Quilting books offer an excellent medium with which you can add to or improve your quilting skills. To see a larger image of the cover just click on the book. Remember that due to the size they will take a while to load and use the return button on your browser to return to this page. PAGE TEN Scrap Quilt-Strips and Spider Webs by Marcia Lasher. Both of these patterns are sewn on muslin bases, replacing the old fashioned newspaper foundation.
Muslin is neater and easier to use, and time-saving, too.
You definitely need a base to sew the strips on in order to keep the pieces from stretching. The Strip pattern is simpler, faster and recommended for beginners. The Spider Web pattern, an intermediate project, takes more time and you'll be working with bias edges. The Scrap Quilt book includes yardage and instructions for both patterns in the various quilt sizes. It is designed to be made from either leftover scraps or newly purchased fabric.