Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags
There is a drawer you keep meaning to sort: old remnants, pieces bought because the print was irresistible, scraps from projects that felt too good to throw away. Most beginners start quilting exactly here, not with a coordinated shop bundle, but with a beloved, imperfect pile that never quite found its purpose. That pile is the book.
Each of the twelve blocks in this book draws on the scraps in that drawer and teaches a specific construction skill the next block depends on.
Twelve Blocks, Twelve Skills, One Finished Sampler
- Prepare irregular scraps for accurate cutting regardless of size, age, or fabric condition- See value contrast: the lightness-and-darkness reading that makes any scrap pairing work- Sew, test, and adjust a quarter-inch seam before the first piece of project fabric is cut- Build from the Four-Patch and Nine-Patch through the Ohio Star, Bear's Paw, and Log Cabin- Use the no-waste flying geese method and the two-at-a-time half-square triangle technique- Combine all twelve finished blocks into a 66 by 52 inch sampler quilt, sashed and bound- Work with the scrap basket you already own, from the very first project to the last
>What Every Preparation Chapter Covers Before You Cut
- Grain line identification and the cutting direction that keeps blocks from distorting- Pre-washing and pressing scraps before measuring so your cuts are actually accurate- Reading block diagrams, assembly sequences, and cutting layout orientation markers- Troubleshooting sections in every chapter covering the mistakes each block produces- Chain piecing efficiency and nesting seams for accurate intersections across all blocks
>The quilt this book helps you finish is one worth displaying on a wall. It begins with that drawer you keep meaning to sort.
