PatchSteps

Tools for all your patchwork projects

Quilt

Blocks for a sizeLayout and a border to make up the rest Resize a blockAdapt a block to the size you want BordersUp to three rounds, butted or mitered SashingStrips, cornerstones and finished top size

Pieces

HexagonsPapers and patches for English paper piecing Half-square triangles2, 4 or 8 at a time Quarter-square trianglesHourglass units, four to a square Flying geeseFour at a time, or one at a time Finished and cutThe half inch, in both directions Square in a squareCenter on point with corner triangles Setting trianglesFor blocks set on point Pieces and fabricBoth directions: how much, or how many

Finishing

Straight bindingStrips cut across the fabric and joined Bias bindingContinuous bias cut from one square BackingPanels and seam direction chosen for you BattingRoll width, length and any seams Binding lengthHow much the edge needs, before any fabric Strips from a cutWhat one piece of fabric yields Unit converterInches, centimeters, yards, meters, fat quarters