All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool: Easy-to-Follow Charts, Tables & Illustrations
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How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? The All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fast answers to these and dozens of other common quilting questions.
Now this indispensable guide from top quilters Alex Anderson, Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, and Liz Aneloski has been updated to include more answers, more techniques, more quilt settings, and more blocks than ever before. “Packed with almost any calculation you might need to create a quilt,” this is the must-have answer book for quilters all around the world (Quilting Arts Magazine).
Harriet Hargrave
Harriet Hargrave is a world-renowned quilter, teacher, and best-selling author. She is responsible for myriad products pertaining to machine quilting, from batting to fabric. In 1981, she opened the hugely successful quilt shop, Harriet’s Treadle Arts, in Denver, Colorado. Her website is harriethargrave.com
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All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool - Harriet Hargrave
Quick-Start Guide
What size is the bed?
Pages 10 and 11
What size should the quilt be?
Pages 10 and 11
What size will the quilt be?
Pages 12 – 15 and 18 – 21
How many blocks do I need?
Pages 12 – 15 and 18 – 21
How many sashing pieces and cornerstones do I need?
Pages 16 and 23
What size do I need to cut my side and corner setting triangles?
Page 22
How many side and corner setting triangles do I need?
Page 23
How do I convert inches to yards?
Page 25
What millimeter setting do I use when the pattern says stitches per inch?
Page 25
How do I convert yards to decimals?
Page 25
How many squares, rectangles, sashing strips, triangles, hexagons, 60° diamonds, or 45° diamonds can I get out of a specific amount of fabric?
Pages 26 – 30
How much fabric do I need?
Pages 26 – 38
How much fabric do I need for backings, borders, or binding?
Pages 31 – 38
What width of binding strip do I cut?
Page 39
How do I cut bias binding?
Page 39
Where should the grainline be?
Page 40
How do I figure out what size of pieces to cut?
Pages 40 – 43
Which needle should I use for this thread?
Page 44
Which needle should I use for this fabric?
Page 44
What is the correct thread tension?
Page 47
How do I sew a Y-seam?
Page 47
How do I make half-square triangle units?
Pages 48 and 49