Get Quilting with Angela & Cloe: 14 Projects for Kids to Sew

by Angela Walters, Cloe Walters (With)

Overview

Kids can quilt! Best-selling author Angela Walters and her daughter, Cloe, join forces to teach preteens and teens the basics of quiltmaking. The dynamic mother-daughter duo guides kids step by step through prepping and finishing their very first quilt. Readers will tackle 14 projects to keep or give as gifts, including stylish bedroom decor, such as pillow covers, rugs, and T-shirt quilts. Angela’s eye for design and her approachable teaching style is the perfect complement to Cloe’s kid-approved fabric choices and projects. With skill-builders and plenty of how-to photos, your kids can finally bring their imaginative creations to life!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607059554
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Quilting is a family affair for Angela Walters and Cloe Walters, a mother and daughter quilting duo. When she’s not bugging her mom to use the longarm, Cloe can be found at the sewing machine or running around outside. Angela is a longarm quilter, author, and coffee addict. Angela, Cloe, and the rest of their family live in Kansas City, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction Getting started             About the book             What is a quilt?             Supplies Making a Quilt             Reading the Pattern             The Supplies             Appliqué             Cutting             Sewing             Making the Quilt Top             Pressing Quilting             Layering and Basting the Quilt             Quilting             Hand Quilting             Tie Quilting             Machine Quilting             Trimming the Quilt             Binding Hands-On Practice             Potholders Skill level: 1             Placemats Skill level: 1             Quilted Water Bottle Holder Skill level: 2 Projects             Heart Ticker Tape Quilt Skill level 2             Charmed Quilt Skill level: 2             Rag Quilt Skill level: 2             Appliqué Letter Pillow Skill level: 2             Bed Runner Skill level: 2             Cut-Away Rug Skill level: 2             Signature Quilt Skill level: 2             Ticker Tape Quilt: Skill level: 3             School Supply Holder Skill level: 3             T-shirt Quilt Skill level: 3             Cuddle Quilt Skill level: 3

Editorial Reviews

Use step-by-step photos and follow instructions to make 14 skill-building projects in Get Quilting with Angela and Cloe from mother-daughter duo Angela and Cloe Walters. The book is chock-full of tips for rotary cutting, piecing, appliquéing, and free-motion quilting.

Fall 2015 Quilts and More

This mother/daughter duo join forces to teach preteens and teens the basics of quiltmaking. In addition to step-by-step directions for making that first quilt, there are also projects to keep or give as gifts, including stylish bedroom decor, such as pillow covers, rugs, and T-shirt quilts. Angela's eye for design and her approachable teaching style is the perfect complement to Cloe's kid-approved fabric choices and projects.

Fall 2015 Notions

Angela and her daughter Cloe join forces to teach preteens and teens the ins and outs of quiltmaking with 14 projects.

September/October 2015 Quiltmaker

Sharing the art of quilting with a young person in your life is priceless for both you and them. That’s what Angela Walters did when she showed her daughter, Cloe, how to quilt and sew projects in her new book, Get Quilting with Angela and Cloe. A friendly tone throughout, this book is packed with lots of great beginning quilter information.

July/August 2015 McCall's Quilting

This is an excellent introduction to patchwork and quilting by a mother and her young daughter. It is written in clear non-technical language and is well illustrated with photos and diagrams. There is a strong emphases on safety especially with rotary cutters. The projects are machine pieced using fusible wadding. The techniques involve hand quilting, machine quilting and knotting. The interesting projects would appeal as they produce quick results. Raw edged appliqué features frequently. One quilt has raw edged blocks, which were quilted before assembling into a complete quilt. Half square triangles are made from 7" squares. This could be read and understood by a child of nine years upwards. It is my Book of the Month.

December 2015 British Patchwork and Quilting

"Get Quilting" (C&T Publishing), by mother and daughter Angela and Cloe Walters, walks young people through the process, from choosing fabric and supplies to assembling and quilting a piece. Kid-friendly projects range from a T-shirt quilt to a school-supplies holder.

ABC News, 12/29/15 - Jennifer Forker

05/01/2015
Walters (Shape by Shape Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters) is best known for her popular free-motion quilting books, so it's no surprise that her daughter Cloe has caught the quilting bug. This mother-daughter collaboration is written with preteen and young teen quilters in mind and features a variety of beginner-friendly projects that will appeal to budding sewists, including a basic T-shirt quilt, a cut-away rug highlighting free-motion quilting, a school supply roll, and an appliquéd pillow. The finished projects presented in the photos are delightfully imperfect, which will help motivate young quilters who are still building confidence at the sewing machine, and the instructions are comprehensive yet appropriate for the target audience. VERDICT Reminiscent of Sara Trail's Sew with Sara, this book will appeal to young quilters who are just starting out—and the grown-ups who are helping them learn.

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