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Period Living & Traditional Homes Magazine, October 2007
Beautifully photographed with clear instructions.
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In an age of mass-produced, look-alike merchandise, there's no greater pleasure than to receive - or to give - a handmade gift. To make gifts for family and friends testifies to your esteem for them and to your loving dedication of precious energy and time.These days, few people have time to create elaborate hand-fashioned gifts. Understanding the demands on contemporary crafters' schedules - but understanding, too, their wish to express their love and care in this very personal way - led Joelle Hoverson to write "Last-Minute Knitted Gifts". Now, in the follow-up to that extremely successful 2004 volume - with nearly 80,000 copies in print - Hoverson and photographer Anna Williams present "Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts".The book - designed for use by both first-time and long-time quilters - features 30 patchwork and quilted projects organized according to the amount of time it takes to complete them: less than 2 hours, 2 to 4 hours, 4 to 8 hours, 8 to 12 hours and 12 hours or more. The gifts are inspired by Amish, Appalachian and Japanese quilting traditions, among others and range from easy pillowcases and covered scrapbooks to simplified (but heirloom-worthy) log cabin and crazy quilts. Hoverson also shares an overview of her approach to colour as well as the tools and techniques she used to complete the projects in the book.
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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I received this book as a present, and was very impressed. The quality of the book itself is very good, and the photos of the projects are gorgeous.
The projects themselves are generally easy to make, especially if you have some quilting experience - but even if you're a beginner, you'd be able to handle them. There is a section explaining techniques and materials etc, which is well-explained.
They don't require exotic materials; everything you need is easy to get, and they are adaptable, so you could tweak a lot of them to suit whatever you have to hand.
There are quite a few presents for babies - a pillow, quilt, toys, wall hangings - all of which are lovely. There are also some household projects - coasters (very stylish - and could easily be made into placemats by making them bigger), cushions, a picnic rug, decorative things. There are some presents for sewers - a needle book, pincushions... and a decorated notebook, which again could be customised.
If all your friends are single, childless, don't like sewing, and very into modern decor, there might not be so much you could make as presents, but personally I will be making a lot of these things for myself and for friends' children!
A great book, has lots of great ideas, and definitely a springboard for many more!
The projects themselves are generally easy to make, especially if you have some quilting experience - but even if you're a beginner, you'd be able to handle them. There is a section explaining techniques and materials etc, which is well-explained.
They don't require exotic materials; everything you need is easy to get, and they are adaptable, so you could tweak a lot of them to suit whatever you have to hand.
There are quite a few presents for babies - a pillow, quilt, toys, wall hangings - all of which are lovely. There are also some household projects - coasters (very stylish - and could easily be made into placemats by making them bigger), cushions, a picnic rug, decorative things. There are some presents for sewers - a needle book, pincushions... and a decorated notebook, which again could be customised.
If all your friends are single, childless, don't like sewing, and very into modern decor, there might not be so much you could make as presents, but personally I will be making a lot of these things for myself and for friends' children!
A great book, has lots of great ideas, and definitely a springboard for many more!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had to write a review simply to bump the star rating of this book up a bit... It's a book of last minute gifts after all, so I think it's a bit unfair to expect much in the way of complicated projects from it. Having said that, there are several projects in here which are certainly more complicated (or look it) than in many of the similar books on the market (where I often wonder why they even bother giving you a pattern). Sure there are simple ones too, but that's the point when you want to get something made in a couple of hours (like making a pencil roll an hour before a children's birthday party!). The photos are gorgeous and the use of fabrics is really inspirational - the colour wheel quilt for example is just a stunner.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THis book has some lovely patchwork/quilting projects. Not sure how you'd cut out all the fabric, sew and quilt in the time they suggest.
My only gripe is that I love to see lots of photos rather than pages of text instructions... esp the technical info at the back of the book. It comes with a pattern but no where to store the pattern once detatched.
My only gripe is that I love to see lots of photos rather than pages of text instructions... esp the technical info at the back of the book. It comes with a pattern but no where to store the pattern once detatched.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Almost 100%!
I love this book. Lovely designs and projects. However, there is just one thing that stops me giving a full 100% rating and that is - the templates do not show the stitching... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cannizaro
A beautiful book with lots of great ideas
I bought this book for myself but I know plenty of people for whom this would make a lovely present. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Alicia
Nicely designed book
A good range of sewing and quilting patterns. I bought this for one specific pattern (the colour wheel quilt), but was pleasantly surprised to find a number of other projects I... Read more
Published 23 months ago by I. M. Piper
Beautiful projects. Lots of good information.
Very beutifull projects! Good explanations. Lots of good information from color mixing to sew tecnics.
Published on 9 Mar 2010 by C. Baptista
The ups and the downs.
The 'Ups' -
1. I loved the style and feel of the book - an unusual thing you may say however for me a book, especially a book of instruction, is an investment and I always... Read more
1. I loved the style and feel of the book - an unusual thing you may say however for me a book, especially a book of instruction, is an investment and I always... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by J. Bloodworth
patchwork quilted gifts
A very inspiring & beautiful book. Really lovely photos that make you want to make each & every item. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by L. Pointer
Fantastic Patchwork and Quilt book
I have owned this book for over a year now, and have not only made several things from it (all having turned out brilliantly) it's the book I go to for "how to" on quilting and... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by Crafty Claire
too simple
These gifts were too simple for the experienced patchworker, more suited to beginners. I bought the book following a review in a sewing magazine recommending it and regretted it! Read more
Published on 4 April 2009 by Sally
beautiful photos
This is not step by step book, if you do not have patchwork experience at all like myself and English it is not your first language, i don't recommend this book. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2008 by CherryBomb
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