Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting: How to Add Texture, Design, and Style to Your Quilts

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This detailed free-motion quilting guide is a must have book providing invaluable information on finishing a quilt including an overview on working with long arm, mid arm, and domestic machines. While long arms and mid arms are less prevalent in quilting homes, sometimes make them available for rental and knowing the ins and outs of using them lets you make the best use of your time. Learn about threading, colour selection, and ruler work. This free-motion quilt book will make you as excited to finish your quilts as you were when you started it. With beautiful hand doodling, easy-to-follow, full-color step-outs, and even a gallery of Sherilyn's personal quilt collection, it's a wealth of instruction and inspiration.

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Mortensen's patterns for 12 popular quilt blocks, varying in complexity, can be used to practice quilting and developing one's personal style, a bonus of this highly recommended book. Readers with quilting machines will especially enjoy this title. --Library Journal

Author Bio

Sherilyn Mortensen is the owner of Sea Sherilyn Sew, a long arm custom quilting service and pattern design business. Sherilyns custom quilting has won numerous awards for her customers and shows her natural artistic ability. Sherilyn also designs quilt patterns that focus on straight piecing using geometric shapes. To learn more about Sherilyn and see her work, visit www.SeaSherilynSew.com.