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SECTION ONE: FABRICS Chapter One: Types of Fabric
. Calico/Quilter's cotton
. Muslin
. Broadcloths
. Voile and Lawn
. Linen
. Denim and Corduroy
. Silk
. Wool
. Hand dyed fabrics/Batiks
. Textured fabrics
Chapter Two: Yardage and Measuring
. Standard mattress and corresponding quilt sizes
. Calculating shapes per yard
. Using pre-cuts
. Calculating sashing and borders
. Calculating background fabrics
. Calculating backing fabrics
Chapter Three: Caring for Fabrics
. Pre-shrinking vs. not
. Pre-treating for color fastness
. Aftercare
Practitioner Profiles
SECTION TWO: COLORS
Chapter Four: Color Theory
. Color wheels
. Choosing color palettes
Chapter Five: Matching Fabrics and Colors
. Matching solid colors and prints
. Combining different prints (size and scale)
. Using different textured fabrics
. Considering embellishments, backings, and bindings
Practitioner profiles
SECTION THREE: DESIGNS
Chapter Six: Shapes
. Squares and Rectangles
. Triangles
. Diamonds
. Hexagons and curved shapes
Chapter Seven: Types of Blocks
. Traditional Blocks
. Modern Blocks
. Mixing and matching quilt blocks
Chapter Eight: Block Layouts and Settings
. Horizontal settings
. Vertical settings
. Diagonal settings
. Alternating settings
. Sashing settings
. Medallion designs
. One patch settings
Chapter Nine: Styles and Arrangements
. Traditional American Patchwork
. Japanese and Shasiko
. French and Provencal
. Swedish and Hawaiian
. Freeform/Improvisational
. Collages
. Picture and art quilts
. Abstract
Chapter Ten: Sashing
. Plain
. Frame
. Strip pieced with cornerstones and stars
. Graduated color and Pieced sashings
Chapter Eleven: Borders
. Lapped
. Interrupted Corners
. Mitered Corners
. Multiple
Chapter Twelve: Embellishment
. Applique
. Embroidery
. Paint
. Trims
Practitioner Profiles
SECTION FOUR: ASSEMBLING
Chapter Thirteen: Piecing
. Hand piecing
. Paper and foundation piecing
. Traditional piecing
. Chain piecing
. Strip piecing
. String piecing
. Grid piecing
. Piecing batting
. Piecing backing fabric
Chapter Fourteen: Quilt Sandwiching
. Types of batting
. Layers of the quilt sandwich
. Basting
. Transferring the quilting
Chapter Fifteen: Types of quilting
. Hand
. Tying
. Machine - walking foot
. Machine - free motion
. Long arm quilting
Chapter Sixteen: Different bindings
. Bias binding
. Straight grain binding
. Single fold and double fold
. Using the backing as binding
. Turning right side out
. Hand sewing vs. machine sewing
Practitioner Profiles
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
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