Irish Chain in a Day: Single and Double [Paperback] Review

I took a class using the book years ago - which probably helped me understand any difficulty with the pattern - yet, I think, that the book is very clear.I have used these instructions to make ten different gifts for family & friends.It is amazing how fast you can finish a "top," by using these fast piecing instructions.

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The Irish Chain is one of the most universally known patterns dating to pre-American Revolutionary War times. While evidence is lacking that this pattern came from Ireland, it has been suggested that the Irish Chain pattern may have been inspired by a similar Irish weaving pattern. Whatever the origin, the Irish Chain is a timeless pattern that continues to delight quilters today.
The original Irish Chain in a Day was first published in 1986 in a black and white format. While this book remains a best seller, Eleanor wanted to update her book and add balance to the quilt.

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Stars Across America (Quilter's Block Party, No. 7) [Paperback] Review

Stars Across America has beautiful quilt patterns with a star representing famous women in our American history. Along with the easy to follow directions for the quilt is a written history of the woman highlighted with their own star design. Each quilt has it's own unique border also. I made the Eleanor Roosevelt Star quilt and enjoyed the straight forward directions that even a beginning quilter such as myself could make with few mistakes. If you like stars, quilting, and some interesting historical information this is a good book

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Each star of this twelve-block sampler celebrates American History by honoring a prominent American woman with a short biography and photo.

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Quilt in a Day; Pioneer Sampler (Quilt Block Party - Series Five) [Paperback] Review

This book is a must have for any quilter!I have decided to order one as a gift for a friend who has just started quilting.Eleanor makes her directions easy to follow and understand. THe Pioneer Quilting book has anarray of beautiful choices for many fabrics and color schemes. A lovelybook!

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Share a sense of adventure, as we travel through the historic moments that helped shape this great nation from Kentucky to San Francisco, in the 12 blocks of the Pioneer Sampler .

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Easy Strip Tulip: Quilt in a Day (Burns, Eleanor. Quilt in a Day Series,) [Paperback] Review

I love this book.It's another one of Eleanor's Easy ways to learn to quilt. She's done a fine job and I'm delighted to add it to my library.

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A classic 1931 tulip quilt pattern by Ruby McKim is taken into the next century with an easy stirp method for three different quilt settings.

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Double Pinwheel Quilt: An Easy Strip Method (Burns, Eleanor. Quilt in a Day Series.) [Paperback] Review

Eleanor Burns' "Quilt in a Day" series quilt books contain clear, easy to follow instructions with good pictures.With Eleanor's method you learn to create pinwheel blocks without ever cutting a single triangle!Yipeee!I had been quilting for 3 years at the time I bought this book and had 5 completed quilts under my belt.Initially, I was "put off" by this quilt pattern because I thought the one on the cover was too busy.However, I saw Eleanor Burns show how to make this quilt on the PBS series "Quilt in a Day" and came to appreciate it and the technique.I ended up buying the book and making a scrappy pinwheel quilt.Then, I made another one (this time with light green floral and med blue tone-on-tone pinwheels on a cream background).For this second quilt, I set the double pinwheel blocks with cream sashing and corner blocks in a coordinating color (Moda Marbles dk green).The finished quilt received rave reviews.As you can see, I approach this (and all) quilt book as a source of tips and tricks and ideas - a jumping off point.Definitely will keep this one in my library.

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The classic "double pinwheel" explained and simplified.

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Radiant Star Quilt (Burns, Eleanor. Quilt in a Day Series.) [Paperback] Review

over all a reasonabley thorough guide for this pattern which i also believe is called "the lone star". a few details are ambiguous and i did find a pointer in another book about how to keep the long stripes you are sewing together from forming a rainbow. thier guidance on picking colors is very helpful. all that aside this is a tough quilt to make. this is my fifth quilt and i think i may have bit off more than i can chew this early in my experience!

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Bears in the Woods (Burns, Eleanor. Quilt in a Day Series.) [Paperback] Review

I saw this quilt at a local quilt show and realized it would be perfect for my daughter's vacation home near Yosemite.Of course I did!Sane reflection did not enter into it.But I'm going to make it for her because (wait for the drum roll) it's designed by ELEANOR BURNS! That means the directions will be clear and it will sew up as promised.
Not to worry.

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Inspired by country motifs, Eleanor worked with Quilt in a Day teacher Sue Bouchard to bring a feeling of the great outdoors into your home with the Bears in the Woods book.The Bears in the Woods Quilt is a charming conbination of Log Cabin, Tree, Bear's Paw, and Flying Geese patterns.

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Quilts Through the Seasons: A Quilt for Each Month of the Year (Quilt in a Day) (Quilt in a Day Series) [Spiral-bound] Review

This is going to be one of my favorites from our friendly laid-back quilting instructor.If you've been longing for something a bit more meaty and advanced from Eleanor, this is the book for you.She will show you how to make things look more advanced than they really are by implementing her clever techniques.

Although I have always learned something new from her prior books (in her elegantly simple manner), I found the older patterns to be too elemental and chunky.There were not enough color changes or pattern varieties, and the blocks always seemed too large and too few; everything had that "very first quilt" look to it. Hence I shied away from her most recent publications and even sold or gave away a few of the old ones.

THIS book, however, is a very pleasant surprise.There are 13 designs, presented in order of the four seasons. You will find blocks based on crazy hearts, "log cabin" pine trees with appliqued cardinals, stars intermingled with 4-patch blocks, fish, flower baskets, and a Twin Sisters block based on a pattern from 1845.I'll save the rest so you can be (pleasantly) surprised!!

In typical fashion, Eleanor uses a range of simple-to-clever techniques: foundations, embellishments, folded borders, curved seams, fusible applique, equilateral finished triangles, and fussy cutting.She also includes her clever method for Flying Geese/Star Points which guarantees a perfect piece, and her fusible applique technique replaces the usual paper-piecing to create a fabulous Lady Liberty circular crown block.

As I mentioned earlier, Eleanor breaks away from her usual huge/chunky block size; most of the blocks are under 9 inches with one as small as 5 inches.She just had to include a block that measures 17 by 22 inches (in a cute fish pattern), but I'll allow her that!

As in her prior books, most projects feature her own fabric lines, but there is a wee bit less emphasis on floral here.And some projects are shown done up in batiks and tone-on-tones, demonstrating how you can personally tailor her simple patterns to your own fabric preferences.Directions are provided for a variety of quilt-top sizes, plus table runners and pillow cases.

Just a few less than positive things to note:The very first design is for a crazy Valentine, and she instructs you to use foundation piecing!!To me, it seems somewhat oxymoronic to call this "crazy" when the exact same foundation is used for every block.When I make this one, I will skip the paper-piecing and do it up in true "crazy quilt" fashion.Also, the publication is in a spiral ring binder; great idea but bad execution for clutzes like me.Once you have spiraled the front or back cover it never seems to go back into place correctly without you having to re-leaf all the pages.Small thing, but a possible minor pain for folks with MS or arthritis.And you will probably find yourself buying yet another rotary ruler (don't we have enough??!!) to take the best advantage of her technique.Finally, I would love to have seen the publisher put a photo of each project on the table of contents page.I've seen this done before and it really saves you from constantly flipping through the pages to find that one design you thought you saw but can't remember where.This would have been especially helpful given that there are 13 different projects here.

Now, so that I can leave on a positive note, let me end by saying there truely is something here for every one, regardless of you preference for fabrics, pattern styles, or block sizes.If you want to add a publication that is sure to become a classic, this is the one to buy!

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Offers a whole year of patterns in various skill levels and quilt sizes. Some patterns are designed to be quick and easy while others offer a challenge as skills develop. Autumn is harvest time with cool, crisp air offering welcome relief from hot summer days. Winter brings to mind a time of gathering with family and friends to celebrate the holidays. Spring is a rebirth of barren trees and frozen ground . Summer delivers warm sunshine and dreams of lazy afternoons.

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Star Log Cabin Quilt (Burns, Eleanor. Quilt in a Day Series.) [Paperback] Review

This is the first quilt that I tried and the book was great and very easy to follow. I will use it over and over again and never have to make the same quilt. Everyone that has seen the quilt thinks I have been doing them forever.

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Star Log Cabin adds a new dimension of beauty to the classic Log Cabin pattern. Using her famous Log Cabin book as the foundation, Eleanor has developed an assembly-line method of adding stars among the blocks. These are easy stars, not diamond patches! Choose from several different layouts for a distinctive look

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Quick Trip Quilts (Quilt in a Day) [Paperback] Review

A quilt pattern that has been an enigma to some and a complicated mess of little squares to others is now as simple as cutting and sewing strips together!Thanks to Eleanor Burns' methods, the quilts actually can come together in one day.Her "system" is also adaptable to bargello quilts, and any number of other designs.Ms. Burns also provides her simple and fast method for applique using fusible interfacing.The Waterlily Quilt design has been one of my favorites since I first saw it, but I knew I'd never have the talent for the piecework or the applique.Eleanor has again placed a complex design within my reach.This book is great for beginning and experienced quilters of all ages and tastes.Definitely worth adding to your bookshelf.

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Pack up your sewing machine and take a "Quick Trip" with Eleanor! Quick Trip Quilts is a strip pieced pattern with three layouts. The traditional "Quick Trip" is based on a "Trip Around the World" format.A Bargello effect is achieved with the "Quick Quarter" pattern, and for the artist in you, piece a "Water Lily" which adds a bit of applique to a rippling water background. The patterns are easy enough for a beginner but will challenge seasoned quilters to achieve just the perfect effect for an inspiration quilt. Eleanor's technique for this quilt is fun and so easy that it is truly a "Quilt in a Day." Let your personality shine through in your quilt by fabric selection and placement. Yardage and cutting charts are included for all five-quilt sizes with bonus instructions to make table runners from your scraps. The book features sample quilts that symbolize locations from the desert to the sea. Take a trip to your sewing room and create your dream vacation wit!h a Quick Trip Quilt!

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Grandmother's Garden Quilt (Quilt in a Day) [Spiral-bound] Review

I was delighted to find this book.for years I have admired quilts made with 3-D flowers, but feared that they were too difficult of a challenge to take on.Burns and Knoechel have provided me with an easy-to-follow guide to constructing these flowers--and, yes, I have been able to actually make several of them (as samples) in a short time.
Besides the pattern for the main quilt, the book provides detailed instructions for two other projects and photos of others that provide inspiration to use the included patterns as a springboard for original applications of their designs.I found all of the instructions to be very thorough...and very easy to follow.The authors have kindly provided color photographs to "show" as well as "tell" through the applique process.
I would recommend this book to any quilter, from beginner to advanced, for its combination of technical instruction, quilt history and imagination stimulation.

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The authors update a remarkable 1928 Nancy Page design with color photos of old-fashioned flowers in pieced baskets and six pages of instruction per flower.

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Log Cabin Quilts With Attitude: A New Twist on an Old Favorite [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Review

The projects lend themselves to lots of interpretations, from baby quilts to whatever. A great way to use up all those small pieces of fabric you just had to buy too much of!

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-Unique and hassle-free approach to creating log cabin quilts
-75 percent of quilts displayed at recent Quilt Market shows were traditional quilt patterns
-Log cabin quilts are among the top five most popular traditional quilt patterns
This quilting book is all about creating beautiful quilt blocks with more creativity. Author Sharon Rotz's clever "freedom block" approach is a skewed log cabin variation that gives quilters leeway to sew log cabin blocks however they choose to.
Freedom blocks are created from straight-grain strips that use various colors and widths, giving quilters license to showcase their individual character in quilts. More than 15 step-by-step projects prompt readers to be free:
-To construct various-size blocks
-To skip matching corner points or cutting blocks at specific angles
-To combine many colors and fabrics into one project
-To use countless fabric combinations

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Make a Quilt in a Day : Log Cabin Pattern (Quilt in a Day) (Quilt in a Day Series) [Paperback] Review

Need a fast gift for the baby shower or just a fast introduction to patchwork?Eleanor Burns is there for you, with great illustrations, easy to understand instructions, and delicious photos of finished projects.Anadded bonus:detailed info on fabric quantities for various sizes offinished quilt (wall hanging, crib, twin, etc.)You don't have to strugglewith the math!In fact, your only real challenge will be picking colors.She classifies "Log Cabin" as an "easy" project.Don'tbe misled; the finished projects can dazzle, despite the relatively simpleconstruction methods.You can probably turn out that baby shower quilt inabout 2 evenings.A king-size quilt obviously takes longer, but that'sbecause of the time you'll spend wrestling with the greater amount offinished piecework in the machine quilting stage. Although you'll find thebasic instructions for log cabin blocks in any number of quilting books,"Log Cabin Patterns" rates a place on any quilter's bookshelf.

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The Log Cabin design dates back to the time of the pioneers and is one of the most popular quilting patterns today with its traditional red center representing the heart or the hearth of the home and the stripes around the center representing the logs of the cabin.

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