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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Using This Book
- About the Author
- 1. There's Something About a Quilt
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey - 2. Fabrics and Equipment
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey - 3. Colour:
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey- Conventional Colour Schemes
- Colour is Relative
- Value is Relative
- Taming the Scrapbag
- Visual Effects with Colour
- Choices
- 4. Piecing:
by Susan Denton- Patterns for Piecing
- Dissecting a Block and Deciding the Order of Sewing
- Templates
- Hand Piecing
- Machine Piecing
- Curved-seam Piecing
- 'Sydney Celebrates' Project for Curved-seam Piecing
- 5. Applique:
by Susan Denton- Applique Patterns
- Hand Applique
- Machine Applique
- Projects
- 'Gum Nut' Pattern for Hawaiian-style Applique
- 'Running Postman' Frieze and Medallion
- 6. Hand and Machine Quilting and Tying:
by Susan Denton- Preparing a Quilt Top for Quilting
- Quilting Patterns
- Hand Quilting
- Machine Quilting
- Tying a Quilt with Batting
- Tying a Quilt on a Foundation
- Stuffed Work
- 'Honeyeater' Whole-cloth Quilt Project
- 7. Repeating Units:
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey- The Magic of Repetition
- Planning Single Blocks
- Formal Interpretations with Repeating Units
- Quilt Grids
- Informal Interpretations with Repeating Units
- Quilts Using Only One Shape
- Informal Units- Getting away from Mathematical Precision
- 8. Imagination to Image:
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey- Where Do Ideas Come From?
- From an Idea to a Quilt
- Working from a Block
- Working from a Distorted Grid
- Working from Drawings and Full-size Cartoons
- Working Directly with Fabric
- 9. Seminole-style Patchwork and Beyond:
by Susan Denton- Fabrics
- Plain or Patterned Fabric
- Measuring and Cutting the Strips
- Sewing the Strips
- Cutting the Segments
- Sewing the Segments
- Patterns and How They May be Varied
- Summary of Ways to Manipulate the Strips
- Working with Paper and Fabric Mock-ups
- 'Underfoot' Strip Piecing Project
- 10. Traditional Log Cabin Patchwork:
by Barbara Macey- The Lock Cabin Block
- Making a Log Cabin Patchwork Block on Foundation Fabric
- Making a Traditional Log Cabin Quilt
- Which Block?
- 11. The New Log Cabin Patchwork:
by Barbara Macey- Shapes at YOur Fingertips
- From Drawing to Fabric
- Quilts made with Foundation Strips
- 'Bunyip Tracks' Project Quilt
- 12. Crazy Patchwork:
by Barbara Macey- Hand Sewing
- Sewing by Machine
- Machine and Hand Sewing Combined
- 'Opals' Project
- Other Options
- 13. The Wagga:
by Barbara Macey- Making a Wagga
- 'Red Wagga' Project
- 14. Borders, Bindings and the Finishing Touch:
by Susan Denton and Barbara Macey- Order of Joining Blocks
- Joining Prequilted Blocks
- Borders
- A Gallery of Borders
- Backings
- Bindings
- Labels and Signing Quilts
- Hanging Quilts
- Taking Care of Quilts
- Bibliography
- Index