Free-Motion Meandering: A Beginners Guide to Machine Quilting

by Angela Walters

Overview

Turn the corner to free-motion success with a meandering makeover! Best-selling author Angela Walters shows you that free-motion machine quilting doesn't have to be scary - with a couple designs in your pocket, you can finish almost any quilt on your home machine and enjoy the process. Practice 8 meandering stitches for beginners plus unique modifications for each, with step-by-step visuals and quilted samples. Improve your free-motion quilting, disguise mistakes, and transition between designs with ease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617455209
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Angela Walters is a machine quilter and author who loves to teach others to use quilting to bring out the best in their quilt tops. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and books. She lives in Liberty, MO.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Why Meanders?
Getting Started—The Basics
Tools Needed
Optional Supplies
Get Your Quilt Ready
First Stitches
Let's Quilt!
Q and A
Building Blocks
Practice, Practice, Practice
The Meanders
The Ultimate Challenge
The Basic Meander
Quilting the Meander Design
Other Ways to Use the Meander Design
Troubleshooting FAQs
The Loopy Meander
How to quilt the Loopy Meander
Other ways to use the loopy meander on your quilts.
Troubleshooting FAQs
The Swirl Meander
How to Quilt the Swirl Meander
Other ways to use swirls on your quilts.
Troubleshooting FAQs
The Swirl Hook Meander
How to quilt the swirl hook meander.
Other ways to use the swirl hook on your quilts.
Troubleshooting FAQs
The Paisley Meander
Quilting the Paisley Meander
Other ways to use the paisley design
Troubleshooting FAQs:
The Leafy Meander
How to quilt the leafy meander.
Other way to use the leafy meander (missing)
Troubleshooting FAQs
The Feather Meander
How to quilt the feather meander:
Other ways to use the feather meander.
Troubleshooting FAQs
Improv Quilting
Improv Quilting
Other ways to use improv quilting.
Troubleshooting FAQs
You ARE Ready
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

As Angela says in her introduction, 'A meander is a quilting design that is repeated to fill in an area. It's one of the most versatile designs to learn. A couple of meandering designs in your arsenal are all you need to quilt almost any quilt. After a good introduction to the basics, Angela launches into a step-by-step explanation of the basic meander. Her instructions are clear, well illustrated, and very encouraging. At the end of each section she includes a question and answer section with helpful hints to improve your quilting. Angela then moves on to somewhat more advanced designs such as loops, the swirl, paisley, leafy and feather meanders. For each design, explanations are given for how to fill an area or use meanders in a border or combine them with different designs. She finishes with a section on 'Improv Quilting' where you get to practice combining all the designs to create a uniquely interesting look to your quilts. As with any technique, practice makes for a gradual improvement every time you sit and give it a go.

The Canadian Quilter

Best-selling author Angela Walters is a masterful quilter. Her book starts with the basics of quilting and supplies needed. She helps you master meandering with 8 different stitching patterns plus variations with step-by-step visual instructions and samples.

McCall's Quick Quilts

As always, Angela's encouraging style invites quilters of any level to try their hand at machine quilting. She clearly breaks down the process of creating a variety of meanders suitable for quilts of any style. I highly recommend this book for quilters who wish to improve their skill at meandering in a variety of ways as well as for those wanting to better understand how to successfully fill a space with quilting.

Machine Quilting Unlimited

As Angela says in her introduction, 'A meander is a quilting design that is repeated to fill in an area. It's one of the most versatile designs to learn. A couple of meandering designs in your arsenal are all you need to quilt almost any quilt. After a good introduction to the basics, Angela launches into a step-by-step explanation of the basic meander. Her instructions are clear, well illustrated, and very encouraging. At the end of each section she includes a question and answer section with helpful hints to improve your quilting. Angela then moves on to somewhat more advanced designs such as loops, the swirl, paisley, leafy and feather meanders. For each design, explanations are given for how to fill an area or use meanders in a border or combine them with different designs. She finishes with a section on 'Improv Quilting' where you get to practice combining all the designs to create a uniquely interesting look to your quilts. As with any technique, practice makes for a gradual improvement every time you sit and give it a go.

Winter 2017 The Canadian Quilter

Best-selling author Angela Walters is a masterful quilter. Her book starts with the basics of quilting and supplies needed. She helps you master meandering with 8 different stitching patterns plus variations with step-by-step visual instructions and samples.

February/March 2018 McCall's Quick Quilts

As always, Angela's encouraging style invites quilters of any level to try their hand at machine quilting. She clearly breaks down the process of creating a variety of meanders suitable for quilts of any style. I highly recommend this book for quilters who wish to improve their skill at meandering in a variety of ways as well as for those wanting to better understand how to successfully fill a space with quilting.

January/February 2018 Machine Quilting Unlimited