How Do I Quilt It?: Learn Modern Machine Quilting Using Walking-Foot & Free-Motion Techniques

by Christa Watson

Overview

Your go-to guide to modern machine quilting

Prepare your quilt, choose your designs, and find your path! This comprehensive guide to modern machine quilting uses both walking-foot and free-motion techniques, all done on a domestic sewing machine. Learn how to create a quilting plan, then apply that plan to complete the quilt of your dreams with as few starts and stops as possible. Includes a gallery of popular machine quilting designs and 3 quilt projects to practice skills. Each of the 3 project quilts is shown quilted 3 different ways: walking foot, free motion, and a combination of walking foot and free motion quilting.

• Create a quilting plan and master the ins and outs with innovative techniques
• Learn how to machine quilt using walking-foot and free-motion techniques, all done on a domestic sewing machine
• Includes a gallery of popular machine quilting designs and 3 quilt projects in 3 different ways to practice skills

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644030806
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/25/2022
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	557,536
Product dimensions:	8.07(w) x 10.06(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Christa Watson is an award-winning quilter, enthusiastic industry ambassador, modern fabric designer, and author of numerous books, articles, and patterns on piecing and machine quilting. She lives in fabulous Las Vegas where she's a busy wife and mom, with 3 kids who all think it’s normal to have a house full of fabric. christaquilts.com.

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Your go-to guide to modern machine quilting

Table of Contents

Embracing Imperfection 6

Getting Started 9

Tools 10

Fabric, Thread & Batting 16

Preparing the Quilt 22

Practice, Practice, Practice! 32

Walking-Foot Quilting 36

Free-Motion Quilting 47

Make a Quilting Plan 63

Projects to Practice Your Skills 71

Daisy Chain 72

Make the Quilt Top 75

Assemble the Quilt Layers and Quilt 3 Different Ways 77

Walking-Foot Quilting Plan: Floral Spray 78

Free-Motion Quilting Plan: Doodle Flowers 82

Custom Quilting Plan: Chain Links 86

Loose Weave 90

Make the Quilt Top 92

Assemble the Quilt Layers and Quilt 3 Different Ways 93

Walking-Foot Quilting Plan: Random Crosshatch 94

Free-Motion Quilting Plan: Circuit Board 98

Custom Quilting Plan: Fire & Ice 102

Pinwheel Tessellation 106

Make the Quilt Top 108

Assemble the Quilt Layers and Quilt 3 Different Ways 109

Walking-Foot Quilting Plan: Diagonal Wavy Grid 110

Free-Motion Quilting Plan: Crackle Pop! 114

Custom Quilting Plan: Angles & Curves 118

Binding Your Quilt 123

Appendix 126

Author the Author 127