The Perfect Patchwork Primer

This is the most complete book of patchwork instruction ever published. The Perfect Patchwork Primer differs from other quilting manuals by teaching you not only how to reproduce old quilts but also how to create and execute your own quilt designs. (It also outlines more than seventy other patchwork projects — from coasters and mats to tote bags and wall hangings.)

Here you will find everything you need to know about choosing and handing materials, making attractive patterns, and using modern technology without loss of quality. Once you learn the techniques, Ms. Gutcheon shows you how to earn money by quilting, how to organize quilting parties, where to send for supplies, and much, much more.

Among the topics covered in this book…

*Quilting as a communal activity — for parents and children, husbands and wives, friends and lovers
*Quilting by hand with a frame — or without one
*Adapting any traditional pattern for ‘machine-sewing
*Quilt names, stories, history, and superstition
*Album quilts, memory quilts, freedom quilts, and bride quilts — and the parties at which they were made
*Why men make quilts