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Bezig met laden... The Quilter's Companion: The Complete Guide to Machine and Hand Quiltingdoor Katharine Guerrier
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The Quilter's Companion is the definitive resource book for today's quilter. Its scope encompasses hand and machine quilting, and both traditional and contemporary designs. Here is everything you need to know about fabrics, equipment, quilt design, cutting and stitching, patchwork and piecing, applique, sashing and borders, embellishment, finishings, and the display and care of quilts. Included are both classic patterns that have been popular for generations and creative, innovative designs. Step-by-step instructions explain both basic and advanced techniques, with hundreds of close-up photographs of every detail. Six projects show how the techniques come together to make finished quilts. Both practical and inspiring, The Quilter's Companion is the one quilt book you will turn to again and again. Book jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The first chapter has numerous quilts in different styles including a Baltimore Album quilt, a lone star, a 19th century pinwheel as well as a gorgeous orange whole cloth quilt. The book goes on to discuss fabric and supplies, including embroidery thread and machine feet.
The section on cutting and stitching techniques covers templates as well as rotary cutting along with tips on sewing curved seams and inset seams. Hooray! I am really glad to see this information covered, because I think quiltmakers need to know the full gamut of quiltmaking techniques so they can make informed choices about their work. Pressing, preparing applique' shapes and how blocks can be broken down are also all covered in this section.
The book goes on to discuss projects, but in an interesting way. There is a sampler project, a Pineapple Project, Lone Star, log cabin and foundation piecing.
The book finishes up with quilting, of course. The chapter is quite comprehensive, starting with preparing your equipment, marking and using stencils, straight line and free motion quilting and hand quilting.
I think this is a great reference book, because it covers all the things that you might have a question about. It shows how to make the Cathedral Windows block, which I may never want to make, but I am interested in blocks so I would definitely like to know how it is done. The author also talks about corded quilting, which I actually might want to do someday. This book is modern also, because it covers newer products such as spray baste and those spoon type thimbles.
This is a very comprehensive book with a lot of great pictures. (