{"product_id":"make-your-first-quilt-karianne-harvey-9798182301923","title":"Make Your First Quilt: Step-by-Step Patchwork Patterns, Easy Sewing Techniques, and 15 Simple Projects to Help Beginners Cut, Piece, and Bind a Beauti","description":"The fabric has been sitting on the shelf since last month. You bought it after seeing a quilt draped across someone's armchair, something about the way the squares lined up and the colors held together that made you think: I could learn to do that. You have smoothed the fold twice since then and put it back because you did not know where to begin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book fills that gap with fifteen projects that build every skill you need, in order, from first cut to finished edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable Runner to Sampler in Fifteen Steps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up a proper workspace and calibrate the quarter-inch seam before touching project fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster rotary cutting so every strip and square comes out clean and accurate from the first session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild four-patch and nine-patch blocks using strip piecing for speed and consistent results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruct half-square triangle units and trim each one to precision for star and pinwheel blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the log cabin block and see how rotating identical blocks creates entirely different surfaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssemble a full quilt sandwich, quilt the layers with a walking foot, and finish with bound edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete a sampler wall hanging that draws on every technique learned across the preceding chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive opening chapters cover what most books bury midway: fabric grain, value contrast, and the pressing technique that prevents blocks from distorting after they are sewn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Happens Between Cutting and Binding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNesting seams at intersections so block corners meet at one clean point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder measurement from the quilt center to prevent waviness at the edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain piecing for consistent thread tension across every seam in a batch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMitered binding corners and hand finishing for a durable professional edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressing with a lift and set motion that keeps bias edges from stretching permanently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen finished objects and a complete, permanent skill set that carries you from the cutting mat to the labeled back of a bound quilt. The next one after that is yours to design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tools list is at the front of the book. Read it before you buy anything. Then set up your station and make the first cut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karianne Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798182301923\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\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Karianne Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853022245119,"sku":"9798182301923","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/make-your-first-quilt-karianne-harvey-9798182301923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}