Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing Projects You Can Take Anywhere

320 Pages·2013·23.01 MB·English

by  Jessica Alexandrakis

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alexandrakis, Jessica.
Quilting on the go : English paper-piecing projects you can take anywhere / Jessica Alexandrakis. — First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-7704-3412-0 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-77043413-7 (ebook)
1. Patchwork—Patterns. 2. Quilting—Patterns. I. Title.
TT835.A436 2013
746.46—dc23
2012049753
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Contents
Projects preview
My world of English paper piecing
Quilting in a digital age
C
HAPTER 1
Getting ready
Choosing tools and notions
Fabric
Combining colors and patterns
Making the most of scraps
Preparing a travel tool kit
Preparing the project
C
HAPTER 2
Starting to sew
Cutting
Basting
Whipstitching
Joining puzzle pieces
Edges and borders
Assembling and finishing
C
HAPTER 3
The projects
Tiny sewing kit
Hexagon pillow
Pincushion
Shoulder bag
Small pouch
Laptop bag
Falling stars baby quilt
Tanuki stripe throw
Photo frame
Travel quilt
C
HAPTER 4
English paper-piecing patterns
Hexagons
60-degree diamonds with interlocking background
Half hexagons
60-degree diamonds and squares
60-degree diamonds and half hexagons
60-degree diamonds and hexagons: flowers and leaves
60-degree diamonds and hexagons: elongated hexagons
Hexagons and half hexagons
Equilateral triangles and squares
Hexagons, equilateral triangles, and squares
C
HAPTER 5
Paper-piecing resources
Grids
Templates
Resources
Glossary
Index
Credits
About this book
Here you will find everything you need to get started with English Paper
Piecing (EPP). Organized into five chapters, starting with tools,
through to techniques, projects, and a collection of patterns guaranteed
to inspire beginners and more experienced quilters. And at the end,
there’s a section of graph paper so you can draft your own designs.
Chapter 1: Getting ready
Whether you’re paper piecing at home or on the go, this chapter tells you
everything you need to get started, including a master class in combining
pattern and color to make pleasing quilt tops.
Chapter 2: Starting to sew
All the techniques you need at your fingertips, from tricks to cut fabric to
troubleshooting while stitching, and a complete guide on how to finish your
quilt.
Chapter 3: The projects
Easy to intermediate projects, let you put into practice the techniques you
learned in chapter 2.
Chapter 4: English paper-piecing patterns
Core shapes used in paper piecing are explored here: diamonds, stars,
hexagons, squares … see how shapes can be combined, tessellated, worked
in different colorways to make scores of wonderful patterns.
Chapter 5: Paper-piecing resources
This part contains some useful tools: actual-size templates for the paper
pieces used in the projects; pattern templates for the shoulder bag, small
pouch, and laptop case; a stack of ready-to-download graph-paper grids to
let you create your own perfectly precise patterns.
Projects preview
The projects shown here are featured in Chapter 3, with clear step-by-
step guides for making your own. Replicate the designs exactly or use
them as inspiration and add your own twist to make a project that’s
truly unique.
Travel quilt
From left, Tiny sewing kit, Shoulder bag, Pincushions