Innovative quilt layout options
Do you always go for the standard setting of blocks when making a quilt? Now that the lines between traditional and contemporary styles are well and truly…
Quilting continuously
It can be tough to work out the best way to quilt a design as continuously as possible but there are some common techniques that can…
Three tools to look for in a CAD program for quilters
I’m stoked! I’ve had two fantastic reviews of The design master plan in three days. Thank you to everyone who has bought any of the…
What I learnt about formatting a book—part 7
Grammar and style sheets I get by when it comes to grammar and if I wasn’t sure about something, I checked online. I would check a few…
What I learnt about formatting books—part 6
Images and Illustrations—part 2 Today we’ll look at more issues affecting illustrations. Each image is different and may need a separate rule of thumb but keeping a…
What I learnt about formatting a book—part 5
Images and illustrations—part 1 The layout of the book depends largely on the images within the book. Will they need the full page to show detail…
What I learnt about formatting—part 4
Quilt book layout—part 2 Today we’re continuing on with looking at basic layout concepts if you’re writing or want to start writing a quilt book.…
What I learnt about formatting books—part 3
Quilt book layout—part 1 If you’re part way through, or want to write a quilting book, here’s what I had to think about when I wrote…
What I learnt about formatting a book—part 2
In my last post, we were looking at issues affecting your choice of font when writing a book, now it’s on to part two. This is…
What I learnt about formatting a book—part 1
Fonts—part 1 The other day I got some lovely comments about my “What I learnt about writing books” posts so today I’m writing more about formatting books.…
