Machine Quilting: The Basics & Beyond
The machine as a labor saving device is never so perfectly illustrated as the advent of the sewing machine and the making of a quilt. A hardcover, hidden-spiral bound, 'user friendly' instruction manual, Machine Quilting: The Basics & Beyond by quilting expert Lynn Witzenburg offers the novice machine stitch quilter with a complete, step-by-step, visually illustrated guide to successfully creating quilts with the assistance of a sewing machine. As fun as it is informative, Machine Quilting: The Basics & Beyond includes twelve do-it-yourself projects complete with full-size patterns, as well as favorite and original quilting designs that even the most novice of needlecrafters can employ to good effect. Such issues as choosing a stencil design, working with quilting paper, adapting motifs to fill spaces, making border designs fit, even the creation of 'feathers' in round, square, triangular, and free form. From the needed equipment and supplies, preparing to machine quilt, to free-motion stitching techniques, and so much more, Machine Quilting: The Basics & Beyond will prove to be an invaluable reference and a popular addition to personal and community library Needlecraft reference collections. --Wisconsin Bookwatch April 20082008 ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Bronze Medal Winner - Crafts & Hobbies --ForeWord Magazine