Authors: Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson, Liz Aneloski Availability: In stock.
A must-have handy reference tool for every quilter!
• Easy-to-Follow Charts, Tables & Illustrations
Yardage Requirements
Cutting Instructions
Setting Secrets
Choosing Supplies
Piecing Techniques
Number Conversions & More!
• Provides answers to quilters’ most-frequently-asked questions:
How much fabric do I need?
How many and what size blocks do I need to make a quilt the size I want?
How do I figure the percentage to enlarge or reduce when photocopying?
How do I cut bias binding?
Which needle should I use?
How do I sew a mitered border?
And more!
• Makes it easy to find information fast!
• Convenient, pocket-size reference guide
Reviews
Review Quilter's World - February 1, 2005
The ultimate cheat sheet for the need-to-know information quilters use all the time.
Review By: Sharon Darling, QuiltersReview.com - October 1, 2004
This great reference tool puts everything you might need at your fingertips. It is a definite requirement for any quilter's sewing room.
Review QuiltersReview.com - January 1, 2005
One of the 10 best-selling titles from QuiltersReview.com for 2004.
Review Australian Homespun Patchwork - July 1, 2005
This fantastic reference guide makes it so easy to find the information you need...fast!
Review QNM - April 1, 2005
Yardage charts, rotary-cutting measurements, piecing techniques, and much more good basic quiltmaking information is packed into this convenient little reference.
Review Quiltmaker - March 1, 2005
This handy reference book is filled with charts, tables, lists and answers to quilters' most frequently asked questions.
Review By: Penny Kitzmiller, - November 7, 2008
"This was a great tool for any type of quilting, beginner to the pro. Loved it and would recommend it for anyone wanting to make great looking quilts."
Review By: Patti Ives, The Appliqué Society Newsletter - May 1, 2010
“Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski have all contributed to this handy “All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool” published by C&T Publishing. This spiral bound, 52 page booklet is packed with easy-to-follow charts, tables & illustrations, yardage requirements, cutting instructions, setting secrets, choosing supplies, piecing techniques, number conversions & more! All the information you need to successfully complete your quilting project.
I am sure that you have plenty of quilting books in your library but when you are in a hurry to find information such as a formula for cutting finished sizes of half and quarter-square triangles or needle recommendations and much more it is certainly handy to have all that information at your fingertips in this pocket sized reference guide.
The Quick-Start Guide at the front of the book provides the reader with basic questions and answer and points them to what page to turn to for more details. Some of the questions include: What size is the bed? How many squares, rectangles, sashing strips, triangles, hexagons, 608 diamonds or 458 diamonds can I get out of a specific amount of fabric? What is the correct thread tension?
Whether you are a seasoned quilter or just learning to quilt you will want to tuck this handy reference guide into your bag when you go shopping or keep it nearby when sewing.”