Crazy Shortcut Quilts : Quilt As You Go and Finish in Half the Time!

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Special Thanks; Introduction; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Chapter 2: Crazy Ideas for Selecting Fabrics, Threads & More; Chapter 3: The Crazy Designs; Chapter 4: The Shortcuts!; Chapter 5: The Crazy Shortcut Projects; Chapter 6: Design Your Own Square!; Chapter 7: The Crazy Quilting!; Chapter 8: Trimming & Sashing; Chapter 9: The Crazy Binding; Chapter 10: Décor Lagniappe; Resources; About the Authors.;The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no tome, that accent any existing decor. This book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt patter; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; and, teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room or to add new flair.

Crossover appeal—infuses quilting techniques and projects with home décor influence.

Broad appeal—captures the attention of skilled quilters with an unique timesaving techniques, and delivers a great teaching tool for quilt shop owners.

The quilt-as-you-go technique in Crazy Short-Cut Quilts eliminates intimidating quilting steps, and empowers sewers with the ability to create full quilts, in no time, that accent any existing decor. The book provides sewers with time estimates for each step of a crazy quilt pattern; demonstrates how to break projects down into manageable pieces and suggests alternate uses for leftover fabrics; teaches sewers how to make savvy fabric selections to coordinate with existing room or to add new flair.

Cover 1 Copyright 3 Dedication 4 Contents 5 Special Thanks 7 Introduction 8 Chapter 1: Getting Started 11 Chapter 2: Crazy Ideas for Selecting Fabrics, Threads & More 13 Chapter 3: The Crazy Designs 25 Chapter 4: The Shortcuts! 27 Chapter 5: The Crazy Shortcut Projects 35 Chapter 6: Design Your Own Square! 85 Chapter 7: The Crazy Quilting! 91 Chapter 8: Trimming & Sashing 99 Chapter 9: The Crazy Binding 109 Chapter 10: Décor Lagniappe 113 Resources 126 About the Authors 127 The quilt as you go process uses the decorative stitches of the sewing machine to do the quilting. There's no need to learn free motion quilting when your sewing machine can do all the quilting for you, using beautiful threads and decorative stitches! From beginners to experts, all quilters will love the opportunity to have a finished quilt in just hours, using small, manageable pieces of fabrics that are joined in a unique and soft manner Crazy Shortcut Quilts combines the look of a "Crazy Quilt" with the ease of quilt-as-you-go, so that every single quilt is unique and yet very easily made! The book contains solid advice about fabric selection to coordinate your quilts with your home décor, and provides time estimates for finishing each quilt Learn how to make a gorgeous, reversible, quilt using fabrics that enhance your decor, quilted with all the beautiful stitches on your sewing machine