How to Make a Quilt

With simple step-by-step instructions that require only basic sewing skills, Barbara Weiland Talbert shows you how to make your own beautiful and durable quilts. Taking you through the complete quilting process in an easy-to-follow sequence, Talbert shows you how to select a suitable design, choose the best fabric, cut shapes, piece together blocks, assemble the quilt top, and finish your project. You'll quickly acquire the know-how and inspiration to create unique high-quality quilts that add a charming touch to your home.

EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
If you've yearned to make a quilt, Barbara Weiland Talbert will show you how to create accurately stitched patchwork blocks that can be joined to make a quilt top. All you need are basic sewing skills, a sewing machine, a few key tools, and an assortment of colorful cotton fabrics. In addition to mastering basic block cutting and assembly, you'll learn how to layer your finished quilt top with batting and backing, machine-quilt them together, and finish your project with binding and a label.

INTRODUCTION: Let's Make a Quilt

What Makes a Quilt a Quilt?

CHAPTER 1: Get Ready

Gathering Tools and Supplies: The Quilter's Toolbox * Preparing Your Sewing Machine * Choosing a Quilt Project * Selecting Fabric * Selecting and Preparing Batting * Choosing Thread

CHAPTER 2: Essential Skills: Cutting, Sewing, and Pressing

Rotary Cutting Basics * Stitching a Perfect Seam * Press It Right

CHAPTER 3: Making Patchwork Blocks

Basic Piecing * Alternate Piecing Methods * Making a Log Cabin Block * Piecing Basic Triangle Units * Cut-No-Triangles Folded-Corner Piecing * Making the Sampler Blocks

CHAPTER 4: Assembling the Quilt Top

Easy Quilt Settings * Cutting and Adding Borders

CHAPTER 5: Finishing Your Quilt

Preparing the Quilt Top * Making the Quilt Sandwich * Quilt It! * Before Binding * Binding Your Quilt * Labeling Your Quilt * The Beginner's Sampler Quilt

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Reading List

Index