Simple Friendships: 14 Quilts from Exchange-Friendly Blocks
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It's hard to imagine authors Kim Diehl and Jo Morton could get any better--until they joined forces to share their signature looks. Enjoy stitching this creative blend of 14 spectacular quilts, all created from classic blocks. Discover fun ways to exchange blocks with friends or make a scrappy mix yourself Enjoy a wide variety of small- to medium-sized quilts, ranging from a table topper to wall hangings and lap quilts Ideal for quilters who love scrappy patchwork style and classic appliqueVideo Review: Great Quilt Book. - Easy to follow patterns, love the designs. Review: Dueling Friends Battle for Most Unique Quilting Book Concept - -- Imagine this: 2 of your favorite traditional quilting authors get together over coffee. Each is already known for their own beautiful fabric lines. Each is a prolific author of highly revered quilting books and patterns. They decide the quilting industry needs a new type of book. It starts as a swap-based effort, because these are very, very busy girls. But the results are flexible enough you can do them on your own. They each employ 6 popular traditional quilt blocks. The result? 12 thoroughly gorgeous swap-or-not projects. Can it get any better than this? } } } Angel Choir { { { Yes. They end the book with not 1, but 2 sampler quilts. Kim Diehl and Jo Morton put their right-sided brains together to produce Simple Friendships. It is a pure delight to turn each page, gape, and ponder the divine fabric combinations.. You’re probably already familiar with these two artists. But each project is introduced with a little personal note, so you will get to know their approaches and concepts much better. The ever-efficient Ms. Diehl even sneaks in 2 suggested projects made from the scraps of 2 of these already scrappy quilts, plus an alternate setting on a third quilt. Ms. Morton astonishes with a 2 simple designs made spectacular with her famous era-based fabrics. There are some extraordinary borders. And the publisher elected to use the best sheened paper to show off these beautiful quilts. You won’t need a long-arm for any of the projects. The 3 largest quilts are 58.5” square, 60.5” square, and 62.5” square. The remainder are under 40” square, with the smallest 2 being 26.5” square. Curiously, all but 1 of the quilts are square. If you love domestic machine quilting, you won’t have to bypass a single quilt for being too unwieldy. As for supplies, you might need to make some purchases because a certain Ms. You Know Who is renowned for her love of applique. You’ll need your standard applique supplies, along with assorted gold felted wools, a bias bar, liquid fabric glue, perle cottons, and a size 5 embroidery needle. A Clover small yo-yo maker will be helpful. Accuracy is stressed, especially if swapping is involved. Assembly instructions are quite lengthy and include many tips from these 2 pros. Beautiful and buy-worthy, indeed.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 277 Reviews |
M**O
Great Quilt Book.
Easy to follow patterns, love the designs.
S**S
Dueling Friends Battle for Most Unique Quilting Book Concept
-- Imagine this: 2 of your favorite traditional quilting authors get together over coffee. Each is already known for their own beautiful fabric lines. Each is a prolific author of highly revered quilting books and patterns. They decide the quilting industry needs a new type of book. It starts as a swap-based effort, because these are very, very busy girls. But the results are flexible enough you can do them on your own. They each employ 6 popular traditional quilt blocks. The result? 12 thoroughly gorgeous swap-or-not projects. Can it get any better than this? } } } Angel Choir { { { Yes. They end the book with not 1, but 2 sampler quilts. Kim Diehl and Jo Morton put their right-sided brains together to produce Simple Friendships. It is a pure delight to turn each page, gape, and ponder the divine fabric combinations.. You’re probably already familiar with these two artists. But each project is introduced with a little personal note, so you will get to know their approaches and concepts much better. The ever-efficient Ms. Diehl even sneaks in 2 suggested projects made from the scraps of 2 of these already scrappy quilts, plus an alternate setting on a third quilt. Ms. Morton astonishes with a 2 simple designs made spectacular with her famous era-based fabrics. There are some extraordinary borders. And the publisher elected to use the best sheened paper to show off these beautiful quilts. You won’t need a long-arm for any of the projects. The 3 largest quilts are 58.5” square, 60.5” square, and 62.5” square. The remainder are under 40” square, with the smallest 2 being 26.5” square. Curiously, all but 1 of the quilts are square. If you love domestic machine quilting, you won’t have to bypass a single quilt for being too unwieldy. As for supplies, you might need to make some purchases because a certain Ms. You Know Who is renowned for her love of applique. You’ll need your standard applique supplies, along with assorted gold felted wools, a bias bar, liquid fabric glue, perle cottons, and a size 5 embroidery needle. A Clover small yo-yo maker will be helpful. Accuracy is stressed, especially if swapping is involved. Assembly instructions are quite lengthy and include many tips from these 2 pros. Beautiful and buy-worthy, indeed.
B**A
Love this book
Love this book. I love all her books.
J**E
Beautiful color photoes
Came quickly in mail. Beautiful photos. Love her creations but haven't made any from this book yet.
V**L
Cute Patterns
Cute patterns
C**E
Wonderful Addition to any Quilting Library
Great pictures, complete easy to follow instructions. Inspirational, easy way to use your scraps. I wish some of the patterns were larger but each are easy to refigure for a different size.
I**S
GREAT BOOK PERFECT CONDITION
FANTASTIC BOOK BRAND NEW CONDITION! WOULD NOT HESITATE TO PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER IN THE FUTURE.
A**R
great book
Beautiful patterns, easy to follow instructions (including pressing directions) and lovely pictures. I just finished a wall hanging ... and plan to make another for a gift.
R**A
Excelente, recomendo
Todos os projetos estão bem explicados e são muito bonitos. Vale cada $
M**R
Five Stars
Another great book by Kim!
H**E
Excellent Quilting book!
If you love Kim Diehl patterns and fabrics, you’ll LOVE this book!
C**N
MUITO BOM
KIM DIEHL É UMA DAS MAIS TALENTOSAS QUILTERS DA ATUALIDADE. SEUS PROJETOS SÃO INCRÍVEIS. O LIVRO TRADUZ A CRIATIVIDADE, O CAPRICHO E O CUIDADO DE UMA ARTESÃ DE RENOME. ATENDEU COMPLETAMENTE O QUE EU ESPERAVA. RECOMENDO A TODOS.
A**R
but very nice quilts.
Lovely book. Instructions occasionally skimpy, but very nice quilts.
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