Next Steps in Machine Quilting-Free-Motion & Walking-Foot Designs: Professional Results on Your Home Machine

by Natalia Bonner

Overview

Free-motion quilters, rejoice! Natalia Bonner is back, with a book that boasts 50 new modern, sophisticated designs for quilters of all skill levels. Natalia’s tips on supplies, embellishments, layering, and basting open up a world of endless possibilities. From a variety of simpler straight-line and free-motion motifs to intricate designs that modernize more traditional patterns, you’re sure to find a project to dive into that will inspire and challenge you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617451546
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Publication date:	01/07/2016
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	140,908
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Natalia Whiting Bonner has enjoyed piecing quilt tops for more than twenty years. In 2007, when she was pregnant with her daughter, she got the crazy idea to quit her job as a dental assistant and become a longarm quilter. Natalia’s passion for quilting and being creative has grown each day since. Natalia blogs at pieceandquilt.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Machine Quilting Basics
QUILTING DESIGNS
ALL-OVER DESIGNS AND BACKGROUND FILLERS
Arcs and Circles
• Rainbow
• Macaroni
• Noodles
• Pearls
• Polka Dots
• Orange Peel
Straight Lines
• Checkerboard
• Modern Cross-Hatching
• Textured Straight Lines
• Chevrons
Soft Rectangles
• Tubes
• Maze
Wavy LInes
• Waves
• Ocean Waves
Swirls
• Swirly Feathers
• Pebble Swirls
• Wavy Swirls
• Angel Hair
• Seaweed
BORDERS
Triangles
• Modern Embellished Triangles
• Cones
• Perpendicular Straight Lines
• Point-to-Point Chevrons
• Point-to-Point Zigzags
Straight lines
• Mod Lines
• Faux Piano Keys
Feathers
• Corner Feathers
• Faux Trapunto Feathers
Faux Scallops
Text
SQUARE BLOCKS
Orange-Peel Variations
• Starburst
• Double Orange Peel
• Triple Orange Peel
Echoed Feathered Circle
Straight-Line Motifs
• Square Spiral
• Diamonds
• Alternating Straight Lines
• Sunrise
TRIANGLE BLOCKS
Small Half-Square Triangles
• Little Feathers
• Arches
• Arrows
• Off-the-Block Lines
Large Half-Square Triangles
• Double-Feather Swag
• Pebble Feather
• Small Swag
• Point-to-Point Arrow
• Dashes and Ovals
• Stripes
Flying Geese
• Point-to-Point Rays
• Point-to-Point Straight Lines
How to Choose Quilting Designs
Patterns
Resources
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Achieve professional free-motion quilting results with this superb book. There are 50 contemporary designs for all skill levels. Use the full-size patterns for practice or to mark quilt tops. These free-motion patterns are the quilts of my dreams. This book not only gives the patterns, it talks about placement, scale and other design considerations. There’s a good basics section, great patterns and superb layout and design with clear instructions. This book simplifies free-motion and walking-foot machine quilting designs for professional results that are achievable at home. Step by step instructions help to make the designs fool-proof and full-size template patterns are given for some of the designs. This is an excellent book for the confident machine quilter. Fresh and inspirational.

yarnsandfabrics.co.uk, 12/19/2015 - Karen Platt