Beginners Guide To Quiltmaking

Expect the best and you get it - everything a beginning quilter needs to know to get started and finish a quilt successfully is contained in Beginner’s Guide to Quiltmaking by Jeri Simon. *450 how-to step-by-step photos and illustrations * 7 quilt projects * 16 sizing and setting charts * 6 helpful formulas * A glossary of quilting terms and definitions Thorough, clear and complete chapters include: Getting Started - essential equipment and features Choosing fabric - materials, precuts, color, value, scale and grain Preparing Fabric - from pressing and straightening to all about seams Cutting - Rotary cutting, sub-cutting, left-handed rotary cutting, fussy cuts 7 Basic Blocks with step-by-step photos and text Machine and Hand Applique_ Techniques Assembling the Quilt Top - Straight set, diagonal set, borders Finishing the Quilt - backing, batting, binding and basting Quilting the Quilt - hand and machine quilting, marking, tying Adding a hanging sleeve