The quilting answer book : solutions to every problem you'll ever face, answers to every question you'll ever ask / Barbara Weiland Talbert.
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TextPublication details: North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., c2009.Description: 431 p. : ill. ; 17 cmISBN: - 1603421440 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781603421447 (pbk. : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 746.46 T137 | Available | 33111005799206 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Whether you're perplexed about piecing, baffled by binding, or curious about cutting, Barbara Weiland Talbert has all your quilting quandaries covered. With answers to more than 200 common quilting questions, this handy reference guide will earn a permanent place in your sewing room. You'll turn to it again and again for sensible solutions to difficult problems and step-by-step instructions for tricky techniques. From quick-cutting geometric shapes to coaxing the wrinkles out of polyester batting, here is the best quilting advice on the block.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 416-417) and index.
Getting started -- Choosing fabric -- Batting and thread -- Essential tools -- Rotary cutting and strip piecing -- Templates, pressing, and piecing -- All about appliqué -- Setting and borders -- Quilting choices -- Making the quilt sandwich -- Quilting the quilt -- Finishing the quilt -- Quilt embellishments -- Quilter's math made easy.