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"Handquilting Timepiece"

• How long will it take to quilt ? Use the percentage of completion method to estimate !
  
  
• a multiple needle technique for handquilting
  
  
• quilting in a hoop
  
  
• handpiecing
  
  
• making accurate templates
  
  
• managing your stash
  
  
• designing with tracing paper
  
  
• connect-the-dots for accurate handpiecing
  
  
• Kaleidoscopic Stars!
  
  
• layout for applique
  
  
• pressing techniques
  
  
• washing and blocking
  
  
• make a "Sew On The Go" kit...
  
  
• make feathered templates!
  
  
• a potpourri of hints...
  
  
• assemble a "Design Resource Center"...
  
  
• transferring quilting designs...
  
  
• border strategies...
  
  
• corner designs...
  
  
• needle tips...
  
  
• a test for possible fabric bleeding...
  
  
• top ten handpiecing tips...
  
  
• making a temporary compass...
  
  
• which end should I knot?...