Foolproof Machine Quilting Mary Mashuta

Name: Foolproof Machine Quilting By Mary Mashuta
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Foolproof Machine Quilting by Mary Mashuta

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Summary

Intimidated by free-motion machine quilting? You don't need it to beautifully machine-quilt your own tops. Well-known teacher Mary Mashuta's classroom-tested methods guarantee quilting success. Mary teaches you to use heavier-weight threads on the top of your machine, rather than in the bobbin, so that all your stitching is done on the right side of the quilt.

Foolproof Machine Quilting Summary

Foolproof Machine Quilting: * Learn to Use Your Walking Foot * Paper-Cut Patterns for No Marking, No Math * Simple Stitching for Stunning Results by Mary Mashuta

Learn how to create beautiful and bold one-of-a-kind quilts with these simple, fully tested machine quilting techniques from renowned quilter Mary Mashuta.Foolproof Machine Quilting shows readers how to design and stitch beautiful quilts with the walking foot on your home sewing machine. It also teaches you how to combine the right needles, threads and batting to create exactly the look you want, and how to add dimensional effects without sewing from the back side of the quilt.

Foolproof Machine Quilting Reviews

Nov 10

This is a great book to encourage even the most inexperienced machine quilter to get on and have a go. Included are some great tips for designing your own quilting templates and tips on equipment and techniques to use. Mary shares some great ideas.

* Australian Quilter's Companion *

July 09

This book has the potential to change the life of quiltmakers who would love to be able to complete their own projects using their domestic sewing machines. Mary Mashuta explains how to design quilting patterns that add interest to a quilt top and stitch them using a walking foot and with the feed dogs up-that's right this is not about free-machine quilting but about simple stitching for stunning results. And it's not all stitching 'in the ditch' either. Mary provides 'no maths' methods for creating block border quilting designs that will perfectly fit quilts of all shapes and sizes.

* Australian Homespun *

About Mary Mashuta

Mary Mashuta began quilting in the early 1970s and has been teaching quiltmaking internationally since 1985. Her quilts and garments have been in numerous national shows. Mary began as a hand quilter, but she switched to machine quilting with the walking foot in the 1990s. She prides herself on creating interesting quilting designs with the walking foot and has discovered how to use heavier threads on the top of the machine. Because she never moved on to free-motion quilting, she has been able to help numerous other quilters who are drop the feed dog challenged to discover that they can quilt their own quilts with interesting designs without ever doing free-motion quilting. Mary has two degrees in home economics. She has published six books with C&T. She has also written numerous magazine articles. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her sister and fellow quilter, Roberta Horton. Visit Mary at www.marymashuta.com.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002517081

ISBN 13

9781571205094

ISBN 10

1571205098

Title

Foolproof Machine Quilting: * Learn to Use Your Walking Foot * Paper-Cut Patterns for No Marking, No Math * Simple Stitching for Stunning Results by Mary Mashuta

Author

Mary Mashuta

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

C & T Publishing

Year published

20080901

Number of pages

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Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us