Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads - Softcover

Noble, Maurine; Hendricks, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564772160 ISBN 13: 9781564772169

Publisher: Martingale & Co Inc, 2011

Synopsis

When it comes to machine quilting, there’s a thread for every occasion, and an occasion for every thread. Now you can create dazzling, eye-catching quilts with all of the wonderful colors and textures of today’s decorative threads. Eleven easy-to-follow exercises will show you how decorative threads can make your quilts sparkle and pop.

• Find special techniques for quilting both through the needle and from the bobbin of your sewing machine

• Includes convenient charts for determining which threads and needles will work best with your projects

• Discover reliable methods for couching curves, appliqués, and angled shapes

• Learn hints and advice on making adjustments to your sewing machine for optimum results

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Hendricks took her first machine-quilting class from Maurine Noble in 1992. Since then, the two have shared their passion for beautiful threads. Maurine is the author of three books published by That Patchwork Place. Elizabeth's work has appeared in Art/Quilt Magazine, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, and American Quilter.

Reviews

Needles and threads. Sounds basic. Not in today's quilt-driven sewing market. Any fabric or sewing store sports an array of colored threads--metallic, striped, variegated, polyester, ribbons, silk, nylon, rayon, or cotton. Decorative threads in this book are used for machine quilting; given the expert direction of these experienced teachers, even the novice can produce gorgeous work. Beginning with a useful guide to "know[ing] your sewing machine," then quickly taking the reader on to 10 exercises producing a variety of results, the authors build the quilter's confidence with practice sessions and set-up charts covering tension, bobbin threads, and the correct foot and needle to use. The text is liberally sprinkled with a gallery of many of North American quilters' best garments and wall hangings. Libraries purchasing this title should be aware of two other related and extraordinary books: Threadplay (1997), by Libby Lehman, whose work is primarily geometric designs, and Thread Magic (1997), by Ellen Anne Eddy, who concentrates on the natural world. Iva Freeman

Noble is a teacher and author of Machine Quilting Made Easy (That Patchwork Place, 1994), while Hendricks is an award-winning quilter and teacher of machine quilting and embellishment. Together they have created detailed charts illustrating the variety of decorative threads available today plus a series of practical exercises using these threads to create luxurious quilted fabrics. A good choice for both public and academic library quilting collections.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Martingale & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564772160
• ISBN 13: 9781564772169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88