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4/01/2011

Quilting the Lodge Look: 24 Quilts, Wallhangings, and Companion Projects in Patchwork and Wildlife Applique (Granola Girl Designs) [Paperback] Review

Quilting the Lodge Look: 24 Quilts, Wallhangings, and Companion Projects in Patchwork and Wildlife Applique [Paperback]I love the mountains.This book is wonderful.At first glance I only saw the main blocks.Upon closer look at each block there is so much detail in the little things that really make the block meaningful.There are great directions for each block and full sized patterns for applique that make these blocks amazing.If you can not find retreat in a mountain lodge, you can make the lodge look in your own home with this book.

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Product Description:
Fourth in the series of best-selling quilting books celebrating the great outdoors.Features more quilts, more appliques and more projects than any of her previous books.It is a spectacular collection of 24 quilts, wallhangings, and companion projects in patchwork and wildlife applique.

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2/21/2011

Hearts Aplenty [Paperback] Review

Hearts Aplenty [Paperback]I found this book very interesting and did make a couple of the quilts inside. It showed me many ways to utilize hearts in my quilting and it is a great resource book.

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Product Description:
Have a heart, in fact, have hundreds!HeartsAplenty is full of quilts that make the perfect gift for any lovedone.With 19 new quilt patterns ranging in size from wall hangings tofull-sized bed quilts, you are sure to find one to warm your heart.
Inside, you'll find quilts using a variety of styles, techniques, and skill levels.There is something for everyone!We've added 8 small bonus projects for you to make and share.They include pillows, jewelry and Plate Charmers.Use your creativity to make them special!

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2/02/2011

One Block Many Quilts [Paperback] Review

One Block Many Quilts [Paperback]One Block Many Quilts is an excellent book. There are a variety of designs and the instructions are easy to follow.

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Product Description:
No quilt is as magnetic to the eye as the one with a repeated block. Here is one perfectly symmetrical block in fabric and color distribution that has been set on point, stretched, shortened in size, and made to appear different in each quilt project featured. Patterns, color photographs, and informative essays help the beginning to advanced quilter choose combinations from the styles of yesteryear to those of the future. AUTHORBIO: Agnete Kay became a 'serious' quiltmaker in 1987. She has earned recognition for block and quilt designs in Canada and the United Kingdom. She brings her refreshing style to American quilters in this, her first book.

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12/20/2010

Celtic Geometric Quilts [Paperback] Review

Celtic Geometric Quilts [Paperback]The author has taken the traditional Celtic knot, and combined the angular lines with fabric bias strips, to create a new art form.The technique creates frames and borders that are elegant.Quilters will enjoy the ease and speed with which these go together, and Celtic artists may also be inspired.I even put them on sweatshirts and pillows!

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Product Description:
Designer, teacher, lecturer Camille Remme has translated Celtic designs into quilts using simple pieced repetitive geometric blocks and lively colors. Follow straightforward, step-by-step instructions for cutting fabric into strips and machine sewing the repeat blocks or units to create overall Celtic quilt designs. Color illustrations and gallery of quilts are included.

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12/18/2010

Machine Quilting Made Easy [Paperback] Review

Machine Quilting Made Easy [Paperback]I'm a self taught quilter who had almost given up on machine quilting!Ms. Nobles walks the reader through the process of various types of quilting patterns with step-by-step instructions.She privdes the readerwith information on needle types, use of different threads.What Iappreciated most was that the book encouraged me to continue to work on newtechniques and not give up when I didn't master it the first time.Thisbook has greatly enchanced my quilting skills!

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Product Description:
At last! Machine Quilting Made Easy makes learning to machine quilt easy and fun. Get familiar with the basics as you do the exercises; then use the samples you make as handy references.
- Learn to machine quilt with sixteen lessons in straight-line quilting with a walking foot, freehand quilting with a darning foot, quilting with decorative threads, and more
- Includes five comprehensive charts for selecting needles, thread, and batting
- Find guidelines for planning quilts and basic techniques for finishing quilts

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10/31/2010

Easy Paper-Pieced Keepsake Quilts : 72 New Blocks Including the Alphabet! [Paperback] Review

Easy Paper-Pieced Keepsake Quilts : 72 New Blocks Including the Alphabet [Paperback]I was surprised this book had such a low rating as I thought it was wonderful.I like the variety of designs, the size of the finished squares, and the hundreds of combinations that can be achieved.I made a small house quilt using the variety of houses and the members of my quilt guild loved it.I think book sales went up as a result.Try this book for simple and successful blocks. You are only limited by you imagination.

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Product Description:
Commemorate holidays, birthdays, weddings, and a new baby with paper-pieced keepsake quilts! Choose from geometrics, flowers, hearts, trees, and many other beautiful blocks.
- Forty-six block designs and 17 quilt plans provide all the information you need to stitch a special keepsake
- Personalize quilts with monograms or other lettering using the alphabet block patterns provided
- Get up to speed on the easy, accurate technique of paper piecing with Carol Doak's expert instructions

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9/05/2010

Traditional Quilts Today's Techniques [Paperback] Review

Traditional Quilts Today's Techniques [Paperback]In machine-technique workshops, Ricky Tims refers to this book as his "Bible." Crammed with great techniques, and many are EASIER ways to do things that look NICER than what you've been taught to do. From the cover it looks like a book about applique, but it caused a big reduction in my cursing about binding and finishing.

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