350+ Quilting Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets

New and up-to-date edition of the bestselling Compendium of Quilting Techniques by Susan Briscoe.

Susan will answer all your quilting questions, help solve your dilemmas, and provide all the tips and techniques you need to make any quilting project plus the trade secrets that will make them stand out from the crowd. Techniques are explained with step-by-step photographs, diagrams and clear instructions throughout.

Learn the essentials of quilting, such as how to plan a design and chain-piece strips together, and progress onto exciting new techniques like printing digitally onto fabrics. For those trickier areas, there are troubleshooting tips and expert advice on hand to show you how to take your quilting one step further and get neat, professional results every time.

Whether you are just setting out on your quilting journey or an experienced quilter looking to improve your techniques and learn about new ones, this invaluable resource will provide the ultimate go-to guide for quilters everywhere.

Book Contents

Introduction 8

About this book 9

Choosing equipment 10

Choosing and preparing fabrics 16

Colour confidence 28

Working with quilt patterns 36

Cutting skills 46

Patchwork techniques 52

Appliqué and embellishment techniques 84

Wadding and tacking 104

Quilting designs and techniques 108

Binding and finishing 126

Quilt group fun 138

Shows and exhibitions 142

Estimating fabric quantities and maths reference 152

Useful addresses 153

Glossary 154

Index 157

Credits 160