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Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! : The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Diana McClun, Laura Nownes | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill | | Release date: | 11 January, 1998 | | List price: | $24.95 |
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Good, not perfect -- novice quilter review |
I am a novice sewer and quilter who bought this book on the recommendation of a highly experienced sewer who used the book to learn to quilt. I know several novice sewers who have successfully learned to quilt from this book. Techniques that save time and effort are scattered throughout, and I found most to be easily understood. However, I have found some of the directions on piecing to be difficult to follow even for fairly simple quilts. Though I am generally able to follow directions in most books I found that I was unable to comprehend some instructions even after reading them several times. People more adept at space relations might have fewer problems than I experienced.
On the plus side the book does a good job of addressing color and fabric pattern types, and how they effect the overall look of a quilt. After reading descriptions attached to photographs of fabrics, and the text discussions, I was much more attuned to nuance, and more confident, in selecting fabrics. Examples of differing color and pattern approaches to memory blocks, with photos of both the individual blocks and how those blocks looked when sewn together, were also very helpful.
Overall, the book is geared towards selecting patterns and fabrics and constructing the top of a quilt. There is very little information on actual quilting stitches or machine quilting. There is no discussion of rotary cutter technique though instructions are given on strip cutting both with rotary cutters and scissors.
I would buy the book again and believe it is a good value. |
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Great First Book |
| This was my first quilting book and the sampler quilt I made while taking the begining quilt work shop is still my favorite quilt. Everything you need to know is in this book and easy to understand. The quilts they have the directions for are in many sizes which is very nice. If you only purchase one book this should be the one. |
| Diana McClun, Laura Nownes - Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! : The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking |
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a real Complete Guide |
| What I love about this book is it lists different yardage for sizes of quilt(incl. king size) for almost each quilt presented in the book, which you hardly find in other books. Now you can choose you favourite pattern and quilt size without any bloody calculation. Isn't it wonderful? |
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