Basic Quilting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started

Description

Generations of family members have handed down quilts that have become family heirlooms. Quilting is a wonderful way to recycle old fabrics to create new, beautiful, and useful items, and "Basic Quilting" is the perfect introduction to this long-treasured craft. The book begins with a comprehensive description of the materials and equipment the new quilter needs and clear instructions on basic knots and stitches, all illustrated with step-by-step full-colour photos. It includes background on how to match and care for quilting fabrics and choosing the block pattern, piecing, and quilting establish the techniques a new quilter needs.

Sherrye Landrum is a shooter and freelance writer living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Charlene Atkinson owns a business creating all sorts of crafts, from quilted placemats to door wreaths and lamps. She lives in Ottowa, Canada. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.