I
received some very good tips about fabric selection in the book The
Weekend Quilter. I was
unfamiliar with the effect fabric with geometric designs has on the
way one's eyes travel over the surface of a quilt, or the impact
monochromatic prints have compared with solids in the overall look of
a quilt. The author gave, what I am sure are very clear instructions
regarding some quilting basics like creating a straight edge before
cutting from a new piece of fabric;cutting strips, squares, triangles
and rectangles; and hand quilting among other topics. For me the
directions were difficult to visualize, but I typically need to watch
someone perform tasks of this type rather than just hear words
directing motions. (I have made 10 to 15 baby and lap quilts, and am
not a total novice, but still had difficulty visualizing from these
instructions.) The illustrations were not helpful to me, but would
likely be so for most. I browsed through the twenty-six patterns
included in this book, and saw two or three I might like to make. I
did like that more than one color scheme was given for many of the
quilt patterns.
I
am grateful to Landauer Publishing for providing me with a copy of
The Weekend Quilter in
exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide
a positive review and received no monetary compensation.
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