The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no tome, that accent any existing decor. This book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt patter; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; and teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room or to add new flair.
Crazy Shortcake is a technique book for learning how to: make 'crazy cut' blocks use your sewing machine decorative stitches for quilting quilt-as-you-go apply an all-machine binding create 'pretty corners' every time on your binding You'll learn this all while making one quilt (small or large). Starting with 10" squares (pre-cut or cut your own), you'll make your crazy cuts and layer your blocks with batting and backing. The decorative stitches on your sewing machine, along with gorgeous threads, quilt the blocks. Huge photos and easy step-by-step instructions guide you through the most popular quilt-as-you-go joining process for connecting your blocks. Add binding and finish with my "pretty corners" technique and you're done! Two sizes and two design twists add spice to the design and fun alternatives. Grab your pre-cuts, layer cakes, or cut your own squares and get started today. This quilt can be FINISHED in two days - not the top made - a finished quilt! Play with all the lovely decorative stitches on your sewing machine and have more fun quilting than you've ever had!
Quilt As You Go with a modern, fresh twist! No one will ever never know your quilts are quilt-as-you-go and that's the twist. Quilt As You Go is the process of making quilt blocks (from 12 to 16 inches square) and then quilting them - easy! Join the quilted blocks and you almost have a finished quilt, you just need the binding. This book teaches a few modern twists on a very popular technique which results in simple, easy to make quilts that can be made from "fat quarters", "jelly rolls" and "charms" as well as yardage and scraps. You'll learn to make four easy quilts, tips for preparing your blocks for quilting, four methods of straight line machine quilting, 15 photos take you step-bystep through the joining process and an easy machine binding that finishes up with our "pretty corners" technique! With each of the four quilts you'll see a slightly different way to incorporate quilt-as-you-go into modern quilts. Each of the four twists can be adapted in several ways, making this a technique book that just keeps your inspiration going. Marguerita and her daughter Sarah, best known for their book Crazy Shortcut Quilts, have reinvented quilt-as-you-go and share all their new tips with you in this compact, exciting book.
The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no tome, that accent any existing decor. This book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt patter; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; and teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room or to add new flair.
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