Looking for Good Books
11-21-2012, 12:09 PM
#11
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Location: Central Indiana
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I bought a lot of books from Hamilton books...(www.hamiltonbooks.com) Browse by subject and quilting falls under "needlecrafts" A lot of these books are under $5 or $10 .
11-21-2012, 12:19 PM
#12
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Location: Birmingham, Sweet Home Alabama
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Not that you really need any more suggestions, but the two I turn to again and again are Quilter's Complete Guide by Fons and Porter and All About Quilting from A to Z from C & T Publishing. I also recommend Elanor Burns because her instructions are always very clear and easy to follow.
11-21-2012, 04:32 PM
#15
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Sally Collins "Mastering Precision Piecing". I know the title is "mastering" ... but as far as I'm concerned I wish I had learned her lessons from the very beginning. I call it the "primer". She also has a companion DVD.
For general and other quilting stuff ... I also recommend Quilting for Dummies.
For general and other quilting stuff ... I also recommend Quilting for Dummies.
11-21-2012, 04:36 PM
#16
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The beginner quilters that come to our guild to learn to cut and piece a top, we always loan them ANITA GROSSMAN SOLOMON's book Rotary Cutting Revolution. The book has simple shortcuts to making the hardest blocks super easy. No one gets bored making the blocks or does tedious sewing and squaring up. Check out her site: She has a free block pattern: http://makeitsimpler.blogspot.com/
11-21-2012, 07:55 PM
#18
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For quilting you can't beat the Better Homes & Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting - http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide...+quilting+book
I still refer back to it every once in a while, and it takes you through the entire process of making a quilt.
I still refer back to it every once in a while, and it takes you through the entire process of making a quilt.
11-22-2012, 06:56 AM
#19
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Check out your public library!!! That way you can preview the book and be sure it is something you will use. I can't tell you how much money I have wasted on books with pretty covers! Harriet Hargrave has a learning to quilt series starts with Freshman Year - they aren't necessarily easy but you sure will be well grounded!!
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