Mastering Quilt Marking: Marking Tools and Techniques - Choosing Stencils - Matching Borders and Corners

by Pepper Cory

A necessity for every quilter s library! Pepper answers the most commonly asked questions about quilt marking. Includes 11 new quilting designs and tips for improving your quilt marking skills. How to choose designs that complement and contrast with the quilt top. All about marking tools. How to make the quilt design match in the borders and corners, plus 10 ways to mark a border that do not involve matching! How to make your own quilting stencils. How to preserve a quilt design found on a old quilt. Quilting from the judge s point of view. Photos of inspiring antique and newly-made quilts."

Genres: Quilting, Reference

82 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ellen Spes]

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[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm starting to feel guilty about my stack of quilt tops. The main reason they remain unfinished is that I'm intimidated by the quilting process. I know how important the quilting is, and I spent so much time putting together the tops—I don't want to mess them up! I bought this book years ago, but only today picked it up and really looked at it. In fact, I read the whole thing cover-to-cover over the course of the morning. The book focuses on the art of marking the quilt in preparation for quilting. She discusses the tools, a variety of techniques, when to mark what, and how important marking is. The book does NOT discuss how to quilt your quilt. But it does offer advice on how various styles of quilting have different effects and can serve different purposes. I'm feeling much less intimidated now, and am anxious to start in on one of my tops. This book has really helped boost my quilting confidence.

[Candy]

I may try this book again later. Right now I am choking on all the exactness. I'm just not cut out of that cloth! But, I may need to see how to "do it right" before I go ahead and do it wrong!! I've only been at this quilting thing for 1 1/2 years.

[Kersten · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book fascinating. I can tell the author really has a passion for quilting. It made me really want to give hand quilting a try sometime soon.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good flip-through-and-review. For hand quilting, but could apply to machine quilting as well.

[Paula. thequilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The marking tools information by itself is well worth the book!