Love Patchwork & Quilting

THE CLEVER LITTLE BOOK OF QUILTY KNOW HOW: PIECING

INCLUDING:

Stack & whack

Chain piecing

Strip piecing

Half-square Triangles

Flying Geese

English Paper Piecing

Stack AND whack

A term commonly used to describe the technique where, rather than cutting one layer of fabric at a time, multiple layers of fabric are stacked up and cut at the same time. Anything from two to six layers can be cut at once, while still maintaining accuracy. Cutting your fabric this way is quick and easy, and is really effective for quilts with a large number of pieces the same

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