Basic Quilting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started

by Sherrye Landrum (Editor), Charlene Atkinson (Contribution by), Alan Wycheck (Photographer)

Overview

Well-chosen beginning projects develop your quilting skills without requiring a long time to complete Expert advice on choosing fabric, batting, backing, thread, and quilt designs Complete instructions and photos for creating a pot holder, tote bag, pillow cover, and table runner Generations of family members have handed down quilts that have become family heirlooms. Quilting is a wonderful way to recycle old fabrics to create new, beautiful, and useful items, and Basic Quilting is the perfect introduction to this long-treasured craft. The book begins with a comprehensive description of the materials and equipment the new quilter needs, and clear instructions on basic knots and stitches, all illustrated with step-by-step full-color photos. Includes background on how to match and care for quilting fabrics, and choosing the block pattern, piecing, and quilting establish the techniques a new quilter needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811733489
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	03/13/2007
Series:	How To Basics
Edition description:	SPIRAL
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	965,370
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sherrye Landrum is a shooter and freelance writer living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Charlene Atkinson owns a business creating all sorts of crafts, from quilted placemats to door wreaths and lamps. She lives in Ottowa, Canada. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.