Kiki Magazine With this book by Sophie Kerr—with some help from her parents, Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio—kids can learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. Sixteen kid-friendly projects run the gamut from clothes to bags to accessories, while clear, step-by-step instructions walk kids through the creation of each. Throughout the book, tips from Sophie offer design and construction advice from a kid's perspective—and move from simpler to more complex projects as kids’ skills develop. The book "grows" with the sewist, offering more complex project as the reader's skills develop. It also functions as a visual dictionary of tools, materials, and terms that will be a go-to reference for young sewists.

Download or read book 101 Crazy Quilt Blocks written by Linda Causee and published by DRG Wholesale. This book was released on 2001 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful book of inspiration for all the many quilters who love to make a crazy quilt. Learn to do 20 stitches that can be used to embellish the seams.

Download or read book Temecula Quilt Co Returning to Temecula written by Sheryl Johnson and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheryl Johnson, owner of Temecula Quilt Co. and author of Quirky Little Quilts, returns with her interpretations of authentic quilts from yesteryear, sharing patterns for 14 little quilts that capture the make-do spirit of quilters from the past. From beginner-friendly blocks and scrap-friendly samplers to beautiful applique and crazy piecing, Sheryl's designs invite you to play with classic blocks, unexpected block pairings, and distinctive color blends.

Download or read book Quilting Just a Little Bit Crazy written by Allie Aller and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross traditional crazy quilting with favorite pieced quilt patterns and today’s machine quilting methods, and what do you get? Crazy fun for all kinds of quilters, even those who don’t like handwork. Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell’s guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage and modern, hand and machine work, and clever ways to make traditional quilts a little crazy. Includes 10 projects in sizes from small wall hangings to bed quilts; photo instructions for 15 crazy quilt and silk ribbon embroidery stitches; and tips for combining crazy quilting with machine piecing and embroidery.

Download or read book Crazy Patchwork written by Janet Haigh and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From pillows and throws to memory book covers and lampshades, Crazy Patchwork takes the theme of traditional crazy quilts and applies its principles to a whole range of ideas for gifts and for the home. Includes all the information a crafter needs to make exciting crazy quilt projects...in no time! All 20 projects can be easily machine-pieced or machine-embroidered and all use a range of brilliant colors, Many of the projects can be completed in just hours!

Download or read book The New Hexagon 2 written by Katja Marek and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hooray for MORE hexagons! The best-selling author of The New Hexagon is back with 52 new ways to play with hexagon shapes. Using her efficient, accurate methods for English paper piecing, Katja Marek shares streamlined how-to techniques such as basting with glue and using precut paper templates. Katja's also expanded the hex-abilities by including a variety of block sizes. Choose from: 14 twelve-inch blocks 38 six-inch blocks 5 pretty projects to show off the blocks you create!

Download or read book 100 Paper Pieced Quilt Blocks written by Sarah Callard and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mix and match a wide range of popular designs—everything from avocados to rainbows—to make perfect personalized quilts and quilted projects. This collection features one hundred fun quilt blocks from some of the best-known names in patchwork and quilting. All the blocks are made using foundation paper piecing (FPP) and all the templates are featured at full size with the seam allowance added so you can trace them off and get piecing straight away. There’s a comprehensive section showing you how to do FPP with step-by-step instructions and photos so even if you’ve never done it before you can get started. The motifs featured include everything from food and drink (strawberry milkshake and pizza anyone?), to designs for outdoor explorers (a canoe and campfire set the scene for adventure lovers); pets and wild animals (think raccoons to kittens) and everything in between. There is a block to suit everyone so you can make the perfect themed quilt for your nearest and dearest based on the things that they love the most. As well as instructions and patterns for the one hundred FPP blocks there are also instructions for 10 projects made using the blocks including a retro apron; a rainbow pouch bag; a tote with 1950s sunglasses motif; the perfect table runner and a cute, kitten pillow. So why not choose your favorite motifs and get started making perfect quilted gifts for your friends and family!

Download or read book How to Amuse Yourself and Others The American Girl s Handy Book written by Lina Beard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Girl's Handy Book was one of the earliest works written primarily for girls' amusement and enjoyment. It introduced original and novel ideas to open new routes for enterprise and entertainment for girls. The main goal was to engrave upon the girls' minds that they all have talent and the ability to achieve more than what they think is possible. During the time of this book's publication, it was unusual to promote girls to be inventive. But the writer desired to awaken this creative side in them by giving detailed methods of new tasks and amusements, to put them on the road they could travel and explore alone. Anyone curious about knowing the initiatives taken for girls' empowerment in the olden days will find this work beneficial.

Download or read book Cute Clever Totes written by Mary Hertel and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create and customize fun, stylish bags with these projects using paper piecing, from the author of Sew Magical. With all they do for us, don’t purses deserve to have a little fun? Sew 6 easy bags for your everyday life, each featuring an adorable 8? paper-pieced block. Add an airplane pocket to your travel bag or a fancy fox to your drawstring tote—just sew by number and have fun watching the images appear! Use any block with any bag, and save some extra blocks for fun quilts, pillows, or potholders—you’ll make an endless array of personalized gifts for friends and family. Paper piece with less waste thanks to the author’s time-saving tips! • Pick your bag and pick your block for playful totes with paper-pieced blocks in 96 combinations • Bags so cute, you can’t make just one! Sew 6 versatile projects from a market tote to a messenger bag • Personalize your bags with 16 crazy-cute paper-pieced blocks—each with full-size templates