Description
Book SynopsisKids can quilt! Best-selling author Angela Walters and her daughter, Cloe, join forces to teach preteens and teens the basics of quiltmaking. The dynamic mother-daughter duo guides kids step by step through prepping and finishing their very first quilt. Readers will tackle 14 projects to keep or give as gifts, including stylish bedroom decor, such as pillow covers, rugs, and T-shirt quilts. Angela’s eye for design and her approachable teaching style is the perfect complement to Cloe’s kid-approved fabric choices and projects. With skill-builders and plenty of how-to photos, your kids can finally bring their imaginative creations to life!
Trade ReviewJuly 2015
You'll discover all the techniques and help you need. Learn all the lingo, enjoy superb step-by-step instructions with fantastic clear photos. Discover how to cut fabric, sew seams, put together, bind and finish a quilt. See what you can do with straight line or free-motion quilting. Great tips, great projects, super easy to follow.
* Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts *
Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments Introduction Getting started About the book What is a quilt? Supplies Making a Quilt Reading the Pattern The Supplies Applique Cutting Sewing Making the Quilt Top Pressing Quilting Layering and Basting the Quilt Quilting Hand Quilting Tie Quilting Machine Quilting Trimming the Quilt Binding Hands-On Practice Potholders Skill level: 1 Placemats Skill level: 1 Quilted Water Bottle Holder Skill level: 2 Projects Heart Ticker Tape Quilt Skill level 2 Charmed Quilt Skill level: 2 Rag Quilt Skill level: 2 Applique Letter Pillow Skill level: 2 Bed Runner Skill level: 2 Cut-Away Rug Skill level: 2 Signature Quilt Skill level: 2 Ticker Tape Quilt: Skill level: 3 School Supply Holder Skill level: 3 T-shirt Quilt Skill level: 3 Cuddle Quilt Skill level: 3
