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Quilting For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Quilting For Dummies, 2nd Edition


By Cheryl Fall

ISBN: 978-0-7645-9799-2
Format: Paper
Pages: 384 Pages
Pub. Date: February 2006

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Introduction.

Part I. Gathering Your Tools and Getting Ready.

Chapter 1. The Art of Quilting.

Chapter 2. Threads, Needles, and Gadgets - And All That Jazz.

Chapter 3. The Piece de Resistance: Fabric.

Part II. Planning Your Masterpiece.

Chapter 4. A Patch in the Fabric of Time: Designing Quilt Blocks.

Chapter 5. Creating and Using Templates.

Chapter 6. Playing with Blocks and Borders: Which Way Should They Go?

Chapter 7. Using Your Computer as a Crystal Ball.

Part III. Sharpening Your Sewing Skills.

Chapter 8. Cuts and Creases: Pressing Matters.

Chapter 9. Positively Perfect Piecing.

Chapter 10. Do You Know the Way to Applique.

Part IV. Ahead to the Finish: Quilting the Pieces in Place.

Chapter 11. The Plan of Attack: Deciding How to Quilt Your Quilt.

Chapter 12. Assembling the Quilt Sandwich.

Chapter 13. Ready, Set . . .Quilt! The Inns and Outs of Quilting Your Masterpiece.

Chapter 14. Finishing Touches: Bindings and More.

Part V. Completing the Circle: Projects to Try.

Chapter 15. Fabulous Skill Builders.

Chapter 16. Mixed-Technique Projects.

Chapter 17. Projects for the Machine Queen.

Chapter 18. Small-Scale Projects.

Part VI. The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19. Ten Quilting Timesavers.

Chapter 20. Ten Tips for Displaying Your Art.

Chapter 21. Top Ten Criteria Quilting Judges Use.

Appendix. Resources for Quilts.

Index.

 

 

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