The Quilting Answer Book
Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask
Published on 15. April 2009
432 pages
978-1-60342-653-4 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you're perplexed about piecing, baffled by binding, or curious about cutting, Barbara Weiland Talbert has all your quilting quandaries covered. With answers to more than 200 common quilting questions, this handy reference guide will earn a permanent place in your sewing room. You'll turn to it again and again for sensible solutions to difficult problems and step-by-step instructions for tricky techniques. From quick-cutting geometric shapes to coaxing the wrinkles out of polyester batting, here is the best quilting advice on the block.
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Barbara Weiland Talbert
The Quilting Answer Book
Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask
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04/2009
Storey Publishing LLC
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Barbara Weiland Talbert is a noted quilting and sewing author, columnist, editor, and designer whose writing has been featured in publications including Sew News and Sewing Savvy. She has extensive experience teaching sewing seminars and solving the problems of stitchers of all levels. Visit her at www.joyofsewing.com
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Quilt Anatomy 101
- Patchwork Building Blocks
- Beginner's Luck
- Chapter 2: Choosing Fabric
- Best Quilting Fabrics
- Fabric Stashing
- Fabric Preparation
- Solving Problems
- Fabric-Selection Strategies
- Making Decisions
- Chapter 3: Batting and Thread
- All About Batting
- Solving Problems
- Thread Selection
- Chapter 4: Essential Tools
- Getting Started
- Needles and Presser Feet
- Sewing Room Basics
- Pressing Tools
- Cutting Tools
- Marking and Sewing Tools
- Chapter 5: Rotary Cutting and Strip Piecing
- First Cuts First
- Cutting Strips and Patches
- Quick-Cutting Geometric Shapes
- Solving Problems
- Strip-Piecing Basics
- Chapter 6: Templates, Pressing, and Piecing
- Making Patchwork Templates
- Press It Right
- Hand Piecing
- Machine Piecing
- The Perfect Patchwork Seam
- Speed-Piecing Methods
- Solving Problems
- Foundation-Piecing Methods
- Pieced and Appliquéd Blocks
- Special Piecing Challenges
- Chapter 7: All About Appliqué
- Appliqué Fabrics
- Fusible Appliqué
- Turned-Edge Appliqué Methods
- Appliqué Stitching Options
- Machine-Stitching Basics
- Solving Problems
- Chapter 8: Settings and Borders
- Quilt Settings
- Quilt-Top Assembly
- Adding the Borders
- Solving Problems
- Chapter 9: Quilting Choices
- Planning Considerations
- Quilting Styles
- Solving Problems
- Marking the Quilting Design
- No-Mark Design-Transfer
- Chapter 10: Making the Quilt Sandwich
- Preparing the Quilt Backing
- Preparing the Batting
- Assembling the Quilt Layers
- Solving Problems
- Chapter 11: Quilting the Quilt
- Hand Quilting
- Solving Problems
- Machine-Quilting Basics
- Machine-Guided Quilting
- Free-Motion Machine Quilting
- Solving Problems
- Quilt-As-You-Go
- Tying a Quilt
- Last But Not Least
- Chapter 12: Finishing the Quilt
- Planning the Binding
- Cutting the Binding
- Attaching the Binding
- Binding Variations
- Solving Problems
- Optional Finishing Methods
- Adding a Hanging Sleeve
- Labeling Your Quilt
- Chapter 13: Quilt Embellishments
- Prairie Points
- Yo-yos
- Piping and Edge Trims
- Embroidery
- Chapter 14: Quilter's Math Made Easy
- Yardage Facts and Figures
- Straight-Cut Binding Yardage
- Bias Binding Calculations
- Batting Facts and Figures
- Cutting Charts
- Quilt Size and Design Guidelines
- Reducing or Enlarging a Block Pattern
- Decoding Needle Sizes
- Resources
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
