Build your quilting skills with this beginner's guide featuring 12 modern projects using basic patchwork, appliqué, curves, and foundation paper piecing.
Quilt designer Jo Avery has a wealth of experience teaching beginner and intermediate quilters at her popular workshops and retreats. In New Patchwork & Quilting Basics, she guides you through 12 quilt projects using basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles.
Jo's easy-to-follow instructions make it easy to learn new skills while making your own stylish quilts and other projects. Before long, you'll have the confidence and expertise to tackle virtually any quilt pattern!
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By Jo Avery
Inhalt
Contents
Introduction
Getting Started
What Is a Quilt?
Quilting Terms and Abbreviations
Toolbox
Fabric
Cutting, Piecing, and Pressing
Quilting
Finishing
Strips and Squares
- Semaphore Cot Quilt
- Zen Garden Quilt
- Dancing Pandas Quilt
Triangles
- Tree of Paradise Quilt
- Pop Art Block Keeper
- Pinhole Stars Quilt
Skill Building
Applique
- Flower Garland Pillow
Curved Piecing
- Stream Quilt
Foundation Paper Piecing
- Spool Notebook Holder
Mix and Match
- Autumn Trees Quilt
- Pinball Wizard Quilt
- Bedding Plants Quilt
Patterns
Acknowledgements
About the Author