Cover

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

NOTES FOR ALL PROJECTS

BASIC TOOLS

FABRICS

Canvas

Cotton

Denim

Linen

Wool

Vintage Fabrics

GRITTY TECHNIQUES FOR GORGEOUS TEXTURE

Distressing Fabric

TOOLS FOR DISTRESSING

DENIM, CANVAS, AND HEAVIER-WEIGHT FABRICS

LIGHTER QUILTING COTTONS AND LINENS

Staining, Fading, and Dyeing Fabric

TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STAINING, FADING, AND DYEING

Coffee and Tea Staining

COFFEE

TEA

BAKING FABRIC

Fading Fabric

Natural Staining

Fabric Dyeing and Paint Staining

INDIGO

ROUGH DYEING

QUILT-MAKING STEPS

Prep for Quilting

QUILT TOP

BATTING

QUILT BACK

Layering a Quilt Sandwich

Basting Methods

SAFETY PIN BASTING

THREAD BASTING

SPRAY BASTING

Quilting Methods

HAND STITCHING

Tying the Quilt

Double-X or Triple-X Hand Stitches

MACHINE QUILTING

Shadow Stitching

Double Topstitch Seam

Stitch-in-the-Ditch

Straight Line Quilting

Diagonal Straight Line Quilting

Finishing the Quilt Edges

DOUBLE FOLD BINDING

FOLD FINISH EDGE

SELF-BINDING

Appliqué Stitching

FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUÉ

MACHINE APPLIQUÉ

RAW EDGE APPLIQUÉ

Embroidery Stitches

BACK STITCH

MODIFIED BLANKET STITCH

BORO STITCH OR RUNNING STITCH

CROSS STITCH

THE QUILTS

Navajo Blanket Quilt

Grainery Quilt

Iron Bars Quilt

Forged Block Quilt

Maritime Quilt

Horse Blanket Quilt

Old Glory Quilt.

Fort Battery Quilt

1890s Trader’s Quilt

Bear Paw Quilt

World’s Fair Quilt

Skeleton Crew Quilt

Painted Desert Quilt

Coal Mine Quilt

Falling Wind Quilt

English Cross Quilt

Southwest Passage Quilt

Bull’s-Eye Quilt

Carpetbagger Quilt

Arrow Quilt

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