Quilting FOR DUMMIES® 2ND EDITION; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Art of Quilting; Chapter 2 Threads, Needles, and Gadgets -- And All That Jazz; Chapter 3 The Pièce de Résistance: Fabric; Chapter 4 A Patch in the Fabric of Time: Designing Quilt Blocks; Chapter 5 Creating and Using Templates; Chapter 6 Playing with Blocks and Borders: Which Way Should They Go?; Chapter 7 Using Your Computer as a Crystal Ball; Chapter 8 Cuts and Creases: Pressing Matters; Chapter 9 Positively Perfect Piecing.
Chapter 10 Do You Know the Way to Appliqué?Chapter 11 The Plan of Attack: Deciding How to Quilt Your Quilt; Chapter 12 Assembling the Quilt Sandwich; Chapter 13 Ready, Set ... Quilt! The Ins and Outs of Quilting Your Masterpiece; Chapter 14 Finishing Touches: Bindings and More; Chapter 15 Fabulous Skill Builders; Chapter 16 Mixed-Technique Projects; Chapter 17 Projects for the Machine Queen; Chapter 18 Small-Scale Projects; Cha.
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The fun and easy way to get started with quilting-now revised with 25 percent new materialQuilting continues to grow in popularity as a hobby, with an estimated 24 million quilters in the U.S. in 2003, up from 14 million in 1997. This accessible guide gives people just what they need to start stitching, offering how-to guidance on sewing as well as 16 projects that range from simple to spectacular.