Quilter's Precut Companion: Handy Reference Guide + 25 Precut-Friendly Block Patterns

by Jenny Doan

Overview

Everything you need to know about making quilts with precuts Master precuts with this compete and indispensable guide to working with Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Turnovers, and more! Sew 25 traditional blocks from squares, half-square triangles, and precut strips with timesaving tips and tricks from the one and only Missouri Star Quilt Company. You’ll cover all the basics, including precut options, standard quilt sizes and needle types. Plus, finish your quilt like a pro with yardage and cutting info for borders, backings, and bindings! Easy-to-use charts, tables, and illustrations are at your fingertips in this handy, spiral-bound guide that’s easy to take with you. • All-in-one guide to precuts in a portable, spiral-bound reference that’s easy to take with you • Make 25 traditional quilt blocks from precut squares, strips, and triangles, with bonus info on easy half-square triangles • Time-saving tips and tricks plus easy-to-use charts with basic quilt sizes, and yardage for borders, backings, and bindings

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617452215
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	03/22/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	60
Sales rank:	99,298
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Missouri Star Quilt Co. is a grassroots business that started in 2008 in Hamilton, Missouri. The family-run company began with a brick-and-mortar shop and an online store. In just seven short years, it has revitalized the small town of Hamilton and introduced thousands of people to quilting.

Table of Contents

Contents
Standard Quilt Sizes
Bed, Comforter, Coverlet, and Bedspread Measurements
Quilt sizes with Drop and Tuck

Using Precuts
Standard Precut Sizes and Names
Precuts and Quilt Sizes
Cutting From Fat Quarters (18’’ x 22’’)
Cutting From Layer Cakes (10’’ x 10’’ Squares)
Cutting From Charm Packs (5’’ x 5’’ Squares)
Tips for Using Precuts
To Wash or Not to Wash
Handling the Pinked Edges
Using Jelly Rolls for Binding

Borders and Backings
Yardage for Borders Cut on Crosswise Grain
Yardage for Borders Cut on Lengthwise Grain
Yardage for Quilt Backing

Binding
Yardage for Straight-Grain Binding
Cut/Finished Binding Widths
Bias Binding from a Square
Cutting Bias Strips • Size of Fabric Square Needed for Various Widths and Lengths of Bias Strips • Calculating Square Size for Additional Widths and Lengths of Bias Strips
Putting on Binding

Needles and Threads
U. S. /European Needle Sizes and Recommended Fabric weight
Needle Type, Size, and Use

Blocks from Squares and Half-Square Triangles
Pinwheel • Friendship Star • Broken Dishes • Birds in the Air • Maple Leaf • Shoofly
Tricks with Squares: Easy Half-Square Triangles
Make 2 at a Time • Make 4 at a Time • Make 8 at a Time

Blocks from Turnovers

Blocks from Strips

Blocks from Combinations

Jelly Roll Race Variations
Number of Strips Needed for Standard Sizes • Methods for Connecting the Strips

Editorial Reviews

Are you still a bit confused on precuts? C&T Publishing has put together a nice 32 page booklet called “Quilter’s Precut Companion”. This all-in-one guide to precuts is a spiral-bound, easy to take with you reference guide that covers everything you need to know about precuts. This little gem is filled with charts and information on everything precut…did you know there are at least 7 different names for 10”x10” squares? I liked the chart called Precuts and Quilt Size, if no other fabric is used, this chart gives you an idea of how many packs or strips of the most common precuts you will need to make the various size quilts. You will also find instructions for making Easy Half-Square Triangles and blocks using the half-square triangle units. In fact there are 25 traditional quilt blocks you can make from precut squares, strips, and triangles.

Jan/Feb 2016 The Appliqué Society Newsletter

Jenny Doan, from the Missouri Star Quilt Company, has been designing with precut fabric for years and has quite a following on her YouTube channel. She provides the introduction to this excellent new reference book that brings together top hints and tips for working with precut fabrics as well as 25 block patterns. All the hard work has been done for you as this book provides you with cutting details for all the precuts, as well as easy-to-use yardage charts for borders, backing and binding.

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