First-Time Quiltmaking, Second Edition, Revised & Expanded: Learning to Quilt in Six Easy Lessons (Landauer) 7 Simple Projects with Easy-to-Follow Illustrated Instructions for Beginners

by Landauer Publishing

Perfect for the first-time quilter!Lesson Beginning Basics - Discover how easy it is to begin quilting with an illustrated guide to fabrics, tools, and techniquesLesson Preparing the Fabric - Pre-wash, press, straighten and rotary cut the fabric—now you're ready to sewLesson Sewing Accurate Seams - Pick up a few quick tricks and tips for sewing an exact quarter-inch seam for accurate seam allowancesLesson Assembling the Quilt Top - Choose from three easy quilt patterns for step-by-step success—and then use the techniques to take the three-in-one quilt challengeLesson Making the Quilt Sandwich - Make a quilt sandwich by layering the batting between the backing and your finished quilt top and secure it with yarn ties or simple machine quiltingLesson Finishing the Quilt - Follow easy instructions to add the binding, a sleeve for hanging, a personalized label—and you've successfully finished your first quilt!

Can you make your first quilt simply by reading through the pages of this book? Yes, you can!

Discover how easy it is to begin quilting with this spiral-bound, illustrated guide to fabrics, tools, and techniques. Inside you'll find step-by-step instructions with photos and diagrams for learning to quilt in six easy lessons—based on actual introductory quilting classes!

Perfect for the first-time quilter, First-Time Quiltmaking is also a great refresher course. This book presents everything a beginner needs to know to get started—all in an easy-to-follow, clearly illustrated fashion. Inside, you'll find instruction on rotary cutting, sewing accurate seams, piecing basic blocks, and assembling and finishing the quilt top. Plus, instructions to add the binding, a sleeve for hanging, and a personalized label!

Also included are seven simple projects that are perfect for any beginner, so you can practice your newfound skills. An easy teach-me/show-me format gives you just what you need to know to start and finish—so you can point to your first quilt and say, "I made it!"

136 pages, Spiral-bound

Published June 12, 2023

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the book used for one of my beginner quilt making classes and I didn't find it to be all that useful. To start, most of the quilts are fairly unattractive, so they are largely uninspiring. Then instead of giving directions for backing and basting, and putting together the quilt sandwich, they only give these instructions for about 3 of the quilts in the entire book and then refer you to those instructions for other different quilts. And I didn't find the instructions all that useful-for example the quilt I ended up making is the Charm Quilt example. Now know that most quilt stores sell fabric that is 44 inches wide at most. Under the "From Backing fabric, cut: 1 -47" x47" piece. (Some quilt stores now carry wide backs for fabrics but they are largely the exception and not the rule.) I didn't find it especially beginner-user friendly.