Teach Yourself To Rotary-Cut For Quilting-Pattern Book

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This is a quilting instruction and pattern booklet from the Better Homes and Gardens range of publications by Leisure Arts entitled ‘Teach Yourself To Rotary-Cut’.  The publication is split into 4 sections as follows: Strips & Stripes  Ready to get started ith basic rotary cutting?  Practice the fundamentals of rotary cutting with these simple quilting projects, each of which utilizes strips and squares in various formats.  But even these basic shapes create dazzling designs with playful colour placement and creative juxtaposition. The projects in this section and their given finished sizes are: Feed-Sack Patches – 37.5 x 47.5" Hole In The Wall  79 x 93" Round The Twist – 56 x 68" 25 In 25 – 80" square Bow Tie – 65 x 81" Triangles  Now that you’ve mastered right-angle cuts, you’re ready to take your cutting oen stip further.  Practice cutting squares in half and in quarters to make triangles that will give your quilting projects nearly limitless design possibilities.  Triangles in all sizes give these quilting projects timeless appeal.   The projects in this section and their given finished sizes are: Pinwheel Panache – 80 x 92" Twist And Shout – 30" square Independence – 56" square Tipsy Trees – 53 x 69" Building Blocks (pillow covers) – 14" square Windmill Pillow cover – 14" square Flying Geese Pillow cover – 14" square Scrappy Maple Leaves – 63 x 81" Heading North – 48 x 60" Using Templates  Even though the invention of the rotary cutter has freed quilters from the rigors of tedious measuring and cutting, templates are often an easier way to cut irregular shapes.  use your rotary cutter in combination with plastic templates to make quick work of cutting shapes that require a pattern.  The projects in this section and their given finished sizes are: Streaks of Lightning – 54.5 x 64" Snow Stars – 72.5 x 87.5" Beyond Basics  You’ve mastered straight and angled cuts and can cut around a template wiht ease.  Now take you rskills to thenext level by learning to fussy-cut shapes, square up blocks, and trim away unwanted areas to round out your rotary-cuttting skills.  The projects in this section and their given finished sizes are: Jane’s Kaleidoscops – 50 x 70" Town Square Picnic – 53.5" square Slice & Dice – 46" square Rotary-Cutting Primer Quilting Basics