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Two of America's best-known experts, Harriet Hargrave and Alex Anderson, share their secrets for making your quilting look as beautiful as your quilt top with Hand & Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks. With it's easy-to-use quick reference guide and small enough to tuck in your purse to take anywhere you will soon be quilting like an expert.

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Hand & Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks

Authors: Harriet Hargrave & Alex Anderson
Pages: 64
Page size: 5 1/2" x 9"
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Cover: Soft Spiral
Item Code: 4N0310
Weight: 0.8 lb

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Essential Quilting Tips in a Handy Take-Everywhere Size

Two of America's best-known experts share their secrets for making your quilting look as beautiful as your quilt top.
Sections for both hand and machine quilting, with lots of helpful charts and photos
Small enough to tuck in your purse and take anywhere
Must have companion to the Piecing Tips & Tricks Tool

Tips from the Authors

A Tip from Harriet:

Label a tomato pincushion for used-needle storage. Mark a different needle size and type in each section.

There is a 10% imperfection rate per package of new swing machine needles. So even a new needle may cause stitch problems.

Use the needle type, size and brand recommended for your machine and use a needle that complements your choice of thread.

A Tip from Alex:

Use an equal amount of quilting across the entire quilt surface. Quilting over pieced units is okay; it blends the elements of the quilt top.

Table of Contents
Alex Anderson
Hand Quilting
Fabric Choices	8
Batting	8
Choosing Quilting Designs	9
Modifying Quilting Designs - Folded Paper Quilting Designs	12
Marking Quilting Designs	14
Basting	14
Quilting - Correct Hand and Needle Positions	15
Batting
Batting Fiber Content	18
Polyester	18
Cotton	19
Wool	19
Silk	19
Batting Checklist	22
Harriet Hargrave
Machine Quilting - Work Space	23
Sewing Machine Cabinets	23
Extension Tables	24
Chairs	25
Lighting	26
Layering Tables	27
Sewing Machine	28
Purchasing a Machine	28
Clean and Care	29
Sewing machine Accessories	29
Threads - Nylon Thread	33
Sewing Machine Set-Up for Nylon Thread	35
Sewing Machine Needles	36
Planning Ahead	39
Fabric Choices	39
Quilting Designs	39
Thread Color	40
Fabric Preparation	40
Pressing Seam Allowances	40
Preparing Borders	41
Preparing the Quilt for Marking	41
Stencils and Block Quilting Designs	41
Borders and Corners	41
Marking Tools	43
Marking Techniques	43
Layering	45
Pin Basting	46
Preparing for Quilting	47
Thread Tension	48
Bobbin Tension	48
Stitching	50
Anchor Stitching	51
Stitching Order	52
Quilting Techniques	53
Ditch Quilting	53
Channel and Grid Quilting	55
Free-Motion Quilting	58

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1000+ Books & Magazines Index

Quilting by Hand	Needle-Ez The finest ergonomic thimble Use with Arthiritic hands &/OR to push through thick layers	Beautifully Quilted How to Choose or Create the Best Designs for Your Quilt by Alex Anderson	Hand & Machine Quiting Tips & Tricks Tool by Harriet Hargrave and Alex Anderson	Quilting in the Big Stitch Style by Billie Lauder
Quick Look Guides 1. Choosing Batting 2. Caring for Fabric & Quilts By Harriet Hargrave
Learn to do Hand Quilting in Just One Day by Nancy Brenan Daniel	Book Only or BK w/DVD Perfect Hand Quilting Without Pain by Liuxin Newman	Out of Print Winning Stitches by Elsie M. Campbell	Out of Print Loving Stitches by Jeana Kimball	Out of Print That Perfect Stitch by Roxanne McElroy