Quick-Start Guide

What size is the bed?

Pages 10 and 11

What size should the quilt be?

Pages 10 and 11

What size will the quilt be?

Pages 1215 and 1821

How many blocks do I need?

Pages 1215 and 1821

How many sashing pieces and cornerstones do I need?

Pages 16 and 23

What size do I need to cut my side and corner setting triangles?

Page 22

How many side and corner setting triangles do I need?

Page 23

How do I convert inches to yards?

Page 25

What millimeter setting do I use when the pattern says stitches per inch?

Page 25

How do I convert yards to decimals?

Page 25

How many squares, rectangles, sashing strips, triangles, hexagons, 60° diamonds, or 45° diamonds can I get out of a specific amount of fabric?

Pages 2630

How much fabric do I need?

Pages 2638

How much fabric do I need for backings, borders, or binding?

Pages 3138

What width of binding strip do I cut?

Page 39

How do I cut bias binding?

Page 39

Where should the grainline be?

Page 40

How do I figure out what size of pieces to cut?

Pages 4043

Which needle should I use for this thread?

Page 44

Which needle should I use for this fabric?

Page 44

What is the correct thread tension?

Page 47

How do I sew a Y-seam?

Page 47

How do I make half-square triangle units?

Pages 48 and 49

What size do I cut pieces for Flying Geese and how do I make them?

Pages 5051

What size do I cut pieces for Square-in-a-Square blocks and how do I make them?

Page 52

How do I sew a curved seam?

Page 53

What size do I cut the squares for prairie points?

Page 54

How do I sew a mitered border?

Page 55

How do I sew a mitered binding?

Page 56

How do I seam the binding ends?

Pages 5759

How do I sew a hanging sleeve?

Page 59

How do I make a Nine-Patch block in 5 sizes?

Page 64