Quilting Simplified: Fresh Designs and Easy Instructions for Beginners

Description

If you've never quilted before, this is the place to start! Creating your own unique handmade quilt is one of the most satisfying and rewarding sewing activities you will ever experience. This ultimate beginner's guide shows you everything you need to know, with eight simple projects that let you quilt as you learn. Both quilt-as-you-go and traditional methods are covered, with easy-to-follow lessons in basic techniques. Cutting instructions are provided for all size quilts - baby, twin, full, and queen/king - to provide progressive challenges as your confidence increases. Sewing expert Choly Knight makes the quilting process as foolproof as possible, with straightforward directions and step-by-step illustrations. She reveals clever tricks and shortcuts that will shave hours off your working time. Before you know it, you'll be sewing beautiful modern bed quilts to cherish for years to come.

Choly Knight is the author of eight best-selling craft books from Fox Chapel Publishing, including Bling It Up!, Awesome Duct Tape Projects and Pixel Craft with Perler Beads. A power-seller on Etsy.com, Choly enjoys combining her passion for writing, fine art, craft art and design, as she provides techniques and tutorials for her many readers and fans. You can discover more about Choly and her work by visiting her website: www.cholyknight.com.