The Quilter's Bible - How to make a quilt and much more: The Indispensable Guide to Patchwork, Quilting and Applique - Brossura

Clements, Linda

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0715336266 ISBN 13: 9780715336267

Casa editrice: David & Charles, 2011

Riassunto

Presents an introduction to the basics of quilt making, covering such topics as fabric selection, stitches, cutting, patchwork settings, appliquâe techniques, borders, and finishing methods.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Linda Clements was an intensive care nurse for many years before becoming a freelance editor in 1991, and studying for her MA in creative writing in 1995. Linda specializes in project editing fabric craft books, and she has written a number of titles for David & Charles.

Linda Clements was an intensive care nurse for many years before becoming a freelance editor in 1991, and studying for her MA in creative writing in 1995. Linda specializes in project editing fabric craft books, and she has written a number of titles for David & Charles.

Contenuti:

Introduction;
Section 1: Getting Started;
Tools, materials, working with fabrics, using templates, drawing and cutting shapes

Section 2: Patchwork;
Blocks such as Log Cabin, Lone Star, Mariner's Compass and Tumbling Blocks; hand piecing, English paper piecing, Seminole patchwork, foundation piecing, crazy patchwork, sashing and quilt borders.

Section 3: Applique;
Fabrics and threads, 3D applique, applique perse, fusible web applique and shadow applique

Section 4: Quilting;
How to mark out quilt designs, hand quilting, machine quilting, long arm quilting, Sashiko quilting, Celtic quilting, quilt-as-you-go, tied quilting, corded quilting and stuffed (trapunto) quilting.

Section 5: Finishing Off;
Templates;
Useful Information,
Glossary and Bibliography;
Suppliers;
Index.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: David & Charles
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0715336266
• ISBN 13: 9780715336267
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256