Weekend Quilter

By Reader's Digest Association

Book Overview

Inspired by the natural patterns of the countryside in all seasons, five expert quilt makers bring you 26 glorious quilts, including bed quilts, quilted throws, and wall hangings. Most of them can be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762103906
• ISBN13: 9780762103904
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 0.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Weekend Quilter

I think this is a great book. I am a real get-it-done-quickly quilter as I don't have the amount of spare time I would like to make quilts, so this book is excellent for me. Very good for beginners but also great ideas for experienced quilters. Clear instructions take the brain-work out of construction. I have one other of her books and am keen to increase my library with more that she has edited. AAA+++

Quick Quilting Ideas

This is a lovely book of ideas for small (often about 60" square), easily made quilts. The instructions and illustrations are clear and thorough. Some of the patterns are unusual with an oriental character and feature sashiko quilting, others are very traditional. Also included is information on dying your own fabric for a truly personal touch. While this may not be the book for everyone, it is probably a good investment for the quilter who is looking for inspiration and help. The projects can be done with a reasonable amount of time and effort. They are not the one-a-year, competition-style large quilt.

New ideas from British quilters

This book is a collection of relatively easy quilting projects from five different British quilters. I liked it a lot because the ideas and methods are somewhat different fromr those found in many U.S. quilting books. I'm not sure if I would make any of the quilts exactly as shown in the book (the directions are very good, so you could if you wanted to!), but I did get a lot of great new ideas for projects.

Exceptional Quilting Book

This is an exceptional quilting book because it features a number of beautiful quilts, AND the directions for the quilts are easy to understand and follow. Instructions are clear enough that even a beginner could tackle most projects, and the beautiful photographs make you want to! Great book.