Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson: Beginner's Simple Step-by-Step Visual Guide - 1 Fun Block, 12 Easy Layout Options, 4 Sizes($14.95Value)

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All you need to know about quiltmaking, from picking fabrics to the last stitch Your first quilt is just around the corner! Learn the ropes from best-selling author Alex Anderson, who has taught hundreds of thousands of people to quilt with her books, beloved television show, and online learning platform. Make classic Arkansas Crossroad blocks, and then choose one of the layout options to put it all together. Includes material and cutting instructions for 4 sizes—wall/baby, lap, twin, and queen. Master the basics, from rotary cutting to borders and machine quilting. Take this portable guide with you or keep it right by your sewing machine. It includes a lay-flat binding, yardage and cutting instructions, and a construction checklist to keep you on track every step of the way. • Television and Internet personality Alex Anderson shares the quilting ABCs in a way that’s simple and fun to learn • Options galore! Use Alex's layout or choose one of the 12 optional arrangements for 12" blocks in 4 size options (wall/baby through queen) • Learn it all—choosing fabrics, pinning, strip piecing, making a quilt sandwich, basting, quilting, and binding for the perfect finish This is a short and sweet, compact yet comprehensive guide to making a quilt for the first time. It is an A5 format of just 48 pages, but manages to pack in 1 quilt block, 12 layout options and 4 sizes. This is a superb visual guide to making your very first quilt. It also lies flat, leaving your hands free. It is super easy to follow with very clear instructions and photographs. You'll learn how to use a rotary cutter, see the tools and supplies checklist, find tips on choosing and preparing fabrics, discover the basics of quilting such as cutting and piecing, making a quilt sandwich and marking a grid for machine quilting. You are then ready to follow the project instructions to make a quilt with or without a border. This book is a little gem for any beginner quilter. ― yarnsandfabrics.co.uk This is a relatively slim book—only 47 pages—but it's packed with a lot of valuable information for the new quilter. Not everyone has a friend or mother who can show them how to make a quilt, and not everyone is close to workshops or classes. What makes this book very useful is that there are headings and diagrams throughout, making it easy to find what you are looking for. Plus it doesn't overwhelm you with information. While all the basics are covered, the reader won't get bogged down with too much detail. After all, the aim of the game is to get in there and make something! The central project, Crossroads, is a very pleasing design that will appeal to all abilities. This is a handy reference for new quilters or anyone looking to brush up on their skills. ― Down Under Quilts Alex Anderson seeks to educate, inspire, entertain, and grow today's quilting community. A longtime host of the TV show Simply Quilts, she is also executive producer and co-host of the web TV's The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims. Alex lives in Northern California. alexandersonquilts.com and thequiltshow.com