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Quilting UFOs with Helen's Hints

Author: Helen Squire
Pages: 95
Page size: 12" W x 9"
Publisher: American Quilters Society: AQS
Cover: Soft Cover
Item Code: 4N0555
Weight: 1.0 lb
20% off: $19.96
MSRP: $24.95

Back Cover Information

"Beam Up" Those UFOs and Get Started Quilting!

• Follow Helen's Four-Question Formula to focus on the decisions and quilting choices needed for every unfinished project. Banish those dreaded three words: quilt as desired!
• Over 100 Original Patterns, all full size, with 45 illustrated examples of mitered borders and blocks, sashing strips and pantographs—many adapted and coordinated within the same design series. Suitable for both hand and machine quilters.
• A Galaxy of Quilting Suggestions are grouped by 17 sub-chapters for easy reference, including: fabric choices, structural quilting, marking techniques and Helen's Hints. The Large-page format makes for hand copying and use.

About the Author

Helen Squire says that when she was asked to join the teaching mission to South Africa with Linda Taylor, Laurel Barrus and Hari Walner, she asked, "Why me? I'm a traditional hand quilter and you guys are known for longarm, mid-arm and domestic machine quilting."

The answer was apparent as the trip became a life-altering experience and a reaffirmation of Helen's longheld quilting philosophy and joy of teaching. No matter which method of quilting you use, good design and appropriately selected quilting patterns are what make the difference.

An entrepreneur since 1973 when she started Quilt-In: Lessons - Supplies - Designs, Helen has been an active participant in the growth of the quilt industry as a designer, lecturer, teacher and television consultant.

Perhaps best known for her Dear Helen quilting pattern books—this book is the eighth in the series—she is also the author of A Quilter's Garden: From Plants of the Holy Land.

Now retired from her position as vice-president of sales and marketing for the American Quilter's Society, she is as busy as ever and still lives in Paducah, Kentucky, Quilt City USA. Lucky her!

Instruction Page

Instruction Page

Instruction Page

Warrior Shield

Creating A Border

Inspiration

Quiltmaker Magazine
Quilting Designs on CD

Stand Alone & Compatiable with EQ

Using with EQ6

All Quilting Designs patterns can be used in EQ6. This lets you use EQ's design tools on the patterns to:

• color them with thread
• set them into quilt layouts
• edit and combine parts to make new designs
• the Quiltmaker Library links automatically to your EQ6 Block Library

Quilting Designs
by Helen Squire

some with CDs for Mac & PC

Books with Overall Review of Techniques & Designs for quilting the layers together

Whitework

Filler Stitching
for Blocks, Borders, Sash, Corners

Themed Quilting Designs

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by Cheryl Barnes

Quilting Design Ideas

Karen McTavish, Expert Longarm Quilter

Ideas very adaptable to Hand or Home Sewing Machines

Sashiko

(Japanese Stitching Technique & Designs)

Sensational Sashiko
Japanese Applique and Quilting by Machine
by Sharon Pederson