The lessons and instructions in these books can help anyone teaching quilting.
Click here to see sample pages. Find the perfect pattern for your next quilting project. Choose from an array of more than 1000 new and traditional projects. For centuries quilters have integrated new designs and stitches with cherished heirloom ones. By fiddling tenderly with tradition, quilting has become a unique, evolving art form. Quilters continuously search for fresh ideas and designs, and this creative 512-page illustrated resource delivers just the right pattern for their next quilting project. 1000 Great Quilting Designs contains templates, stencils, and step-by-step instructions for hand or machine stitching making it easy to create unique quilting patterns.
Format: Hard Cover, 512 pages, 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2
Author: Luise Roberts
Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association
For the beginner as well as the experienced quilter, this handy resource offers:
- Key information on how to choose styles, materials, thread color, and patterns
- Helpful hints for using designs tailored to various shapes like circles, squares, and diamonds, complete with guidance on how to turn corners
- Instructions for transferring quilting patterns onto fabric
- Helpful tips for coordinating border and filler designs, creating new or personalized designs, and assembling the finished item, and more
- A pattern section with traditional and new designs, organized by theme so it's easy to find a pattern to fit any occasion
- An enlargement percentage with each design and a table at the back of the book that offers a wide choice of sizes for each motif
- An assortment of motifs from around the world
1000 Great Quilting Designs has something for every quilter and provides enough designs to last a lifetime.
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