Got a question about quilting? Whether you want to know how to choose colors for your quilt, how many squares or triangles you can cut from the fabric you have, how to mix and match quilt blocks, or the difference between French quilting and sashiko—you’ll find the answers in Erin Burke Harris’ quick-reference directory of contemporary fabrics, colors, designs, and quilting techniques. Includes helpful photos, charts, and tables help you make your own design choices; guides to quilt settings, piecing styles, color combinations, and fabrics; and bonus profiles of popular contemporary quilters and their quilting journeys.

Wrap your bundle of joy in a keepsake quilt! • Includes 5 quilts that are suitable for both boys and girls. • Cute and simple, these projects are easy enough for beginning quilters. • Clear diagrams and detailed instructions make sewing a snap!

Combine your favorite pre-cuts to make gorgeous quilts! • 4 unique quilt patterns that use a variety of pre-cut fabrics. • Includes optional fat-quarter cutting instructions for each quilt. • Clear diagrams and detailed instructions make sewing easy.

Use big prints to make quick quilts! • 5 quilt patterns that can be pieced in a weekend • Tips for working with a variety of large-print fabrics • Quilts range in size from twin-size up to queen

How do you match different fabric types together? How much backing fabric does a quilt need? Which fabrics are likely to cause allergies, run in the wash, pucker, or skip stitches? How do pattern styles work? What shapes complement one another? What are warm and cool colours and how do you pick accent colours from prints? Much more than just a book of designs and projects to follow, Quiltessential is a quick-reference directory of fabric types, colour combinations, block settings, and piecing styles that shows you how to design your own quilting patterns from the limitless combinations on offer.The book is divided into sections on fabric, colour, design, and assembly. Each section offers clear advice accompanied by illustrations, photos, charts, and tables, arming you with everything you need to know to design your own quilts. Profiles of contemporary fabric designers, quilters, and sewing virtuosos provide insights, advice and stunning inspiration to demonstrate how this traditional craft is being reinvented by a new wave of artisans. Tapping into the aesthetic of designers such as Amy Butler, Marimekko and Cath Kidston, Quiltessential acknowledges the highly design-savvy audience that is taking over the quilting world and provides an indispensable worktop reference for modern quilters, sewers, and crafters.

How do you match different fabric types together? How much backing fabric does a quilt need? Which fabrics are likely to cause allergies, run in the wash, pucker, or skip stitches? How do pattern styles work? What shapes complement one another? What are warm and cool colours and how do you pick accent colours from prints? Much more than just a book of designs and projects to follow, 'Quiltessential' is a quick-reference directory of fabric types, colour combinations, block settings, and piecing styles that shows you how to design your own quilting patterns from the limitless combinations on offer.