9-Patch Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day [Paperback] Review

My private stash is loaded with large-scale fabrics. I just can't seem to resist buying stunning African, Asian, Hawaiian, seasonal, juvenile, and floral fabrics. I loved them when I bought them and abhor the thought of cutting them into small pieces.

With Judy Sisneros' 9-Patch Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day, I can use these beautiful fabrics to make scrumptious quilts for my children and grandchildren. And because the projects are easy (not to mention fun) and fast, those numerous family members won't have to wait in line as long for "their" special quilt.

Every quilt in Sisneros' collection is a combination of solid pieces of fabric and Nine-Patch blocks (with the occasional Rail Fence block). The quilt patterns are beginner friendly but experienced quilters will have fun also. All the quilts consist of a focus fabric and a minimum of three companion fabrics.

If you want to piece a quilt in one day, 9-Patch Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day would be a good book to use as a guide or for actual patterns. The directions are clear, concise and easy-to-follow. The quilts are lovely patterns that everyone would love to have. I'm making Oriental Flight. It's set on point and I'm using some of the beautiful Asian cotton fabric I bought in various Asian countries.

Armchair Interviews says: Beginners or experienced quilters will love 9-Patch Pizzazz. It's a keeper for your quilt book library.

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- Sixteen different layouts
- Great for classes

Combine a special fabric with a few easy nine-patches to create a captivating quilt, sassy or sophisticated, country cozy or city chic, plain or fancy. Sixteen layouts make it hard to choose a favorite-but remember, nine-patches are the potato chips of quiltmaking...no one can make just one.

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Nine-Patch Extravaganza [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

More designs than you can ever imagine all to do with a basic nine patch!Judy explains it all!Judy starts with wash or do not wash; cutting instructions; fabric requirements; construction techniques, sashing construction; quilt top assembly and finishing!Therefore you are not just learning about a nine patch quilt!IT is the entire process of quilting!You are inspired by a person who is someone that is my mentor for sure! There are 12 yes 12 designs that give you full sized quilt projects!you have pictorials , step by step instructions so go for it!I am certainly glad I did!

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Long a favorite with quilters, the classic Nine-Patch is elevated to new heights in twelve exciting full-sized quilt projects. Beloved for its simplicity, this traditional pattern is transformed with alternating blocks, unique sets, imaginative color placement, and inventive border treatments. Use of these exciting design techniques turns the familiar Nine-Patch into breathtakingly original quilts. Clear and concise cutting instructions, easy construction techniques, and great designs will tempt quilters of all levels of experience to try these projects. The clearly illustrated instructions ensure great results.

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French Braid Obsession: New Ideas for the Imaginative Quilter [Paperback] Review

I have the first book by this author and have made two quilts from it. They are fun and impressive in their construction. I was hoping for many more new ideas with her second book and was disappointed to find that the first 37 pages repeat methods from the first book. So if you don't own the first book, you really can get away with buying just this second book. And if you already own the first book, just be forewarned that the second one repeats a LOT of the first one!

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Take your French braid quilts in dramatic new directions with bold new shapes and sizes, techniques, and colors. 8 projects.

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Raw-Edge Applique: 14 Fast and Fun Frayed Quilt Projects [Paperback] Review

Quilters could only have dreamed of making a Dresden Plate minus fussy needle-turn applique, stitching a Lone Star free from fretting over perfect points on countless diamonds, or creating an Orange Peel without matching a curve. This dream is a reality with Jodie Davis' new book, presenting the raw edge technique she debuted a decade ago. Readers will be able to eliminate hours of pinning and matching with this fun, fast technique using a straight machine stitch. The raw edges are left exposed to become slightly frayed as the quilt is loved, washed and, dried - and then loved some more. Simple enough for a beginner, yet exciting for a long-time quilter, this book makes both traditionally pieced and appliqued quilts a breeze.

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Quilters could only have dreamed of making a Dresden Plate minus fussy needle-turn applique, stitching a Lone Star free from fretting over perfect points on countless diamonds, or creating an Orange Peel without matching a curve.
This dream is a reality with Jodie Davis' new book, presenting the raw edge technique she debuted a decade ago. Readers will be able to eliminate hours of pinning and matching with this fun, fast technique using a straight machine stitch. The raw edges are left exposed to become slightly frayed as the quilt is loved, washed, and dried-and then loved some more.
Simple enough for a beginner, yet exciting for a long-time quilter, this book makes both traditionally pieced and appliqued quilts a breeze.
- 10 quilting projects, including Baskets Full of Kitties, Dressed to Bark, and Climbing Rose Log Cabin
- Features easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, and gorgeous photographs of the finished quilts
- Appropriate for quilters of all skill levels

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Picture Play Quilts [Paperback] Review

If you're looking for a simple quilt to give as a gift, this is the book for you. The best part is picking out all the fabrics to make all the "I Spy" squares. Once you cut them into the squares, you just need to arrange them. My daughter (age 8) and I have put together two quilts. She really loves doing the arranging while I do the sewing and ironing.
The book has full color photos so you can get ideas about how to finish the quilt. The instructions are well written.

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Stitch picture fabric into cuddly teaching quilts for thespecial children in your life. Then play and learn together.
Inside are easy patterns for 15 terrific quilts, step-by-stepinstructions, plus 10 FREE plastic templates. Save time and money withcutting and piecing shortcuts. Say good-bye to fabric waste with OTFPatchwork. Discover Doodle Quilting and finish fast. Move patchesaround with the world's first interchangeable quilt. Includes twodozen games that teach language skills, encourage creativity, andbuild self-esteem. This could be the most rewarding quilt you evermake!

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Magic Quilts by the Slice: Another Magic Stack-n-Whack Book [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Review

As much fun as her other Stack-n-Whack Books, but a little harder to read.This would be for an intermediate capability quilter.It has some really neat quilts in it.Enjoyable.

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Any way you slice it, circles and fans are fun to quilt!
In this new collection of designs based on wedges, Bethany offers quilters a tool kit of techniques, from easy bias trimmed edges to pointed and scalloped variations. All are clearly detailed with step-by-step instructions and photos. The projects feature a wide range of settings and sizes, from delightful little wall quilts to dramatic throws and bed quilts. All of the projects include yardages for two versions. Use Bethany's Stack-n-Whack® methods to get dazzling effects from a single print, or show off your stash in the scrap fabric versions. These designs are easy and low-stress, with no curves to piece and no center points to match!--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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One-Block Wonders Encore!: New Shapes, Multiple Fabrics, Out-of-this-World Quilts [Paperback] Review

Great book, but if you already own the first book of one-block wonders there's not a lot more information. If you were to buy just one then this is the one to get.

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This bold new spin on one-block quilts offers 6 new projects, more fabrics, and dramatic new design effects.

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One-Block Wonders: One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts [Paperback] Review

The author has done a fantastic job of showing what you can do with one fabric and make it different from you basic "stack and slash" variety of quilts.Lots of examples and clear directions should allow both the novice and experience quilter to have a wonderful time making these quilts.I especially like the examples that show the original fabric!It's amazing how much her colorwash technique of the blocks makes the basic fabric evolve into something else completely!

One of the few quilting books I've read from cover to cover!Can't wait to try different fabrics to create quilts from subtle and mushy to bold and dramatic!Already looking at the fabric in the quilt shops with a whole new mind set!

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- Two super-speedy, surefire projects
- Easy random cutting! No planning, no fussy cuts, no mess-ups

Simple steps to dazzle friends and impress people: 1. Buy One-Block Wonders. 2. Follow precise directions to choose a large-scale print, calculate yardage, and cut and piece these drop-dead gorgeous quilts. 3. Graciously accept cheers and accolades from all. Big pieces and clever shortcut methods make these quilts go together fast so that quilters can spend more time with their admiring public.

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Fun with One Block Quilts: 12 Projects in Multiple Sizes from 1 Simple Block [Paperback] Review

I bought this book in January of 2008 and took a class from Cheryl.I had no previous quilting experience at all. Very easy to follow directions ....
I completed my first quilt in a month, working in the evenings after work and on the weekends when I wasn't traveling to basketball games.In February my daughter who was at college came home for a visit...she wanted a quilt.I gave her the basic one block and told her to design her quilt and I would make it for her, (thinking it would be a simple design) she went back to college and the next day I received an e-mail with her design using the one block, wow what a design it was.I went from a beginner to an advanced design immediately.Still the basics applied and the quilt was quickly completed.If you are thinking of starting a quilt this is a great block to learn.

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Anyone can master this simple triangle block, then progress from easy table runners to complex-looking bed quilts.

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Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabrics [Paperback] Review

These quilts look incedibly complicated but are actually very easy. The fun is in arranging your fabric patterns and colours. Lots of shortcuts and tips are included. You only need to create a few simple templates and you can create endless designs.

I was tired of pastels and traditional patterns,finding them boring and predictable. These quilts allow you to use your creative skills, mixing and matching patterns, colour and shades. If you are not feeling so creative you can easily copy the designs in the book.

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-Library Journal calls Paula Nadelstern's quilts "breathtakingly gorgeous"
-The puzzle is in the pairs-identical blocks look amazingly different
Everyone loves Paula Nadelstern's complex quilts, but beginning quilters wondered where to begin. In Puzzle Quilts, the author strips construction down to the bare bones. Quilters focus on fabric selection, then use pairs symmetry, mirroring, and seam blending to create stunning designs. Six basic blocks, once mastered, can create stunning designs. Six basic blocks, once mastered, can create unlimited projects.

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Wonderful 1-fabric Quilts [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

with lots of applications.

there are a lot of examples of kay nichols' one fabric quilts that show the possiblities of her technique, but, of course, the idea can be used in quilts with more than one fabric.

she shows how clever piecing can expand the use of all those gorqeous border stripe fabrics. the results are surprising and beautiful. some very precise quilters might not be completely satisfied with the way patterns can meet at the miters without more planning than the author suggests, but this technique can result in a very lovely, reasonably easy quilt.

the quilts in the book range from the romantic to the funky. the photographs and digrams are very clear. the instructions are clear and detailed, though i wouldn't suggest this for a beginner. some experience with piecing is necessary. only general suggestions for quilting and binding the finished top are given, which is fine with me, as this is a book on piecing technique. more information on finishing a quilt is available in many other books.

this book definitely belongs in a quilter's library--not just for the one fabric quilts presented, but as an inspiration to try the technique on other types of prints and include it in multi-fabric quilts.

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Is your stash of those fabulous border designs and striped fabrics piling up? Wondering how to select fabrics to go with them? Stop worrying! Start with just one fabulous fabric and you're on your way to creating a unique, one-of-a-kind quilt. This novel design process and easy construction method ensure knock-out results. No special tools are required. No need to shop endlessly for the perfect companion fabric. One fabric does it all!This fun, fast, and ingenious technique will appeal to quilters of all levels of experience. Simply cut identical squares into triangles, arrange and rearrange the pieces, and enjoy the surprise of the different designs that develop. Choose your favorite arrangement and your quilt will practically make itself. Step-by-step instructions clearly illustrate the process for these easily-constructed quilts.

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French Braid Quilts: 14 Quick Quilts with Dramatic Results [Paperback] Review

I have made one quilt (Big Red)from this book and will probably make more. The quilts are beautiful and the photos are excellent, which was fortunate because I found the instructions very difficult to follow. You are constantly being referred to other pages and it's difficult to determine where the instructions for "your" quilt end and the next one begins. I also think they made a mountain out of a molehill because many of the instructions seemed unnecessary. I ignored many of them and did what made sense to me, with the help of the excellent photography. Having said that I would like to add that the quilt went together beautifully. It truly is not difficult once you figure out what is going on. I gave it 4 stars because, to me, it was worth the aggravation and I am extremely happy with the quilt.

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Braid a variety of fabrics into an eye-catching quilt.

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Stunning AnglePlay(tm) Quilts: 6 Projects 42 Exciting Blocks Easy, No-Math Piecing [Paperback] Review

Gorgeous looking quilts! Great eye candy! I have read briefly through this book and WOW, so many possiblities. Margaret Miller has the various templates printed on pages in this book and you need to use them to make these stunning quilts. You can also order her plastic templates through her website, which it would be easier to make these quilts using plastic templates. I have not attempted to make a quilt yet, so I can't tell you how easy or difficult it might be. I do own other books written by Margaret Miller and I do know that as an author and quilter she is very good at explaining how to make quilts.

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6 eye-catching quilts, 42 dazzling blocks with easy-to-use cutting charts, piecing illustrations, and full-size patterns.

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