MATERIALS
& TOOLS
10 Choosing your fabric
Pick the perfect fabric
14 Soft supplies Shop for
wadding and thread
16 The quilter’s toolkit All
you need to get started
18 Glossary
ESSENTIAL
TECHNIQUES
22 Get to know Quilt parts,
from blocks to binding
23 Measure up! How much
fabric do you need?
24 How to Choose colours
and patterns
26 Get to know Your
sewing machine
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30 Washing your fabric
Caring for your quilt
31 10 top tips for pressing
Neater ways to finish!PATCHWORK
34 All about Cutting
37 PROJECT Patchwork
pillow Easy first project
40 All about Piecing
42 PROJECT Patchwork
placemat Cute make
44 PROJECT Tiny table
topper Cheery mat
47 Strip piecing Learn a
speedy piecing trick
48 Basic seams Easy joins
49 Nesting seams Avoid
bulk for a perfect finish
50 PROJECT Summer tent
Create a kids’ hideaway54 Chain piecing Save
time sewing shapesQUILTING
56 All about Quilt making
60 PROJECT Square root
quilt Easy patchwork
62 Quilt sandwich Layer up
top, wadding and back
63 Making binding Cut
and sew cotton binding
64 PROJECT Pet blanket
Easy-make mini-quilt
66 All about Quilting – tips
for putting it all together
68 PROJECT Make-up roll
Pretty and practical
71 Mitred corners Perfect
binding technique
72 Hand vs machine
Which method suits you?74 PROJECT Simple
squares Stylish bagSHAPES
78 All about Shapes
80 PROJECT Honeycomb
sheet set Brighten up
your bed linen
83 Half Square Triangles
Sew simple blocks
84 All about Flying geese
86 PROJECT Flying geese
cushion Use your scraps
89 Quarter Square
Triangles Here’s how!
90 PROJECT Hexagon
laptop sleeve Paper
pieced patchwork
94 All about Hexagons
95 Paper piecing Stash-
busting patchworkBE
GINNER’S
Pa
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uilting
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