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The Easy Guide to Machine Quiltmaking
Your Complete Patchwork and Quilting Primer with Over 30 Block Designs
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The complete beginner's guide to machine quiltmaking, from best-selling author and trusted teacher, Carolyn Forster. Discover 1 classic quilt block worked 30 different ways, for a cohesive range of inspiring, beginner-friendly designs! Carolyn has taught hundreds of beginners to quilt, and this book follows her tried-and-tested...
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The complete beginner's guide to machine quiltmaking, from best-selling author and trusted teacher, Carolyn Forster. Discover 1 classic quilt block worked 30 different ways, for a cohesive range of inspiring, beginner-friendly designs!
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The complete beginner's guide to machine quiltmaking, from best-selling author and trusted teacher, Carolyn Forster.
Discover 1 classic quilt block worked 30 different ways, for a cohesive range of inspiring, beginner-friendly designs!
Carolyn has taught hundreds of beginners to quilt, and this book follows her tried-and-tested method for getting started. Using one classic block design (the Sawtooth Star), a multitude of inspiring techniques and a clever use of fabric, discover how to sew over 30 different star blocks with ease. Build up your skills as you go, and create a stunning and unique heirloom quilt to be proud of.
Skill-Building Structure: As you work through the 30 blocks you'll discover new patchwork techniques to build your skills gradually. From the simple Four Patch and Flying Geese units through to the stunning Split Quarter Square Triangles, you'll cover core patchwork methods that are essential for making your first quilt, and all your future projects too.
Complete Quilting Guide: Once you've made up your star blocks, discover how to put them together. There's advice on different layout options and adding sashing, coping strips and posts, plus a complete guide to quilting, binding, labelling and more.
Mix and Match Designs: All the blocks in the book are 12-inches (30-centimetres) square, so it's easy to mix and match your favourites to create your own unique quilt. Plus, with just a few quick-to-learn sums, Carolyn shows you how to turn the blocks into any quilt size you like.
Carolyn's friendly, tried-and-tested techniques make this the perfect beginner's introduction to making quilts.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781782219941
Publisher: Search Press Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Search Press Ltd
Illustration: Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 168
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About the Author
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling quilting author, with over 175,000 books sold worldwide. She started making quilts when she was a teenager, and her passion for patchwork and quilting led her to study Textiles at Bath Spa University, UK. Since then, she has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today's Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK. Website: www.carolynforster.co.uk Instagram: @quiltingonthego
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