The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches

by Darlene Zimmerman

Quilters will learn new techniques to enhance the character of any quilt in The Quilter's Edge. This book teaches quilters how to use a variety of quilting skills to take a completed quilt to a fabulous finish. Filled with more than 150 step-by-step instructional color photos, this guide fills a highly sought after niche in quilting references. Readers will appreciate over 150 color photos and illustrations that demonstrate the effectiveness of finished edges in enhancing an entire quilt. Featured techniques include scalloped edges, prairie points, setting options, size options, binding secrets, curved edges, notched edges, quilt labels and more! In addition, quilters gain valuable formulas for figuring yardage and size.    • Includes formulas for figuring yardage and size    • Involved a variety of quilting skills to give quilters practice

Genres: Quilting

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kathy Heare Watts · Rating 3 out of 5]

IDEAS MORE THAN PATTERNS

The book has beautiful quilts but is more of a 'this is a concept' rather than patterns and how to make them. While the book is color photographs, beautiful quilts, and some wonderful borders, it wasn't what I was hoping for. Some are basic, and others are more advanced, but it is ideas and not actual borders patterns.

[Cheryl Sterling · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide of over 150 photos and illustrations of quilt borders, bindings and settings.
Easy to understand directions for curves, scallops, notches and my favorite, prairie points!

[Nonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

MS Zimmerman uses happy fabrics and is noted for her 30s reproductions quilts. Ms Zimmerman shows examples settings and of curved borders with information / instructions on how to achieve them to make your quilts special. She also explains how to achieve a perfect binding and fancy edge finishes, prairie points, and the knife edge finishing technique.


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[Alisha]

This book is all about the bindings and sashings, good reference, has LOTS of tables to help with the math, so you can just make blocks to your hearts content, then figure out the sizing of the quilt later. Very cool.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

With a large compilation of binding ideas & detailed instructions this would be a great resource for traditional quilters & functional quilt enthusiasts. There's also an additional section at the end on pillows. It's quite accessible so it would be suitable for all levels.

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good techniques clearly explained