Patchwork, Quilting, & Applique (Reader's Digest)

By Jenni Dobson

Book Overview

Jenni Dobson describes the fabrics and tools needed to start patchwork quilting, introduces some simple projects that teach the appropriate techniques to beginners, and shows how to achieve a fine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895779714
• ISBN13: 9780895779717
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.9" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

fabulous book for quilters

This book has it all. There is so much essential detail here. She covers fabic, color, equipment, cutting, speed piecing, hand piecing, machine piecing, how to make templates, assembly, a library of pieced blocks, various piecing examples, patchwork, every type of applique that exists probably, then... quilting: trapunto, sashiko, hand & machine and finally finishing, borders, binding, also included are templates for quilts. Whew. I do love this book it has shown me what styles I might like to try that I would not have considered, and some that I know I will never want to do after reading.