All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool: Updated

by Harriet Hargrave, Alex Anderson, Sharyn Craig, Liz Aneloski

Overview

Howbig is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount offabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? The Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fastanswers to these and dozens of other quilting questions. Now this indispensableguide from top quilters Alex Anderson, Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, and LizAneloski has been updated to include more answers, more techniques, more quiltsettings, and more blocks than ever before. This is the must-have answer bookfor quilters all around the world—more than 100,000 sold!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058526
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	02/07/2014
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Harriet Hargrave is one of the foremost experts in quiltmaking, with several books, fabric lines, and products for quilters.
Sharyn Craig teaches, lectures, writes about quilt making, and has authored twelve previous books.
Liz Aneloski, an editor at C&T Publishing, is also an avid quilter, who has authored eight books on quilting and sewing.
Alex Anderson has authored 30 books on quilting with C&T Publishing, in four languages, selling near 1 million copies worldwide.

Table of Contents

Quick-Start Guide 6–8

Bed/Quilt Sizes 10–11

Bed, Comforter,Coverlet, and Bedspread Measurements 10

Quilt Sizes withDrop and Tuck 10

Customizing QuiltSize 11

Quilt Styles andFormulas 11

Straight-Set Quilts 12–16

Number of BlocksNeeded in Straight-Set Quilts 12

Inches Added bySashing to Straight-Set Quilts 12

Quilt Size in Inchesfor Straight-Set Blocks (6"–12") 13–14

Quilt Size in Inchesfor Straight-Set Blocks (14"–24") 15

Number of Sashingsand Cornerstones Needed for Straight-Set Quilts 16

Diagonal-Set Quilts 17–24

DiagonalMeasurements for Squares 17

Inches Added bySashing to Diagonal-Set Quilts 18

Number of Blocks andQuilt Size in Inches for Diagonal-Set Blocks (6"–12") 19–20

Quilt Size in Inchesfor Diagonal-Set Blocks (14"–20") 21

Cutting Numbers forSide and Corner Setting Triangles 22

Number of Sashings,Cornerstones, Side Triangles, and Corner Triangles for Diagonal-Set Quilts 23

Cutting Numbers forSide and Corner Setting Triangles with Sashing for Diagonal-Set Quilts 24

Number Conversions 25

Decimal/FractionEquivalents 25

Yardage to Inchesand Decimals 25

Sewing MachineStitch Length Setting Equivalents 25

Yardage Requirements 26–37

Number of Squaresfrom Specific Yardage 26

Number of Rectanglesfrom Specific Yardage 27

Number of SashingStrips from Specific Yardage 28

Number ofEquilateral Triangles from Specific Yardage 29

Number of Hexagonsfrom Specific Yardage 29

Number of 60°Diamonds from Specific Yardage 30

Number of 45°Diamonds from Specific Yardage 30

Yardage for QuiltBacking 31

Yardage for BordersCut on Crosswise* Grain 32

Yardage for BordersCut on Lengthwise* Grain 33

Size of FabricSquare Needed for Various-Width and Length of Bias Strips 34–37

Cutting 38–42

Cut/Finished BindingWidths 38

Cutting Bias Strips 38

Cutting Half- andQuarter-Square Triangles 39

GrainlineRecommendations for Pieced Blocks 39

Cutting Numbers forRotary-Cut Shapes 40–42

Supplies 43–44

U.S./European NeedleSize Conversion and Recommended Fabric Weight 43

Uses for VariousNeedle Types 43

Needle/ThreadRecommendations 43

Standard BattingSizes 44

Standard Sizes ofPrecut Fabrics 44

Piecing 45–59

Ensuring a 1/4"Seam Allowance 45

Thread Tension 46

Y-Seam Construction46

Half-Triangle Units—Method 1: Sew and Slice 47

Half-TriangleUnits—Method 2: Eight from a Square 48

Half-Triangle Units—Method 3: Sheeting Triangles 49

Cutting Numbers for Stitch-and-FlipFlying Geese 50

Cutting Numbers for4X Flying Geese 51

Cutting Numbers forSquare-in-a-Square Block 52

Curved-SeamConstruction 53

Cutting Numbers forPrairie Points 54

Mitered BorderCorner Construction 55

Mitered Double-FoldBinding Corner Construction 56

Seaming Double-FoldBinding Ends—Method 1 57

Seaming Double-FoldBinding Ends—Method 2 58

Seaming Double-FoldBinding Ends—Method 3 59

Hanging Sleeve 59

Cutting and Piecing for 20 Popular Traditional Blocks 60–69

Basket 60

Birds in the Air 60

Bow Tie 61

Broken Dishes 61

Churn Dash 62

Friendship Star 62

House 63

Maple Leaf 63

New Album 64

Nine-Patch 64

Nine-Patch Variation65

Ocean Waves 65

Ohio Star 66

Pinwheel 66

Rail Fence 67

Sawtooth Star 67

Shoofly 68

Snail's Trail 68

Snowball 69

Variable Star 69

Index 70–72

Editorial Reviews

C&T Publishing has recently released three new Reference guides packed with information quilters and sewists use on a regular basis. The first of these treasures would be the All-In-One Quilter's Reference Tool by Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski. I am sure you are familiar with this booklet as this go-to guide for quilters has sold 100,000 copies around the world. This new expanded edition includes 20 additional pages with new quilt blocks, cutting charts, piecing techniques and more. Inside you will find easy-to-follow charts, tables and illustrations. You will also find yardage requirements, cutting instructions, setting secrets, supplies, piecing techniques and number conversions. I reach for this all the time when trying to convert a fraction to a decimal or to determine how large a quilt I would like to make.

The Applique Society Newsletter

This compact volume is absolutely packed with almost any calculation you might need to create a quilt. The book opens with a "Quick-Start Guide" in a Q&A format to help readers find the most popular topics such as: How do I sew a curved seam? or Where should the grainline be? Beginners who are looking to branch out from conventional designs will find yardage requirements, cutting tips, and piecing tutorials. More seasoned quilters will be able to quickly check such things as how many hexagons can be cut from a yard of fabric. (The answer is a lot, depending on the finished size of your hexagon.) The book is divided into color-coded chapters featuring comprehensive diagrams and charts. It is ring-bound and the outer cover wraps all the way from front to back to protect the pages from getting worn along the binding. This updated version of a beloved favorite includes 20 new pages with current information on standard sizes of precut fabric packs and Y-seam construction tips. This reference book will be a valuable addition to any quilting library.

Quilting Arts Magazine

Everything you need to know about quilting, from buying enough fabric to finishing the binding, is in this handy spiral-bound reference guide. Four seasoned experts updated the previous best-selling guide with more information—new blocks, cutting charts, piecing techniques, and more.

Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Everything you need to know about quilting, from buying enough fabric to finishing the binding, is in this handy spiral-bound reference guide. Four seasoned experts updated the previous best-selling guide with more information—new blocks, cutting charts, piecing techniques, and more.

May/June 2014 Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

This compact volume is absolutely packed with almost any calculation you might need to create a quilt. The book opens with a "Quick-Start Guide" in a Q&A format to help readers find the most popular topics such as: How do I sew a curved seam? or Where should the grainline be? Beginners who are looking to branch out from conventional designs will find yardage requirements, cutting tips, and piecing tutorials. More seasoned quilters will be able to quickly check such things as how many hexagons can be cut from a yard of fabric. (The answer is a lot, depending on the finished size of your hexagon.) The book is divided into color-coded chapters featuring comprehensive diagrams and charts. It is ring-bound and the outer cover wraps all the way from front to back to protect the pages from getting worn along the binding. This updated version of a beloved favorite includes 20 new pages with current information on standard sizes of precut fabric packs and Y-seam construction tips. This reference book will be a valuable addition to any quilting library.

April/May 2013 Quilting Arts Magazine

C&T Publishing has recently released three new Reference guides packed with information quilters and sewists use on a regular basis. The first of these treasures would be the All-In-One Quilter's Reference Tool by Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski. I am sure you are familiar with this booklet as this go-to guide for quilters has sold 100,000 copies around the world. This new expanded edition includes 20 additional pages with new quilt blocks, cutting charts, piecing techniques and more. Inside you will find easy-to-follow charts, tables and illustrations. You will also find yardage requirements, cutting instructions, setting secrets, supplies, piecing techniques and number conversions. I reach for this all the time when trying to convert a fraction to a decimal or to determine how large a quilt I would like to make.

May/June 2014 The Applique Society Newsletter