Modern Patchwork: Essential Techniques and 15 Step-by-Step Projects – Paperback

15 stylish, modern quilting projects to make, wear and gift!

This comprehensive quilting guide is packed with essential technical advice, key patchwork and quilting techniques plus 15 contemporary projects – perfect for beginners and up.

This beautiful, practical book contains a complete grounding in patchwork and quilting, with all the technical advice and information you need brought together in one stunning guide. Dip in and out of the information as you create the 15 inspiring projects, all given with clear cutting instructions, step-by-step illustrations and dozens of handy hints and tips.

Suitable for absolute beginners but providing inspiration and ideas to all sewists, discover:

• How to choose the right fabrics: learn about value and pattern, understand pre-cuts and explore what wadding/batting is right for your quilt.
• A guide to patchwork construction: learn how to trim and chain piece fabrics together creatively and with minimal fabric waste.
• An invaluable quilting reference: including guides to the number of squares that can be cut from a width of fabric, the best ways to maximise your pre-cuts, essential guides to planning the before and after measurements in various key patchwork units and more.
• A step-by-step guide to creating popular blocks, working in strips or stitch and flip, and creating classics such as snowballs, flying geese, 9-patch blocks and radial designs.
• 15 beautiful quilting projects including 12 quilts, mats, bedspreads and blankets plus 3 items of patchwork clothing learn to customise your existing clothes or create entire jackets from patchwork.