8/26/2010

Favorite Traditional Quilts Made Easy (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

Favorite Traditional Quilts Made Easy [Paperback]Making quilt block easier is the desire of any quilters.Making difficult quilt blocks easier is the challenge of every quilter.The author begins by making sure you are sewing accurately.If not, then nothing will fit no matter what you do.

Beginning the book by showing how to make sure your seams are accurate and your cutting is true is the best way to begin any quilt project.Once that is correct, the rest will fall into place.There are five pages of How-Tos and short cuts.Master these first.Then pick a project and go at it.

Ms. Parrott shows you how to piece the Pineapple block which is difficult as any quilter knows.Using her techniques, it is a breeze.Hate piecing a diamond or a trapezoid?Use Ms. Parrott's technique and you will wonder why you never used these pieces before.A modified 9-patch is the final block she shows us how to do.

The color photo of the quilt, the finished quilt and block size begin the project instructions.Each pattern has a materials and cutting list which is easy to understand and follow.There are plenty of graphics included in the directions for us visual people and the assembly and finishing directions round up the patterns directions.A small section on finishing your quilt and a paragraph about the author finishes out the book.

Now that you have the techniques down, apply them to other patterns and you will be amazed at how much easier it will be to make the quilts.

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Product Description:
Traditional quilt designs are made easy with Jo s no template solution. Using strips, rectangles, squares, and the folded-corner technique, she helps you turn advanced block designs into simple cutting and sewing. Now you can create accurate blocks and gorgeous detailed quilts with ease!

*No more templates! Using Jo s simplified technique, try the stunning Pineapple quilt or table runner, the Hunter s Star block in two sizes or the Mock Log Cabin

* Learn shortcuts for making half-square and corner triangles

*Includes 7 projects perfect for the beginner to the advanced quilter

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