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A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond
From: Penny Halgren
Dear Friend,
Have you been searching for a how to quilt resource specifically for beginning quilters that makes learning how to make a quilt really easy?
Do you have a collection of quilting books that were advertised as beginner books……and when you got them home, you discovered that they just added to your confusion?
Are you ready right now to learn how to:
• Sew perfect seams
• Attach borders that make your quilt "square up"
• Make your very own binding that matches your quilt
• Create a masterpiece that will amaze your family and friends
You Will Learn To Make a Quilt and Much, Much More...
You've Got My Word on It
If you’re like me, when I decided to start quilting, I had no idea how to begin. None of my friends made quilts…nobody in my family made quilts…the one quilt shop in my town didn’t have any books for beginning quilters…and I didn’t know about quilt guilds. There was no easy way for me to learn to quilt.
I wanted a book that was easy to understand and that had step-by-step instructions specifically written for a beginning quilter.
I wanted somebody to take an easy quilt pattern, describe some of the simple color and design choices I could make (without turning it into a difficult project), then walk me through the process - from telling me what supplies to buy to showing me how to bind a quilt - with pictures so I could both read and see how to make a quilt. (Kind of like those paint-by-the-numbers kits!)
I wanted something that I could carry from my cutting table to my sewing machine as I was creating my masterpiece, so that I could compare my results and make sure that I was doing it "right."
I spent hours looking for a "learn to quilt book" for beginners; none was to be found. I started looking at individual quilt patterns - but because the instructions were locked securely inside the package, I couldn't tell whether it would be easy or difficult to make.
I looked at books of patterns that included instructions. There were plenty of different quilt patterns in each book, but the instructions were pretty skimpy, and the pictures were only drawings of the finished pieces, not pictures of what each step looked like as you were cutting, sewing, or pressing.
Make Nine Patch Quilt Blocks the Easy Way
You will make your first quilt with fun and ease by following the step-by-step, fully illustrated, instructions in A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond.
Did you know that there are a million little tips, tricks and secrets that quilters whisper to each other, but don’t always publish in patterns and instruction books?
This book is different; it reveals secrets and techniques that you need to make a beautiful family heirloom.
A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond is divided into 9 easy-to-follow steps, described in easy-to-understand language, with full color photographs of the actual quilt being made. Each step is chock-full of tips and short cuts to make your learning easy and making your first quilt fun. No holding back. Nothing is left out. When you finish your first quilt, you will know the secrets of experienced and professional quilters that many quilters with years of experience don’t know!
And A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond steps past the beginner's skill level right into the intermediate level, taking you into the beyond of quilting creations. Once you have mastered the nine patch, you will be ready to try more difficult quilt blocks and create blocks with triangles. This Guide shows you, step-by-step FIVE different ways to sew triangles. Using these methods, you will create stars, pinwheels, medallions and more in a breeze - taking your quilting beyond your wildest beginning dreams.
The techniques described in A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond will serve as a solid foundation for your quilting legacy. This Guide describes how to sew a quilt, how to assemble a quilt, how to bind a quilt, and how to machine quilt. It includes all of the steps in an easy-to-follow format.
"How Do I Know You Can Teach Me How to Sew a Quilt?"
Years after I learned how to quilt, my daughter, Stephanie, decided to take sewing classes from Barbara, a lady down the street. Barbara loved to make clothes, and wanted to share her craft with children, so about five of the neighborhood girls went to her house once a week and learned to make clothes. The clothes were beautiful! And the girls had great fun. Barbara even staged fashion shows in her lovely back yard so these young ladies could show off their accomplishments to family and friends.
Then one day, it happened. Stephanie announced that she wanted to learn how to make a quilt. Barbara panicked. She was an expert at making clothes, but knew nothing about how to sew a quilt. I knew that my daughter didn't want to learn how to make a quilt from me - she wanted Barbara to teach her.
So, Barbara and I hatched a plot. During the day, when the girls were in school, I went to her house and taught her how to make a quilt. We picked an easy pattern - straight stitching, squares, simple borders, machine quilting, and easy binding. With my step-by-step, easy-to-understand approach, Barbara learned how to make a quilt with skill and ease.
Several of the girls started making quilts, and Barbara stayed far enough ahead of them in her lessons that she was able to teach them, using the same step-by-step technique I taught her. At the next fashion show, the girls modeled their clothes and carried their quilts, and Barbara shared the quilt she made, too.
But, you say, Barbara already knew a lot about sewing. What about those of us who are just learning to sew?
So Easy a 7 Year Old Boy Can Make a Quilt!
"Wow!" you say, "Is THAT really possible?"
For years, my son watched Stephanie and I make quilts. When he was 7, he decided he wanted to make a quilt too. And, yes, he learned. Barbara taught him the sewing basics. He made a shirt and a pair of pants.
After about 4 months of basic machine sewing lessons, it was time for the quilt. He decided to make a "Solar System" quilt - complete with planets and stars. Using the same step-by-step approach I used with Barbara, I taught him how to sew his Solar System Quilt. It took a few weeks of concentrated effort, and his completed quilt still is a source of pride and enjoyment for the entire family!
I could tell you about the Girl Scout Troop, the after school club, and the ladies in the evening sewing group, but you get the idea. I've taught many people with different abilities how to make beautiful quilts. And I can teach you, too.
Here’s a Hint of the Quilting Tips You Get in
A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond
You will feel like an expert quilter when you go to the fabric store to get your supplies because you can download A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond immediately and have a shopping list of required materials - right at your fingertips.
You will create an heirloom, a work of art, or a practical lap quilt using the knowledge you gain about choosing the right fabric for your quilt. Whether you are using grandma’s old dresses or aprons, your kid’s well-worn pajamas or brand new fabric, you will learn how to prepare the fabric so your quilt retains its beauty, and is loved for hundreds of years.
Save time and money cutting your fabric with speed and accuracy using the techniques revealed in A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond. Increase accuracy so your quilt blocks are square and your quilts are free of lumps and bumps.
Save time and increase accuracy by chain sewing your pieces. Professionals and experienced quilters use this technique, and you will learn it, too.
Discover the secrets of how to assemble a quilt. Use the wrong batting and your quilt might be too stiff to cuddle up with on those cold winter nights.
Learn quick, easy techniques for basting and quilting your quilt. Using the tips in A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond, you can perform these steps with the know-how that makes it fun and easy.
Finish your quilt to perfection. Amaze your friends with the details of the finishing touches on your quilt, including learning how to bind a quilt. Your quilting guild and local quilt store will want you to share and/or display your quilt. Your family will be anxious to use or display your quilt in a prominent place in your home.
Learn a craft that will lower your stress levels, create new levels of inner peace that have potential healing benefits. Did you know that “arts are being used by a growing number of leading medical institutions, including those associated with Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Dartmouth and Vanderbilt.” (©2004 The Washington Post Company, The Art of Healing.)
Here's More Quilting Information You Will Get
With the information in A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond, you can begin, or continue, your quilt making with the confidence that you have a solid foundation of skills used by all of the best quilters. Following these instructions, your very first quilt can look like it was made by a professional – with all seams matching, and no puckers.
Using these proven, practical skills and quilting tips, you can prevent making some of the most common mistakes, saving time and money, and creating a keepsake that will be shared with future generations.
Not only are you shown what to do, but the reason behind every step is explained. Building on that underpinning (pardon the pun!), you can transfer the basic skills shared in A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond to every other quilt you make, and you will be ready to try more difficult piecing.
Set-in seams used to make a Tumbling Block quilt pattern won’t scare you. Sewing curved pieces to follow a Double Wedding Ring quilt pattern or Cathedral Windows quilt pattern will just flow.
Your quilting journey is ready to begin!
In A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond, you will also learn:
…exactly what tools you need to make your quilt. When you go to the quilt or fabric shop, you will know exactly what to get, and feel confident that you know the right questions, and are able to evaluate the many products available in order to make a wise purchase.
…how to sew a quilt with accurate seam allowances. If you are the type of quilter who wants to have all seams match and all blocks be the same size, you will want to know how to sew an accurate ¼” seam every time you sew. A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond shows 3 different methods to ensure your accuracy that make your quilts beautiful.
…a very simple method for making your own binding and finish your quilt beautifully. A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond walks you through the process step-by-step, teaching you how to make binding and how to bind your quilt just like the pros.
…how to add borders to your quilt, turning it into a work of art. Borders act like a picture frame for your quilt. Using the techniques in this book, your family and friends will be able to see your creative talents.
…and much, much more! A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting and Beyond is jam-packed with useful information, presented in an easy-to-understand format, to get you started on creating your first quilt project.
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Find out what makes A Beginner's Guide to Quilting and Beyond the perfect resource for beginning quilting. Learn how you, too, can create your own beautiful family heirloom and begin a tradition of quilting in your family. Leave your memories in fabric for future generations to share. A piece of your life for a great-great-great grandchild to unfold.
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"If you've ever seen one of Penny's quilts, you'll understand why I'm so excited that she's putting it all in a book for you, step by step, great idea by great idea, and one piece of good advice after another! I've been making quilts for 20 years now, and am even a certified quilt teacher for the Quilt-In-A-Day method, but I know that all the tips in here are going to make me an even better quilter. In my opinion, you couldn't have picked a better place to start!"
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