My First Quilting Book

Make toys, quilts, accessories, and more with My First Quilting Book! If you love crafting, then you’ll love these 35 great projects that teach you all about quilting, sewing, and patchwork. Every project has a level—1, 2, or 3—and comes with easy-to-read instructions, and adorable, step-by-step artworks that will guide you along the way. The three chapters are packed with projects you’ll want to make. Cool Clothes, Accessories, and Bags includes a pretty patchwork corsage, an appliqué heart T-shirt, and a felt hedgehog phone case. You’ll discover things for your room in Bedroom Bits, from a cuddly toy, to an appliqué cushion, and a summer quilt. Finally, make Perfect Presents for your friends and family, such as a cute owl egg cozy, a colorful patchwork purse, and a toadstool hot water bottle. In addition, the basic techniques section covers every sewing and quilting technique you’ll need to know, so you’ll soon be the best quilter in town!

Learn about the tools, supplies, and techniques you need to create simple patchwork quilts. Eight small projects are provided to help you practice your new hand-or machine-stitching skills.

Start, stitch, and finish nine simple blocks In the fourth book in her popular Teach Me series, expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your very first quilt. Pat's easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects—even if you're an absolute beginner. Learn the basics, from selecting notions and cutting fabric to machine sewing to quilting and binding, all from a skilled instructor with a warm, patient teaching style. You'll be proud to finish your first quilt—the first of many! This fourth book in Pat Sloan's Teach Me series is perfect for absolute beginners. More than 140 how-to photos, nine classic blocks, and nine quilt projects are included. Pat Sloan is a skilled instructor who covers key topics, including notions you'll need, fabric selection and cutting, machine quilting techniques, and more.

The essential book for those new to the craft from the bestselling author of M’Liss Rae Hawley’s Precut Quilts. Learning to quilt is easy with this handy reference guide full of M’Liss’s tips and time-saving techniques. Make nine easy blocks, each one a traditional favorite, then turn the blocks into a charming sampler quilt. (Bonus! Make a matching pillow or a quick four-block quilt). This guide includes lots of helpful how-to photos you’ll use again and again, plus detailed shopping lists with all the materials you need to complete the quilt, including basic quilting supplies and the specific fabrics. This book has everything you need to know to make a beautiful quilt—M’Liss takes you step by step from start to finish.

THIS LITTLE BOOK includes a complete pattern for a twelve-block sampler quilt easy enough for complete beginners to make. It also includes patterns for the twelve quilt blocks that make up the sampler. Twelve Building Blocks Every Quilter Should Know There's a good reason why I call these twelve easy blocks the building blocks of quilting. Once you have them in your quilter's tool kit, you can use them to create literally hundreds of different quilts. Every one of these blocks is a workhorse that you will find in many, many quilt patterns. You will see many of them as the basic components of larger and more complicated quilt blocks. They all add a sense of life and movement to a quilt. Even better, they are all simple enough for you to sew successfully, even if you've never made a quilt before. And all twelve blocks have a finished size of nine inches. This is a standard size that is much used in quilt patterns. You can easily mix and match these blocks with each other or with other blocks to make your own quilt patterns. In fact, you can use this pattern as a framework for many different quilts, just replacing the sampler blocks with your own selections. Need Help with Quilting Techniques?The pattern in this book is a companion to my book for new quilters, Quilts for Beginners, which covers in detail all the tools, supplies, and techniques you need to successfully make your first quilts. If you need help with such things as how to cut your fabric, how to sew a 1/4" seam, how to baste a quilt, or exactly how to put on the binding, check out Quilts for Beginners. It covers everything you need to know.

Part of a sewing skill-building program for children, this kit is ideal for kids who are old enough to sew on a machine and have had some machine experience. Young seamsters can lay out their own designs for quilts using the templates provided in the kit. After picking a quilt plan, children learn how to color in their designs and how to shop for fabric at a store. This guide covers cutting and sewing patches together, assembling the parts, adding batting, and ultimately creating a child-sized quilt. This book is also ideal for adults who want to learn the very basics of quilting.

No matter what the activity--playdates, tummy time, or just plain nap time--these cute baby quilts are picture perfect for coddling newborns. Quickly stitch one up in a day and be on your way to floor play, a baby shower, or cozying up with your little one! Thirteen charming quilt designs, some featuring novelty prints Sized just right for infants--and beyond Perfect for beginner to intermediate skill levels

This illustrated beginner’s guide takes you through the skills, tools, and techniques you need to make your first quilt—from first step to last stitch. Alex Anderson has taught countless quilters across the world through her books and television programs. In Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson, she offers step-by-step instructions and illustrations designed for beginners. Alex explains the basics of quilting, such as choosing fabrics, rotary cutting, basting, quilting, and binding. For your first quilt journey, Alex teaches you how to piece classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks. With these fundamentals in place, it’s time to choose from 12 different layout options—in 4 different sizes—as you embark on your first quilt!

Using a one-piece block from "My First Patchwork Book", this guide teaches how to make a simple nine-block quilt. Children learn the history of quilting and that a quilt is like a sandwich with a top, a bottom, and a filling. Instructions for a quilt plan, supply lists, yardage requirements, and simple preparation information is given. Full-color photos.

Thanks to the expert advice offered by the famous Donna Kooler Design Studio, anyone can create a beautifully detailed quilt. She answers all the questions and provides all the basics, from fabrics to more advanced techniques: What do I need to know to get started? How do I assemble a quilt? How do I appliqu� by machine? How do I make perfect corners with paper piecing? As your knowledge increases, graduate to such advanced skills as surface embroidery, making lattice-strip borders, and combining traditional quilt block motifs. Before long, you’ll be able to produce your own treasured heirloom quilt, including a traditional Nine-patch Sampler, Amish Star Box Top quilts, a Crazy Quilt stocking, and many others.