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Linda. The Quilter's Bible
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Features of a Quilt
Getting Started
Tools
Basic Tool Kit
Design Tools
Marking Tools
Measuring and Cutting Tools
Sewing Tools
Pressing Tools
Gizmos and Gadgets
Materials
Fabrics
Fabric Themes
Fabric Types
Threads
Waddings (Battings)
Types of Wadding (Batting)
Interfacings, Stabilizers and Fusible Webs
Embellishments
Working with Fabrics
Choosing Fabrics
Colour, Value, Contrast and Variety
Bright Idea
Using Colour
Common Colour Terms
The Colour Wheel
Colour Combinations
Bright Idea
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Buying and Storing Fabric
Fat Quarters
Commonly Available Pre-Cuts
Storing Fabrics
Estimating Fabric Requirements
Preparing Fabrics
Washing Fabrics
Pressing Fabrics
Preparing Edges
Using Fabric Grain
Using the Right Needle
Choosing Needles
Sewing Machine Basics
Choosing a Sewing Machine
Marking Fabrics
Using Templates
Template Materials
Using Isometric Paper
Enlarging and Reducing
Making a Simple Template
Making a Multi-Part Template
Seam Allowance or No Seam Allowance?
Drawing and Cutting Shapes
Rotary Cutting
Cutting Safety
Cutting Strips
Squares and Rectangles
Half-Rectangle Triangles
Half-Square Triangles
Quarter-Square Triangles
Equilateral Triangles
Diamonds
Hexagons
Octagons
Trapeziums
Kites
Using Technology
Using Computers, Scanners and Printers
Using Quilt Design Software
Using Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones
Using the Internet
e-Safety
Interacting via the web
e-Shopping
Patchwork
Patchwork Settings
Common Quilt Settings
Straight Setting
On Point Setting
Alternating Setting
Tessellating Setting
Medallion Setting
Tilted Setting
Sashed Setting
Types of Quilt
Album Quilts
Medallion Quilts
Sampler Quilts
Scrap Quilts
Charm Quilts
Friendship Quilts
Round Robin Quilts
Working with Blocks
Bright Idea
Block Types
One-Patch Blocks
Four-Patch Blocks
Five-Patch Blocks
Seven-Patch Blocks
Nine-Patch Blocks
Square-in-a-Square Blocks
Star Blocks
Curved and Fan Blocks
Polygon Blocks
Pictorial Blocks
Block Settings
Repeating Block Settings
Mirrored Settings
On Point Settings
Combination Block Settings
Scrap Quilts
Deciding on Colours
Selecting the Scraps
Cutting Patches
Choosing a Pattern
Sampler Quilts
Choosing Block Sizes
Deciding on Fabrics and Colours
Selecting a Sampler Quilt Design
Hand Piecing
Hand Piecing Techniques
Hand Sewing Patches
Hand Sewing Rows
Hand Sewing Multiple Seams
English Paper Piecing
Creating Patterns
English Paper Piecing Techniques
Paper Piecing Cutting and Assembly
Bright Idea
Sewing Points
Dealing with Diamonds
Dealing with Triangles
Make It Now. Summer Cushions
Profile
Method
Machine Piecing
Setting up the Machine
Starting and Finishing Machine Sewing
Machine Piecing Techniques
Sewing Straight Seams
Sewing Intersecting Seams
Sewing Intersecting Seams with Points
Sewing Partial Seams
Sewing Offset Seams
Joining 60 Degree Triangles
Sewing Set-In Seams
Sewing Curved Seams
Chain Piecing
Speed Piecing
Piecing Blocks
Patchwork with Squares and Rectangles
Square and Rectangular Blocks
Patchwork with Squares and Rectangles Techniques
Joining Squares and Rectangles
Making a Streak o’ Lightning Block
Making a Basket Weave Block
Making a Boxed Square Block
Log Cabin
Fabrics for Log Cabin
Log Cabin Techniques. Making a Log Cabin Block
Joining Log Cabin Blocks
Log Cabin Settings
Log Cabin Variations
Half Log Cabin
Off-Centre Log Cabin
Courthouse Steps
Make It Now. Log Cabin Table Topper
Profile
Method
Patchwork with Strips
Patchwork with Strips Techniques
Straight Strip Piecing
Bright Idea
Making a Rail Fence Block
Making a Nine-Patch Block
Using Strip Piecing as a Fabric
Angled-Cut Strip Piecing
Chevron Block
Making a Lone Star Block
Seminole Patchwork
Seminole Patchwork Techniques
Sewing Seminole Patchwork
Seminole Bands
Make It Now. Seminole Scarf
Profile
Method
Bargello Patchwork
Fabrics and Colours for Bargello
Bargello Patchwork Technique
Piecing Bargello Patchwork
String Patchwork
Using a Temporary Foundation
Using a Permanent Foundation
String Patchwork Techniques
Piecing String Patchwork
Varying String Patchwork
Spider’s Web String Patchwork
Patchwork with Triangles
Know Your Triangles
Half-Square Triangle Unit
Quarter-square Triangle Unit
Flying Geese Unit
Triangle-in-a-Square Unit
Eccentric Unit
Blocks Using Triangles
Patchwork with Triangles Techniques
Sewing Half-Square Triangles
Bias Strip-Pieced Triangles
Sewing Quarter-Square Triangles
Bright Idea
Joining Triangles to Squares
Sewing Triangle Corners
Bright Idea
Sewing a Single Flying Geese Unit
Sewing Multiple Flying Geese Units
Using Setting Triangles
Patchwork with Diamonds and Polygons
Isometric Paper for Unusual Shapes
Diamonds and Rhomboids
Kites and Trapeziums
Hexagons and Octagons
Blocks with Unusual Shapes
Patchwork with Diamonds and Polygons Techniques
Sewing Unusual Shapes
Working Out Piecing Order
Piecing an Eight-Point Star
Bright Idea
Patchwork with Curves
Cutting Curved Shapes
Creating the Illusion of Curves
Patchwork with Curves Techniques
Matching Curved Seams
Bright Idea
Hand Sewing a Curved Seam
Bright Idea
Machine Sewing a Curved Seam
Cutting and Sewing Freehand Curves
Setting a Circle into Fabric
Sewing Shell Patchwork
Bright Idea
Curved Block Examples
Pictorial Patchwork
Bright Idea
Foundation Piecing
Foundation Piecing Methods
Foundation Materials
Marking Patterns
Bright Idea
Cutting Patches
Foundation Piecing Techniques
Making a Foundation Piecing Pattern
Under-Pressed Foundation Piecing
Foundation Piecing Mariner’s Compass
Crazy Patchwork
Fabrics for Crazy Patchwork
Crazy Patchwork Decoration
Bright Idea
Crazy Patchwork Techniques
Stitch and Flip Patchwork
Bright Idea
Turned-Edge Crazy Patchwork
Raw-Edge Crazy Patchwork
Bright Idea
Appliquéd Crazy Patchwork
Bright Idea
Make It Now. Memories Box
Profile
Method
Puffed Patchwork
Puff Size
Puffed Patchwork Designs
Puffed Patchwork Techniques
Sewing Puffed Patchwork
Bright Idea
Finishing Puffed Patchwork
Make It Now. Puffed Play Quilt
Profile
Method
Safety Note
Folded Patchwork
Prairie Points
Folded Star
Japanese Folded Patchwork
Cathedral Window
Secret Garden
Folded Patchwork Techniques
Making Single-Fold Prairie Points
Making Double-Fold Prairie Points
Making Continuous Prairie Points
Folded Star
Bright Idea
Japanese Folded Patchwork
Bright Idea
Cathedral Window by Hand
Cathedral Window by Machine
Secret Garden
Fabric Special Effects
Gathering and Ruching
Slashing and Chenilling
Bright Idea
Pleats and Tucks
Weaving
Fabric Special Effects Techniques
Making a Yo-yo
Making a Yo-yo Flower
Bright Idea
Yo-yo Variations
Ruching Fabric
Chenilling Fabric
Slashing Fabric
Forming Pleats
Bright Idea
Sewing Tucks
Sewing Twisted Tucks
Sewing Corded Tucks
Weaving Fabric Strips
Bright Idea
Quilt Art
Using Sashing
Plain Sashing
Sashing with Setting Squares
Pieced Sashing
Sashing Techniques
Sewing Plain Sashing
Sewing Sashing with Setting Squares
Sewing Pieced Sashing
Using Borders
Appliqué Borders
Pieced Borders
Cutting Borders
Quilting Borders
Bright Idea
Border styles
Border Techniques
Measuring for Borders
Planning a Pieced Border
Border Fit Problems
Bright Idea
Sewing a Straight (Butted) Border
Sewing a Straight Border with Cornerstones
Making a Tilted Block
Sewing a Mitred Border
Bright Idea
Sewing a Braided Border
Attaching Temporary Borders
Appliqué
Fabrics and Threads for Appliqué
Needles for Appliqué
Threads for Appliqué
Techniques
Calculating Fabric for Appliqué
Preparing Fabrics for Appliqué
Bright Idea
Creating Effects
Motifs and Templates
Bright Idea
Appliqué Motifs
Creating Combined Patterns
Finding Motif Ideas
Bright Idea
Motif and Template Techniques
Using Templates for Appliqué
Turning an Image into an Appliqué Motif
Needle-turn Appliqué
Bright Idea
Sew and Cut Appliqué
Gathered Edge Appliqué
Needle-Turn Appliqué Techniques
Sewing Needle-Turn Appliqué
Bright Idea
Sewing Curves and Points
Inner Curves
Outer Curves
Inner Corners and Points
Outer Corners and Points
Sew and Cut Appliqué
Gathered Edge Appliqué
Bright Idea
3-D Appliqué
3-D Appliqué Techniques
Creating Padded Appliqué
Bright Idea
Sewing Three-Dimensional Appliqué
Make It Now. Flower Power Tote
Profile
Method
Freezer Paper Appliqué
Freezer Paper Techniques
Freezer Paper Up or Down?
Appliqué using Freezer Paper
Fusible Web Appliqué
Fusible Web Weights
Storing Fusible Web
Fusible Web Appliqué Techniques
Fusing a Single Motif
Bright Idea
Using Fusible Web
Reversing Shapes
Fusing Motifs with Many Parts
Make It Now. Daisy Cot Quilt
Profile
Method
Edging Appliqué
Edging Appliqué Techniques
Raw-Edge Appliqué
Frayed-Edge Appliqué
Zigzag Stitch Edging
Zigzag on Straight Edges or Gentle Curves
Zigzag around Tight Curves
Zigzag at Corners
Satin Stitch Edging
Machine Satin Stitch
Blanket Stitch Edging
Other Appliqué Edgings
Reducing Bulk
Bright Idea
Appliqué Persé
Choosing Fabrics and Motifs for Appliqué Persé
Sewing Appliqué Persé
Hawaiian Appliqué
Appliqué Methods for Hawaiian Appliqué
Hawaiian Appliqué Techniques
Making a Paper Pattern
Bright Idea
Paper Patterns
Developing Designs
Sewing Hawaiian Appliqué
Quilting Hawaiian Appliqué
Reverse Appliqué
Mola Work
Reverse Appliqué
Reverse Appliqué Techniques
Reverse Appliqué by Hand
Bright Idea
Working with Multiple Layers
Bright Idea
Reverse Appliqué by Machine
Shadow Appliqué
Fabrics for Shadow Appliqué
Colour Combinations
Shadow Appliqué
Shadow Appliqué Techniques
Sewing Shadow Appliqué
Shadow Appliqué Plus
Make It Now. Butterfly Bag
Profile
Method
Inlaid Appliqué
Inlaid Appliqué Techniques
Inlaid Appliqué by Hand
Inlaid Appliqué by Machine
Bright Idea
Inlaid Appliqué with Freezer Paper
Bias Strip Appliqué
Stained-Glass Appliqué
Celtic Appliqué
Bias Strips
Design Considerations
Bias Strip Appliqué Techniques
Making Bias Fabric Strips
Bright Idea
Using a Bias Maker
Using a Bias Bar
Sewing Stained-Glass Appliqué
Using Fusible Bias Tape
Sewing Celtic Appliqué
Celtic Appliqué with Machine Stitch
Fusible Web Celtic Appliqué
Make It Now. Stained-Glass Fuchsia
Profile
Method
Shisha
Working Shisha Stitch
Quilting
Preparing to Quilt
Choosing the Right Materials and Equipment
Choosing Backing Fabric
Choosing Wadding (Batting)
The Quilt Sandwich
Bright Idea
Techniques
Preparing a Quilt Sandwich
Bright Idea
Using a Spray Glue
Choosing Quilting Designs
Choosing What to Quilt
What to Quilt?
Types of Quilting Pattern
Quilting Blocks and Borders
Marking Designs
Choosing a Marking Method
Marking Methods
Techniques
Tracing
Using Plastic Stencils
Bright Idea
Using Templates
Hand Quilting
Hand Quilting
Hand Quilting Techniques
Hand Quilting Without a Frame
Bright Idea
Finishing Hand Quilting
Mounting Work in a Hoop or Frame
Hand Quilting With a Hoop or Frame
Big Stitch Quilting
Threads for Big Stitch
Big Stitch Quilting Techniques. Starting and Finishing Big Stitch
Working Big Stitch
Make It Now. Welcome Cards
Profile
Method
Whole Cloth Quilting
Preparing to Quilt
Whole Cloth Designs
Celtic Quilting
Quilting Celtic Designs
Types of Celtic Design
Sashiko
Needles and Threads
Sewing Sashiko
Sashiko Patterns
Sashiko Techniques
Sashiko by Hand
Sewing Neat Sashiko
Sashiko by Machine
Sewing sashiko motifs
Make It Now. Sashiko Placemats
Profile
Method
Kantha Quilting
Machine Quilting
Needles and Threads
Stitch Length
Machine Tension
Bright Idea
Machine Quilting Tools
Machine Quilting
Machine Quilting Techniques
Preparing to Machine Quilt
Starting and Finishing
Quilting in the Ditch
Quilting in a Grid or Hatched Pattern
Outline or Contour Quilting
Bright Idea
Echo Quilting
Quilting Order
Make It Now. Floral Lap Quilt
Profile
Method
Free-motion Quilting
Preparing your Machine
Free-motion Designs
Free-motion Quilting Techniques
Free-motion Quilting Basics
Free-motion Stippling
Free-motion Motifs
Bright Idea
Long-arm Quilting
Why Long-arm Quilt?
Long-arm Quilting Patterns
Using a Long-arm Quilting Service
Quilt-as-you-go
Quilt-As-You-Go Technique
Bright Idea
Tied Quilting
Threads for Tied Quilting
Tied Quilting Techniques. Tied Quilting with Knots
Tying Bows
Safety Tip
Using Buttons and Beads
Corded Quilting
Cords
Corded Quilting Technique
Stuffed Quilting
Trapunto
Stuffed Quilting Techniques
Stuffed Quilting
Reversed Stuffed Quilting
Decorative Quilting
Decorative Hand Quilting
Decorative Machine Quilting
Couching
Decorative Quilting Techniques
Decorative Quilting by Hand
Decorative Quilting by Machine
Bright Idea
Couching by Hand
Couching by Machine
Bright Idea
Make It Now. Scented Sachet
Profile
Method
Finishing Off
Finishing Edges
Preparing Edges and Squaring Up
Preparing Edges
Squaring Up a Quilt
Bright Idea
Bagged-Out Edge
Sewing a Bagged-Out Edging
Turned-Over Edge Using the Backing
Sewing a Turned-Over Edge
Binding as an Edging
Bright Idea
Making Bias Binding
Sewing Single Binding with Straight Corners
Bright Idea
Sewing Double Binding with Mitred Corners
Bright Idea
Piped Edge
Sewing a Piped Edging
Prairie Points Edge
Bright Idea
Adding a Prairie Point Edging
Scalloped Edge
Adding an Individual Scalloped Edge
Marking a Scalloped Edge
Bright Idea
Binding a Scalloped Edge
Gathered Edge
Sewing a Gathered Edge
Final Touches
Labelling Work
Making a Hanging Sleeve
Making Hanging Loops
Caring for Quilts
Exhibiting Work
Useful Stitches
Backstitch
Blanket Stitch
Chain Stitch
Chained Feather Stitch
Couching
Cretan Stitch (Open)
Cross Stitch
Feather Stitch
Fern Stitch
Fly Stitch
French Knot
Hemming Stitch
Herringbone Stitch
Ladder Stitch
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Oversewing or Whip Stitch
Quilting or Running Stitch
Satin Stitch
Seed Stitch
Sheaf Stitch
Slipstitch
Stem Stitch
Topstitch
Whipped Running/Quilting Stitch
Project Making Up
Summer Cushions
Seminole Scarf
Puffed Play Quilt
Flower Power Tote
Stained-Glass Fuchsia
Useful Information
Imperial to Metric Conversions
Sewing Machine Needle Sizes
Standard Quilt Sizes
Double Binding
Reducing and Enlarging Block Sizes
Number of Squares from a Fat Quarter
Number of Triangles from a Square of Fabric
Diagonal Measurements of Squares
Further Reading
Books
Magazines
Suppliers. UK
USA
Contributors
About the Author
Acknowledgments
