Stitching Pathways: Successful quilting on your home machine

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Get the results you love with this complete visual guide to quilting on your home sewing machine. Expert designer, author, and blogger Wendy Sheppard wants quilters of all skill levels to be able to say "I made this from start to finish." From straight line quilting to beautiful free-motion techniques, Wendy's expert advice and proven methods guide you through every step. Learn new skills and build your confidence with beautiful projects, step-by-step stitch guides, detailed diagrams, and stunning color photographs.

Wendy Sheppard, originally from Southeast Asia, began her career as a chemical engineer. In 2005, with encouragement from a friend and no prior experience, she made her first quilt. Needless to say, that delve into quilting changed her career path. Wendy's original designs have been featured in numerous quilting magazines. She also designs patterns for several major fabric companies. Wendy and her family live in Dumfries, VA. (ivoryspring.wordpress.com)

Get the results you love with this complete visual guide to quilting on your home sewing machine! Expert designer, author, and blogger Wendy Sheppard original designs have been featured in numerous quilting magazines. She also designs patterns for several major fabric companies. In "Stitching Pathways: Successful Quilting on your Home Machine" she draws upon her impressive experience and exceptional expertise to provide an instructional resource for quilters of all skill levels. From straight line quilting to beautiful free-motion techniques, Wendy's expert advice and proven methods deftly guides even the most novice of quilters through every step of each quilting project. Beginning quilters especially will earn new skills and build their confidence with beautiful projects, step-by-step stitch guides, detailed diagrams, and stunning color photographs. Of special note are the chapters on 'Determining What and Where to Quilt'; 'Quilting a Borderless Quilt'; 'Straight Line Quilting'; and 'Stitch Variations'. No personal or community library 'how to' quilting collections can be considered complete without the inclusion of a copy of Wendy Sheppard's "Stitching Pathways"! --Midwest Book Review No personal or community library 'how to' quilting collections can be considered complete without the inclusion of a copy of Wendy Sheppard's "Stitching Pathways"! --Midwest Book Review Stitching Pathways the perfect book for beginning and intermediate free-motion quilters. --Connecting Threads