Quilting for dummies
Book - 2006
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- Published
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley
2006.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Item Description
- Previous ed.: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 1999.
- Physical Description
- xvi, 366 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780764597992
- 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