The Easy Guide to Machine Quiltmaking - Carolyn Forster

The Easy Guide to Machine Quiltmaking by Carolyn Forster is a practical introduction to machine quiltmaking from a best-selling author and experienced teacher. This paperback edition presents a structured, beginner-friendly approach built around a single classic quilt block.

Key details

• Author: Carolyn Forster
• Paperback format
• 168 pages
• Published by Search Press
• Publication date: 16 September 2025
• ISBN: 9781782219941

Synopsis

Built around the Sawtooth Star, this guide explores one classic quilt block worked in 30 different ways, showing how fabric choice and technique can create a cohesive range of designs. The projects are arranged to develop skills gradually, moving from foundational units such as Four Patch and Flying Geese through to Split Quarter Square Triangles.

Once the blocks are complete, the book explains how to assemble them into a finished quilt, with guidance on layout options, adding sashing, coping strips and posts, and a full run-through of quilting, binding and labelling. Each block is 12 inches (30 centimetres) square for straightforward mixing and matching, with simple calculations for adapting the blocks to different quilt sizes. Suitable for beginners learning to machine-sew quilts, and useful for more experienced quilters exploring the versatility of the Sawtooth Star.

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