Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson
Beginner's Simple Step-by-Step Visual Guide
Format:Paperback
Publisher:C & T Publishing
Published:1st Jun '16
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Your first quilt is just around the corner! Learn the ropes from best-selling author Alex Anderson, who has taught hundreds of thousands of people to quilt with her books, beloved television show, and online learning platform. Make classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then choose one of the layout options to put it all together. Includes material and cutting instructions for 4 sizes—wall/baby, lap, twin, and queen. Master the basics, from rotary cutting to borders and machine quilting. Take this portable guide with you or keep it right by your sewing machine. It includes a lay-flat binding, yardage and cutting instructions, and a construction checklist to keep you on track every step of the way.
This is a short and sweet, compact yet comprehensive guide to making a quilt for the first time. It is an A5 format of just 48 pages, but manages to pack in 1 quilt block, 12 layout options and 4 sizes. This is a superb visual guide to making your very first quilt. It also lies flat, leaving your hands free. It is super easy to follow with very clear instructions and photographs. You’ll learn how to use a rotary cutter, see the tools and supplies checklist, find tips on choosing and preparing fabrics, discover the basics of quilting such as cutting and piecing, making a quilt sandwich and marking a grid for machine quilting. You are then ready to follow the project instructions to make a quilt with or without a border. This book is a little gem for any beginner quilter.
* Karen Platt -yarnsandfabrics.co.uk *This book is a fantastic visual guide to making your first quilt. The book is spiral bound, so it's easy to keep your page whilst you are following the instructions. The book gives you 1 fun block that can be use in 12 layout options and 4 sizes. The book goes through everything from the tools, fabric and the basics. The book starts you off with a manageable quilt that you will be able to finish and feel successful as soon as possible. If you like the design you can go onto making a lot bigger quilt as you'll then have all
the skills you need to make a beautiful quilt. Quilting is becoming more popular. I am one of the people that has recently started quilting. This book makes quilting so much easier. The pictures, instructions and diagrams make it so simple for you to follow each stage. Everything is written and set in a format
that it's easy to find what stage you are looking for as well as making it easy to follow. There is so much that is included that some other books have forgotten. Even how to prepare the fabric before you even start quilting. The first part of the book covers everything you will need to know before you start quilting.
Then it's onto the quilt. There are an amazing amount of diagrams to help you make your quilt. The instructions are really easy to follow and help you feel more confident. Overall this is a brilliant book
to start making your first quilt.
ISBN: 9781617453182
Dimensions: 228mm x 133mm x 10mm
Weight: 124g
48 pages