Visual Guide to Patchwork & Quilting (eBook)

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Chapter 1: Quilting Supplies and Tools Setting Up a Sewing Area Sewing Machines Rotary Cutters and Cutting Mats Ruler Basics Threads Needles Sewing for Accuracy Beyond the Basic SuppliesChapter 2: Quilting Fabric Choosing Fabrics Fabric Vocabulary Choosing Fabrics Based on the Color Wheel Value and Contrast in Fabric The Nature of FabricChapter 3: Piecing Rotary Cutting Basics Patchwork Piecing Basics [+ sidebar: Hand Piecing] Blocks to Get You Started Piecing Tips PROJ: Piecing Practice 1 (Mod Pillow, McConnell) PROJ: Piecing Practice 2 (Basket Weave, Carlton) PROJ: Piecing Practice 3 (Small Plates, Hartman)Chapter 4: Appliqué Tools and Fabric for Appliqué Preparing for Appliqué Hand Appliqué Techniques Machine Appliqué Techniques PROJ: Appliqué Practice 1 (Rainbow Petals, Yoder) PROJ: Appliqué Practice 2 (Hearts and Flowers, Anderson) PROJ: Appliqué Practice 3 (Wee Village Town Pillow, Williams)Chapter 5: Quilting by Hand and Machine Making a Quilt Sandwich Hand Quilting Machine Quilting Free-Motion Qulting Longarm Machine QuiltingChapter 6: Quilt Finishing Techniques Binding Your Quilt Adding a Hanging Sleeve Making a LabelChapter 7: Beyond the Basics Crazy Quilting PROJ: Crazy Quilting Practice (Chicken Bumble Pincushion, Montano) English Paper Piecing Foundation Piecing Paper Piecing PROJ: Paper Piecing Practice (Square-in-a-Square, Anderson) Quilt-As-You-Go PROJ: Quilt-As-You-Go Practice (Pillow Sham, Brandvig) Improvisational Piecing Drafting a Quilt PatternChapter 8: For Your Reference (Handy Charts and Information)About the Contributors