Jenny Doan

Quilter's Precut Companion (eBook, ePUB)

Handy Reference Guide + 25 Precut-Friendly Block Patterns

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Everything you need to know about making quilts with precuts Master precuts with this compete and indispensable guide to working with Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Turnovers, and more! Sew 25 traditional blocks from squares, half-square triangles, and precut strips with timesaving tips and tricks from the one and only Missouri Star Quilt Company. You'll cover all the basics, including precut options, standard quilt sizes and needle types. Plus, finish your quilt like a pro with yardage and cutting info for borders, backings, and bindings! Easy-to-use charts, tables, and illustrations are at your fingertips in this handy, spiral-bound guide that's easy to take with you. . All-in-one guide to precuts in a portable, spiral-bound reference that's easy to take with you . Make 25 traditional quilt blocks from precut squares, strips, and triangles, with bonus info on easy half-square triangles . Time-saving tips and tricks plus easy-to-use charts with basic quilt sizes, and yardage for borders, backings, and bindings

Produktdetails

• Verlag: C&T Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617452215
• Artikelnr.: 44757961

Autorenporträt

Introduction by Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Standard Quilt Sizes
Bed, Comforter, Coverlet, and Bedspread Measurements
Quilt sizes with Drop and Tuck
Using Precuts
Standard Precut Sizes and Names
Precuts and Quilt Sizes
Cutting From Fat Quarters (18'' x 22'')
Cutting From Layer Cakes (10'' x 10'' Squares)
Cutting From Charm Packs (5'' x 5'' Squares)
Tips for Using Precuts
To Wash or Not to Wash
Handling the Pinked Edges
Using Jelly Rolls for Binding
Borders and Backings
Yardage for Borders Cut on Crosswise Grain
Yardage for Borders Cut on Lengthwise Grain
Yardage for Quilt Backing
Binding
Yardage for Straight-Grain Binding
Cut/Finished Binding Widths
Bias Binding from a Square
Cutting Bias Strips • Size of Fabric Square Needed for Various Widths and
Lengths of Bias Strips • Calculating Square Size for Additional Widths and
Lengths of Bias Strips
Putting on Binding
Needles and Threads
U. S. /European Needle Sizes and Recommended Fabric weight
Needle Type, Size, and Use
Blocks from Squares and Half-Square Triangles
Pinwheel • Friendship Star • Broken Dishes • Birds in the Air • Maple Leaf
• Shoofly
Tricks with Squares: Easy Half-Square Triangles
Make 2 at a Time • Make 4 at a Time • Make 8 at a Time
Blocks from Turnovers
Blocks from Strips
Blocks from Combinations
Jelly Roll Race Variations
Number of Strips Needed for Standard Sizes • Methods for Connecting the
Strips