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96 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent for beginners and useful for internediate quilters, 16 Jan 2002
By A Customer
This is an excellent introduction to the craft of patchwork and quilting. It is the first book I
ever read on the subject and it's one I keep going back to time and time again.For absolute beginners just starting out on this absorbing hobby, basic terminology is
explained and the section on equipment to buy contains lots of useful advice. The step by
step account on how to design your own quilt and estimate the amount of fabric required is also very helpful. Lots of different patchwork and quilting techniques are detailed in the book and the text is accompanied by many precise photographs and illustrations. The easy to follow instructions are most encouraging and you'll want to try out each new technique as soon as you turn the pages. The more advanced patchworker will also find plenty of interest in this book, as special effects such as piping, prairiepoints, folded patchwork and much more is discussed. Numerous types of applique eg stained glass, shadow, Hawaiin etc. are presented and instructions for different types of quilting, rotary cutting and speed piecing are also included. The latter part of the book consists of a magnificent gallery of quilts in different styles. Each photograph is accompanied by the quilter's name, quilt size nd name and also a brief description of the piece. The gallery is a marvellous source of inspiration for any quilter. I thoroughly recommend this book to both beginners and intermediate quilters.
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
A Must Have Book............, 14 May 2003
Fantastic, great, wonderful....these are the words you'll say once you've bought this book, it's an absolute must have for beginners and experienced quilters and patchworkers alike. It is well illustrated and extremely easy to follow. If your like me and very new to quilting it explains everything in easy terms, no jargon! The pictures are easy to follow too. There were lots of question I had and wondered about many things to do with quilting and this book helped with both. In essence, I would say if I could only own one book about quilting, this would be it. It offers everything you need and want to know. I would highly reccommend this book to anyone who has an interest in this subject.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Great Book!, 29 Jan 2003
This is an excellent reference book, and one I refer to again and again! Very clear instructions, explanations and illustrations.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent for beginnners: useful for advanced quilters., 16 Jan 2002
By A Customer
This is an excellent introduction to the craft of patchwork and quilting. It is the first book I
ever read on the subject and it's one I go back to time and time again.For absolute beginners just starting out on this absorbing hobby, basic terminology is explained and the section on equipment to buy contains lots of useful advice. The step by step account of how to design your own quilt and estimate the amount of fabric required is also very helpful. Lots of different patchwork and quilting techniques are detailed in the book and the text is accompanied by many photographs and illustrations. The easy to follow instructions are most encouraging and you'll want to try out each new technique as soon as you turn the pages. The more advanced patchworker will also find plenty of interest in this book, as special effects such as piping, prairie points, folded patchwork and much more is discussed. Numerous types of applique eg stained glass, shadow, Hawaiin etc. are presented and instructions for different types of quilting, rotary cutting and speed piecing are also included. The latter part of the book consists of amagnificent gallery of quilts in different styles. Each photograph is accompanied by tquilter's name, quilt size and name and also a brief description of the piece. The gallery is a marvellous source of inspiration for anquilter. I thoroughly recommend this book to both beginners and intermediate quilters.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
As A Complete Novice I AM So Glad I Bought This Book, 29 May 2007
Many books profess to being Encylopedia or Bible of this and that but few live up to the impressive title. I'm pleased to say this book does that by the bucket load. The book goes through the basic equipment, techniques, blocks and rotary cutting - with simple instructions and clear colour photographs. Slowly graduating to special effects, applique, quilting types (Italian, Sashiko, Trapunto, which I can only dream of aspiring to) and finshing with, appropriately, finishing. At the very end of the book are themes with fabulous examples of quilts designed and made by the 'great and good' in the quilting world, some of which can only be described as breath taking. Definitely a book for the beginner with inspiration for the 'graduate quilter' to try out.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
great for a complete beginner , 2 Jan 2009
This book shows all different types of quilting techniques/ traditions and step by step assembly points. As I have never read about quilting before or tried it in practice I found explanations and photos very good to guide a complete novice through this very interesting craft.... The gallery at the end is very inspiring too! Happy quilting future buyers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Look at the pictures and be inspired, 6 May 2009
Have just finished the blocks for my second quilt- a 12inch log cabin- inspired by this book - for a king sized bed. Will be taking the the made-up blocks to my nearest quilt material suppliers in Dorking for advice on finishing. Would love to do a wave quilt next.This is a fantastic book for beginers with basic skills
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
feed back, 1 May 2009
This book is very useful for people who have learnt the basics of quilting, I needed to learn from scratch, but I am looking forward to trying the projects when I am more experianced.
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The Encyclopedia of Quilting and Patchwork Techniques, 5 Jul 2009
This is a really lovely book. It goes through all the stages of making a quilt, even how to care for and store the finished item. The book begins with what tools are needed and then goes on to explain how to cut the fabric and then how to do various types of patchwork, followed by different forms of applique. The pictures are excellent and easy to follow as are the instructions. The book ends with pictures of finished quilts in lots of different styles. All in all this is a very informative book.
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