Piecing Makeover Simple Tricks to Fine-Tune Your Patchwork • A Guide to Diagnosing & Solving Common Problems

by Murphy, Patty

• ISBN13: 9781617452574
• ISBN10: 1617452572
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781617452581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-10-01
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
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Summary

Do your quilt blocks tend to misbehave?

Perfect your patchwork with a visual, step-by-step guide to 21 popular quilt blocks. Piecing expert Patty Murphy shows you how with fail-proof techniques that can be used in all types of quilt designs, from traditional to modern. Say goodbye to patchwork problems like mismatched seams, blunt points, and too-small blocks, and learn to avoid common mistakes in sashings, borders, and bindings. Though mistakes happen to all of us, these easy techniques will help beginning and intermediate quilters achieve quiltmaking success every time.

• Learn to flawlessly construct 21 popular blocks in both traditional and modern designs
• Step-by-step photos guide new and intermediate quilters
• Avoid common patchwork problems like mismatched seams with expert tips from a lifelong quilter

Author Biography

Patty Murphy has been sewing since age six and loves to share her craft with anyone who will listen. Her work has been featured online and in several books and magazines. Patty teaches regularly at Intown Quilters in Decatur, Georgia. pattymurphyhandmade.com

Table of Contents

Preface
How to Use This Book
Basic Tools
Cutting and Sewing
The 1/4'' Seam • Easing in Seams • Prewashing Fabric—Yes or No? • How to Avoid a “V” When Cutting Strips]

Pressing
Pressing vs. Ironing • Setting the Seam • Whether to Use Steam • Open or Closed? Furling Seams

Building Blocks
Strip Piecing
Four-Patch Blocks
Nine-Patch Blocks
Half-Square Triangles
Quarter-Square Triangles
Flying Geese Blocks

Classic Favorites
Dutchman's Puzzle
Log Cabin
Square in a Square
Pinwheels
Sawtooth Star
Ohio Star
Ocean Waves
LeMoyne Star

Modern Favorites
Sewing with Narrow Strips
Drunkard's Path
Bear Claw
Half-Square Rectangles
Equilateral Triangles
Hexagons
Diamonds
Kansas Dugout

Putting It All Together
Squaring Your Blocks
Coping Strips
Sashings
Setting Triangles
Border Issues
Bias Binding

About the Author