The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches [Paperback]

Darlene Zimmerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

Quilters will learn new techniques to enhance the character of any quilt in The Quilter's Edge. This book teaches quilters how to use a variety of quilting skills to take a completed quilt to a fabulous finish.

Filled with more than 150 step-by-step instructional color photos, this guide fills a highly sought after niche in quilting references. Readers will appreciate over 150 color photos and illustrations that demonstrate the effectiveness of finished edges in enhancing an entire quilt. Featured techniques include scalloped edges, prairie points, setting options, size options, binding secrets, curved edges, notched edges, quilt labels and more! In addition, quilters gain valuable formulas for figuring yardage and size.

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  Includes formulas for figuring yardage and size
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  Involved a variety of quilting skills to give quilters practice

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About the Author

Darlene Zimmerman appraises, researches, lectures and collects 1930s Depression era quilts. She is a frequent contributor of articles on vintage quilts to popular publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 3 edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873499794
• ISBN-13: 978-0873499798
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #586,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Idea book--read this before you make your next quilt, January 9, 2007

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Mrs B "Quilt Nut" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches (Paperback)

Darlene clearly explains how to determine quilt sizes,adjusting sizes to fit your needs,and what options are available to you in making adjustments. She gets you thinking about different ways to set blocks and whether or not to have sashings. This book covers setting triangles, lengthwise versus widthwise borders, prairie points, scalloped edges, scalloped edges within a square outer border, ice cream cone borders, flanges, mitered borders and more. Binding secrets,borders using border prints and even ruffled pillows are included. This book has clear illustrations and will give you wonderful new ideas for your next project.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 12, 2007

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V. Bedford (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches (Paperback)

I wanted to learn how to do scalloped edges on quilts. I learned that and also how to do other special edges. I am looking forward to trying out all the different techniques. I think this is an invaluable addition to anyone's quilting library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice quilting finishing touches, September 2, 2008

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Chris B "book nut" (Kalamazoo, Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Quilter's Edge: Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches (Paperback)

Nice book with tons of photos, though many of them are the same quilts. I did find a handful of ideas to try. Not so much a hands-on book as it is a display of a variety of quilts and some ideas for finishing touches.