{"product_id":"from-fabric-to-quilt-alysa-murphy-9798181604377","title":"From Fabric to Quilt: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Patchwork Quilting, Covering 20 Projects from Block Assembly to Binding and Complete Finishin","description":"Somewhere in a cupboard right now, there is fabric that was bought with the best of intentions. The tutorials are bookmarked. The rotary cutter might even be there. What is almost always missing is not skill or motivation but a single resource that follows the process all the way through, from the very first cut to a bound and labeled quilt that can be washed, used, and passed on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Four-Patch to Bed Runner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn value contrast, print scale, and color temperature before buying a single yard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut strips and squares accurately enough that blocks finish at the right size every time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSew and test a true quarter-inch seam before the first project and every project after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake half-square triangles, flying geese, and log cabin blocks with machine-sewn precision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssemble a full quilt top with sashing, borders, and a center measurement that holds flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayer, baste, and machine quilt the sandwich with walking foot and free-motion techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBind, label, and finish every project with double-fold binding and mitered corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Each Chapter Earns Its Place\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe twenty projects in this book are arranged so that every skill introduced in one chapter is the exact skill the next project uses. Cutting accuracy is addressed before the first cut is made. The quarter-inch seam is tested before any project begins. Binding and finishing get full chapters, because most beginner quilting resources treat them as afterthoughts, and that is where most beginner quilts stop feeling finished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Technical Ground This Book Covers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBatting selection: cotton, polyester, and blend matched to the quilt's intended use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressing technique: why lower-and-lift over drag changes whether a block lies flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor value: the grayscale phone test that reveals which fabrics read the same\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting: the causes of wrong-sized blocks, wavy borders, and binding that lifts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly a basic straight-stitch sewing machine is assumed before page one. Everything else is introduced in the order it is needed, explained clearly enough to use, and practiced enough to carry into the next project. The skills built in this book are not left behind at chapter's end. They accumulate into the kind of understanding that transfers to every quilt you will ever make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScroll up. Your first finished quilt is closer than you think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alysa Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798181604377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Alysa Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546502729983,"sku":"9798181604377","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-fabric-to-quilt-alysa-murphy-9798181604377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}