Good Housekeeping Book of Quilt Making Vera P. Guild Hardbound Jacket Patterns

Who knew you could turn a pile of fabric into a cozy masterpiece while also discovering you’re two cuts away from losing your sanity? Quilters assemble! • Hardcover with vintage dust jacket • Clear, step-by-step quilting instructions • Includes classic quilt patterns like Log Cabin • Ideal for beginners and experienced crafters The marvelous American tradition of quilting is having a revival -- and no wonder! It is relatively easy art that has beautiful, welcome rewards. A study of old American quilts reveals interesting things about American history. A quilt means many things... warmth, beauty, and enjoyment. And when it's made by "loving hands at home," it then becomes a real treasure. Good Housekeeping has selected a multitude of American quilt patterns and incorporated them into a lavishly illustrated volume. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, it includes complete directions for making a quilt: cutting, piecing, setting the quilt together, making the quilting pattern, preparing the backing, interlining, placing layers together, basting, quilting frames, quilting hoops, how to quilt. Both pieced quilts and appliqued quilts are described in detail. Famous patterns include: Log Cabin, Friendship Knot, Turkey Track, Orange Peel, Cross and Crown, Basket, Triple Irish Chain, Missouri Star, and many, many more.   ISBN: 0-87851-017-6 Good Housekeeping Quilt Book, Quilt Making Guide, Hardbound Book, Blue and Black Cover, Quilt Patterns Book, Vera P. Gu