Quilt As You Go

Carolyn Forster started making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles at the Bath Spa University. Since graduating, she has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Today's Quilter and French magazine Magic Patch. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK, where Search Press’s central offices are!Visit Carolyn's website www.carolynforster.co.uk.

Ba comprehensive guide to fourteen different Quilt As You Go techniques with a project for each one. Quilt As You Go is piecing and quilting in one process, enabling smaller sections to be worked on at any one time. In the introduction, we learn why you might choose to use one of the Quilt As You Go methods and suggestions for which are suitable for hand, machine or both. There is a lovely section on the history of Quilting As You Go and methods from Japan (folded reversible patchwork), Korea (Pojabi or Bojabi) and India (Siddi) are also included. Equipment, tools and materials are discussed before moving onto quilting options by machine and by hand. An excellent section on binding follows including continuous mitred, square-cornered and two methods of machine-finished bindings, all of which have clear step-by-step instructions and images.For each method, there is a full description of the process for making one block, including fabric requirements. Step-by-step images, again, make following the instructions simple and these are followed by the different joining options for the blocks. A full project idea is then given to make a full-sized quilt. Full-size templates are provided to copy.This is an excellent book covering many of the most popular Quilt As You Go processes, including many project ideas. It is my book of the month.

• Introduction 6Fabrics 10Threads 12Tools 14Joining on a sewing machine 16Joining on a sewing machine 26Hand quilting and hand finishing 36Sew and quilt in one go 46Potholder quilts 54Japanese folding technique 64Stitch and flip with scraps 74Envelope quilt 84Manx log cabin 94Layered squares with frayed edges 104Lined circles 112Cathedral windows 120Suffolk puffs 128Pojagi 134Templates 140Index 144