Quilting Books

I loved the Pattern. It was a sweet book about a young girl who falls in love with a man who is a doctor. Her parents dont approve but let her marry him anyway. The whole story is about never giving up and always trusting God.

If you are a romantic you will love this book, I couldn't put it down!

Doreen Speckman has a wonderful sense of humor about making quilts: "How many of us actually need the quilts we make? Ya got central heat?" This sense of fun, combined with her clear explanations and original approach to quilt design, raise "Pattern Play" a cut above most other quilt books. The hints on accurate piecing alone are worth the cost of the book. Beautiful color photos of many of Doreen's quilts make you want to run to the fabric store to start your next project.

Of books that teach (or purport to teach) creativity, I like this the best. Using a few simple blocks, and applying a few simple techniques to them, Doreen Speckman opens the door to limitless creativity. Helping us linear souls get the feeling we are, in fact, capable of flights of fancy is liberating.

I have been a fan of Paula's kaleidoscope quilts for almost as long as I have been quilting (over 25 years). This book is FANTASTIC! The first section shows her progression of her quilts and she also adds information about what she learned, her inspiration, ideas she used in the quilt, or life stories at the time.

One of my favorite portions of the book is the 2nd section which describes her design strategies. I am amazed at how she uses fabric. This information is useful beyond kaleidoscope quilts.

The 3rd section gives the technical details of how to make this style of quilt. The illustrations are excellent and I completely understand her techniques.

Paula is a genius of kaleidoscopes and I will continue to be a fan.

Oh, my.

Her quilts are amazing. Enjoy!

And furthermore I learned why a very simple 2-color quilt that I made recently doesn't really work. She explains that you can blend fabrics in one of her quilts in two ways. One of which is to borrow colors from the next fabric you're using.

This may sound a bit odd, but I hit my forehead with my fist and said, THAT'S WHY!
People had already told me they thought I had just used one fabric and wondered why I was showing it off as a quilt top if it was just one piece of fabric.

So Nadelstern's kaleidoscope quilts look as though they were designed and made with one material--they're not, and she's good about showing you the fabrics she's used.

And very much to my taste, they don't all look like they were designed and created on the computer. She starts the design as if it were shot through a kaleidoscope and then moves the center. That kind of thing.

And there's some kaleidoscope information here too.

The quilt world was fortunate to have Beth Gutcheon for a brief period of time. She has subsequently moved on to write several books of fiction and screenplays, also of merit. However, while she was in our clutches, she wrote one of the first intelligent books about quilting, a primer which did not "write down" to women who sewed. It is a book which assumed from the onset that quilters were more interested in exploring visual patterns and their impact, rather than making ducks-and-bunnies quilts (which, while perhaps appropriate for children, somehow became associated with female creativity in the 70's and 80's). This book was a welcome relief.

I bought this book in the 70's and it still has an honored place in my bookcase. Yes, I learned to quilt from it but more than that, I learned to think about handwork as craft and art. The book is fabulously funny as well. I didn't last long as a quilter but I've incorporated many of the designs into my knitting.

Every craft book should be this well written, clear in instruction and as well illustrated! I smile every time I pick it up or pass it on the bookcase. It is a masterwork.

"Pieced to Fit" is well-designed. Even a novice can follow the careful clear directions. The photography and graphics enhance and guide the quilter through each step. There is a lively energy in the book and a well-ordered path through each design. Plus the Designer's Tips invite you into this great world of creating quilts that our grandchildren will love. Sinclair Snyder's book describes a great accessible technique for borders that work and speeds the process along to a smooth finish.

Learn how to produce exceptional quilt borders using easy blocks with veteran quilter Sheila Sinclair Snyder's Pieced To Fit: Instant Quilt Borders From Easy Blocks, with it's in-depth and narrowed focus which uses nine quilt patterns to illustrate choices in creating borders using easy outer blocks. Color photos of completed quilts accompany step-by-step instructions that highlight time-saving techniques in producing these border blocks.

This was my first purchase from Amazon. I already have a couple of Pam Bono's Books, and this book is one of her best, great detail and the instructions are very easy to follow, I highly recommend anyone interested in baltimore have a look thru it. As for Amazon, the service was great. I received my parcel very quickly {international post} and the packaging was very good and the book well protected and in perfect condition.

This book is easy to use. The detailed instructions are easy to follow. This quilt is not for people who don't like lots of tiny pieces of fabric, but I'm enjoying making it.

In Pine Tree Quilts: Perfect Patchwork Piecing, needlecrafter Lois Arnold presents the variety and utility of Pine Tree blocks in quilt making. She offers step-by-step illustrated instructions for more than a dozen projects, some of them are fast and simple, others offer "masterpiece quality" quilting. Highly recommended for novice and practicing quilters, the informative, "user friendly" text is enhanced with a colorful gallery of quilts, fabric requirements, helpful tips, and grid charts.

If you have ever been fascinated by this traditional pattern, you must have this book for your library. You will get your money's worth and then some. Before she ever gets to the 15 projects and their step-by-step instructions, Lois gives a history of the block, shows 48 different variations, and provides basics instructions for hand or strip piecing, appliqué or foundation. There is also a Gallery of quilts, both old and new, providing additional inspiration. Finally, on page 43, we start the projects designed for the book. They range from the simple paper pieced tree made with long strips for each layer of branches to the eye-popping pieced tree with more than 40 triangles. Each pattern is clearly explained with excellent graphics and written instructions. Many of the projects are small, allowing you to try different trees without making a lifetime commitment.

An extra bonus is the gorgeous quilting design that goes with Pine Star wallhanging, a classical beautiful combination of leaves, cones and swirls. It would make an equally impressive appliquéd border design.

A book of great ideas and patterns, well worth having!

The collaborative effort of quilting experts Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith, Plentiful Possibilities: A Timeless Treasury Of 16 Terrific Quilts, offers quilting enthusiasts with easy-to-follow patterns for the creation of sixteen eye-catching homemade quilts. Diagrams, traceable patterns, carefully worded, presented, and illustrated instructions make Plentiful Possibilities a wonderfully useful, accessible, and creative source book for novice and experienced quilt makers everywhere.

Love the book, will be using it. I showed one of my friends the book, and she said she was also going to order it.

The traditional little sunbonnet figure familiar to so many takes on new life in this set of original designs of appliqued and embroidered sunbonnet figures who appear in blocks, borders, or as part of scenes in Betty Alderman's PRECIOUS SUNBONNET QUILTS. From redwork to applique, full-page patterns accompany easy step-by-step project guidelines needlework collections will find invaluable.

I was extremely happy with the seller on this book purchase. Book was as described and was shipped right away. would buy from this seller again. thank you Kathyinozarks

Too bad it's out of print, but I've read that the author intends to update and reprint a new edition. Based on this edition, it should be worth getting. This edition covers fallacies and when to ignore them, pressing plans, and variations of the Mariner's Star, as well as basics on ironing (or rather pressing instead of ironing).