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The easy guide to machine quiltmaking : your complete patchwork and quilting primer with over 30 block designs / Carolyn Forster.
The complete beginner's guide to machine quilting, from best-selling author, Carolyn Forster. Carolyn has taught hundreds of beginners to quilt, and this book follows her tried-and-tested teaching method for getting started. Using one classic block design (the Sawtooth Star), a multitude of inspiring techniques and a clever use of fabric, she shows you how to sew over 30 different star blocks with ease. Build up your skills as you go, and create a stunning and unique heirloom quilt to be proud of.
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- ISBN: 9781782219941 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 168 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Tunbridge Wells : Search Press, 2025.
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| Subject: | Machine quilting. Patchwork quilts. Patchwork > Patterns. Quilting > Equipment and supplies. |
| Genre: | Patterns (Instructional works) |
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Designed for complete beginners, this guide teaches quilting through 30 variations of the Sawtooth Star block, gradually building core patchwork skills while offering layout options, assembly tips and design flexibility to create a personalized, heirloom-quality quilt. Original. Illustrations. - Random House, Inc.
The complete beginnerâs guide to machine quilting, from best-selling author, Carolyn Forster.
Discover 1 classic quilt block worked 30 different ways, for a cohesive range of inspiring, beginner-friendly designs!
Carolyn has taught hundreds of beginners to quilt, and this book follows her tried-and-tested teaching method for getting started. Using one classic block design (the Sawtooth Star), a multitude of inspiring techniques and a clever use of fabric, she shows you how to sew over 30 different star blocks with ease. Build up your skills as you go, and create a stunning and unique heirloom quilt to be proud of.- SKILL-BUILDING STRUCTURE: Each of the 30 blocks introduces a new patchwork technique thatâs more challenging than the last to build your skills gradually. From the simple Four Patch and Flying Geese units through to the brain-testing Split Quarter Square Triangles, youâll cover core patchwork methods that are essential for making your first quilt, and will be invaluable for quilts in years to come
- COMPLETE QUILTING GUIDE: Once youâve made up your star blocks, discover how to put them together. Thereâs advice on different layout options; adding strips (âsashingâ or âcoping stripsâ); squares (âpostsâ) and borders; quilting; attaching binding; labelling; and much more
- MIX AND MATCH DESIGN: All the blocks in the book are 12-inch square, so itâs easy to mix and match your favorite motifs to create your own unique quilt. And, with just a few quick-to-learn math formulas, Carolyn shows you how to sew any size quilt you like for even more tailoring potential
Carolynâs friendly, tried-and-tested techniques make this the perfect beginnerâs introduction to quilting.
