Learn the ABCs of quilting with best-selling author and television personality Alex Anderson! She's taught hundreds of thousands to quilt, and she's back with this simple, fun guide to quilting basics--choosing fabrics, rotary cutting, strip piecing, making a quilt sandwich, basting, machine quilting, and then binding it off for a perfect finish. Piece classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then make them your own with one of the many layout options and 4 sizes!
Learn the ABCs of quilting with best-selling author and television personality Alex Anderson! She's taught hundreds of thousands to quilt, and she's back with this simple, fun guide to quilting basics--choosing fabrics, rotary cutting, strip piecing, making a quilt sandwich, basting, machine quilting, and then binding it off for a perfect finish. Piece classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then make them your own with one of the many layout options and 4 sizes!
Alex Anderson seeks to educate, inspire, entertain, and grow today's quilting community. A longtime host of the TV show Simply Quilts, she is also executive producer and co-host of the web TV's The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims. Alex lives in Northern California. alexandersonquilts.com and thequiltshow.com
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Tools Fabric Choosing Fabrics Grain of the Fabric Preparing the Fabric Checklist for Making a Quilt The Basics Rotary Cutting Cutting Strips Cutting Squares and Rectangles Cutting Four-Patch Pieces Pinning Stitching 1/4˝ Seam Allowance Seam Ripping Setting Options The Quilt Sandwich Backing Batting Layering Basting for Machine Quilting Machine Quilting Marking Tools Marking a Basic Grid Machine Quilting Supplies Machine-Quilting Stitches Project Instructions Appendix About the Author