Quilting Basics

by Celia Eddy

Book Overview

For centuries, the craft of quilting has given the world wonderful and valuable works of folk art. But quilting is also an enjoyable activity for needlecrafters--a source of satisfaction whether... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764155954
• ISBN13: 9780764155956
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

-----A real book for beginners-----

This is a great book for anyone wanting to learn to quilt! It begins with information about the basic materials you need to quilt. They include scissors, rotary cutter, pencils, templates, pins, thread, needles, rulers, fabrics and batting. The items are explained and the reader is told how best to use them. There are directions for making templates, using a rotary cutter, hand stitching and also basic machine stitching. A section called Working with Color explains how to choose and mix your color fabrics. The author takes you step by step into twelve different projects. The instructions are concise and the pictures are close up and easy to see. There are a lot of quilting how-to-books out there, but so many of them are too advanced for most beginners. This book is not intimidating and can give a novice the sewing skills needed to make a quilt! Judith Miller

Provides step-by-step coverage of key quilting skills

While the last ten years has seen a vast rise in the popularity of quilting, many beginning and advanced quilters will readily admit they lack some of the basic techniques necessary to the art, or have become too used to a limited number of quilting approaches. Enter Celia Eddy's Quilting Basics, which provides step-by-step coverage of key quilting skills all beginners should know; plus a range of quilting designs and explanations lending to advanced quilting knowledge. The beautiful color photos of both techniques and finished products makes Quilting Basics a highly recommended pick indeed.