Scrap Quilt Sensation [Paperback] Review

These are the same designs I've seen with regular calico and plain fabrics over and over again.The only difference are the batik fabrics.Maybe I've read too many quilting books in my day, but there's nothing fresh and exciting about these patterns.The projects are as follows:simple squares; squares and diamonds; Jacob's ladder; strictly triangles; triangle dynamics; galaxy of stars and scraps; dark stars; splashes of color; sampler quilt; cropped pinwheels; stars, pinwheels and color blocks; snail trail, and triptych wall hanging.

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*Using up fabric scraps is a priority for quilters and patchworkers
*Shares contemporary quilts based on traditional designs, a trend in the quilt-making world
Featuring master quilter Katharine Guerrier's unique contemporary twist on traditional designs, Scrap Quilt Sensation! includes eleven step-by-step projects that utilize scraps for stunning results. With advice on selecting the right fabrics from the quilting stash and how to combine them for the best effect, as well as guidance on how to experiment and create small-scale quilts for maximum inspiration, this guide will inspire quilters everywhere to take a second look at their stash bag and to start quilting.

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Garden Club Quilts [Paperback] Review

This book is superb.Mary and Connie combine elements of the main quilt to create other great wall quilts.Plenty of material to come up with your own ideas also!Patterns for a tea cozy and set of placemats are included.
The Sun Block would be sweet made into an "over the door" quilt.The dog block would make a nice throw pillow for the little one in your life.Each block could stand alone as a little quilt.Great for that small area that needs just a little something extra.
These quilts will satisfy the experienced quilter, yet are easy enough for a beginning quilter to enjoy working on them!
If you like Folk/Primitive, you should love this book...

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Quilters will go crazy for this new collection of beautiful folk art-style quilt patterns and projects featuring country garden themes. Garden Club Quilts gives complete instructions for a magnificent full-size quilt and 13 smaller creations. From Country Threads, the world renowned, Iowa-based quilt pattern company.

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Scrappy Duos : Color Recipes for Quilt Blocks [Paperback] Review

I am not a beginner quilter.I came by this book for ideas and a new selection of blocks.There are easy to read instructions and pictures to aid in your placement of pieces. I have choosen blocks for our quilt guild to use for Block of the Month.I have enjoyed it and am now purchasing another copy for my mother.

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This fresh approach to stitching gorgeous scrap quilts will make your next project burst with color! These 20 versatile block patterns are assembled two at a time, featuring a different set of scrap fabrics for each pair. Donna's simple "duo approach" not only makes piecing blocks more efficient, it guarantees crisp, clear color combinations that will dazzle the eye. Includes:
- Twenty beautiful block patterns that you can mix and match to stitch exciting, color-splashed scrap quilts
- Three helpful color "recipes" that will show you how to create vibrant color combinations and dramatic secondary designs
- Sample quilt plans and gorgeous photos of finished quilts, plus Donna's exclusive "cluster" illustrations to help you create original designs

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Quilts from the Heart: Quick Projects for Generous Giving (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

I am beginner quilter. This book explains perfectly how to make each design.She took time to go into detail in explaining everything about quilting.She showed step by step diagrams in how to make the quilts. I am enjoying this quilting book!!!!

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Quilting and generosity go hand in hand-and this inspiring book will show quilters how to share their creativity with friends, family, and those in need. Easy-to-make projects are combined with ideas for giving that will warm the hearts of givers and receivers alike.
-Create 20 projects with traditional patterns and repeated blocks-perfect for whipping up quilts in multiples
-Discover helpful tips for organizing charitable quilting bees for quilters of all skill levels
-Find ideas for choosing charities, from pediatric centers to nursing homes, plus advice on sizes and materials

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Quilt Designs from the Thirties (Dover Needlework) [Paperback] Review

Sara Nephew has focused on the craft of the American woman and explained what our grandmothers were doing.This helped me identify old quilt designs that I had inherited.She also gave great directions on saving aquilt, identifying fabrics, and basic problems with some unfinished quilts.I will keep this book handy for future reference.

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Combines the nostalgic fun of a family album with an exciting full-color display of dozens of beautiful quilt designs. Includes a brief history of 1930's quilting designs; reliable information on how to identify, authenticate, clean and repair them; a special section highlighting 13 quilt makers of the 1930's, with examples of their work; and patterns for thirteen quilt blocks.


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Needles & Notions: Paper-Pieced Patterns With a Sewing-Room Theme [Paperback] Review

This is one of the CUTEST paper-piecing pattern books I've seen in a long time.Lots of blocks, lots of patterns and project ideas, and good instructions.I found it absolutely charming! - I've been recommending it to foundation-piecing loving students!If you need something special foryour sewing room, or for sewing friends, this one is well worth the cost.

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Create paper-pieced quilts for yourself or a favorite stitching pal and showcase a subject you both love--sewing! Delightful pictorial sewing-room blocks in both 4" and 6" sizes are provided, along with a larger block depicting a traditional Sunbonnet Sue busy at work on her latest quilt. Turn blocks into small wall quilts with multiple borders, or make a sewing room sampler quilt using all 13 block designs. Includes:
- Charming block motifs, from a button jar and thimble to a rotary cutter, sewing machine, and seam ripper
- Special techniques for creating tiny 1/8"- to 1/4"-wide accent borders with precision
- How-to illustrations and full-size paper-piecing patterns for each block

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Save The Scraps: Great Quilts From Small Bits (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

This is a wonderful book for putting scraps to good use.There are good tips for sorting, storing and organizing them plus helpful information on which ones are compatible in a quilt.I was drawn to the cover picture of the Crossed Tracks quilt and that will be my first one to sew from this book.All patterns are template free and rotary cut however be aware that about half of the patterns are cut at 45 or 60 degree angles and will be more of a challenge.

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Drowning in a sea of scraps? Now you can put every fabric scrap you save to beautiful use with new techniques, expert tips, and lots of inspiration.
·Choose from 15 template-free quilt projects
·Learn scrap-friendly tricks, from combining colors, patterns, and textures to organizing, sorting, and storing scraps
·Try techniques such as strip piecing, folded corners, and foundation piecing, plus a special "Twin Peaks" technique

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Cotton Candy Quilts: Using Feedsacks, Vintage and Reproduction Fabrics [Paperback] Review

I have really enjoyed reading this book.I found it very informative and enjoyable and plan to use several of the patterns.I have purchased an additional copy to be part of a table decoration that I am making for the annual fall meeting of the Utah Quilt Guild.I've purchased about 15 books in the last 6 months and have enjoyed this one the most.I think it will sell very well.Our Guild has over 1000 members, and hopefully the book will get exposure at the meeting from vendors that are there.One problem I had was that I would have liked to have the Indian hatchet pattern printed in the book and it was not.If anyone knows where I could get a copy of it I would appreciate them letting me know.

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8 1/2 x 11 203 color and 31 black-and-white illustrations US Distribution only craftsFans of vintage and reproduction fabrics: Cotton Candy Quilts features five irresistible quilt projects based on the fabrics and cheerful cotton-candy colors of the "near past"-the 1920s to the 1970s. Readers will explore all the possibilities of finding, collecting, and using vintage fabrics (such as feedsacks and by-the-yard) as well as today's popular reproductions. Plus, this wonderful sourcebook provides a gallery of delicious quilts to whet the appetite-both replicas of vintage quilts and new versions inspired by the originals.

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More Nickel Quilts: 20 New Designs from 5-Inch Squares [Paperback] Review

This is a wonderful book, every bit as great as the first! The techniques are easy to follow, but are also enjoyable for more advanced quilters. It is an excellent way to use up scraps and More Nickel Quilts has more of a variety of color themes- brights, 30's, and more. It also has the math for each quilt in several sizes, so you can make a wall quilt or a queen size, which is nice. All the quilts are beautiful, it was hard to choose which one to start with! I'm making "Butterfly Waltz" right now and it is gorgeous; I can't wait to make the rest. You don't have to start with the first book, although it is a must have too!

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You can bank on quilting success with this treasury of new Nickel quilts! Discover new techniques, fresh fabrics, and unique styles in this fun follow-up to the popular book Nickel Quilts.
- Twenty new projects each include directions for three different sizes, all made with 5" squares
- Quilts feature scrappy looks plus designs that use batik, reproduction, and lodge-style fabrics
- Blocks are made with one or more of eight basic units; two-at-a-time techniques make construction a breeze
- Directions for 4" and 6" squares make it easy to customize quilts to your fabric collection

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Nickel Quilts: Great Designs from 5 Inch Scraps [Paperback] Review

If you are like me, you have fabric pieces of all sizes, from tiny scraps to major yardage, stashed on shelves and in boxes and drawers all over your house. This book is perfect for people like us. The quilts are beautiful and surprisingly simple to construct, for the most part. The authors devote the first part of the book to a series of techniques for converting 5" squares into checkerboard blocks, half-square triangle blocks, quarter-square triangle blocks, and "picket fences" as efficiently as possible. These directions are very complete and well explained. They also suggest buying a little extra fabric each time you shop, and ctting off a five-inch strip right away. Plus they give great instructions on how to hold a 5-inch square swap, including how to keep track of everybody's contributions.
Then, in the second part, they give directions for a series of quilts from very easy to a little more complicated (though none of them are actually difficult). Even the easiest quilts are surprisingly complex-looking, and all of them are designed to be made in three sizes. The color scheme of most of the quilts shown is medium-to-dark traditional prints on cream, but there is no reason not to choose a completely different scheme. (I am thinking about oversize splashy prints on a black-and-white background for one of the simpler quilts, for example, or bright plaids on batik.) Now all I have to do is start cutting...

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Discover scrap quiltmaking at its best with an all-new system for making traditional quilts that sparkle! Start by cutting 5" squares from stash fabrics. Once you have a stack of squares, half the work--the cutting--is done.
· Choose from 20 big, beautiful patterns that each include directions for three different sizes
· Use just eight units to make every quilt in the book; then mix and match them into dozens of other creative settings
· Alternate unit sizes are provided for 4"and 6" squares for even more options
Transform stash fabrics into dazzling scrap quilts with this timesaving technique!

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Successful Scrap Quilts from Simple Rectangles [Paperback] Review

When I first looked through this quilt book I knew that it was one I was going to have to have eventually, even though the price seemed a bit steep. I was particularly struck by a design called "Bento Box" which is made up of Japanese fabrics - completely made of rectangles which are cut 2"X31/2" and combine Japanese indigos with colorful kimono type fabrics. There were several other very attractive quilts, including the one featured on the cover. I realized that what I like best are quilts that combine simple piecing with colorful, interesting fabrics, and that is the basis of this book. If you feel the same way, I highly recommend this book.
I also thought the introduction (which describes the collaboration of the two women who wrote the book together) was touching.

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Create dazzling scrap quilts with a whole new set of block designs based on one simple shape--the rectangle! Two stars of the quilting world share their expert tips for turning a so-so scrap quilt into a smashing success.
· Fifteen easy patchwork recipes are based on simple one-patch blocks that eliminate tricky measurements and stretchy bias edges
· Explore three key elements that add up to winning scrap quilts--the value, color, and style of printed fabrics
· Learn how to scatter and blend any collection of fabrics for a perfect balance of variation and repetition

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Loose Change: Quilts from Nickels, Dimes, and Fat Quarters (That Patchwork Place) [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

5", 10" and fat quarters!The language of the quilter.But exactly what can you do with these size pieces of fabric?With the book LOOSE CHANGE and some time, you can make GREAT quilts.

Beginning with an explanation of how many pieces in nickel (5") or dime (10") sizes you can get out of a fat quarter (18" x 21") and going on to explain about color and value, the authors show you just how wonderful these types of quilts can be.A dozen patterns later, your stash will be well depleted if you choose to make each of these projects.

A full color photo of the finish quilt or table runner and a paragraph about it begins the project instructions.The finished size of the quilt and the block is given, along with a skill level.The materials and cutting lists are clear and easy to understand.Graphics are included to help you understand the section on making the blocks.Adding appliqué, blockers and finishing the quilt is the final section of instructions.Any templates needed to create the quilts are also provided at full size.

There are "Piggy Bank Tips" included in colored boxes throughout the book.These are tips on various quilting ideas, suggestions on colorways or how to make different sized quilts to name a few.

As in most quilting books, there is a section on the basics for those who need a refresher or for those who are new to the quilting process.The final page gives a short bio of each author.If you want to learn about nickel, dime and fat quarters projects, this is a great book to have in your library.

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Finally a book to use with all those great precut fabric collections. Have fun using 5 inch; and 10 inch
squares and fat quarters or quarter-yard cuts in 12 creative projects.

*Try a table runner, crib or lap blanket, or even a bed cover

*Get up to speed on rotary cutting, traditional and foundation piecing, and easy optional applique and embroidery

*Great for fabric swaps or using up your stash

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Clever Quarters, Too: More Quilts from Fat Quarters [Paperback] Review

This is a wonderful book that has easy to follow directions for those of us who are "directionally challenged". Very tradtional and contemporary designs.

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Sew a work of art using fat quarters as the palette! This bestselling author's follow up to Clever Quarters features all-new scrappy quilts that focus on fat quarters-those irresistible cuts of fabric that are celebrated as the ultimate quilter's candy.
-Fourteen projects include a table runner, a wall hanging, and bed quilts
-Choose the number of fat quarters you want to use, from as few as 5 to 26, 38, or even a whopping 62 cuts
-Find tips for combining a multitude of colors, values, and patterns to get that classic scrappy look

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Material Obsession: Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots [Paperback] Review

First of all, I just want to say that it is a wonderful book, with lots of lovely and inspiring text and pictures. But I have to say I was a bit disappointed when I realised that it was exactly the same book as 'Material Obsession - Contemporary quilt designs', which I bought a year ago. I was so excited when a saw there was a new book coming, but when I got it - it was just a new publisher and front.

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Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke, owners of the popular quilting shop Material Obsession in Sydney, Australia, bring an unconventional spirit to a traditional craft. They encourage quilters to use bold patterns and unusual color combinations, and to trust their instincts rather than follow rigid rules. In Material Obsession, Doughty and Fielke present 23 vibrant quilt patterns that appear fresh and modern, but are often based on traditional designs. They explain how any quilter, novice or seasoned, can create striking variations of their own by seeking inspiration from both the fabric in front of them and the world around them. Patterns are arranged in order of difficulty, from easy to advanced, and a techniques section fully describes the basics of patchwork and quilting. Material Obsession provides quilters with everything they need to put a modern twist on an age-old craft-and to express their own creative spirits while they're at it.

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Charmed: A Fresh Twist on Charm Quilts (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

The book contains directions for 6 lovely quilts.None of them are based on what has become the standard 5x5 charm squares currently so easy to purchase.If you are looking for patterns for your sets of 5x5s this is not it.Perhaps if you want to do some complicated math, and really love a pattern, this would work. The designs in the book are for 3 1/2 to 4" squares.If you are looking for a book you can open and just start working with your stash of 5x5 squares, this is not it.

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You'll be "charmed" by these charm quilts that let you bend the rules! Capture the spirit of traditional charm quilts with this inventive twist on a time-honored style of quiltmaking.
*Seven projects spotlight a classic, scrappy look--ideal for fabric swaps of all kinds
*Charm designs are updated with a variety of fabric shapes, appliqued accents, and unique borders
*Find special tips for amassing your own collection of charm squares, with practical ways of increasing stash fabrics without breaking the bank

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Spotlight On Scraps: 10 Pretty Quilts [Paperback] Review

I borrowed this book from the library and looked at it for maybe two minutes at most.The fabric choices are all bright and cheerful, thus the subtitle, 10 Pretty Quilts - ?Nothing new or exciting.I didn't think the book was very scrappy either.The fabrics were very planned out.Not like a traditional scrap quilt should be.Maybe someone would like a particular pattern, so one should see it first before buying.

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Boost your color confidence with bright, bold fabrics! With a simple system for mixing hues, values, and prints, you can punch up the color in your quilts and give your next or your first scrappy quilt real sparkle.

*Ten projects focus on limited color palettes, so it s easy to achieve success on the first try

*Find beginner-friendly lessons on developing color schemes

*Don t sweat the sewing use simple strip piecing, folded corners, and fusible applique techniques

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Square Dance: Fancy Quilts From Plain Squares, Revised Edition [Paperback] Review

I am amazed at how Martha Thompson can teach you to take simple squares and turn them into these incredible quilts! And it is SO EASY! My entire quilt guild was enchanted by the wallhanging I made IN ONE EVENING! This book is the favorite of my collection!

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Simple squares take teetering twists and tilting turns in this revised edition of a quiltmaking classic! The popular quilts from the first Square Dance are now shown in all-new fabrics.
·Sew a grid of squares, cut the grid apart, and stitch the pieces together again for eye-popping results
·Choose from nine favorite projects-over 80 helpful illustrations are now in full color
·Use easy chain piecing to make superquick quilts; whip up bonus miniature quilts with leftover squares

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Block Beauty Quilts [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

Donna Poster's BLOCK BEAUTY QUILTS offers five easy blocks for making 20 quilts, offering patterns presented in four different quilt designs and including yardages for seven sizes of each quilt. Quilt makers will find this packed with specific directions and plenty of color photos to inspire, making this a lovely pick for any quilter's library.

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You are going to love this book! There are only five easy techniques to learn for making 20 different quilts. Four different quilt designs are presented for each technique. Easily make whatever size finished quilt you want; charts include yardages for seven sizes of each quilt. The possibilities are endless! Rotary-cutting instructions, clear graphics, hints on pressing, and alternate color suggestions are included. Use the doodle pages to try out your own favorite color combinations.

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Simple Strategies for Block-swap Quilts (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

I just received this book today and I am delighted.As I read I am inspired to get my bee involved in a scrap block exchange.And with Lynn's new book doing this will be very exciting.This book is very detailed and precise with instructions on how to start and completed the process of block exchanges. Great suggestions on how to build your quilts with these scrap blocks. Thank you Lynn!

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It's hard to resist a block swap! If you've ever wondered what to do with all those blocks you've collected in guild swaps, online trades, or at antique shops, this book has the answers. You'll find plenty of options including cutting lists for making individual quilts if you don t have a collection of blocks. * Find step-by-step instructions for creating 15 scrap quilts

* Get tips for starting a successful block swap, including suggested block sizes, fabric choices, and more

* Increase your creative options with the alternate layout suggestion in each project

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Charmed, I'm Sure: Quilts and More from 5" Squares (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

A set of charm squares is a fun thing to create a quilt from.What?No pre-cut squares?Then grab your stash and use up those pieces you just can't part with but aren't large enough to create a whole quilt from.

15 projects such as quilts, wall hangings, table runners and even a bag are what you will find to create with charm squares.And just to make things better, if a template is required, it is included in this book at full size.

A six page basic section begins CHARMED, I'M SURE followed by the 15 projects.They include a photo of the item, the finished size, a materials and cutting list with assembling and finishing instructions to complete the whole pattern.There are plenty of good graphics for those of use that like to see as we read.

This will be a good book for a guild making charity projects that wish to use up every piece of material they have.Or get it for yourself or a quilting friend and have a "scrappy time"!!

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Showcase your 5-inch squares with this collection of 15 beautiful projects. Put all those fun squares to clever use with this collection of 15 projects - ranging from lap quilts and table runners to twin-sized bed quilts - that showcase 5-inch squares in all their glory. Many of the designs in "Charmed, I'm Sure" allow you to use whole squares, so most of the work is done before you start sewing.

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