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Review

Here is the book for anyone who has ever said, "I would love to make my own quilts, but it looks too difficult!"

This handy volume gives step-by-step instructions on how to quilt--instructions so detailed that even a novice can easily perform every step, including drafting patterns, making templates, cutting and piecing patches, matching corners, determining quilt patterns, assembling the blocks, making borders and binding and finishing the quilt.

The book provides a variety of pattern designs fo one-patch, two-patch, three-patch and four-patch patterns involving squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, tumblers, pentagons, hexagons, and other shapes and variations.

Of particular value are the many new and traditional patterns for quilts. One-patch patterns include "Sunshine and Shadows," "Trip Around the World," "Many Trips Around the World," "Thousand Pyramids," "Rail Fence," "Fence Posts" and "Quickpatch."

Two-patch patterns, which combine pieces cut from two templates include "Dutchman's Puzzle," "Starry Path," "Windmill," "Framed X," "Shoo Fly," "Jacob's Ladder," "Double X," "Year's Favorite," "Puss in the Corner," "Hatchet," "Bowtie," "Pinwheel" and "Hexagon."

Three-patch patterns, which are more challenging to prepare, include the "Greek Cross," "Clay's Choice," "Fify-four Forty or Fight," "Churn Dash," "Flying Geese," "Ocean Wave," "Grandmother's Cross" and "Old Maid's Puzzle."

The "Combination Star" and "Double T" are among the four-patch patterns provided.

A variety of methods for assembling the blocks, quilting with a variety of attractive stitches, making the binding and finishing the corners and borders of the quilt are also explained and illustrated. Color photographs also show many examples of finished quilts, helping the quilter envision how the finished designs will look.

Though the designs are challenging, no design is too difficult, even for beginners, because the author brings to her writing many years of extensive quilting experience and years of instructing others in this beautiful handraft art.

One-Patch, Two-Patch, Three-Patch,... Four! is an informative, well-written book that will excite and motivate the creativity of all who read it. Share your love for others by giving it as a gift--and don't forget to save a copy for yourself!

Table of Contents

Forward, 5

The Heritage, 6

Brief History of Quilting, 7

General Instructions, 9

Drafting Patterns, 10

Making Templates, 11

Cutting and Piecing Patches, 12

Matching the Corners, 13

One-Patch Patterns, 14
Square, 15
Rectangle, 17
Triangle, 18
Diamond, 19
Diamond Lone Star, 20
Hexagon Variations, 21
Hexagon Paper Piecing, 22
Clamshell, 23
Spool and Brick, 24
Tumbler and Pentagon, 25
Rail Fence Variations, 26

Two-Patch Patterns, 27
Two Sizes Of Triangles and Squares, 28
Dutchman's Puzzle, 29
Starry Path, 29
Windmill, 29
Framed X, 29
Shoo Fly, 30
Jacob's Ladder, 30
Double X, 30
Year's Favorite, 30
Puss In the Corner, 30
Hatchet, 31
Bowtie, 31
Pinwheel, 31
Hexagon, 31

Photograph Descriptions, 32

Photographs
The Square and the Stripe, 33
Red and Black Wool On the Diagonal, 33
Miniature Sunshine and Shadow, 33
Pinwheel, 33
Baby Block, 34
Diamond Lone Star, 34
Grandmother's Garden, 34
Clamshell, 34
Rail Fence, 35
Beatrix Potter Alternating Blocks, 35
Hatchet, 35
Double T, 35
One, Two, Three, Four-Patch Sampler, 36
Sample Description and Graph, 37

Three-Patch Patterns, 38
Churn Dash, 39
Clay's Choice, 40
Fify-four Forty or Fight, 40
Flying Geese, 40
Ocean Wave, 40
Greek Cross, 41
Grandmother's Cross, 41
Old Maid's Puzzle, 41

Four-Patch Patterns, 42
Combination Star, 43
Double T, 44
Optical Illusion, 45

Determining Quilt Patterns, 46

Assembling the Blocks, 47

Bordering Quilts, 48

Quilting Patterns and Sashing, Alternate Plain Blocks and Borders, 49

Making and Binding, 50

Binding and Finishing a Quilt, 51

Author, Illustrator and Photographer, 52

Order Information

Title:

One-Patch, Two-Patch, Three-Patch, ...Four!--A Beginner's Guide to Drafting and Piecing Patchwork Quilts

Author:

Carma Beus

Retail Price:

$ 9.98

Available:

Now

ISBN:

0-88290-244-5

Order Number (SKU):

2882

Pages:

56

Size:

6" x 9"

Binding:

Paperback