The Quilter's Companion: The Complete Guide to Machine and Hand Quilting

by Katharine Guerrier

Book Overview

The Quilter's Companion is the definitive resource book for today's quilter. Its scope encompasses hand and machine quilting, and both traditional and contemporary designs. Here is everything you need... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589232437
• ISBN13: 9781589232433
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Creative Publishing International
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

"Companion"? More like "Best Friend"!

Quilter's Companion / 1-58923-243-7 I have about 50 second-hand quilting books, or at least it certainly feels that way sometimes, so I very nearly didn't buy this one when I passed it in the store a few months ago. I'm very glad that I did buy it - what a treasure! Not "just another quilting book", this book has a beautiful "modern" look and feel throughout. Old quilt blocks are here, and they still retain their charm, but the look and feel has been gently updated. New quilt blocks and quilting techniques are introduced. This isn't post-modern Picasso quilting and it isn't your grandmother's country quilting - it walks a careful middle road between tradition and modern tastes and it does so effortlessly. This book is huge, and every page is informative and useful. The emphasis between machine techniques and hand techniques is split fairly equally, and it's wonderful to finally find a resource which shows how to properly machine quilt a lot of traditional stars and blocks which don't lend themselves easily to machine quilting. Did I mention that the pictures are in color, with careful detail, and you can actually understand what you are being told to accomplish? That can be a rarity with do-it-yourself books, but not here. This is the first quilting book I've ever owned which actually presented an understandable, practical approach to machine appliqué. There's also a wealth of variety here. There's plenty of beginner's blocks and quilting styles, but the author also provides suggested "projects" to practice techniques - including a gorgeous wall hanging of a basket of flowers and a butterfly, all appliquéd. And (if that weren't enough) the butterfly wings are not attached to the picture and can "flap" gently. Definitely, this book gently teaches but also gently challenges the reader to take steps in a new direction if they want to expand their repertoire. I can't recommend this quilting book highly enough. At one point, I seriously considered selling the rest of my books and only keeping this one - it's that helpful and comprehensive. I finally decided to keep the others for inspiration and because I'm a pack-rat, but this one is definitely the one I go to for instructions and technique refinement. ~ Ana Mardoll

Covering contemporary and traditional quilting designs

The Quilter's Companion: The Complete Guide To Machine And Hand Quilting by quilting instructor and needlecraft expert Katharine Guerrier is a broad-ranging sourcebook covering contemporary and traditional quilting designs, techniques for cutting, stitching, and applique, sashing, borders, finishment, embellishings, tips on the display and care of quilts, and much more. Logically organized and accessibly presented, featuring gorgeous full-color photographs, The Quilter's Companion is a truly first-rate resource, introduction, and guide to the respected tradition and art form of quilt crafting. Also very highly recommended are Katharine Guerrier's two previous quilting books: Quilting Masterclass and The Encyclopedia Of Quilting And Patchwork Techniques.