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Make your own patchwork quilt by hand with these 27 creative quilt block patterns and bite-size lessons on quilting for beginners, from a bestselling author and teacher!
Slow stitching and mindful crafting are more popular than ever, and with just a few notions you can peacefully create a stunning 27-block quilt entirely by hand, in your own time and at your own pace. As the quilt is made up of blocks, you can work on your quilt a block at a time, making it more portable so you can patchwork on the go.
This wonderful quilt book includes everything you need to return to the roots of traditional patchworking and quilting:
With dozens of fresh blocks to make, and useful and inspirational information throughout, this is a beautiful book that will take the mystery out of making hand-stitched quilts and spark your quilting ideas for years to come!
Through one quilt, learn how to patchwork and quilt by hand in this accessible how-to book.
Highly commended in the 'Best Sewing Book' category at the Creative Book Awards, 2024.
Introduction 6
Quilt materials 8
Piecing materials 9
Cutting & sewing fabric 10
Equipment for hand piecing 20
Starting to stitch 22
Piecing 26
Book of blocks 32
THE BLOCKS 34 Two Patch & Four Patch 36, Half Square Triangle 38, Kansas Dugout 40, Flying Geese 42, Album 44, Bright Hopes 46, Spools 48, Bow Tie 50, Snowball 52, Mill & Star 54, Courthouse Steps 56, Woven Ribbons 58, Pansy 60, Grandmother’s Star 62, Western Star 64, Wishing Star 66, Drusilla’s Delight 68, Southern Star 70, Arrowhead 72, Carpenter’s Wheel 74, Marbles 76, Water Wheel 78, Sailor’s Joy 80, Cassiopeia 82, Turkey Tracks 84, Thirties Tulip 86, Sunburst 88
Adding sashing & post squares 90
Making the quilt your own 92
Sewing the quilt together 96
Tacking/basting & quilting necessities 104
Tacking/basting the quilt 109
Hand quilting 115
Binding the quilt 122
Labelling & aftercare 128
Patchwork templates 130
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling quilting author, with over 150,000 books sold worldwide. She started making quilts when she was a teenager, and her passion for patchwork and quilting led her to study Textiles at Bath Spa University, UK. Since then, she has taught patchwork, quilting and embroidery both in the UK and the USA, and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today’s Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK.
www.carolynforster.co.uk | @quiltingonthego
By Carolyn Forster
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