Quick Star Quilts & Beyond: 20 Dazzling Projects Classroom-Tested Techniques Galaxy of Inspiration [Paperback] Review

I am a novice at creating stars so I needed very clear, basic steps I could use to create the stars using diamond shapes. Quick Star Quilts has
great variations on an old shape.The directions are very clear and the
photos are especially appropriate to the steps taken to create the product.

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20 simply spectacular star quilts feature 10 different types of pieced stars, in large, easy-to-assemble sizes.

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Holiday Wrappings: Quilts to Welcome the Season (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

Christmas 2008 is sneaking right up on us.If you need an idea for a gift for the season, this is a good book to have.It jumps right into the projects of which there are six.

A photo of the project, a skill level and the finished size start the directions.A paragraph about the project is next, followed by a materials and cutting list.These are written clearly.Making the quilt is the next set of directions and contains graphics to help you understand the written directions.Templates are provided but need to be enlarged.Finishing directions complete the pattern.

Tips are found throughout the book in a box with a red and white striped top.Beginner and Intermediate are the skill levels for the projects so you don't need to be a 20 year veteran to make any of these.The projects range from a card holder, to a Tree Skirt to a quilt.Each author has a good sized paragraph about how she got where she is.

Grab this book now and you will have wonderful presents to gives when the Season arrives.

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From gleaming stars to candy-jar sweets, cozy mittens to holiday blooms, add sparkle to your holiday decorating with these versatile quilts.

*Six projects include wall hangings, lap quilts, table toppers, and more.

*Learn how to turn the Starlight Table Topper into a tree skirt or a Christmas wreath wall hanging

*Find tips on adapting each project to other holidays, seasons, and special events

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Christmas Quilts From Hopscotch: Warm and Cozy, Merry and Bright [Paperback] Review

I will be telling my age with this review but if you remember "flip-books", then you will know how this book is printed.For those of you who are not old enough, a flip-book is one where you "flip" the book in order to read all of it.Half of the book is printed reading one direction and the other half you need to "flip" the book over to read the rest.

One half of this book is MERRY AND BRIGHT and the other is WARM AND COZY.Each has the same patterns but each side is done in different color schemes.Like the title says, one is done in bright colors and the other is done in earthy tones.

Beginning with the WARM AND COZY side, you find the information on appliquéing the pieces for each project.A discussion between using wool or cotton is given farther back in the book.The patterns are of Christmas stockings, Cloth balls, a tree skirt, two wall hangings, an Advent calendar and a lap quilt.Each side has complete instructions for doing the projects --- one in bright colors and one in earthy tones.

Color photos of the project are shown at the start of each set of instructions.Finished size and skill levels are given next with a materials list following that.Cutting and piecing instructions are next with very good graphics to help you follow along.The wording of the instructions is well written so you don't have any trouble figuring out what the next step is.Assembling and binding are the final steps in the list of directions.

If you have never understood what the choice of fabric can do to make the same project look different, this is a book that will help you grasp that concept.Besides, how many times have you made a project for one friend and wished to make the same for another friend whose home decorations are the exact opposite of what you just made but weren't sure what color choices would be best?I know I have and this book shows you both sides of the color spectrum.It is a great "twofer" for one price.

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Quilt the holidays folk-art style, cheery and bright, or both! You ll find seven warm and primitive projects, seven colorful and contemporary.

*Make holiday tree skirts, Advent calendars, stockings, lap quilts, and patchwork balls

*Find charming wintry motifs such as gingerbread men, a snowman, feather trees, and stars

*Two collections in one! Flip over Warm and Cozy to find a second rendition of the projects, Merry and Bright!

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America's Best Quilting Projects: Star Quilts (A Rodale quilt book) [Hardcover] Review

... and you have a thing of beauty when you're done!
I was lucky enough to scoop this book up in our public library.It was the beauty of the cover that attracted me.I had never quilted before, but had wanted to learn how.I knew this was not a how-to book, but was aimed at an audiencewho had more experience than I.It assumes you have some knowledge ofterms and techniques, like strip piecing, but a short beginner's class willbring you up to speed fast enough!I have never been disappointed whenbuying a book by Liz Porter and Marianne Fons.The instructions are clearand concise, and you can avoid some pitfalls if you follow the instructionsliterally, as in assembling star pieces in the same order as they do - itmakes it lie flat and you can ease the seams together better.
I alsolike the little tidbits they throw in.They're a wonderful team and theywrite wonderful books.I did my first strip-pieced Starburst quilt in aclass that made alot more progress thanI did and I used this book tofinish the project.It's a great addition to any home quilting library.

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Hunter Star Quilts & Beyond: Techniques & Projects with Infinite Possibilities [Paperback] Review

The Hunter Star is an old-fashioned quilting block, but in Hunter Star Quilts Beyond, quilting expert Jan Krentz has developed six new ways to build upon the blocks to obtain a fresh, new look. This gathers quilt projects which can be either pieced or quick-fused. Template piecing, strip piecing, and fusible web are all discussed as options, while the chapters cover using the Hunter Star as a block or in log cabin settings. An inspirational presentation packed with color photo examples.

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Hunter Star is an old-time block with a fresh new look, thanks to quilting expert Jan Krentz. Here are nine complete Hunter Star projects, all using Krentz's pieced or quick-fused methods. Choose from template piecing, strip piecing, half-square triangles, fusible web, and more. Krentz shows how to use the versatile Hunter Star as a block, for sashing, to create wreath or log cabin designs-the possibilities are endless!

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Easy & Elegant Lone Star Quilts: All the WOW Without the Work! [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Review

The title of this book says it all.I've made two quilts so far following the pattern in this book and they are beautiful, yet each looks quite different.The fabrics you choose make the difference. I'm a beginner quilter and I had no problem following the instructions.The pattern included in the book lets you make any size quilt you want.If you've always liked the lone star pattern but been put off by all those little pieces, this book is for you!

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- Super-speedy: a star per night, a quilt in about two weeks
- 6 inventive full-size patterns
Some quilters love piecing and pinning and pondering. Others need to see results fast. This book is for the second group. With six full-size patterns, Shirley Stutz shows how to use large-scale prints for quick, elegant Lone Star quilts-one day, one star, sixteen days, one bed-size quilt. Now that's fast!

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