Better Homes and Gardens: Complete Guide to Quilting, More than 750 Step-by-Step Color Photographs Author: Better Homes & Gardens | Language: English | ISBN:
0696218569 | Format: PDF
Better Homes and Gardens: Complete Guide to Quilting, More than 750 Step-by-Step Color Photographs Description
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- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Meredith Books; 1st edition (August 18, 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0696218569
- ISBN-13: 978-0696218569
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I've been quilting (self-taught) for 18 months and bought this book about 6 months ago, so I'm not quite a beginner but still have plenty to learn. I use it as a reference work, but unfortunately I have learnt to use it with a pinch of salt. I made the mistake of using one of the tables for calculating how to cut a certain type of triangle. Thankfully I double-checked with a template before cutting my fabric, as the formula given was wrong, although I then had all the trouble of cutting fabric with two sets of markings on it. The formula for calculating the width of binding is also incorrect. I've not checked any of the other formulae, but I'm extremely wary of using them now.
This book has no overall contents section, which is awkward, although there is a contents page for each section at its start. It is divided into the following sections, and the pages are renumbered at the start of each section, e.g. 8-12, which again is an awkward way to do things, although it is useful that the section name is printed in the outside margin of every page.
1. Tools, notions and supplies
2. Fabric and colour
3. Planning pieced blocks
4. Planning the quilt top
5. Cutting
6. Hand piecing
7. Machine piecing
8. Hand and machine applique
9. Assembling the quilt top
10. Basting and backing
11. Hand and machine quilting
12. Binding and finishing
13. Specialty techniques
14. Glossary
15. Index
As you can see, this covers the whole process of traditional quilting fairly well, and as it's a long book, there is plenty in it. There are oodles of nice clear photographs, good headings, diagrams, charts and formulae (which may not be correct!
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