Patty Murphy

Piecing Makeover (eBook, ePUB)

Simple Tricks to Fine-Tune Your Patchwork

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Do your quilt blocks tend to misbehave? Perfect your patchwork with a visual, step-by-step guide to 21 popular quilt blocks. Piecing expert Patty Murphy shows you how with fail-proof techniques that can be used in all types of quilt designs, from traditional to modern. Say goodbye to patchwork problems like mismatched seams, blunt points, and too-small blocks, and learn to avoid common mistakes in sashings, borders, and bindings. Though mistakes happen to all of us, these easy techniques will help beginning and intermediate quilters achieve quiltmaking success every time. . Learn to flawlessly construct 21 popular blocks in both traditional and modern designs . Step-by-step photos guide new and intermediate quilters . Avoid common patchwork problems like mismatched seams with expert tips from a lifelong quilter

Produktdetails

• Verlag: C&T Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 369
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617452581
• Artikelnr.: 45353575

Autorenporträt

Patty Murphy has been sewing since age six and loves to share her craft with anyone who will listen. Her work has been featured online and in several books and magazines. Patty teaches regularly at Intown Quilters in Decatur, Georgia. pattymurphyhandmade.com

Inhaltsangabe

Preface How to Use This Book Basic Tools Cutting and Sewing The 1/4'' Seam
• Easing in Seams • Prewashing Fabric—Yes or No? • How to Avoid a “V” When
Cutting Strips] Pressing Pressing vs. Ironing • Setting the Seam • Whether
to Use Steam • Open or Closed? Furling Seams Building Blocks Strip Piecing
Four-Patch Blocks Nine-Patch Blocks Half-Square Triangles Quarter-Square
Triangles Flying Geese Blocks Classic Favorites Dutchman’s Puzzle Log Cabin
Square in a Square Pinwheels Sawtooth Star Ohio Star Ocean Waves LeMoyne
Star Modern Favorites Sewing with Narrow Strips Drunkard’s Path Bear Claw
Half-Square Rectangles Equilateral Triangles Hexagons Diamonds Kansas
Dugout Putting It All Together Squaring Your Blocks Coping Strips Sashings
Setting Triangles Border Issues Bias Binding About the Author