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Table of Contents

CONTENTS
 
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Before You Begin
 
Chapter 1
Inspired to Quilt
 
Project: The Elevator Music Quilt
  Making Your Quilt Journal
  Morning Seeing
Project: The Plus You Quilt
  Fabric Play
Project: The Liberty Mini-Quilt Art
  Inspiration Board
Project: The Cross-Stitch Quilt
  Finding Inspiration Guides
Project: The Can’t Help Myself Quilt

Chapter 2
Quilting for Yourself
 
Project: The Crazy Strips Quilt
  Finding Your Personal Quilting Style
  How Do You Describe Your Quilting Style?
Project: The Patchwork Diamonds Quilt
  Get to Know Your Inner Quilter
Project: The Pocket Wall Caddy
  Making Quilts Work for You
  Changes of Heart
Project: The Zig Zag Zig Quilt
  Pause and Enjoy
Project: The Bric-a-Brac Quilt
  Creative “Tough Love”
 
Chapter 3
Quilting for Others
 
Project: the Time Stands Still Quilt
  Make a Gift-Giving
  Planner
Project: The Geneva Quilt
  Words of Love
  Charity Quilting Kit
Project: The Haphazard Chevron Pillow
  Capturing Memories in Quilts
Project: The Starstruck Quilt
  Designing It Together
Project: The Petal Pie Quilt
  Meaningful Fabrics

Chapter 4
Quilting Together
 
Project: The Squared In Quilt
  Where Are Your Quilting Buddies?
  do.Good Stitches
Project: The Talent Show Quilt
  Where Have You Found Kindred Quilting Spirits?
  Quilt-Along with Precious Fabrics
Project: The Quilter’s Tote Bag
  Laid Back Ladies of the Block
  Make a New Quilter
Project: The Odds and Ends Quilt
  Quilting with Family
Project: The Points of Interest Quilt
 
Chapter 5
Tools & Techniques
 
Tools for Quilting
Materials for Quilting
  Types of Fabric
  Thread
  Batting
Preparing Fabrics for Quilting
Quilt-Making Techniques
  Cutting Techniques
  Basic Sewing Techniques
  Piecing Techniques
  Squaring Quilt Blocks or Pieces
Finishing Your Quilt
  Assembling the Backing
  Preparing a Quilt Sandwich
  Basting Your Quilt
  Quilting Your Quilt
  Squaring Your Quilt
  Binding Your Quilt
Caring for Your Quilt
 
Resources
Templates
Acknowledgments
Index

About the Author

CHRISTINA LANE has been sewing since she was a child and has been long-arm quilting for seven years. She has been a guest speaker at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild and featured on WhipUp.net, SayYestoHoboken.com, and FatQuarterly.com. Her work has appeared in Lunch Bags!, Arftul Blogging, and Quilts & More magazine. Christina blogs at TheSometimesCrafter.blogspot.com. DIANE GILLELAND is a craft writer and designer. Her website, CraftyPod.com, offers podcasts and videos to a worldwide audience of more than 40,000 monthly visitors and 5,000 Twitter followers. Diane's work has appeared in CRAFT, CraftStylish, Woman's Day, Sew News, and The Oregonian, and on numerous websites, including CraftStylish.com, Craftzine.com, Whipup.net, HandmadeSpark.com, and Etsy.com/blog. She is the author of Kanzashi in Bloom.