Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson : Beginner's Simple Step-by-Step Visual Guide  - Alex Anderson

Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson

Beginner's Simple Step-by-Step Visual Guide

By: Alex Anderson

Paperback | 1 June 2016

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1 Fun Block, 12 Easy Layout Options, 4 Sizes

Your first quilt is just around the corner! Learn the ropes from best-selling author Alex Anderson, who has taught hundreds of thousands of people to quilt with her books, beloved television show, and online learning platform. Make classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then choose one of the layout options to put it all together.

Includes material and cutting instructions for 4 sizes wall/baby, lap, twin, and queen. Master the basics, from rotary cutting to borders and machine quilting. Take this portable guide with you or keep it right by your sewing machine. It includes a lay-flat binding, yardage and cutting instructions, and a construction checklist to keep you on track every step of the way.

About the Author

Alex Anderson co-founded The Quilt Life magazine and co-hosts The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims. She was the host of Simply Quilts for eleven seasons and has published more than a dozen best-selling books with C&T. Alex lives in Northern California with her family.
Industry Reviews
This is a short and sweet, compact yet comprehensive guide to making a quilt for the first time. It is an A5 format of just 48 pages, but manages to pack in 1 quilt block, 12 layout options and 4 sizes. This is a superb visual guide to making your very first quilt. It also lies flat, leaving your hands free. It is super easy to follow with very clear instructions and photographs. You'll learn how to use a rotary cutter, see the tools and supplies checklist, find tips on choosing and preparing fabrics, discover the basics of quilting such as cutting and piecing, making a quilt sandwich and marking a grid for machine quilting. You are then ready to follow the project instructions to make a quilt with or without a border. This book is a little gem for any beginner quilter. yarnsandfabrics.co.uk, 6/13/16 This is a relatively slim bookonly 47 pagesbut it's packed with a lot of valuable information for the new quilter. Not everyone has a friend or mother who can show them how to make a quilt, and not everyone is close to workshops or classes. What makes this book very useful is that there are headings and diagrams throughout, making it easy to find what you are looking for. Plus it doesn't overwhelm you with information. While all the basics are covered, the reader won't get bogged down with too much detail. After all, the aim of the game is to get in there and make something! The central project, Crossroads, is a very pleasing design that will appeal to all abilities. This is a handy reference for new quilters or anyone looking to brush up on their skills. Down Under Quilts, Issue 176

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